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Judges should declare assets in public: BJP

August 01, 2009 21:05 IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday made a strong demand that judges should make public their assets and liabilities and said there was no point in making such a declaration before their higher-ups.

"BJP welcomes probity in public life. But what purpose would be served if the assets and liabilities declared by judges are not made public?" BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told mediapersons in New Delhi.

He said making such details public was essential to "maintain a degree of transparency". "There is no point (in submitting such information to higher-ups) if such details are not made public," he said.

The demand comes ahead of the government's proposal to introduce in the current session of Parliament the Judges (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Bill, 2009.

The bill proposes that judges of the Supreme Court will furnish details of the assets and liabilities to Chief Justice of India, while high court judges will submit the information to their respective chief justices.

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