The Chief Justice of India and all Supreme Court judges have furnished details of their assets on the official website. Some of the retired Supreme Court judges have even voluntarily displayed their assets. Many High Courts have followed suit.
Though a meeting of the judges of the Bombay High Court had taken a decision on 2nd September 2009 to declare their assets, there seems to have been no follow up action. Why is it taking the Bombay High Court over three years to comply with one of its very own decisions? Is it that some judges want to conceal their assets from the public domain? Charity begins at home, My Lords. Surely, they have not amassed wealth during their tenure like some flamboyant Constitutional authorities and would therefore have nothing to hide. In as much as they seek transparency in functioning of the Government and its functionaries and officials, the Judges should not lose sight that they constitute a vital pillar of the governance in the democractic set up. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
