Overview

• On August 22, the bench clarified it has not permitted aggregators to operate and told the state it may act against platforms, while directing that individual riders not be harassed.
• Rapido and Uber relaunched bike taxis in Bengaluru after earlier court observations, which the government and private transport associations say violates directions and for which they urged action.
• The case is adjourned to September 22, with the High Court giving the state one month to decide whether to frame rules for bike taxis.
• The judges called the blanket prohibition potentially unconstitutional under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) and noted that at least 13 states legally allow bike taxis.
• Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty said a policy decision will be considered at the highest level and cited congestion from nearly six lakh bike taxis, a claim the court pressed him to substantiate.