US EditionSuspend bike taxis within six weeks: Karnataka High Court issues strict directive to state government
- The Karnataka High Court ordered bike aggregators like Rapido, Uber, and Ola to cease operations within six weeks.
- Justice B.M. Shyam Prasad stated that bike taxi aggregators cannot operate without government guidelines under Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- The court ruled it cannot compel the state to register motorcycles as transport vehicles or issue permits for bike taxis.
- The court noted the government's claim about the negative impacts of bike taxis, such as increased traffic congestion and parking issues.
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Will Ola, Uber, Rapido suspend bike taxis in coming weeks? Here's what Karnataka High Court said
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to suspend bike taxi operations within six weeks, rejecting petitions from Ola, Uber, and Rapido seeking approval to operate two-wheelers as transport vehicles. Justice B.M. Shyam Prasad dismissed the companies' applications, which sought government consideration of their 2022 requests for converting two-wheelers into commercial transport vehicles. The court ruled that the sta…
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