Supreme Court publishes assets of 21 of 33 judges
The Supreme Court on Monday made public the details of the assets owned by 21 out of its 33 judges including Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
The details about the remaining judges will be published on its website when their statement of assets are received, the court said.
The court had on April 1 decided that the assets of its judges will be made public.
On Monday, the court also made public the appointment process of judges in the higher judiciary between November 9, 2022, and November 10, 2024.
The data made public showed that Khanna has Rs 55.7 lakh in fixed deposits and bank accounts, and Rs 1.06 crore in the Public Provident Fund. He also owns a three-bedroom Delhi Development Authority flat in South Delhi, a four-bedroom flat in the Commonwealth Games Village and a 56% share in an apartment in Gurugram.
Justice BR Gavai, who will take over as the chief justice on May 14, has inherited a house in Maharashtra’s Amravati from his late father. He also owns apartments in Mumbai’s Bandra area and Delhi’s Defence Colony, as well as agricultural land in the Amravati and Nagpur districts.
Gavai also declared liabilities of about Rs 1.3 crore.
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