All judges of Supreme Court have to declare their assets: CJI

New Delhi: Controversy has arisen due to the cash of crores of rupees from the house of Delhi Judge Yashwant Verma. As a result, the reliability of the judiciary is at stake. At such a time, all the judges of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna, have announced the details of their property.

The full court of the Supreme Court, in its meeting on 1 April, decided to reveal the details of the property of the judges, which was presented before Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna. Earlier, the judges had presented the details of their assets before the Chief Justice.

Uploading the property details of judges on the Supreme Court website was completely voluntary, but now it has been decided that the entire details of the assets of the judges will be made public. Currently, a total of 30 judges of the Supreme Court, including CJI, have declared their assets, including Justice BR Gawai, Suryakant, Abhay Oak, JK Maheshwari, BV Nagratna.

After getting a cash burnt of crores of rupees at the house of Judge Yashwant Sharma in Delhi, questions have arisen on the transparency in the judiciary. At such a time, this decision has been taken to bring transparency in the judiciary and increase public confidence in the judiciary. Adish Aggarwal, former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has appreciated the decision to declare the assets of the judges. He hoped that the High Court judges would also reveal the details of their property in the near future.