
Maharashtra State Cyber department issued notices to Apple and Google seeking the removal of ride-hailing applications Uber, Ola and Rapido from app stores over alleged illegal bike taxi operations in Maharashtra, escalating the state government’s crackdown on aggregator-based two-wheeler taxi services. The notices, issued on May 15 by the Office of the Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra Cyber, invoke Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and direct the companies to “remove and disable access” to the applications from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The action follows a letter sent by Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik to the Cyber Department on May 12 seeking intervention against bike taxi platforms operating in the state.




















