The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on the petition filed by a police Head Constable who had sought a direction to the Director General of Police (DGP) to implement government orders sanctioning one-day weekly off to police personnel.
Justice Battu Devanand reserved orders on the petition filed by M. Senthil Kumar of Madurai district. The petitioner said that police personnel were discharging their duty round the clock without a break. It had affected them physically and mentally. They were unable to attend family functions, he said.
He said that a government order was issued in 2021 sanctioning one day weekly off to police personnel up to the rank of Head constable so that they can take care of their health and also spend quality time with their family. It was accepted by the DGP.
It was amended in the police standing order and was circulated to all the police stations in Tamil Nadu. However, the G.O. has not come into force. Meanwhile, in 2022, another G.O. sanctioning one-day weekly off to police personnel up to the rank of Special Sub Inspectors of Police and Sub-Inspectors was issued, he said.
The government orders do not state how the police department was going to implement them. The department has not found a way to implement the G.O.s. Since they were not being implemented properly, the police personnel were affected and were not able to spend quality time with their family, he said. The petitioner sought a direction to the DGP to properly implement the G.O.s sanctioning one-day weekly off to police personnel.
Published - April 23, 2025 09:52 pm IST
