** Shares of Vodafone Idea drop 5.3% to 8.18 rupees
** India's top court rejected a review plea from telecom
firms, including VODA and Bharti Airtel BRTI.NS , to
recalculate the dues they owed to the government, Mint reports
** BRTI stock unchanged
** Telecom infra provider Indus Towers INUS.NS also falls
4%; analysts have said court decision makes it less likely for
INUS to recover dues from VODA
** Supreme Court had rejected an initial plea by the telcos
to recalculate the dues in September
** Debt-saddled VODA down 21% since Supreme Court's earlier
order, while INUS declines 14%; BRTI up 3%
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))