Supreme Court judges who have made their assets public include the three judges who are in line to become the next Chief Justice of India.
Supreme Court News: Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, 21 more Judges Make Assets Public, latest news: In a major move towards transparency in the judiciary, 21 out of 33 judges currently at the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna have made their assets public, ANI reported.
According to the report, the assets of the remaining judges will also be made public on the website as soon as their current statements of assets are received.
The Supreme Court judges who have made their assets public include the three judges who are in line to become the next Chief Justice of India in the future, the report said.
The Supreme Court, in a statement cited in the report, said that the Full Court of the Supreme Court of India on April 1, 2025, decided that the statements of assets of the judges of the Supreme Court should be placed in the public domain by uploading the same on the website of the Court.
“Statements of assets of judges that have already been received are being uploaded. Statements of assets of other judges will be uploaded as and when their current statements are received,” the Supreme Court statement read.
As per the report, the Full Court of the Supreme Court resolved that judges should declare their assets to the Chief Justice of India upon assuming office and whenever any acquisition of a substantial nature is made. Additionally, it mandated uploading these declarations to the Court’s website.
This decision to make assets public came following allegations of cash recovery at the premises of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, after a fire incident at the location. Sacks containing rupees 15 crore in cash were reportedly discovered in a storage room.
The Supreme Court, on March 22, released the in-house inquiry report submitted by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, who investigated the allegations of cash recovery.
The 25-page-long inquiry report confirmed that 4–5 semi-burnt stacks of cash were found.
However, the then sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Yashwant Varma categorically denied the allegations.
Justice Yashwant Verma’s in a written response sought by the CJI said “This room was generally utilized by all and sundry to store articles such as unused furniture, bottles, crockery, mattresses, used carpets, old speakers, garden implements, as well as CPWD material. This room is unlocked and accessible from both the official front gate and the backdoor of the staff quarters. It is disconnected from the main residence and is surely not a part of my house, as has been portrayed and suggested in the article published by The Times of India and certain other news reports.”
"I state unequivocally that no cash was ever placed in that storeroom either by me or any of my family members. I strongly denounce the suggestion that the alleged cash belonged to us,” he added in the response.
Meanwhile, on May 4, the in-house committee formed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to inquire into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma submitted its report to the CJI.
The committee was formed on March 22 under the In-House Procedure adopted by a Full Court of the Supreme Court in 1999.
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