Published on : 25 Sep 2025, 7:33 am 2 min read

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday asked whether the State's new law to protect gig workers cover bike taxi operations and expressed that it was inclined to stay the ban on bike taxis if no rules have been put in place on such operations [ ANI Technologies Private Limited v. State of Karnataka, and connected matters ].

A Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi was informed today by the State's Advocate General (AG) Shashi Kiran Shetty that the government has introduced a law to protect gig workers engaged in delivery services.

He added that this law, named the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 , will cover any gig worker, including those working for platfor

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