Justice K. Murali Shankar directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police to conduct the inquiry in two weeks. The court was hearing a petition filed by a sanitary worker M. Ponnuthai of Madurai who sought a direction to the police to conduct an investigation and take

ADVERTISEMENTMADURAI1 Min ReadHC directs ACP to conduct inquiry into complaints lodged by sanitary workersPublished / Updated- September 15, 2024 22:06 IST THE HINDU BUREAUListen to articleThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thideer Nagar, here to conduct an inquiry based on complaints lodged by sanitary workers who alleged that a Sanitary Inspector of Madurai Corporation had used foul language against the workers while they were discharging their duties.Justice K. Murali Shankar directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police to conduct the inquiry in two weeks. The court was hearing a petition filed by a sanitary worker M. Ponnuthai of Madurai who sought a direction to the police to conduct an investigation and take appropriate action under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.The petitioner said that she was working as a sanitary worker in ward 76 of Madurai Corporation. She alleged that sanitary workers who were working in wards 50, 51, 52, 54, 55 and 76 were being continuously subjected to verbal abuse and casteist slurs by Sanitary Inspector S. Ramesh.She said that the sanitary workers had complained to the Madurai Corporation Commissioner seeking action against the Sanitary Inspector. In July, the workers staged a protest in the Corporation Office. The authorities said that an inquiry would be conducted into the issue. Though an inquiry was conducted by them no action was taken, she said.The petitioner said that she and 13 other sanitary workers had lodged a police complaint against the Sanitary Inspector. However, police have not registered a case and conducted an inquiry based on the complaint, she said and sought a direction to the police to conduct an investigation and take appropriate action.ADVERTISEMENTRecommendedHeadlinesENTERTAINMENT6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUENTERTAINMENT6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUENTERTAINMENT7h agoREUTERSNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUSCI-TECH7h agoSANJUKTA MONDALNEWS20h agoSHIV SAHAY SINGHSPORT20h agoS. PRASANNA VENKATESANSPORT20h agoSPORTS BUREAUNEWS20h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS21h agoG.V.R. SUBBA RAOARCHIVES21h agoSOCIETY21h agoBHAMA RAVINEWS21h agoR. RAVIKANTH REDDYNEWS21h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUSPORT21h agoAMITABHA DAS SHARMASPORT21h agoSPORTS BUREAUARCHIVES22h agoNEWS22h agoPTIBUSINESS22h agoLALATENDU MISHRANEWS23h agoMAYANK KUMARSPORT23h agoPTINEWS23h agoMAYANK KUMARSPORT23h agoAPOPINION23h agoSANJAY KUMAR & ABHISHEK SHARMASPORT23h agoAPOPINION23h agoG. KISHAN REDDYNEWS23h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS23h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 15,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 15,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 15,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 15,2024V. KAMALAKARA RAOExplore more from
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