IANSThe Bombay High Court has directed bike-taxi aggregator Rapido to suspend all its services in Maharashtra after the company failed to disclose material facts that it does not have license to operate and has been operating illegally.
The bike-taxi aggregator has agreed to shut all its services by 1 pm today. This includes 2-wheeler passenger service, 2-wheeler parcel service and auto service.
The ban will be in place till January 20.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rapped the Maharashtra government for its uncertainty on framing a policy permitting bike taxis in the state, and said it has to clarify its stand one way or the other.
The bench was hearing a petition filed by Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, operator of Rapido bike taxi services in Pune and Mumbai, against a communication issued to it by the state government on December 29, 2022, refusing to allow them a bike taxi aggregator licence.
The bike-taxi aggregator has agreed to shut all its services by 1 pm today. This includes 2-wheeler passenger service, 2-wheeler parcel service and auto service.
The ban will be in place till January 20.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rapped the Maharashtra government for its uncertainty on framing a policy permitting bike taxis in the state, and said it has to clarify its stand one way or the other.
The bench was hearing a petition filed by Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, operator of Rapido bike taxi services in Pune and Mumbai, against a communication issued to it by the state government on December 29, 2022, refusing to allow them a bike taxi aggregator licence.
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