On Monday, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana expressed dissatisfaction with repeated disruptions during virtual hearings caused by the use of mobile phones by several advocates, and suggested that mobile participation be prohibited. The CJI and justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli were dissatisfied with the fact that they had to adjourn hearings in as many as ten cases scheduled for Monday due to disruptions in either audio or visual or both from advocates' end during the proceedings. "Lawyers appear on their mobile phones but are not visible. This mobile business may have to be prohibited. Mr Counsel, you now practice in the Supreme Court and appear on a regular basis. "Can't you afford to have a desktop to argue on?" asked the bench in one of the cases. During the hearing of another case, the bench noted the lawyer's poor internet connectivity and stated, "We have no energy to hear cases like this." Please devise a system that allows us to hear you. Ten issues have been resolved in this manner, and we are yelling." Due to the pandemic, the Supreme Court has been hearing cases via video-conferencing since March 2020, and has periodically relaxed or tightened the conditions in response to the changing pandemic situation. On January 2, the Supreme Court took note of a sudden increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country and decided to hear all matters in virtual mode, with the benches sitting at the judges' residential offices beginning on January 7.