The Judges’ Assets Saga

In February 2009, the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform (CJAR) issued an Open Letter to Judges of all the High Courts and the Supreme Court to publicly declare their assets. It was urged through this letter, that by making a public declaration of their assets, Judges’ would be setting an example of transparency in the country which would then be emulated by other public servants in the country. In response to this letter, Justice K. Kannan of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, perhaps the first judge to voluntarily make his assets public, sent an email to Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Convener, CJAR, stating, that while he held views against the demand for public declaration of judges’ assets, he had no qualms in sharing his financial and property details, which he attached to the email. The correspondence between Mr. Prashant Bhushan and Justice Kannan can be accessed here. Further the document sent by Justice Kannan detailing his point of view can also be read here. open letter declaration of assets.pdf,650,600,link{/edocs} {edocs}Justice Kannan Statement 2008-2009.pdf,650,600,link{/edocs} {edocs}Correspondence between Justice Kannan and Mr. Bhushan.pdf,650,600,link{/edocs} {edocs}Justice K Kannan%27s stand on declaration of assets.pdf,650,600,link{/edocs}