Airtel 2015 Annual Report Download - page 337

Bharti Airtel Limited
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Consolidated Financial Statements (IFRS)
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(ii) Contingencies
(` Millions)
Particulars As of
March 31, 2016
As of
March 31, 2015
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(under adjudication / appeal / dispute)
-Sales Tax and Service Tax  
-Income Tax  
-Customs Duty  
-Entry Tax  
-Stamp Duty 596 603
-Municipal Taxes  863
-DoT demands *  
-Other miscellaneous demands  
(ii) Claims under legal cases including arbitration matters
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Total 101,981 93,213
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