New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) Amid demands from bar bodies for resuming physical court hearings, the Supreme Court on Wednesday released the data of the day to highlight the "success story" of virtual court proceedings, saying as many as 2,893 lawyers appeared in these hearings through video-conferencing.

"Data shows the day-by-day success story of the Virtual Court. Today, 2,893 advocates joined the virtual court hearings before 10 benches of the Supreme Court," an official of the apex court said.

Also Read | Pregnant Elephant's Death in Kerala's Malappuram: Ratan Tata Calls It 'Meditated Murder'.

Referring to Wednesday's cause list, he said 263 main matters, along with 102 connected ones, were heard by different benches during the day.

The apex court has been conducting proceedings through video-conferencing from March 25 as it has suspended the entry of lawyers and other staff into its premises. However, it recently said the lawyers' chambers can be re-opened on an odd-even basis during weekdays with certain safety measures in place.

Also Read | 129 More People Test Positive For COVID-19 in Telangana: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates, June 3, 2020.

The apex court, on Tuesday, decided to explore the feasibility of "physical appearance" of advocates in real courtroom hearings after strictly following the coronavirus-triggered lockdown and resorting to virtual hearings since March 25.

Prior to this, the Bar Council of India and few other bar bodies had urged the top court to consider resuming courtroom hearings on various grounds, including that the virtual court system was not working well in favour of many lawyers, who either did not have access to the technology or were not well-versed with it.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)