The Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court on Thursday, February 5, 2026, that it has formed district-level committees to eliminate the 'orderly system' in the police department. This system involves policemen being assigned to household work in higher officials’ residences. On January 21, 2026, the government issued a Government Order (G.O.) to create these five-member committees led by the respective District Collectors. Advocate General P.S. Raman, appearing before the Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and C. Kumarappan, presented the G.O. He said the government followed the court's January 7 directive but made slight changes to the committee setup. The committees will include the District Revenue Officer, one chosen officer of similar rank, Additional Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), and another officer of the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police. Their role is to collect information, receive any complaints—oral, written, or electronic—and take necessary actions to abolish the orderly system. The G.O. instructs committees to ensure no police personnel perform personal or household work for senior police officials. Instead, orderlies must be sent back to regular police duties. They must submit reports every two months to the Home Secretary monitoring government policy and court orders. For large cities like Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai, Collectors must form enough teams to enforce the ban effectively. The first committee meetings must happen immediately and reports should reach the government by the 10th of every odd month. Further, the Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department) will take all necessary actions, including departmental or disciplinary steps, upon receiving reports or complaints from these committees or others. The court welcomed the G.O. but stressed the State government should closely monitor the committees’ efforts. The hearing was then adjourned for four weeks to review progress.