Bombay high court quashes bailable warrant against Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal

PANAJI: The Bombay high court has quashed the bailable warrant and summons to Ola Electric Technologies CEO Bhavish Aggarwal. The South Goa consumer disputes redressal commission had issued the bailable warrant against Aggarwal in January for failing to remain present before it despite being given prior notice.The commission had directed him to remain present for clarification on the whereabouts of a customer's bike and to explain why it was not repaired and delivered to him after considerable time after the company lawyer didn't have answers to the whereabouts of the customer's bike that it had taken for servicing.The HC while quashing the warrant and summons held that the Commission overreached its jurisdiction by ordering the personal presence of the CEO and founder. It further observed that there were no justification or reasons given by the commission in the order of January 20, 2026 of the commission and hence thr order is arbitrary and perverse, and cannot be sustained on any legal ground. A 26 year old filed the complaint with the commission over issues he faced after purchasing an Ola S1 Pro 2nd Gen Scooter on August 16, 2023 for Rs 1,47,499 He had stated that the scooter is presently in the custody of the company and is seeking refund of the entire RS 1,47,499 along with RS 50,000 as compensation in lieu of loss of value of money, harassment, mental pain and agony suffered by him.