In compliance with the order, bike taxi service options were removed from ride-hailing apps like Ola, Uber and Rapido.

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy confirmed this and said that the companies will have to follow the court’s decision. Reddy told PTI-Bhasha, “Three months ago the court had ruled that bike taxis are illegal. First the court had given six weeks and then on request gave another six weeks. Now that 12 weeks have passed, the companies will have to follow the High Court order.”

A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to stay an earlier order of a single judge suspending bike taxi services in the state.

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A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Srinivas Harish Kumar was hearing appeals filed by Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd, ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd (which operates Ola) and Reopen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd (which operates Rapido).

The companies had challenged the April 2 order directing them to stop bike taxi services within six weeks. The deadline was later extended to June 15. The single judge had said that such services cannot operate unless the state government notifies specific rules and guidelines under the Motor Vehicles Act.

The division bench issued notice to the state government and other respondents and fixed the next hearing for June 24. Meanwhile, Tanveer Pasha, president of Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association, demanded strict implementation of the order. He said, ‘The government should seize the motorcycles running illegally and take legal action against the violators.’

Rapido in a statement cited the court’s decision and expressed concern for riders. It said, “Even though we are not the initiating party in the ongoing case, we are engaged as a responsible stakeholder. This is a challenging time for our drivers, many of whom depend on bike taxis as their primary source of income.”

Uber has also confirmed to suspend its bike taxi services from June 16. The company said, ‘This decision affects thousands of riders and drivers who rely on bike taxi service every day. We will continue to work closely with the Government of Karnataka to help develop a progressive policy that ensures safe, accessible and affordable mobility for all.’

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The central government on Thursday announced the launch of a new cooperative taxi ‘Sahakar Taxi’. It aims to provide bike, cab and auto services. With the launch of this cooperative taxi service, platforms like Ola, Uber and Rapido will compete in the online taxi market. The move aims to provide an alternative transport service, where drivers will be able to earn directly without sharing profits with big companies.

Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament that Sahakar Taxi will register two-wheeler taxis, auto-rickshaws and four-wheeler taxis across the country. Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Prosperity through Cooperation’ is not just a slogan, the Ministry of Cooperation has worked day and night in the last three and a half years to make it a reality. The Union Minister further said that Sahakar Taxi service will be started in the coming months.

Drivers will benefit

Unlike private companies, this service will ensure that all the earnings remain with the drivers, which will give them more financial benefits. The Union Cooperation Minister said, “This service will benefit not any big industrialist, but the vehicle drivers.”

Cooperative Insurance Company to be formed

Shah said that apart from this, a cooperative insurance company will also be formed which will provide insurance services to the people in the country. He further said that in a short time it will become the largest private insurance company.

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A service called ‘Yatri Saathi’ is already running in West Bengal, which was earlier available only in Kolkata. Now it has expanded to cities like Siliguri, Asansol and Durgapur.

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Kerala was the first state in the country to launch the government online taxi service ‘Kerala Ride’ in 2022. Although it was shut down due to low usage, the state government is now planning to relaunch it with revised fares and better software.

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So the rules were changed

Actually, there are many bike taxis running in the city right now, but most of them are not commercial. Despite this, they are being used commercially. Due to this, the transport department is losing revenue. Also, the change in rules will also stop the operation of illegal bike taxis. The department will issue about 500 permits in the first phase. After the change in rules, drivers using electric vehicles as taxis will also have to register their vehicles as commercial vehicles.

There was a big benefit from removing this condition

Bike taxi service was started in the city in 2018. At that time, it was said that 750 permits would be given. Out of these, 500 permits were approved for Ola, 200 for Uber and 50 for other companies. At that time, a condition was kept that the bike taxi would have to be converted to CNG within 6 months of getting the permit, but later this plan fell through. They were not getting permission to convert to CNG, due to which most of the permits were cancelled. Now this condition has been removed. With the removal of this condition, there will be no problem in getting the permit and more bike taxis will be able to run on the city roads than before.

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In a circular issued by the Delhi Transport Department, strict action has been warned against people carrying passengers on bikes. It has been said in the notice that for not doing so, a heavy fine will be imposed on the accused, as well as his driving license will also be suspended.

10 thousand rupees will be fined

According to the notice issued by the Delhi government, under the Motor Vehicle Act 1988, carrying passengers on any kind of two wheeler is a punishable offence. If found doing so, he will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 in the first instance and Rs 10,000 in the second instance. If the fine is not paid, then there will be a jail term of up to one year and the bike will also be seized.

Rs 1 lakh penalty on aggregator

Before taking out this notice, the Kejriwal government had issued a warning to Ola, Uber and Rapido running bike taxis in the city without permission. The government had said that carrying passengers on bike-scooter (Bike Taxi) is a violation of the Motor Vehicle Act, for which a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh can be imposed on the aggregator ie the companies running it. Along with this, the license of the driver driving that bike-scooter can also end for 3 months.

This issue is going on in many states

There is a tussle between various state governments and the companies running it on the issue of running bike taxis without permission. Maharashtra government had banned Rapido company for starting bike service without permission. The company then sought a license from the government, but the state government refused, calling it a violation of rules. After which the company filed a petition in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused to give any relief to the company in this matter.

Rest of the states can also take a decision

Now, due to the ban on all the three major bike taxi companies by the Delhi government, it is believed that similar tough decisions may come in other states as well. Along with this, the questions related to this bike taxi can take a more vocal form. Explain that in the year 2019, amendments were made in the Motor Vehicles Act, in which there was also a provision that no aggregator can work without a valid license.

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Jyotish Deka, general secretary of All Assam Cab Mazdoor Sangh, said that Ola and Uber started operations in Assam in 2015. In the first year, he gave us good encouragement. But in later days they started harassing the cab drivers. They started taking 40 to 60 percent commission from the cab drivers per trip. Which is wrong.

Deka said that they are also taking running cast from us. If we pay such commission, then nothing is left for us. We work for 18-20 hours. We have to pay car installments to banks and finance companies and do our own maintenance. There is no money left even to take care of our family.

According to a report in the Assam Tribune, currently around 18,000 cabs are operating in the city through Uber and Ola. Apart from this, the Bike Taxi Operators Union has also stopped the Rapido bike taxi aggregator service from February 1. More than 16,000 Rapido bike services will be closed following the shutdown call.

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