India, Feb. 6 -- The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday informed the Madras high court that it has issued a government order constituting district-level committees headed by collectors to eradicate the "orderly system" - the long-condemned practice of deploying police personnel for the personal and household work of senior police officials.

Appearing before a bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan, the state government placed on record a government order (GO) issued on January 21 this year, stating that it had implemented the court's directions issued earlier this month, with minor modifications.

Advocate General PS Raman, who appeared for the government, told the court that as per the GO, a five-member committee will function...