Uber's application for licence has 352 papers

The Electronics City Regional Transport Office (RTO) will physically verify the information given by cab aggregator Uber in its licence application.

Uber’s application was originally to be verified by the Bengaluru Central RTO since the firm’s office is located in Koramangala. But the Bengaluru Central RTO made a written request for giving the task to any other RTO, citing its high workload.

Accordingly, the Transport Department gave the assignment to the Electronics City RTO. An official told Deccan Herald that all the 352 documents submitted by Uber in its licence application had been handed over to the Electronics City RTO.

The official said that deciding on the application would take time as the department had to physically check each cab in the 100-vehicle fleet whether it complied with the new rules.

As per the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016, cab aggregators must obtain licence to operate in the state. Uber has challenged the rules in the High Court which is yet to adjudicate the matter.