Kaski, June 24 -- The Supreme Court issued an interim order allowing the Gandaki Province to continue implementing its "Ride-Hailing (Regulation and Management) Rules 2025", rejecting calls for a suspension of the policy amid a legal dispute and nationwide transport unrest.

A division bench of Justice Til Prasad Shrestha and Mahesh Sharma Paudel on Tuesday ruled that the regulation should not be halted, noting that ride-sharing services serve the public interest. The court also issued a directive discouraging federal interference in matters under the sole jurisdiction of provincial governments, and instructed that essential services should not be disrupted by strikes.

"The interim order has come with the message that ride-sharing is in ...