Those who want to travel by bike taxi can't be stopped, appellants tell Karnataka high court
Bengaluru: A high court division bench Tuesday began hearing the bike-taxi issue, with appellants emphasising that a person who wants to travel by that mode of transport cannot be stopped.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and CM Joshi is hearing a batch of writ appeals filed by the aggregators and others. They have challenged the April 2 order of the single bench, wherein it was held that they cannot operate as aggregators of bike taxis unless the state govt notifies relevant guidelines to Section 92 of Motor Vehicles Act.
Commencing the arguments, senior advocate Dhyan Chinnappa, appearing for two bike owners, argued that the single bench's first finding that a motorcycle can be used as a transport vehicle is incompatible with the observation that it cannot run unless the state forms rules.
A person who wants to travel cannot be stopped; everyone wants the cheapest and fastest mode in Bengaluru. It is also a fundamental right to carry on with business under Article 19 (1)(g) of the Constitution.
If the law doesn't permit it, it is a different thing. Aggregation is a consequence, he added.
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Chinnappa submitted that in 2021, the state govt itself came out with an electric bike policy (e-bikes scheme), allowing such bikes in Karnataka, and in 2024 withdrew it on grounds that a committee in 2019 said it is not a good idea to have bike taxis.
At this juncture, advocate-general Shashikiran Shetty submitted that ever since bike taxis have been off the roads, there has been a surge in the number of travellers in Metro and other public transport. However, Chinnappa responded by saying there is no correlation between the two aspects.
As the hearing was inconclusive, the bench adjourned it to Wednesday.
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