India, July 29 -- Now, ride-hailing major Uber has moved the Karnataka High Court (HC), challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025.

Justice Suraj Govindaraj yesterday issued notices to the Union government, Karnataka government and the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board, seeking their responses by August 24.

The court also directed that Uber's petition be tagged with the existing pleas challenging the law.

In an interim relief, the court extended to Uber the protection granted earlier to IAMAI, Eternal, Swiggy, Zepto, Urban Company and Meesho's logistics arm Valmo Transportation.

The aforementioned companies had earlier moved the Karnataka...