Supreme Court Makes Judges’ Asset Details and Appointment Process Public in Landmark Transparency Push

Supreme Court Makes Judges: In a bid to enhance transparency, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has uploaded statements of assets of judges on its website, in accordance with a full-court decision to place the relevant details in the public domain.

The asset details of 21 out of its 33 sitting judges are already on its official website, including information on real estate, movable property, gold, shares, and investments held by the judges, their spouses, and joint family members.

The move comes in the wake of growing concerns over opacity in the judiciary, especially after a controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of burnt wads of cash at the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma following a fire incident.

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This marks a significant shift from previous practice, where asset declarations were mandatory only to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) but optional for public disclosure.

"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 court said.

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"The proposals approved by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointments as high court judges during the period from November 9, 2022 to May 5, 2025, including the names, high court, source -- whether from service or Bar, date of recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium, date of notification by the Department of Justice, date of appointment, special category (SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Woman) and whether the candidate is related to any sitting or retired High Court/Supreme Court judge, have also been uploaded on the Supreme Court website," the statement said.

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