Uber, Rapido must close bike taxi operations by June 16, Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, June 13, ordered all app-based cab aggregators companies (like Ola, Uber, Rapido, etc.) to stop two-wheeler service by June 16 across the state.

A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar rejected interim relief to the petitioners, Uber and Rapido,



who had challenged an April 2 order by a single judge directing bike taxi operators to halt services within six weeks. That deadline was later extended to June 15.

The single judge had ordered that bike taxis cannot operate in Karnataka unless the state government notifies relevant guidelines and rules under the Motor Vehicles Act.