Updated On: 19 September, 2025 06:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad questioned the government’s decision, asking under what legal provisions the certificate had been refused when the man had already been acquitted of all terror-related charges

The man had sought clearance certificate to ply an autorickshaw for his livelihood. Representational pic
The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that Faheem Ansari, who was acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, was denied a police clearance certificate (PCC) as he remains under surveillance on suspicion of being associated with a banned terrorist organisation.
Ansari had sought clearance certificate to ply an autorickshaw for his livelihood, news agency PTI reported.