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Police case order of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.08.2021 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.(MD).No.17648 of 2020 Masilamani, S/o.Annamalai,—21.There is no fixed working hours for the Police force for discharging their duty. Though it is stated 8 hours, practically it is 24 hours as they have to deal with many problems which are occurring in the Society. Therefore, 8 hour-norm in three shifts should be followed strictly. The number of Police personnel for each shift has to be fixed, so that they will not be put to mental stress, work pressure and agony. The above comprehensive directions are necessary for efficient and committed Police functioning in the State.

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 19.08.2021
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
W.P.(MD).No.17648 of 2020
Masilamani,
S/o.Annamalai,
No.56, 2nd Floor, Vanji Amman Kovil Street,
Near Pillayar Kovil (South side)
Karur 639 001. … Petitioner
Vs
1.The Chief Secretary,
Secretariat,
Fort St. George,
Chennai 600 009.
2.The Secretary to Government,
Home Department,
Secretariat, Fort St. George,
Chennai 600 009.
3.The Director General of Police,
Post Box No.601, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai,
Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. … Respondents
PRAYER : Petition filed under article 226 of Constitution of India for
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issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to increase the per
capita of Police force in our State of Tamil Nadu and fill up all the vacancies in
the post of constable and Sub Inspector of Police in our State and to pay higher
salary based on the Petitioner’s representation dated 26.11.2020.
For Petitioner : Mr.Villanchezhian
For Respondents : MrM.Muthu Geethaiyan
Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,)
Can you think of traffic junction, without a traffic constable,
even for ten minutes?
Can you imagine a possession without the security of Police?
For leading a normal life the presence of Police is necessary. The service of
Police is very important in this advanced age, as more offences are committed
and there is no discipline among the masses. Unless the people are disciplined,
the role of Police in the society cannot be dispensed with, especially, in urban
areas.
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candidates with qualification in various fields have to be selected for proper
policing. Advanced gadgets should be available for the Police force and more
amount should be allotted to the Police force for modernisation.
20.As already stated, the Police force is facing lot of stress and agony
due to non filling of all the vacancies. When they are facing lot of risks in
discharging their duties every day, they should be paid atleast 10% more than
similarly placed Government servants. The risk involved in the Police force is
enormous and it cannot be compared with other services. Therefore, the State
Government shall consider increasing the salary of the Police force by atleast
10%.
21.There is no fixed working hours for the Police force for discharging
their duty. Though it is stated 8 hours, practically it is 24 hours as they have to
deal with many problems which are occurring in the Society. Therefore, 8
hour-norm in three shifts should be followed strictly. The number of Police
personnel for each shift has to be fixed, so that they will not be put to mental
stress, work pressure and agony. The above comprehensive directions are
necessary for efficient and committed Police functioning in the State. Then
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