In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court (HC) on Friday lifted the ban on bike taxi services in the state, paving the way for operators to resume services. The court, however, allowed the state government to impose conditions in accordance with the law.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi allowed a batch of appeals filed by cab aggregators ANI Technologies (Ola), Uber, Rapido and others, challenging an earlier single-judge order that had directed bike taxi services to be halted until the state framed specific rules under the Motor Vehicles Act.