India, April 29 -- The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the Karnataka High Court's (HC) January 23 order, which allowed bike taxi operations in the state, escalating the legal battle over services offered by platforms such as Ola, Uber, and Rapido.

The special leave petition (SLP) was filed on April 22 by the State of Karnataka, along with several transport department officials - including the Commissioner of Road and Transport Department, the Karnataka State Transport Authority, the Commissioner for Transport, and the Department of Home - against Ola parent ANI Technologies Private Limited, Uber India Rapido, and the Bike Taxi Welfare Association. 

The Bar and Bench was the first to report the developm...