In a major setback to ride sharing platforms Ola, Uber and Rapido, the Delhi Transport Department on February 20 issued a public notice to stop plying their bike taxi services effective immediately.

Delhi’s Transport Authority has banned aggregators such as Rapido, Uber and Ola from operating Taxi cabs in the metropolitan area. The Ministry of Transport has said aggregators who violate the order will face a fine of INR 100,000.

The Delhi Ministry of Transport has determined that a cycle taxi operating in Delhi NCR violates the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 as it is against public order. This is because the law prohibits the use of two-wheeled vehicles for commercial purposes.

The Delhi government has classified violations under the pedicab ban into three levels of severity. The first offense may lead him to a fine of INR 5,000 and the second offense may lead him to a fine of INR 10,000 and imprisonment for up to one year. Drivers will also lose their driver’s license for three months.

The government has found some app-based companies posing as aggregators and breaking the law. Under this order, the aggregator will be fined her INR 100,000 if found operating in Delhi. By the way,

Cycle Taxi is a popular mode of transportation in Delhi. It’s cheap, easy to use, and offers last-mile connectivity. However, a department official said the transport sector should look at services from a safety perspective.

In Delhi, Department of Transport will award service car badges to passenger vehicles after verification. After driver confirmation, the vehicle will have a yellow license plate.

The Delhi ruling also followed the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant relief to Taxicab aggregator Rapido after the Maharashtra government refused to issue licenses to the Motor Vehicles Act 2019. Please note that the amendment made it clear that an aggregator cannot operate without a valid license

Chief Justice Bench DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, Justice JB Pardiwala stated that Rapido will be granted the State Government’s January 19 It said it could challenge notices banning the use of “non-transport vehicles”. The effectiveness of the RTO’s December regulation will be incorporated into state government decisions on non-taxi motor vehicles. Last year, Karnataka banned these aggregators from operating auto-rickshaws as taxis, and Maharashtra earlier this year refused to grant his aggregator license to Rapido this year.