HC restrains operation of ‘Rapido-Mobile’ App

Holding that Court does not find any error in the communication of Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, Central Crime Branch (CCB), made to Apple Incorporation and Google, to restrict the access of ‘Rapido-Mobile’ App by the public, Justice Dr. G Jayachandran said “It is brought to the notice of this Court that, based on the Commissioner’s communication, the Apple Incorporation has withdrawn the ‘Rapido-Mobile’ App in toto.”

“If it is so, the petitioner shall make clear to the customers and subscribers in their website that the service will not be available within the State of Tamil Nadu, till the Regulations by the State Government is put into operation and thereafter request the Apple Incorporation and Google to activate their platform for their ‘Rapido-Mobile’ App,” the judge said.

The petitioner-Transport Service Private Limited-had ventured into share bike business through a website called https://rapido.bike/. On being aggrieved by the communication of the Commissioner of Police to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to block the App, the plea was moved to quash the same.

Justice Jayachandran on recording the counter, said “It is clear that as of now, the Government of Tamil Nadu is not permitting using of Two Wheelers as a Transport Vehicle and there is a proposal in the Government to bring rules to regulate such taxi aggregators.”

Secretary, Regional Transport Officer-cum-Regional Transport Office, issued show cause notice to the petitioner on July 12, 2019, as to why action should not be initiated for violating Section 66 of the Motor Vehicles Act.