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The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the city government and Traffic police to give a report on whether app-based cab service provider Ola was operating in the national capital, in violation of its orders.
Justice Manmohan sought a status report from the Delhi government on steps taken to enforce the court’s decisions, upholding the state Transport department’s January 1 ban on such companies, till they complied with the modified Radio Taxi Scheme.
The order came on the plea of the Association of Radio Taxis which claimed that Ola was still running in the city in violation of the court’s orders. It has sought initiation of contempt action against Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO and founder of Ola.
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Its lawyers placed bills of Ola cab services availed on August 12, 13 and 14 and contended that the company was still running.
The court, however, asked how it can be said that the bills were of diesel Ola cabs and not cabs run on CNG. The association’s counsel contended that it was an admitted fact that all taxis run by Ola are diesel cabs. The counsel also termed it “inconceivable” that Ola could have converted 50 per cent of its fleet of diesel cabs to CNG since the July 29 interim order.
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