Supreme Court judges resolve to publicly declare assets

All judges of the Supreme Court will soon publicly declare their assets on the court’s official website, Live Law reported on Thursday quoting unidentified persons.

The decision was reportedly made during a full-court meeting on Monday, after which a resolution was passed in the matter. The decision will be applicable to future judges as well, Bar and Bench reported.

The procedures for making these declarations are yet to be determined.

The decision comes amid allegations that unaccounted cash was found at Justice Yashwant Varma’s home while he was serving at the Delhi High Court on March 14, when emergency services responded to a fire there. The judge said he was in Bhopal at the time and claimed that the cash did not belong to him or his family.