Uber pulls out case against ban

Both Ola and Uber cabs services have been banned and any of their cars found operating are being seized.

With the Delhi government firm on the ban on web-based radio taxi services, Uber on Tuesday withdrew its plea filed before the Delhi High Court against the ban.

Appearing before the court of Justice Rajiv Shakdher, the counsel for the Delhi government said as per the order issued by the transport department on January 1, both Ola and Uber cabs services have been banned and any of their cars found operating were being seized.

Senior advocate Rajiv Nayyar, appearing on behalf of Uber, however, told the court no action was being taken against any operators except Uber despite the ban on all web-based services. The lawyer also alleged that Ola Cabs was still operational. “Why are us the only ones being discriminated against? They are available despite the ban,” said Nayyar.

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The Deputy Commissioner of the Transport department, however, informed the court that any cabs found operating in violation of the ban were being seized by the department. The cab company then agreed to withdraw the petition and was granted permission to approach appropriate authorities to challenge the ban.

The government has also said that it had passed the order on a representation filed by Uber after to the High Court’s order of December 24 when it had asked the cab company to approach the transport department. The department had noted that since Uber collects money and operates a fleet of cabs, it cannot claim to be an “aggregator” or an intermediary as claimed in the petition.

Uber had challenged the December 8 ban on it which followed the rape of a 27-year-old woman executive on the night of December 5 by a Uber cabbie.

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