Apex court judges declare assets

posted at ExpressBuzz 1 month ago

NEW DELHI: Bowing to popular demand and complying with a Delhi High Court ruling, the Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Monday declared their assets. Justice B.N. Agrawal, who retired from the apex court on Oct 15 this year, too joined the 21 sitting apex court judges in declaring their assets. Though the declaration followed a Delhi High Court ruling of Septembe

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SC Judges declaring assets excellent gesture: Moily

posted at Hindustantimes 29 days ago

Law Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday termed as "an excellent gesture" the decision of Supreme Court judges to declare their assets in public and said this proved the integrity of Indian judiciary was the "highest". "It is not their (judiciary) intention to hide anything. But there are some issues. Even then, making it .. more »

CJI, other Supreme Court judges declare assets

posted at Hindustantimes 29 days ago

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan owns a Santro Car and 20 sovereigns of gold jewellery as moveable property  and three houses and two plots as immovable assets as he along with 20 other judges of the Supreme Court today made public details of their assets. While he has no no investment in shares and fixed deposits,  the assets .. more »

SC Judges declaring assets excellent gesture: Moily!

posted at Zeenews 1 month ago

It is not their (judiciary) intention to hide anything. But there are some issues. Even then, making it (assets) available to public is an excellent gesture on the part of the judiciary," Moily told news agencies. Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and 20 other judges of the Supreme Court today made public their assets by putting it on the .. more »

CJI, Supreme Court judges declare wealth, finally

posted at Hindustantimes 29 days ago

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan owns two homes in Kerala and drives a 2000 model Santro. These details of his wealth and those of 21 of his colleagues in the Supreme Court (SC) were put up “voluntarily” on the court website on Monday. The revelation came after 12 years of resistance to the 1997 resolution — that all .. more »