** Shares of Vodafone Idea VODA.NS down 6% to 8.2 rupees
** India's top court defers hearing VODA's plea over additional telecom dues to Oct 6, Moneycontrol says
** The telecom operator seeks to quash fresh demand of telecom dues worth 94.5 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) from government
** Hearing deferred following government seeking more time to respond to VODA's plea
** Stock set to fall most in a session in a month
** VODA on track to snap three straight weeks of gains
** Avg rating of 19 analysts is "hold" and median PT is 7 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, VODA up ~9%
($1 = 88.6900 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)
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