In a first, the Supreme Court on Friday directed its registry to appoint an interpreter for deaf lawyer Sarah Sunny to appear before the top court and argue her case. The Court will bear the expenses for the interpreter..Registrar Vivek Saxena passed the order directing the registry officials to take necessary steps in this regard."There is a request for an appointment of a sign-language interpreter. The Registry will take steps for appointing an interpreter as requested by the advocate for appellants,” it was ordered..The Court was hearing an application moved through advocate Sanchita Ain seeking appointment of an interpreter for advocate Sunny. Sunny had earlier appeared before the Court with her own interpreter on September 22. "It took us so long for us to make this happen. This should have happened long ago," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had later said about it..Read interview with advocate Sarah Sunny here.
In a first, the Supreme Court on Friday directed its registry to appoint an interpreter for deaf lawyer Sarah Sunny to appear before the top court and argue her case. The Court will bear the expenses for the interpreter..Registrar Vivek Saxena passed the order directing the registry officials to take necessary steps in this regard."There is a request for an appointment of a sign-language interpreter. The Registry will take steps for appointing an interpreter as requested by the advocate for appellants,” it was ordered..The Court was hearing an application moved through advocate Sanchita Ain seeking appointment of an interpreter for advocate Sunny. Sunny had earlier appeared before the Court with her own interpreter on September 22. "It took us so long for us to make this happen. This should have happened long ago," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had later said about it..Read interview with advocate Sarah Sunny here.