The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the orders of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLAT) which had held that cab aggregators like Ola and Uber do not facilitate cartelisation or anti-competitive practices leading to inflated charges for riders.
The petitioner had approached the CCI alleging that Ola and Uber were engaging in anti-competitive practices. He alleged that the pricing algorithm takes away the freedom of riders, neither are riders able to negotiate fares with individual drivers for rides that are booked through the apps, nor are the drivers able to offer any discounts.