Uber cannot operate without license: Delhi govt

January 23, 2015 22:01

On a day US-based taxi booking firm Uber announced resumption of services in the city, Delhi government today said the company cannot operate as the ban imposed on it last month has not been revoked.

Sources said Delhi Government will consider it "totally illegal" if Uber resumes its service without getting license from the Transport Department.

Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Muktesh Chander said Uber cannot operate without getting the regulatory clearances from the concerned authorties.

"We will not allow Uber to operate in Delhi without obtaining license from Delhi Government. We will prosecute them if they violate government order," he told PTI.

Uber has said it restarted services in the national capital and is hiring drivers cleared by police and that it seeks a licence as radio taxi operator.

"As we resume operations in Delhi, we are only allowing driver-partners who have undergone re-verification of their police clearance in the last six weeks to get back on the platform," Uber said.

The international cab booking firm was banned by Delhi government last month following public outrage after one of its drivers allegedly raped a 26-year old executive.

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