Karnataka transport department to enforce bike taxi ban by May 14 amid riders’ plea for livelihood

BENGALURU: Officials of the Transport Department are gearing up to implement the ban on bike taxis by May 14.

In its order on April 2, the High Court of Karnataka gave six weeks to bike taxi aggregators to stop their operations. The court ordered the state government to ensure that the ban comes into force after six weeks. In a letter to Transport Secretary NV Prasad and Transport Commissioner Yogesh on April 25, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy directed them to take steps to ban bike taxi operations as per the court order.