New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by Mohd. Ayoub Mir, where he sought parole. The court rejected the plea while citing security risks.

Mir is a convicted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist serving a life sentence under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA),

Justice Sanjeev Narula, while noting Mir's prolonged incarceration of over two decades and his cancer diagnosis, held that the balance of considerations tilted against granting parole.

The Court stated that parole is a discretionary concession, not a matter of right, and that national security concerns must weigh heavily in such decisions.

Although refusing parole, the Court directed that Mir must continue to receive the best available treatment at Govern...