The High Court says the government can take steps to ensure that no bike services are offered on the online platform after six weeks. | Photo Credit: File Photos
In a large failure for transport technologies, the Karnataka High Court ordered Rapido, Ola and Uber to stop running its taxi services for bicycles within six weeks.
The Court of Justice explained that if the state government does not recognize the relevant instructions under Section 93 of the 1988 Motor Vehicle Act and the relevant rules framed under this provision, Rapido, Ola and Uber cannot act as taxi aggregators for bicycles.
Cannot give direction
The court also stated that it could not direct the state government or the transport department to register motorcycles as “transport vehicles” and issues them permission to contract so that Rapido, Ola and Uber can operate taxi services for bicycles.
The justice of BM Shyam Prasad approved the order and at the same time liquidated petitions filed by Uber India Systems PVT. Ltd., Roppen Transport Services Pvt. Ltd., which operates Rapido Services, and even PVT technology. LTD that operates OLA services.
Govt. can act
The Court of Justice, which gives six weeks, gives the petitioners withdrawing a taxi by bike, that the government can take steps to ensure that no bicycle taxi services are offered on the online platform after six weeks. When reading the operating part of the judge, the judge stated that a copy of a detailed order would be published on April 3.
The Court has adopted a government claim that a petitioner’s claim for bicycles for bicycles cannot be considered within Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology AGregator Prales 2016, which is only applicable to the awarding of vehicles for four-wheelers as a taxi service for technology platform. Operating License Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licens for Operating Licenses for the petitioner.
Environmental friendly?
While he stated that in July 2021 the electric bike scheme in Karnataka was introduced, 2021 to facilitate environmental, to the last mile, and also to mitigate traffic jams, the government told the court that the petitioners are freedom to submit applications in the prescribed form in the relevant body of electric bikes. Urbanis.
The government also told the court that the Committee established in 2021 to explore taxis on bicycles, recommended that it was not an environmental scheme and bicycle taxis in the city to increase traffic in the city with an increase in the road on the road.
Published – April 2 2025 20:43
