India, Aug. 22 -- Update | August 22, 17:25

Ola has joined its rivals Uber and Rapido in restarting bike taxi services in Bengaluru, though the latter two had resumed theirs yesterday.

The resumption of bike taxi services comes after the Karnataka High Court pulled up the state government , questioning why the mode of transport could not be regulated instead of prohibited.

A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi, hearing appeals filed by Ola, Uber and Rapido, on August 20 observed: "Give it a serious thought, there are lives at stake here. Every trade is permissible unless regulated. This (bike taxi) is not res extra commercium."

Original | August 21, 13:11

Bike taxis have returned to Bengaluru's streets a...