Justice Suraj Govindaraj recused himself from hearing petitions challenging Karnataka's gig worker law due to a potential conflict of interest. The law, aimed at providing social security, is contested by industry bodies like IAMAI and platform aggregators. They argue it conflicts with national legislation and raises concerns about duplicate financial obligations and unnotified adjustment mechanisms for welfare fees.

The petitions come after the state government did not respond to IAMAI's request to defer the levy of the gig workers' welfare fee until the Centre and the state evolve a…

The petitions come after the state government did not respond to IAMAI's request to defer the levy of the gig workers' welfare fee until the Centre and the state evolve a…

Swiggy, Zomato, and others challenge Karnataka's gig workers welfare law in High Court, citing conflict with national regulations.

Justice Suraj Govindaraj recused himself from hearing petitions challenging Karnataka's gig worker law due to a potential conflict of interest. The law, aimed at providing social…