Vodafone Idea, one of India’s biggest telecom companies, saw its stock price fall more than 12% on May 19, 2025. This big drop came after the Supreme Court of India dismissed the company’s request to cancel some old payments it still owes. The court called the request “misconceived,” meaning it didn’t think the request made sense.
Vodafone Idea Stock Fall Reason
This is all part of a long-standing problem involving something called “adjusted gross revenue” or AGR. It’s a way the government calculates how much money telecom companies owe in fees. Back in 2019, the court ruled that telecom companies had to pay a large amount based on this calculation. Companies that hit the hardest, Vodafone Idea, were one of them.
Vodafone Idea had hoped the Supreme Court would step in and help them get a break. But the court clearly said no. It told the company that it can look for help from other sources, like the government, but not through the court. The judges even said, “Don’t make us a party,” meaning they didn’t want to be involved in this type of decision anymore.
The company’s lawyer explained that Vodafone Idea has already paid about ₹50,000 crore and that the government now owns almost half of the company. But the court still said it’s up to the government to decide if it wants to help further, not the court.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) also said no to Vodafone Idea’s request for more relief earlier. The DoT referred to the 2020 Supreme Court decision and said it can’t change things now. However, the government had already helped before. In 2022, it turned about ₹36,950 crore of Vodafone Idea’s unpaid dues into company shares. In this way, the government became a major shareholder with a 49% stake.
Vodafone Idea Share Price
The stock price of Vodafone Idea dropped to as low as ₹6.48 on Monday, which was the lowest since May 9. Later, it recovered a little but was still down about 8% at ₹6.78 by the afternoon. This happened while the overall Nifty 50 stock index fell just 0.21%.
Looking at the bigger picture, the company’s stock is down nearly 15% so far this year and about 49% over the last 12 months. The trading activity on Monday was very high, about 2.7 times more than its usual volume.
Right now, out of 21 stock market experts who follow the company, only five say it’s a good time to buy the stock. Four say to hold, and 12 recommend selling.
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