AND 2 OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 906 OF 2025 (MV)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 848 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 863 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 948 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 962 OF 2025 (MV)

IN WA No. 906/2025 BETWEEN:

1. ANI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED REGD. UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 REGENT INSIGNIA, NO.414 Digitally signed by 3^RD FLOOR, 4^TH BLOCK PRABHAKAR 17^TH MAIN, 100 FEET ROAD SWETHA KRISHNAN KORAMANGALA Location: High BENGALURU Court of KARNATAKA - 560 034 Karnataka THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MS. MRINALINI TALUKDAR …APPELLANT (BY SRI K. ARUN KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI FAISAL SHERWANI, ADVOCATE &

SRI ADITYA VIKRAM, ADVOCATE )

AND 2 OTHERS AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001

2. THE COMMISSIONER ROAD AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND CHAIRMAN STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY KARNATAKA, 1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING A-BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027

3. ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY

1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING A-BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027

4. KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY THROUGH ITS SECRETARY 1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING A-BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027

5. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT BHAWAN

1, PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI -110 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K. SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY, ADVOCATE GENERAL A/W SRI MAHESH A. CHOWDHARY, SPL. COUNSEL, MS. RASHI SINGH, ADVOCATE, MS. ADOORYA HARISH, ADVOCATE &

SRI OMKAR MARGAD, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO 4, SMT. NAYANA TARA B.G., CGC FOR R-5, AND 2 OTHERS SRI S. NATARAJA SHARMA, ADVOCATE FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANTS IN I.A. No.5/2025 & I.A. No.6/2025 &

SRI N.P. AMRUTHESH, ADVOCATE A/W MS. DEEKSHA AMRUTHESH, ADVOCATE FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANTS IN I.A. No.7/2025)

THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 02.04.2025 PASSED BY THE LD. SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN WRIT PETITON No.19869/2021 AND ETC.

IN WA NO. 848/2025 BETWEEN:

1. UBER INDIA SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT REGUS BUSINESS PLATINUM CENTRE PVT. LTD.

LEVEL 13 PLATINUM TECHNO PARK PLOT NO. 17/18, SEC - 30A VASHI NAVI MUMBAI - 400 705 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY AND MANAGER LOCAL OPERATIONS RAMDAS NEDUMPARAMBIL PRAKASAN.

PREVIOUSLY ALSO AT:

NO. 77, SURVEY NO. 124/2 N.A.L WIND TUNNEL ROAD MURGESH PALLYA, HAL POST BENGALURU - 560 017 CURRENTLY ALSO AT:

NO. 43, RR TOWER, FIRST FLOOR NEAR SBI BANK JUCTION (SERVICE ROAD)

AND 2 OTHERS HOSUR MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 100 LANDMARK: ANANDA HONDA NEAR SBI BANK ...APPELLANT (BY SRI V. SRINIVASAN RAGHAVAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W MS. ANUPAMA G. HEBBAR, ADVOCATE, MR. SANKEERTH VITTAL, ADVOCATE, MS. BHAVANA MENON, ADVOCATE, MS. DHARSHINI S., ADVOCATE &

MR. ABDUL HADIN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

1^ST FLOOR, 3^RD GATE M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001

2. COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT

1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING K.H. ROAD, SHANTINAGR BENGALURU - 560 027

3. ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, BENGLAURU

1^ST FLOOR, TTMC BUILDING K.H. ROAD, SHANTINAGR RTO, BENGALURU - 560 027 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K. SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY, ADVOCATE GENERAL A/W SRI MAHESH A. CHOWDHARY, SPL. COUNSEL, MS. RASHI SINGH, ADVOCATE, MS. ADOORYA HARISH, ADVOCATE &

SRI OMKAR MARGAD, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO 3, SRI S. NATARAJA SHARMA, ADVOCATE FOR IMPLEADING APPLICANTS IN I.A. No.3/2025 & I.A. No.4/2025 &

AND 2 OTHERS SRI AMRUTHESH N.P., ADVOCATE A/W MS. DEEKSHA AMRUTHESH, ADVOCATE FOR INTERVENOR IN I.A. No.5/2025)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT DA