Supreme Court raises the bar

SC's push for transparency on appointments and assets of judges is an example for other institutions

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The Supreme Court's decision to make public the assets held by 21 of its 33 sitting judges and publish the entire process of appointments to high courts for the past four years is a welcome step towards judicial transparency. It comes at a time when the court's public (and deserved) reputation of unimpeachable integrity is under a cloud over allegations of a massive cash haul being recovered at the residence of then-Delhi High Court (HC) judge, Justice Yashwant Varma. Varma has since been transferred to the Allahabad HC.