Idea Cellular, which has garnered a sizeable market share but now stands to lose nine of its licences and the related spectrum, said in a statement that it has ''filed a clarificatory application with the Registrar, restricted only to the UASL applications made by Idea in June 2006''.

''Idea's licence applications were unjustly delayed until 2008, otherwise they fall in the same category as other 2004 and 2006 UASL applications mentioned in the judgment, which do not form part of the cancelled licences,'' the company said.

Tata Teleservices Ltd, which has lost three licences, also said in a statement this month that it plans to approach the court. "TTL has been advised to file a review petition in Supreme Court seeking redress on this point," it said.