The bike-taxi aggregator Rapido has suspended all its services in Maharashtra till January 20 as directed by the Bombay High Court. Their services include 2-wheeler passenger service, 2-wheeler parcel service, and auto service. The services stopped from1 pm on January 13, 2023.
A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and S G Dige said the state government has to take a decision immediately.
Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, operator of Rapido bike taxi services in Pune and Mumbai had filed a petition against a communication issued to it by the state government on December 29, 2022, not allowing them a bike taxi aggregator license.
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On Tuesday appearing for the government, Advocate General Birendra Saraf informed the court that as on date, bike taxis are not allowed to ply, as no policy or guidelines has not been issued by the government for the same.
"The government has in fact issued a show cause notice to one such aggregator company for plying bike taxis without license. A carriage license is required in such cases," Saraf said.
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"There has to be a comprehensive policy equal to all. Every company has to be on the same page. Either everyone is allowed to ply or everybody stops. In the absence of policy or safety guidelines, no such service should be allowed to ply. Plying under the radar cannot be allowed," the court said.
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