Action against taxi drivers found violating ban: HC told

The Delhi High Court was today told that Delhi government is taking action against taxi drivers found violating the ban imposed on unauthorised operation of radio taxis.
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was informed by Delhi government's Standing Counsel Zubeda Begum that the department has already banned Uber and Ola app-based cabs services and have also sent recommendation to the Centre to block their websites.
She, however, sought time to respond on the plying of the diesel-powered inter-state taxis in the national capital, which is violating the Supreme Court directive.
She contended that the Deputy Commissioner of transport department has also requested Delhi Traffic police to take appropriate action against the taxi operators found violating the ban orders.

She also said that a special drive was carried out by the field functionaries of Delhi Traffic Police and 35,597 taxis were found plying on roads in Delhi against the instruction received from the Home Ministry and Delhi Transport department.
She also said that the transport department has modified the Radio Taxi Scheme, 2006 and has laid down the terms and conditions for licensing of taxi services, which have come into force from December 2014.
The government's response came after the high court had in December last year asked them to reply on a PIL filed by advocate Sanjeev Beniwal, alleging that the number of taxi operators like Uber, Ola, Taxi for Sure and Meru have been violating the Supreme Court directive by using diesel-fuelled vehicles as city/radio taxis.

"The taxis which have been registered in Delhi to ply inter-state and having the Contract Carriage Permit should not ply as city taxi in Delhi," the plea has said.