Justice Gautam Patel was hearing a petition filed by Indian Hotels and Restaurant Association challenging the police directive setting 1.30 am as the cut-off citing concerns of law and order, security and women safety.
Public prosecutor D A Nalavade pointed out to the court, recent reports regarding Indian Mujahideen terrorist Yasin Bhatkal's statement on the terror outfit planning nuclear bomb attacks in the country.
The prosecutor also informed the court about seven alleged terrorists absconding from a jail in Madhya Pradesh, while arguing in support of the deadline.
The court, however, dismissed these reasons and said, "Threat perception to the city will be there all the time. Not just on December 31."
The court also refused to accept the women safety concern and said, "The Shakti Mills gangrape incident did not happen on December 31.
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