<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Karnataka High Court has declined to stay the ban on bike taxi services in the state until the government releases a regulatory policy.</li><li>Ola and Uber challenged the April 2 ruling that mandated bike taxis to halt services within six weeks.</li><li>The HC bench expressed willingness to consider staying the ban if the state government indicated progress towards a regulatory framework.</li><li>Bike taxi aggregators were permitted to continue operations in Karnataka till June 15 after the HC ruling,</li><li>From July 16, bike taxis will need to cease operations in the state following the HC's decision not to stay the ban.</li><li>The Karnataka HC set the next hearing for June 24, after the state responds by June 20 regarding bike taxi regulation.</li><li>The ban on bike taxis resulted from the government's failure to regulate the services due to a lack of specific rules under the Motor Vehicles Act.</li><li>Karnataka previously regulated bike taxi services from 2021 to 2024 before withdrawing the scheme citing various reasons.</li><li>Other states like Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra have also faced issues with bike taxi services in the past.</li></ul>

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