Published on : 27 Sep 2025, 10:37 am 6 min read

In its recent submissions on the ongoing bike-taxi dispute , the State of Karnataka submitted that its Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 would protect the interests of any gig worker, including those working for platforms such as Uber, Ola, Zepto, etc.

The schedule of the Act states that it applies to gig workers engaged in ride sharing services, which according to the government’s submissions also include bike-taxi drivers.

Interestingly, this Act was given assent just a day after reports emerged that the Karnataka government constituted a high-level committee to examine the operations of bike-taxis in the State, which was in turn pursuant to the Karnataka High Court’s remarks on August

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