[Mumbai]Uber,Ola Fares: HC Directs Maha Govt to Decide in 8 Weeks
The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to take a decision within eight weeks on a 2017 report submitted by a state-appointed committee to fix fares for app-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber.
In October 2016, the state government had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of retired IAS officer B C Khatua to decide on the minimum and maximum fare structure for companies like Ola and Uber.
The committee had in September 2017 submitted an exhaustive report to the government. But, till date, the government has not taken a final decision on the committee’s report and recommendations.
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Uber,Ola Cab Fares: HC Directs Maha Govt to Decide in 8 Weeks
App Based Taxi’s Surge Pricing Is Daylight Robbery:Kejriwal
[New Delhi] App Taxi’s Surge Pricing Is Daylight Robbery: C M Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today termed as “daylight robbery” the surge pricing by app based taxi operators, and said this kind of overcharging and blackmailing won’t be allowed in the national capital.
Kejriwal Tweeted “Surge pricing is daylight robbery. No responsible govt can allow that,”
He also clarified that government was not against taxi aggregators, who provide important service to people, but “they will have to follow law.”
Delhi government had impounded 18 cabs of Ola and Uber for charging fares more than the prescribed rates on Monday
Ola and Uber suspended ‘surge pricing’ after Kejriwal ordered strict action, including permit cancellation and impounding against overcharging by taxis.
Surge pricing is a technique used by Uber and Ola to raise fares to provide drivers the incentive of keeping their cab running while also making it available for the user irrespective of the demand.
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