{
  "id": 9979828,
  "title": "SC dismisses BJP MLAs’ plea against KJ George in Karnataka smart meter tender case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/sc-dismisses-bjp-mlas-plea-against-kj-george-in-karnataka-smart-meter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T12:36:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-dismisses-bjp-mlas-plea-against-kj-george-in-karnataka-smart-metre-tender-case-101790426196582.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Supreme Court dismisses BJP MLAs' plea against KJ George.",
    "High court quashed case in December 2025, citing lack of merit."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}