Over the past five years, there has been a decline in the number of Delhi High Court judges who have disclosed their assets on the official website. Presently, only 13 judges have publicly declared their assets, out of a total of 42, as opposed to 2018, when 29 judges out of 35 made such declarations.
The Delhi High Court has been a pioneer in judicial innovations, emphasising transparency in its operations. The voluntary declarations were placed in the public domain following a full court resolution at the Delhi High Court on August 8, 2009 to bring in transparency in the judiciary.
The Delhi High Court also has an archived list of 58 judges — some of whom were elevated to the Supreme Court, transferred to other High Courts, or retired — who declared their assets on the website. Some judges had already disclosed their assets as early as February 2010.
