ISLAMABAD, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Pakistani high court dismissed the petition cases registered under anti-terrorism act against the banned group Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on Monday, according to local TV channel reports.

    A division bench of Lahore High Court said Jamat-ud-Dawah was not in the list of the terrorist organizations and the anti-terror law doesn't apply to Saeed, the private channel Express reported.

    India says that Saeed was the main role behind Mumbai attacks, which killed nearly 170 people and injured over 300 others last November.

    Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik told a press conference last month that Saeed was under investigation. "If there is evidence against (Saeed), I assure you that he will not get out of the clutches of the law. We will take action," Malik said.

    TV channels reported that Saeed has been placed under house arrest.

    Pakistan arrested Saeed in December after India provided relevant dossier. But Pakistani court freed him from house arrest in June saying there was not enough evidence to hold him.

    Indian officials accuse Pakistan of not being serious in apprehending the culprits. But Islamabad insists no one should doubt its sincerity.

    Pakistan has admitted the attack was partly planned on its soil and the two countries have suffered seriously strained relations.

    India put a pause on the "composite dialogue" with Pakistan after the attack and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that talks would not be resumed unless Pakistan takes action against the suspects.