HC asks Ola, Uber, radio cabs to give details of taxis to be phased out

Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Ola, Uber and the radio taxis’ association to give details, including registration numbers, of those cabs which they intend to phase out by March 31 as per the Supreme Court’s order.

Justice J R Midha issued the direction to ANI Technologies Ltd, which operates app-based cabs under the name of Ola, Association of Radio Taxis and Uber after Delhi government said details of cabs, that are to be phased out, is required to take action after the deadline of March 31 expires.

The court gave Ola, Uber and the association time till April 10 to file the details along with an affidavit in a sealed cover and listed it for hearing on April 18. Delhi government counsel Naushad Ahmed Khan told the court that the high court had given time till March 1 to phase out diesel cabs from national capital territory (NCT) and the apex court had given time till March 31 to phase out such taxis from national capital region (NCR). He said these details are required as the same has to be forwarded to the road transport department for taking action against those who are not complying with court orders. The court was hearing the petitions filed by the association against Ola and Uber as well as the contempt plea of Ola against Uber. All these matters would be taken up on April 18.

Earlier on March 4, Uber had told the court that it has aggregated around 8,000 CNG vehicles to provide point to point service within NCT of Delhi. It had also told the court that since November 6, 2015, 293 more diesel cabs had been added on its platform, but these vehicles are not being used to provide point to point services within NCT of Delhi.