A consumer court in Andhra Pradesh has held ride-hailing platform Ola responsible for the actions of one of its drivers after a woman travelling for a judicial examination was allegedly left stranded on a highway. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Kurnool directed the company to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation and Rs 5,000 towards litigation costs to the complainant, Ullaji Chennamma, a TOI report stated. The commission said the incident caused serious mental stress and emotional trauma to the candidate at a crucial moment when she was travelling to appear for the Andhra Pradesh Junior Civil Judge Mains Examination.
