CJI Chandrachud's folded hand gesture as PM Modi lauds Supreme Court for this move
PM Modi emphasized the importance of mother tongue in his Independence Day speech, praising the Supreme Court's move to provide judgments in regional languages.
“I also thank the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has said that the operative part of the judgments will be in one's mother tongue. The significance of the mother tongue is increasing,” PM Modi said.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who was among the guests at the Independence Day event, acknowledged the prime minister's remark with folded hands while other guests clapped.
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CJI Chandrachud has often stressed the need for courts to provide judgments in regional languages. In January, the CJI announced that the judgments delivered by the Supreme Court will be translated into four languages —Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Odia, saying translation of judgments in the regional languages will help in the access to justice for the citizens.
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