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In a step to enhance transparency in the judicial appointments and other aspects, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it has uploaded statements of judges' assets on its website, in accordance with a full-court decision to place the relevant details in the public domain.

In its release, the court said , "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."

Along with the assets, the top court also placed the entire appointment process of the high courts and the Supreme Court on its website. This includes the information related to the role assigned to the High Court Collegium, inputs received from the Union of India and the state governments and their role, and the Supreme Court Collegium's considerations. The step has been taken for the knowledge and awareness of the public.

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The statement further read, "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."

After the midnight move, asset details of 21 judges of the Supreme Court out of total 33 were uploaded on the website. The details of all five judges of the collegium were also uploaded.

(With PTI Inputs)

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