Govt employees should be polite with public: HC

Observing that government employees are expected to be polite in their interaction with public visiting their offices, the Madras High Court bench here today directed police to investigate a complaint accusing a staff of passport office here of rude behaviour with two applicants.

Justice Raja Elango, disposing of a petition by one of the passport applicants, directed police to verify the complaint and register a First Information Report if any cognisable offence was made out.
The petitioner Imam Hussain, a lawyer, said he had gone to Madurai Passport Office along with his wife on Sept 15 when one of the officials refused to accept bank passbook as a residential proof. Then he took up the matter with the Passport Officer.