No, Ola Cabs in Delhi is still not permitted to operate taxi service

At a time when chauffeurs driving Ola Cabs in Delhi were heaving a sigh of relief, here comes the bad news. The Association of Radio Taxi has officially clarified that ANI Technologies (Ola Cabs) has not been given any relief by the Delhi High Court to run vehicles in Delhi.

Coercive action has been stopped only against Apra Cabs India Private Limited & Serendipity Info Labs Pvt. Ltd. The ban by the Delhi government still continues on Ola and Uber from offering service in the state as they do not have licence to operate in Dehi under Modified Radio Taxi Scheme 2006 of Transport Department of Delhi.

In response to their application, the High Court issued an order dated on 11^th of this month. It states that Apra Cabs & Serendipity Info Labs relief but clearly states that ANI technologies (Ola Cabs) has NOT been granted any relief or exemption. Ola Cabs were asked by the high court to withdraw the petition which they did.

“We would like to elucidate that Ola Cabs has not been granted any relief from the High Court and the ban of its services in Delhi still continues. The state government still maintains that Ola will not be allowed to operate and strict action will be taken if they offer cab services without licence,” said Kunal Lalani of Chairman Association of Radio Taxi India.

Passengers are equally suffering as Ola Cabs has been banned from providing service. As most of the time autos refuse to go by meter, people rely on low cost cabs like Ola to commute. With Ola drivers now refusing to ply as police has, in many cases, impounded their vehicles, people needing late night transport are having a tough time.

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