Govt rejects licence requests of app-based cab services

The government in its communication to Uber stated that its application for licence under the modified Radio Taxi scheme 2006, submitted on January 22, 2015, said, “As your company has failed to submit a sworn affidavit declaring therein that the company is complying with the ban imposed on it in letter and spirit in pursuance of the letter dated March 24,2015, the application for the licence has been rejected.” The same letter has been to Ola Cabs and TaxiforSure cabs.

A day ago, Transport Minister Gopal Rai had said he has again decided to write to the Centre to block the apps of these taxi services as they are not complying with the ban imposed by the state government.

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The minister also said the government on May 28 had directed Uber and Ola Cabs to submit details of their drivers and vehicles if they wanted to regularise their services in the city, but these companies have not complied till date.

Earlier in March, Ministry of Communication and IT — through department of Telecom — had issued a notification blocking the internet websites of these cab companies. “All the internet service licenses are accordingly immediately block the access of the websites. The compliance be submitted immediately, failing which the department may initiate action under rule 12 of the IT Act,” stated the order issued on May 12, 2015.

The Transport department said the taxi companies were now operating illegally.