The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday published the assets of 21 of its 33 serving judges on its website- making it the first time in history where assets of SC Judges have been made public.
The move is in line with attempts to increase transparency and public confidence in the judiciary. The publication involves the assets of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, and the three next in line to be the CJI.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday published the assets of 21 of its 33 serving judges on its website- making it the first time in history where assets of SC Judges have been made public.
The move is in line with attempts to increase transparency and public confidence in the judiciary. The publication involves the assets of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, and the three next in line to be the CJI, LiveLaw reported .
Before this, the Supreme Court judges needed to submit their asset statements to the CJI, which would remain confidential.
"The full court of the Supreme Court of India has on April 1, 2025 decided that the statements of assets of the judges of this court shall be placed in the public domain by uploading the same on the website of this court. Statements of assets of judges already received are being uploaded. Statements of assets of other judges will be uploaded as and when the current statement of assets is received," a release issued by the Supreme Court stated.
The decision comes in the wake of the controversy around the alleged recovery of cash from the official premises of Justice Yashwant Varma in March, who was serving as a Judge at the Delhi High Court.
The apex court has also published the entire process of appointments to the High Courts and Supreme Court. It also involves the High Court Collegium, its role and inputs received from the State Governments, Government of India, and consideration by the Supreme Court Collegium, The Hindu reported.
The SC t also published the list of High Court judge appointments cleared by the Collegium between November 9, 2022, and May 5, 2025. The details incorporate the appointees' names, the High Courts they are assigned to, dates of appointments and recommendations, their backgrounds of judicial service or Bar, categories (such as SC, ST, OBC, minority, or woman) and whether they are related to any current or former judges of the High Courts or Supreme Court.
Justice Bela M. Trivedi - one of the two serving women judges in the Supreme Court - published her assets. The details of the other woman Justice B.V. Nagarathna has not yet been uploaded, according to The Hindu.