In response to the “cash at home” scandal involving Justice Yashwant Varma, 21 of the 33 Supreme Court judges have disclosed their asset details online, with the remaining judges’ information set to follow.
Aimed at boosting transparency and public confidence in the judiciary in the wake of Justice Yashwant Varma’s “cash at home” episode, 21 out of the 33 sitting judges of the Supreme Court have posted their asset details on the court’s website.
An SC statement late last night said that the asset details of the remaining 12 judges will also be uploaded soon, “as and when the current statement of assets is received.”
Until now, the website only stated that judges had declared their assets; details were not available. This has been done following a resolution passed on April 1, 2025.
“The Full Court of the Supreme Court of India has, on 1st April, 2025, decided that the statement 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,” said the press release.
The publication of assets on the website was not mandatory earlier but was discretionary, depending on whether an individual judge wanted to do so.
It was in 2009 that a full court of the Supreme Court of India first took the significant decision—one which came about after great pressure from the public and from within the judiciary.
Asset Details
Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, who will take over as CJI on May 14, has Rs 19.63 lakh in bank accounts and Rs 6.59 lakh in his PPF account.
As far as immovable properties are concerned, CJI Khanna has a two-bedroom DDA flat in South Delhi, besides a four-bedroom flat in the Commonwealth Games Village.
CJI Khanna also has a 56 per cent share in a four-bedroom flat in Gurugram, with his daughter holding the remaining 44 per cent, apart from a share in an ancestral house, dating from before Partition, in Himachal Pradesh.
Justice Gavai has inherited a house in Amravati, Maharashtra, besides residential apartments in Mumbai and Delhi. He has also inherited agricultural land in Amravati and Nagpur. He has declared liabilities to the tune of Rs 1.3 crore.
Justice A. S. Oka, who is due for retirement on May 24, has among his assets Rs 92.35 lakh in PPF, Rs 21.76 lakh in FD, a 2022 model Maruti Baleno car, and a car loan of Rs 5.1 lakh.
Justice Vikram Nath has declared a 2-BHK apartment in Noida, a bungalow in Allahabad, and inherited agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh. He also has Rs 1.5 crore in investments.
Justice Surya Kant has residential properties that he jointly owns with his spouse in Chandigarh, Gurugram, and Delhi. His investments include 31 FD receipts, including interest, totalling Rs 6.03 crore.
Justice Bela M. Trivedi has a house at Dipti Bank of India Society, Gulbai Tekra, Ahmedabad, besides one under construction in Neetibaug Judges Cooperative Society, Ahmedabad. She has Rs 60 lakh in mutual funds, Rs 20 lakh in PPF, besides jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh and a 2015 Maruti Swift car.
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has a 2008 Maruti Zen Estilo car, which is presently not in use and lying idle in Dehradun. His assets list notes that “all immovable properties mentioned here are prior to my becoming a judge and there is no addition to it.”
Justice Sanjay Kumar’s list of stocks includes Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Cholamandalam Finance Ltd, HCL Infosystems Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd, HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Infosys Ltd, ITC Ltd, NMDC Ltd, Olectra Greentech Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd, State Bank of India, Steel Authority of India Ltd, Tata Communications Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Tata Motors Ltd, Tata Steel, Vedanta Ltd, Jio Finance Ltd, Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd, ITC Hotels, and NMDC Steel Ltd.
Justice K. V. Viswanathan, who was a successful SC lawyer before being elevated to the Bench in May 2023, has investments totaling Rs 120.96 crore and paid income tax of Rs 91.47 crore from 2010-11 to 2024-25.
