India, Feb. 10 -- When the Supreme Court last year allowed persons with disabilities to enter the judicial service, 24-year-old Thanya Nathan saw a new opportunity open up. Inspired by the judgment, the law graduate with a visual disability from Mangad in Kannur district decided to prepare for the judicial service examination.

Now, she has topped the Civil Judge (Junior Division) examination under the persons with disabilities category and is set to become Kerala's first judge with a visual disability.

Speaking to PTI as she awaits her appointment letter, Nathan said she is ready to face the challenges of the profession.

"I know it will be a challenging career. But technology has advanced to a stage where most judicial work can be hand...