The Supreme Court on Monday extended till September 30 the time granted to the AAP government to finalise the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme to regulate bike-taxi aggregators in the national capital.
The Delhi government has until September 30 to finalise its Motor Vehicles Aggregator policy regarding the regulation of bike taxis, said the Supreme Court, granting state government s request. The Supreme Court in June halted a high court order that had allowed Uber, Rapido and other two-wheeler bike taxis to operate in New Delhi, reviving a ban imposed by the government.
The bench, which stayed the May 26 order of the high court, also recorded the Delhi govt counsel's submission the final policy will be notified before July-end
The AAP government has challenged in the Supreme Court the May 26 order of the Delhi High Court asking it not to take any coercive action against the bike-taxi aggregators till the final policy was notified