Supreme Court Grants Extension Till September 30 To Delhi Go

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to finalise the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme, 2023 for regulation of two wheeler aggregators by September 30.

The Division Bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M. Trivedi granted extension to the Delhi government for finalisation of scheme on request of its Counsel.

However, the Apex Court pointed out that during the previous hearing, the Delhi Government had taken an ‘emphatic stand by,’ submitting that the policy would be notified by July 31.

Earlier on June 12, The Supreme Court on Monday directed bike taxi aggregators such as Rapido and Uber to stop plying bike taxis on the roads of the national capital till the guidelines governing grant of licences to such aggregators was notified

The Vacation Bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal set aside two orders of the Delhi High Court, which had directed the Delhi government not to take any coercive action against bike taxi aggregators till the government notified guidelines governing the same.

The Apex Court observed that a complete stay on the Delhi government notification that prohibited the operation of bike taxis was unwarranted since the Delhi government was in the process of formulating a policy for granting licences to bike taxi aggregators.

While staying the High Court orders, the top court of the country directed the High Court to hear the challenge to the notification expeditiously.

It further gave liberty to the parties to file early hearing applications before the High Court.

Appearing for the Delhi government, Senior Advocate Manish Vashisht contended that the aggregators were operating two-wheelers without proper licences or permits, as required under Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

It was argued that non-transport two-wheelers should not be used as taxis without a policy in place.