Allahabad HC judges decide to declare their assets

After the Supreme Court judges decided to declare their assets,the Allahabad High Court judges have decided to tread the same path.

The rider: they will only declare it to the chief justice.

The decision,which has not been made public,was taken on September 12 in a full-court meeting,presided by Chief Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad.

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The judges unanimously agreed to declare their assets,but they were not in favour of disclosing it on the official website like some other high courts have done.

Registrar General Dinesh Gupta said: A resolution was passed unanimously by the judges in the meeting.

Asked if the assets of the judges would be made public,he said: The judges will declare the details of their assets to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court,not on the official website.

As for the decision not being made public even after a fortnight,Gupta said confidentiality has been the main ingredient of the full-court.

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The high courts of Kerala,Mumbai,Delhi,Punjab and Haryana have reportedly decided to put the assets of their judges on their respective websites.

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