After days of confrontation, Supreme Court judges on Wednesday agreed to disclose their assets. The decision was taken after a meeting of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Justice K G Balakrishnan. The judges of the Supreme Court, especially the Chief Justice, had come under a lot of pressure following several campaigns by various legal luminaries. Several lawyers and former judges of the Supreme Court had campaigned that judges make their assets public.The apex court judges, in the meeting, decided that details of the assets would be published on the website of the Supreme Court.
Senior counsel Prashanth Bhushan had shot off letters to all judges of high courts and Supreme Court requesting them to make their assets public. Immediately after the letters were sent, Justice K Kannan of the Punjab and Haryana High Court declared his assets.This was followed by an article written by Justice DV Shylendra Kumar of the Karnataka High Court in which he had stated that Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan cannot speak on behalf of the entire judiciary on the issue. However, this remark was drubbed by the CJI, who termed it as a publicity stunt.
Senior counsel Prashanth Bhushan had shot off letters to all judges of high courts and Supreme Court requesting them to make their assets public. Immediately after the letters were sent, Justice K Kannan of the Punjab and Haryana High Court declared his assets.This was followed by an article written by Justice DV Shylendra Kumar of the Karnataka High Court in which he had stated that Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan cannot speak on behalf of the entire judiciary on the issue. However, this remark was drubbed by the CJI, who termed it as a publicity stunt.
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