Ola and Uber bike taxi service: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Delhi government’s ban on bike taxis. This shocked Uber, who appealed to the court to continue this service.
Companies like Ola and Uber, which provide bike taxi service through the app, may face difficulties if they continue this service in the capital. The Delhi government has said that if these companies do not comply with the court’s order banning bike tax, then their bike taxis will be confiscated.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Delhi government’s ban on bike taxis. This shocked Uber, who appealed to the court to continue the service. In court, the Delhi government argued that bike taxis violate city laws as they do not have a license to operate the service. Uber said that banning this would result in loss of livelihood for its riders. Ashish Kundra, principal secretary and transport commissioner to the Delhi government, told Reuters.That these companies should focus on the safety of passengers instead of running after profits. “We will issue an advisory to these companies asking them to comply with the court order. If they fail to do so, we will start impounding the vehicles,” he added. Uber and Ola did not respond to requests for comment
. Both these companies were offering bike taxi service through their app on Tuesday as well. The Supreme Court had stayed the High Court order allowing these bike taxi operators to continue their service in Delhi. The High Court had directed the Delhi government not to take any action against these firms until a new policy is formulated.
The vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal stayed the May 26 order of the High Court. Along with this, the information of the Delhi government’s lawyer giving notification of the final policy before the end of July was recorded. Two separate petitions were being heard in the Supreme Court. These petitions were to challenge the High Court order of May 26 of the AAP government in Delhi. Last week, the court had sought an answer from the central government in this regard. The Delhi government had approved the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme last month. In this, cab aggregators and delivery service providers were regulated in the capital.
