The Karnataka High Court made history on Monday by hearing submissions advanced by a speech and hearing-impaired advocate Sarah Sunny through a Certified sign language interpreter.A single judge bench.
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed its Registry to secure the services of a Certified interpreter through the Ministry of Information and Technology to assist Advocate Sarah Sunny, who is.
The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that it could have an interpreter present for all the Constitution Bench hearings so that the court proceedings are understood by everyone, including deaf persons.
The Supreme Court of India recently witnessed, for the first time ever, an interpreter translating proceedings for an advocate with hearing impairment.