Uber India has been given three weeks to deposit welfare contributions for gig workers with the Karnataka High Court registry after the court agreed to hear its plea against the state’s 2025 gig workers law alongside other pending petitions.
On 28th July, 2026, Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued notice to the Union government, Karnataka government, and the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board. The case will be linked to WP 19746/2026 and connected matters challenging the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025.
Uber argued it approached the court after the 24 July compliance date fixed in an earlier order. Seeking time till 21 August, it requested the benefit of interim protection. The bench allowed three weeks from 28 July to make the deposit.
In the 3 July order, a coordinate bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna had restrained coercive action against Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto, and others, subject to depositing the welfare fee with the registry. Justice Govindaraj said that protection will apply equally to Uber.
The ride-hailing company has asked the court to strike down the 2025 Act and the Rules as unconstitutional. Under the law, aggregators must pay 1 percent of commission, capped, to a welfare fund. For cabs and autos, the fee is 50 paise to Re 1 per ride.
Other platforms, including the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Eternal, Urban Company, and Valmo have already moved the HC, contending the state levy clashes with the Central Code on Social Security, 2020, which provides a national framework for gig worker benefits. The next hearing is scheduled after 24 August.
