Mumbai, April 30 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday, April 29, dismissed a petition filed by Fahim Ansari, acquitted in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, who has sought the issuance of a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) by the Maharashtra Police to work as an autorickshaw driver.

A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale stated that the refusal to issue the PCC was justified, given the facts of the case and the security concerns raised by officials, and dismissed the petition.

Ansari, acquitted in the 26/11 attack case, had approached the court in February 2025, claiming that the denial of PCC violated his right to livelihood. He said that the Clearance Certificate was a necessity to get a Polic...