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The Karnataka High Court said on Saturday that it had not ordered any order to resume bike taxi services in Bangalore. The court’s comment came at a time when the bike taxis of companies like Uber, Ola and Rapido were seen again on the city streets on 22 August.
The bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice said- The state government can take action on aggregator companies according to the law, but individual bike owners and riders should not be given any problems.
On August 23, Advocate General Sasikiran Shetty told the High Court that many operators have resumed services without any court permission. On this, the lawyers appeared on behalf of the riders that the police and the transport departments are seizing their vehicles.
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chief Justice: Do not bother individual owners.
Advocate General: There will be no action against the bike drivers, trust.
Now understand the whole matter…
Companies like Uber, Ola and Rapido in Bengaluru had been running bike taxi service for a long time, but the state government considered these services illegal, citing license and lack of policy. After this, the case reached the court in 2023.
Companies like Uber India Systems, Ola (ANI Technologies) and Rapido (Ropen Transportation Services) have filed an appeal in the court against this order in the court.
| February 2023 | The Karnataka government clearly stated that bike taxi services are illegal. Rapido was also fined 5 lakhs. |
| March-April 2023 | Bike taxi operators challenged this ban in the High Court. |
| January 2024 | The single judge bench of the Karnataka High Court said that the government can make a policy, but without the rules/license bike taxi is against the law. |
| During 2024 | The government did not implement any clear policy. The matter continued to hang. |
| 2 April 2025 | The single judge bench had clearly stated that the bike taxi services cannot start until the state government formulates a policy under Section 93 of the Motor Vehicle Act and related rules. It was also said in that order that the government cannot be forced to process the license application of companies. |
| 20 August 2025 |
The Division Bench (Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru) heard the case and set the next date on 22 September. The court said that at present, individual bike owners should not be confiscated or harassed. |
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