In an important step to promote openness, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has uploaded the statements of assets of its judges on its official website. This decision was made as part of a full-court resolution to make such information available to the public.

According to a press release from the court, "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."

The court has also uploaded complete information related to the process of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. This includes details of the roles played by the High Court Collegium, the state governments, the Union of India, and the Supreme Court Collegium.

The court further added, "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."

This move aims to ensure transparency and increase public trust in the judiciary.

 

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