Ola, Uber autos can charge 10% + GST above mandated government fares: Karnataka HC

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday ordered auto-rickshaw aggregate services to follow the November 2021 state government-fixed fare with additional 10% and applicable GST until a new fare is evolved.

Justice M G S Kamal passed the order after Advocate General (AG) Prabhuling K Navadgi submitted that the state government is open and willing to fix the fare for aggregated/app-based auto-rickshaw services in 10 to 15 days after giving an opportunity to all the stakeholders, including the general public.

During the hearing, the AG submitted that though a meeting was convened on Thursday, no consensus was arrived at. He said the state was open to come out with a fare fixation as per Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act for