{"id":15189,"date":"2025-04-03T18:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15189"},"modified":"2025-04-03T19:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:01:31","slug":"public-disclosure-of-judges-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/public-disclosure-of-judges-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Disclosure of Judges Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>SC Judges to Publicly Declare Assets:<\/strong> Prompted by the discovery of large sums of cash at a Delhi High Court judge&#8217;s residence, the Supreme Court has decided its judges will publicly declare their assets. The disclosures will <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> be made to the CJI and then published on the court&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>No Legal Mandate:<\/strong> Currently, there is no law requiring judges to publicly disclose their assets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Past SC Resolutions:<\/strong> A 1997 resolution mandated declaration to the CJI only, not the public. A 2009 decision allowed voluntary disclosure on the SC website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>RTI Applicability:<\/strong> A 2019 ruling stated judges&#8217; assets are not &#8220;personal information,&#8221; potentially making them accessible under the RTI Act.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Low HC Compliance:<\/strong> As of March 2025, only 13% of High Court judges (97 out of 770) have publicly declared assets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>HC Resistance:<\/strong> Several High Courts (Allahabad, Rajasthan, Bombay, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand) have strongly opposed public disclosure and RTI requests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Comparison to Other Public Servants:<\/strong> Civil servants (under AIS Conduct Rules) and political candidates must declare assets. MPs\/MLAs and Union Ministers also have asset declaration requirements. This difference in treatment has raised questions of equality and accountability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The public disclosure of judges&#8217; assets aims to increase transparency and accountability within the judiciary, aligning it with standards expected of other public servants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC Judges to Publicly Declare Assets: Prompted by the discovery of large sums of cash at a Delhi High Court judge&#8217;s residence, the Supreme Court has decided its judges will publicly declare their assets. The disclosures will be made to the CJI and then published on the court&#8217;s website. 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