Such persons should be barred from contesting polls: SC on Tahir Hussain’s plea

Adjourning the hearing for Tuesday due to the paucity of time, a bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, however, remarked: “These days elections are contested from jail … It’s easy to win an election sitting in jail … all such persons should be barred from contesting.”