After going virtual since the pandemic began in March 2020, the Supreme Court of India heard a case in physical court on July 30th, with both sides physically present. After the attorneys for both parties in a criminal case agreed to appear physically to present their cases, a bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat ordered the case to be scheduled for a physical hearing.

On September 2, the case will be heard again, with both parties physically present.