SC dismisses BJP MLAs’ plea against KJ George in Karnataka smart meter tender case
The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka high court’s decision to quash the case against KJ George over alleged irregularities in a ₹4,985-crore smart meter tender.
On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea by three Bharatiya Janata Party legislators seeking prosecution of Karnataka Energy Minister KJ George in connection with irregularities in a ₹4,985-crore smart electricity meter tender. The bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran upheld a Karnataka high court order that quashed the case in December 2025, citing its lack of merit.
George was represented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Vivek Jain. The allegations, made in 2024, claimed that George and BESCOM officials colluded to manipulate financial thresholds and circumvent statutory safeguards to award the tender to M/s Rajashree Electricals Pvt Ltd. The high court found no criminality and deemed the tender process transparent, with multiple bidders and no bribery allegations.
Written by urgent.news from Hindustan Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
