India, April 30 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by Fahim Arshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari, one of the two accused acquitted in the 26/11 terror attack case, seeking a police clearance certificate (PCC) so he could drive a commercial auto-rickshaw.

Citing security concerns, a division bench of justices AS Gadkari and RR Bhosale refused relief to Ansari, who was earlier denied a PCC by the police.

"Considering the peculiar facts of the case and keeping in mind the question of security, the authorities have rightly refused the police clearance certificate to the petitioner for driving the auto rickshaw commercially. In this view, the petition is dismissed," the bench said.

Ansari, 51, has been unemployed since the p...