The decision comes about 20 days after the lower court stayed the public notice issued by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi preventing these ride-hailing aggregators from operating their bike taxi services in the capital.
The Delhi government challenged the HC order that allowed these platforms to continue offering the services. The Supreme Court revoked the lower court’s order after hearing the Delhi government’s arguments of violation of rules. Why Delhi government banned bike taxis
The Delhi city authorities on February 19 in newspaper ads asked ride aggregators to “immediately stop” allowing personal bike taxis that offer commercial, ride-hailing services on their apps as they violated motor vehicle laws.
These companies were also warned that they could be fined up to Rs 1 lakh, as the use of bikes for commercial purposes violated the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. For drivers of bike taxis, the penalties could be as high as Rs 10,000 and a jail term of up to one year.
A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal of the top court observed that the government was in the process of formulating a policy for granting licences to bike taxi aggregators. The apex court stayed the operations of the bike taxis until the Delhi government notifies guidelines to govern the same.
What it means for Uber
Uber, during the court hearing, argued the livelihood of its bike riders was at stake. Citing Uber, a report by news agency Reuters said that in Delhi last year, people took more than 1.9 million trips to and from metro rail stations in Delhi on Uber Moto.
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