Ola, Uber challenge govt ban on autos on their platforms

The Karnataka High Court has posted to Friday the hearing of petitions filed by Ola and Uber challenging the state government order banning auto-rickshaw aggregate services.

Justice M G S Kamal adjourned the matter after Advocate General Prabhuling K Navadagi submitted that an emergency meeting will be held immediately to arrive at a consensus on the fare.

During the hearing, senior advocate Aditya Sondhi, appearing for ANI Technologies Limited that operates Ola cabs, submitted that the ban circumvents the high court’s interim order in pending matters.

Referring to the interim order passed in 2016, he said a division bench had stated that no coercive steps shall be taken. He further stated that this order was further modified, extending relaxation on licencing.