How are you operating despite the ban, Delhi High Court asks Ola

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday expressed displeasure on the operations of taxi app Ola on diesel fuel in the national capital and warned it would shut the company down if it thought it was above law.

"How are you operating post January 1 order? There has been no stay. Why is the ban not being implemented," Justice Manmohan asked the counsel for ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd which operates app-based cab services under the name of Ola.

The court said that it cannot remain a "bystander" while the online aggregator "pollutes the city" as its taxis operate on diesel and not CNG, as per Supreme Court ruling of 2001. “If you are going to take this strident position, not follow the law, I will completely shut you down. I will enforce the January 1 order,” Justice Manmohan said.