After having failed to submit an affidavit disclosing details of its drivers, the Delhi Government on Wednesday rejected fresh applications for licenses by cab aggregators — Uber and two other taxi service providers Ola and TaxiForSure.
The Government had asked these companies to file sworn affidavits giving details like numbers and addresses of its drivers and how they plan to do background checks.
The Transport Department said the applications in question, a prerequisite for the legal operation of services by respective operators, were rejected because all three failed to declare that they were complying with the conditions of a Home Ministry-imposed ban on their services last year.
The Government has also urged the Centre to block the services of these companies.
Uber — which offers taxi services using its mobile application — was banned in New Delhi in December after a woman passenger accused one of its drivers of rape. The company resumed its services in January after applying for a radio taxi license.
Meanwhile, Uber claims it has launched new safety measures, including stricter background screening of its drivers and an in-app SOS button that connects to police.
Earlier this week, a woman had accused a driver contracted with Uber of attempting to molest her after she hailed his cab to go to Gurgaon from Delhi. The driver, identified as 40-year-old Vinod, was arrested on Tuesday. A case was registered against the driver on Monday for sexual harassment and making untoward advances towards the victim.