In A Historic First, Supreme Court Mandates Public Declaration Of Judges' Assets On Website

In a significant step towards transparency and boosting public confidence in the judiciary, the Supreme Court has mandated the public disclosure of the assets of the Judges.

After a Full Court meeting led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, it has been decided that "Placing the declaration of assets on the Supreme Court website will be mandatory."

Following this decision, the asset declarations of the twenty one Judges of the Supreme Court have been uploaded on the official website. Presently, the declarations of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, and twenty other judges, including the three judges who are next in line to be the CJI in the near future, have been uploaded.

This move is after the Full Court meeting, led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, on April 1, where all Judges agreed to make their declarations public. The decision came in the backdrop of controversy surrounding the alleged recovery of cash from the official premises of Justice Yashwant Varma, while serving as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.

Previously, Supreme Court judges were required to submit their asset statements to the CJI, but these submissions remained confidential. There were some past instances of Judges voluntarily declaring their assets. But now, it has been made mandatory.

The asset declarations :

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