The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community is on the edge of their seats as the Supreme Court's five-person bench is hearing a slew of petitions filed against Section 377. The petitioners range from chefs to dancers, well-known activists, hoteliers, IIT students and alumni and writers.

Section 377 is a colonial era law that criminalises consensual sex between two same sex adults. Court proceedings are being live-tweeted. There are real time updates on websites closing the gap between the people and the judicial process and bringing in greater transparency.