India, April 2 -- The Karnataka High Court has ordered a ban on bike taxi services provided by Ola, Uber, and Rapido in the state.

The HC has given a time of six weeks to the companies to halt their operations, Bar and Bench reported.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Ola, Uber, Rapido, among others, to recognise bike taxis by allowing registrations of vehicles as transport vehicles.

During the hearing, Justice B Shyam Prasad also asked the government to frame rules for bike taxi services within three months.

It is pertinent to note that bike taxi services have been under the lens of the authorities in Karnataka for some time now and have also faced protests from auto and taxi unions.

In March last year, the Karnataka governm...