[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
Ola+Uber Cabs Overcharging Commuters :Delhi Govt to HC
[New Delhi,]Ola+Uber Cabs Overcharging Commuters :Govt to HC
App-based taxi services like Ola +Uber are charging passengers much more than the rates prescribed under the law, Delhi High Court was informed today. This allegation was denied by the counsel for the app-based taxi service providers.
The allegation by the city government and an association representing radio cab operators was made before Justice Manmohan, who directed the government to file an affidavit on whether the app-based taxi services were overcharging people.
The court sought the affidavit after the government counsel orally alleged that the app-based cabs were charging very high rates and also not mentioning the distance travelled on the receipts given to passengers.
The court, thereafter, listed the matter for further hearing on March 15.
During the brief hearing, the Association of Radio Taxis contended that the app-based cab companies were not fully complying with the court order on plying of diesel cabs in the city and this was “disrupting the level playing field”.
It also alleged that these companies were charging passengers 3-4 times more than the stipulated rates, an allegation that was denied by the counsel for the app-based taxi service providers.
The court on October 14, 2015 had allowed app-based cab firms to ply diesel-run taxis from point-to-point in the national capital till March 1, 2016 by when they will have to completely shift to CNG.
It had made clear that for those companies which will not give an undertaking with regard to phasing out of their diesel cabs from capital roads, its July 2015 order has to be enforced strictly.
On July 29, 2015, the court had upheld the Delhi government’s January 1, 2015 order banning operations of app- based cabs till they complied with the guidelines of Radio Taxi Scheme of 2006, which was amended on December 26, 2014.
After the October 2015 order, Uber had told the court it has started phasing out diesel cabs and would completely phase them out by March 1, 2016. A similar statement was also made by Taxi for Sure, a subsidiary of Ola.
Ola had said it has already phased out diesel cabs and was using only CNG ones for point-to-point service in Delhi.
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