New Delhi, May 7 -- The Supreme Court of India has, for the first time, published the asset declarations of its sitting judges on the court's official website. In a move to increase transparency and judicial accountability, the asset details of 21 of the 33 sitting judges of the apex court, including Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and the next three chief jutices-in-waiting, have been uploaded, as of Monday. The remaining disclosures, according to the court, will be made public as and when the current statement of assets is received. According to the details available on the website, CJI Khanna has Rs. 55.75 lakh in fixed deposits and bank accounts and Rs.1.06 crore in Public Provident Fund (PPF). The CJI also owns a two-bedroom DDA flat in South Delhi and a four-bedroom flat in the Commonwealth Games Village in the national Capital. Justice BR Gavai, who will take over as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on May 14, has Rs. 19.63 lakh in bank accounts and Rs.6.59 lakh in his PPF account. Justice Gavai has inherited a house in Amravati, Maharashtra, and owns two residential flats, one in Maharashtra, and another in New Delhi. He has also declared liabilities worth Rs.1.3 crore. Justice Surya Kant has fixed deposit receipts worth over Rs.6 crore and owns residential properties in Chandigarh, Gurugram, and New Delhi. Justice AS Oka, who will retire from service on May 24 this year, has Rs.92.35 lakh in PPF, Rs.21.76 lakh worth of fixed deposits, and a 2022 model Maruti car. He has also declared his liability for a car loan of Rs.5.1 lakh. The decision came in the wake of a controversy involving alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from the official premises of Justice Yashwant Varma-then serving at the Delhi High Court-who is now under an in-house inquiry....