Karnataka, April 2 -- The High Court of Karnataka has issued a strict directive to the state government to take necessary steps to suspend bike taxis within the next six weeks.

Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd, ani Technologies Pvt Ltd and others have applied for directions to the state government to consider the applications filed in 2022 for converting two-wheelers into transport vehicles.

All these applications have been filed by High Court Justice B.M. Shyam Prasad, who has dismissed them and issued a strict notice to Ola, Uber, and Rapido to halt the operations of their bike taxis.

The High Court ruled that the state government could not issue permission in this regard.

During the hearing of the petitions, the court noted that Ola, Ube...