KUALA LUMPUR: Ride-sharing service Uber has applied to become a party in a suit filed by 102 taxi drivers to compel the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to ban the service.
About 200 taxi drivers from the Klang Valley area gathered at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex, amid police presence, after the matter came up for case management today.
The counsel representing the taxi drivers, R. Kengadharan, said the application by Uber was already filed this morning at the High Court but was not served to them yet.
In applying to become an interverner, Uber is essentially seeking to become one of the defendants in the case.
He said the case, which was mentioned before deputy registrar Shahril Anuar Ahmad Mustapa, was set for case management on March 21.
On Dec 31, last year 102 taxi drivers filed a suit against SPAD seeking a declaration that the ride-sharing service is illegal.
They are seeking for Uber, GrabCar and BlackLane to be banned by the commission claiming that the ride-sharing services have affected their livelihoods.
Among others, the plaintiffs are seeking for general damages, interest, costs and other reliefs deemed fit by the court.
