The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a High Court order that essentially allowed bike taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate in the national capital, asking the Delhi government not to take any enforcement action against them until a new policy is formulated.
A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal granted the two aggregators freedom to approach the Delhi High Court for urgent hearing of their plea.
The bench upheld the May 26 order of the high court and recorded the submissions of the Delhi government’s counsel that the final policy will be notified by the end of July.
The Supreme Court is hearing two separate petitions filed by the AAP government challenging the High Court’s May 26 order asking it not to take any enforcement action against bike taxi aggregators until final policy notification.
The Supreme Court had sought response from the central government on two pleas of the Delhi government last week.
Back in May, the Delhi government approved the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023 to regulate taxi aggregators and delivery service providers in the national capital. Some of the key highlights of the policy include mandatory panic buttons on taxis, integration with the emergency number ‘112’ and a phased transition to electric vehicles.
The Motor Vehicle Aggregation Scheme 2023 will apply to any person or entity that operates, carries or manages a fleet of motor vehicles for transporting passengers or connecting drivers delivering products, couriers, parcels or parcels with sellers, e-commerce entities or shippers, through digital or electronic means or any other means.
