Delhi high court warns Ola it may shut them down for blatantly ignoring city-wide ban
Yesterday the Delhi high court questioned how app-based taxi service, Ola, was operating in the Delhi region when the city government's order banning them has not been lifted and warned that it would shut the company down if it thought it was above law. The court also emphasised that diesel-based commercial vehicles cannot be allowed to ply in the city under orders issued by the Supreme court and the National Green Tribunal to curb pollution levels.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday expressed displeasure on the operations of taxi app Ola on diesel fuel in the national capital and warned it would shut the company down if it thought it was above law."How are you operating post January 1 order? There has been no stay. Why is the ban not being implemented," Justice Manmohan asked the counsel for ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd which operates app-based cab services under the name of Ola.The court said that it cannot remain a "bystander" while the online aggregator "pollutes the city" as its taxis operate on diesel and not CNG, as per Supreme Court ruling of 2001. “If you are going to take this strident position, not follow the law, I will completely shut you down. I will enforce the January 1 order,” Justice Manmohan said.