SC dismisses BJP MLAs’ plea against KJ George in Karnataka smart meter tender case
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The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by three BJP legislators seeking the prosecution of Karnataka Energy Minister KJ George for alleged irregularities in a smart meter tender.
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- The Supreme Court of India upheld a Karnataka High Court decision to quash a case against Energy Minister KJ George regarding a ₹4,985-crore smart meter tender.
- Three BJP legislators had alleged that the minister manipulated tender requirements to favor Rajashree Electricals Pvt Ltd. The High Court had previously determined the allegations did not demonstrate criminal activity and constituted a civil matter.
- The Supreme Court bench refused to intervene, finding no merit in the appeal to revive the complaint.
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“Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and having gone through the materials on record, we find no good ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the high court. The Special Leave Petitions are accordingly dismissed”
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…— CN Ashwathnarayan, SR Vishwanath and Dheeraj Muniraj — to revive their complaint before a Bengaluru court after the Karnataka high court quashed the case, finding no merit in the allegations in December 2025. “ Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and having gone through the materials on record, we find no good ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the high court. The Special Leave Petitions are accordingly dismissed ,” the order, passed on Friday and uploaded on Saturday, said. George was represented in the top court by senior advocate Kapil Sibal along with advocate Vivek Jain, who were not called upon to respond as the bench came…
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NamedIndia · Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited · Rajashree Electricals Pvt Ltd · CN Ashwathnarayan · Dheeraj Muniraj · JB Pardiwala · Kapil Sibal · Karnataka High Court · K.J. George · K. Vinod Chandran · Lakshmy Iyenger · Lokayukta · S.R. Vishwanath
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