Now, Uber Moves Karnataka HC Challenging State’s Gig Workers Law

Now, ride-hailing major Uber has moved the Karnataka High Court (HC), challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025. Justice Suraj Govindaraj yesterday issued notices to the Union government, Karnataka government and the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board, seeking their responses by August 24. The court also directed that Uber’s petition be tagged with the existing pleas challenging the law.