Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Karnataka High Court Upholds Ban on Bike Taxis, Suspending Services
The High Court in Karnataka has sided with a ban on bike taxis.
This means companies like Ola, Uber, and Rapido can't operate their bike services anymore, at least for now.
The court refused to change a previous order that suspended these services.
The state government doesn't want to make new rules for bike taxis, so the ban remains.
This is going to affect many drivers who use the service to earn their living, and the company will have to stop the services.
Karnataka High Court upheld a ban on bike taxi services.
The court denied a stay on a previous order suspending operations.
Ola, Uber, and Rapido, the aggregators, will need to suspend their services.
The state government has decided against creating a specific bike taxi policy.
The deadline to suspend operations is June 15.
- Who
- Karnataka High Court, Ola, Uber, and Rapido
- What
- The Karnataka High Court upheld the suspension of bike taxi services.
- When
- The decision was made on Friday, and the deadline is June 15.
- Where
- Karnataka
- Why
- Due to a lack of state policy regarding bike taxis.
Aggregator Concerns
Government Position
Impact on Livelihood
Aggregator Concerns
Impact on livelihoods of over 6 lakh people across Karnataka.
Government Position
The state government's decision is preventing them from operating the services.
- Court Ruling
- Suspension upheld
- Aggregators Affected
- Ola, Uber, Rapido
- Government Position
- No new bike taxi policy
- Deadline
- June 15
- Legal Basis
- Pending formation of rules under the Motor Vehicles Act
