However, the High Court has not stayed the plying of such cabs. The court said that such a step will cause hardship to the passengers. Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta said, “We are aware that banning aggregators who do not have licenses will cause inconvenience to passengers using such services.” The High Court bench gave this direction while hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Savina Cresto. The petition has raised the problem of lack of system for redressal of complaints of customers using Uber’s app in the country. Cresto cited an incident in which he had booked an Uber ride and was dropped off at a secluded spot mid-way. Cresto found that there was no effective way to file a complaint in Uber’s app.
During the last hearing, the High Court had observed that the Maharashtra government has not approved specific guidelines for issuing licenses and regulating such cap aggregators. However, the central government has issued motor vehicle aggregator guidelines to regulate such cabs. In Maharashtra, these cabs are plying on the basis of a permit issued under the Maharashtra City Taxi Rules.
Justice Dutta said that this system cannot be accepted in Maharashtra and it is a violation of law. He said, “What are you (Maharashtra government) doing? It is completely illegal. You are not following the law. The law is completely clear, so unless the state government has laws, the aggregators have to be under the control of the central government. Guidelines have to be followed.” Senior advocate Janak Dwarkadas, appearing for Uber, told the court that the company has no intention of non-compliance with the law and there is a mechanism for redressal of complaints on the app. The High Court, however, said that mere existence of such a system is not sufficient.
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