Bengaluru, Aug 13, 2025: The High Court on Wednesday dismissed the two petitions challenging the state government's decision to make installation of smart meters mandatory for new consumers.
The single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, which had reserved orders on whether to admit the petitions challenging the mandatory installation of smart meters for new and temporary connections, dismissed the petitions.
The judge noted that a public interest litigation (PIL) related to smart meters is already pending before a division bench of the High Court and that the PIL mentions the same points as the writ petitions. The judge dismissed the petitions citing this reason.
The petitioners are not new consumers. Therefore, the state government has not made it mandatory for them to install smart meters in their homes. Smart meter installation is only for new homes and not for existing consumers.
Existing consumers can opt for smart meters only if they wish to, as Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty had previously stated. Considering all these factors, the single-judge bench dismissed the writ petition.
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