A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, Delhi High Court asked the Centre and the Delhi Government – AAP to file their response to the plea raised by Uber stating that the authorities be restrained from interfering in its operation in Delhi.The HC issued notice to the central and Delhi governments as well as the city traffic police seeking their replies on the petition of Uber. Uber runs an app-based taxi service in Delhi and NCR by using All India Tourist Permit (AITP) cabs running on diesel.
Uber has also challenged in its petition the rejection of their application for licence to ply in the city.
Uber, which had applied under the modified Radio Taxi Scheme, was asked to apply by the government under the new City Taxi scheme.
The Counsel for the Delhi government told the hon’ble court that Uber was violating with impunity orders of the high court by plying diesel cabs without meters in the city.Counsel for uber contended that SC has not banned plying of AITP diesel cabs in the national capital and that the new schemeHe also said the new scheme was ultra vires the Constitution.