Bike-Taxi Aggregators Denied Interim Permit To Continue Ops In Delhi, Apex Court Stays HC Order

Supreme Court puts on hold the Delhi High Court order staying a notice of city government to bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber and allowing them to operate without aggregator licenses.

Supreme Court puts on hold the Delhi High Court order staying a notice of city government to bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber and allowing them to operate without aggregator licenses.

Source : PTI

Supreme Court puts on hold the Delhi High Court order staying a notice of city government to bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber and allowing them to operate without aggregator licenses till the final policy has been notified. Delhi government has challenged the High Court May 26 interim order staying the Delhi Transport Department's notification to stop plying bike-taxi aggregator through ride-sharing platforms in the national capital.

Supreme Court puts on hold the Delhi High Court order staying a notice of city government to bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber and allowing them to operate without aggregator licenses till the final policy has been notified. pic.twitter.com/8jBElM1CQk

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Delhi government had sought a hearing saying that in view of the impugned interim order of the High Court, the respondents Uber and Rapido are continuing the use of non-transport vehicles including two-wheelers for the purpose of aggregation and ride pooling which is impermissible under the Motor Vehicles Act read with the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020 without obtaining valid permits.

"The respondents are required to get themselves registered and apply for permits after complying with the conditions laid down therein upon its notification and only thereafter, the Respondents can be allowed to continue their business operations in accordance with law", the state government said, as quoted by ANI.

Last week on Friday, the apex Court had sought the Centre's stand on the Delhi government's petition appealing a High Court order suspending a notice to bike-taxi aggregator Rapido and Uber and allowing it to operate till the final policy has been notified.

A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal had asked the petitioner to serve a copy of the petition to the Solicitor General of India for the Centre's stand on the issue. "Let a copy of petitions be served upon the Solicitor General so that views of Union of India can be taken into account. List the case on Monday," the apex court stated in its order, as quoted by ANI.

During the hearing, the bench asked Delhi government if has it started a licensing regime for the aggregators and how long will it take. To this, counsel appearing for the Delhi government replied that it will take a maximum of one month.

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