"Why should we entertain your petition?....Sometimes, the danger is that these social activists are actually pushed by some business entities. Let somebody who is directly aggrieved come here saying that we must frame rules for aggregators," remarked a bench presided over by
The bench, also comprising Justices
"While we decline to exercise jurisdiction... we clarify that we have not expressed any opinions on the merits," it added.
The plea stated that the state governments have failed to frame regulations for ride hailing platforms in accordance with the amended Section 93 of the
It added that non-regulation of the sector has left the passengers at the mercy of the aggregators who are nothing more than intermediary, collecting huge amounts of money from the passengers and vulnerable passenger vehicle drivers.