In a move to ensure transparency, Supreme Court judges have agreed to make public their assets on assuming office.
In a full court meeting here on Thursday, the top court judges decided to disclose their assets and the data will be uploaded on the Supreme Court website.
Placing their declaration on their respective assets on the Supreme Court website will be on a voluntary basis, the apex court said on its website.
Thirty judges, including Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, have submitted their declarations of assets. “The full court of the Supreme Court had resolved that judges should make a declaration of their assets on assuming office, and whenever any acquisition of a substantial nature is made, to the Chief Justice.
“This also includes declaration(s) by the Chief Justice of India. Placing the declaration of assets on the Supreme Court website will be on a voluntary basis,” the SC website said.
In 2009, the full court headed by then CJI KG Balakrishnan had started the practice of uploading the affidavits on assets by judges on the website. Later, this practice was however discontinued.
