The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the order of city government prohibiting OLA Cabs from plying in the capital until a license obtained from the transport department.<\/p>\n
Justice Vibhu Bakhru also asked OLA Cab, a mobile and web-based taxi service provider, to approach the government with their contention over the blanket ban on it and two others after the Uber cabs rape incident.<\/p>\n
“Since the petitioner (OLA) have not been afforded any opportunity of being heard, I deem it appropriate to set aside the impugned order and direct that the petition be considered as a representation by the appropriate authority,” the order stated.<\/p>\n
It added: “A final decision be taken within a period of 10 days from today (Tuesday) after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard.”<\/p>\n
On Dec 8, the Delhi government had prohibited OLA Cabs from plying in the city until license\/permission was obtained from the transport department under the radio taxi scheme, 2006.<\/p>\n
It had directed OLA Cabs to cease its services as mobile app or web-based services were not recognized.<\/p>\n
The government notification had said that only six radio taxi operators – Meru, Mega, Chanson, Yo, Air and Easy – are authorised to run radio taxi services in Delhi.<\/p>\n
OLA Cabs contended that in some cases, traffic police and Delhi Police have been taking coercive action against the vehicles using OLA software.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, senior advocates Sandeep Sethi and Khalid Arshad contended that “challans are being issued to the drivers operating OLA cabs and additionally the vehicles are being impounded”.<\/p>\n
“OLA is used in around 25 cities across India. And have 20 lakh users. They have been operating in Delhi since 2012,” said the plea.<\/p>\n
OLA contended that unlike radio taxis, they do not own the cabs which are provided to public. It further said that a detailed audit of the vehicles is organized by it periodically.<\/p>\n
All vehicles have GPS installed in them, which allow all booked rides to be traced.<\/p>\n
The government banorder came few days after a taxi driver contracted to international online cab firm Uber was detained on charges of raping a female passenger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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