Mr. Ansari, who sought the certificates to acquire a badge to function an autorickshaw, challenged the refusal, calling it arbitrary and discriminatory.
HC questions State
A Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad questioned the State on what authorized foundation the certificates had been denied when Mr. Ansari had already been acquitted of terror expenses.
Public prosecutor Mankhuwar Deshmukh submitted that tips framed in August 2014 disqualified Mr. Ansari and a confidential report advised that he was nonetheless beneath watch.
The matter is posted for Saturday as Mr. Ansari’s advocate didn’t seem.
Mr. Ansari’s petition stated that after he was launched from jail in 2019, he secured a job at a printing press in Mumbai, however the agency shut down in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He secured one other job in one more printing press in Mumbra however because of inadequate revenue to maintain his household, he utilized for a three-wheeler autorickshaw licence, which he received in January 2024. Following this, he utilized for a compulsory PCC to acquire a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) badge and the authorized licence to drive an autorickshaw for business functions.
When his software was rejected, Mr. Ansari filed a plea beneath the Right to Information (RTI) Act and acquired a response in August 2024 saying that his certificates was rejected because of his alleged involvement with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
“The petitioner is legally entitled to interact in gainful employment, free from any authorized blemish or limitations,” the petition stated.
In December 2008, Mr. Ansari was arrested in reference to the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults, whereas already in custody in a distinct case in Uttar Pradesh for which he was sentenced to 10 years in jail.
Published – September 20, 2025 01:24 am IST
