New Delhi: The outgoing Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has Rs 55.75 lakh in fixed deposits, three-bedroom DDA apartments in South Delhi and a four-bedroom apartment, with a dimension of 2,446 square feet in the Commonwealth Game Village.
CJI-appointed Justice Br Gavai owns over Rs 19.63 lakh in the bank, a house in Amravati, Maharashtra inherits the apartments of his late father, Bandra of Mumbai and Delhi's defence colonies, and agricultural lands in Amravati and Negpur.
To increase transparency, the Supreme Court uploaded a statement of judges’ assets on its website on Monday, after a decision to place the relevant details in the public domain.
“All courts of the Supreme Court of India decided on April 1, 2025 that the asset statements of judges of the court should be placed in the public domain by uploading the same judge on the website of this court. The asset statements of judges received have been uploaded. The statements of other judges will be uploaded. The current statements are announced in the current statement.
According to the data, Cji Khanna, which will be extended on May 13, has a 56% share of the four-bedroom apartment in Gurugram's Secter Vihar, which accounts for the 49th district of Gurugram and has accepted the 2016 Sq.ft.ft. super area, shared on houses and land in Dalhousie, Hima Al Bon.
The data further showed that he invested in public provident fund more than Rs 1.06 crore, GPF was Rs 1,77,89,000, an LIC currency refund policy annual premium was Rs 29,625, and the stock was worth Rs 14,000.
Among the movable assets, CJI Khanna has 250 grams of gold, 2 kilograms of silver, mainly inherited and gifted, as well as the 2015 Maruti Swift car.
Justice Gavai will take over as CJI on May 14 with movable assets including gold decorations and jewelry worth Rs 5.25 lakh, and his spouse owns jewelry worth Rs 29.7 lakh with a cash deposit of Rs 61,320.
Of the 33 judges, 21 included details of their assets in the public sphere.
Justice Surya Kant will become the chief justice of India on November 24 this year, owning a house in the 10th district of Chandigarh, 13 acres of agricultural land in Panchkula and 300 square yard lots in Gurugram and other non-movable properties.
He owns a fixed deposit worth Rs 411 crore, a gold ornament worth 100 grams and 3 valuable watches.
Justice Abhay S, who will retire on May 24, has a residential apartment in Thane, which owns a portion of the agricultural land in Thane, worth Rs 21.76 lakh and a fixed deposit worth Rs 91 lakh.
Justice Vikram Nath announced the assets, saying he owned a two-bedroom apartment in Noida, a bungalow with a civilian line, Prayagraj and 20 Bighas on the agricultural land in Kaushambi. Justice Nath's investment is worth Rs 15 crore.
Justice KV Viswanathan was promoted from bar to the Supreme Court on May 19, 2023, following a roaring practice at Apex Court after he announced his assets, saying his assets had an investment of over Rs 1.2 crore and was in the Safdarjung Development Anket and Delhi and Coimbatore in tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore n ad tambatore naw of Safdarjung Park.
Viswanathan Judiciary also announced details of income tax of Rs 9.147 crore from the 2010-11 period to 2024-25.
In addition to uploading detailed information on judge assets, the top courts provide a complete appointment process for the appointment of the High Court and the Supreme Court, including roles assigned to the High Court University, roles and inputs obtained by the State Government from the Union of India, and on the website of the Supreme Court Cooperative, its website, its knowledge and popularity.
“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 has also been uploaded to the Supreme Court's website.”
