Uber India, along with 30 drivers, have approached the Bombay High Court, according to a Times of India report. They have done so to ask the HC to “direct authorities” (in this case the Joint Commissioner of Police (traffic)) to follow the injunction by the Bombay HC last April. This injunction prevents taxi driver owners and associations from stopping drivers on app-based aggregators from doing their jobs. The JCP is supposed to make sure that driver of app-based aggregators are allowed to ply on the road and that vehicles are not damaged. The report cites Uber as saying that it approached the HC yesterday after drivers said that they were assaulted by union members and vehicles were damaged, while also stating (anonymously) that union members were asked by their representatives to not engage in violence. Note that it is unclear what support Uber offers to its drivers whose vehicles are damaged in protests like these. Is it covered under insurance or does a driver have to pay out of their own pocket? We have reached out to Uber and will update this story when we hear from them. Ola said that it did not have a statement to issue at this point. @MumbaiPolice @CPMumbaiPolice people this vehicle MH47N1631 stopped my Ola cab forcefully while on my way to airport n confiscated driver's mobile n we're not allowing us to proceed pic.twitter.com/fQ5zCUBEtQ — smita (@Captsmita) October 22, 2018 Hi! We do not have much information on this. However, kindly check for the…
