The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed Ola to offer refund options and provide receipts for auto rides.
Ola's no-questions-asked refund policy, which only offered coupon codes for future rides, was found to violate consumer rights.
CCPA instructed Ola to give consumers a clear choice between bank account refund or coupon and provide invoices for all auto rides to ensure transparency.
Over 2,000 complaints against Ola have been lodged on the national consumer helpline, including issues of higher fares and non-refund of amounts.