{"id":40856,"date":"2016-01-11T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T04:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=40856"},"modified":"2016-01-11T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T04:24:07","slug":"maharashtra-mulling-change-in-office-timings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/maharashtra-mulling-change-in-office-timings","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra mulling change in office timings"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40613\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40613\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/over-900-schools-fail-to-notify-nursery-admission-criteria\/nursery-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?fit=630%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,423\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nursery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?fit=630%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-40613 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Maharashtra mulling change in office timings\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/nursery.jpg?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maharashtra mulling change in office timings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Maharashtra government is considering change in office timings to reduce peak hour crowding in suburban\u00a0local trains which is resulting in many commuter deaths, the Bombay High Court\u00a0was informed today.<\/p>\n<p>A division bench of Justices N H Patil and A A Sayed was hearing a public interest litigation regarding safety of commuters, facilities provided to them and reservation of seats for senior citizens in local trains.<\/p>\n<p>The court had on earlier hearings suggested that office timings be changed from the usual 10 am to 5 pm. &#8220;What if some department begins work after 11 am ? Some offices can work on weekends and have holidays on weekdays,&#8221; the court had said.<\/p>\n<p>Government lawyer P P Kakade today told the court that the suggestions made were feasible and that the government was seriously considering the same. &#8220;Half hour change in office timings is being considered. The principal secretaries of every department have been asked to look into the same and give their suggestions,&#8221; Kakade told the court.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of provision of basic facilities like clean toilets and drinking water, the court said if the railway authorities are not in a position to provide and maintain the facilities then they can outsource it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) do it. Let them (BMC) take over the task of providing these facilities in railway platforms,&#8221; the court said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have time and again asked the Railways to do something but till date nothing has been shown to us. Only discussions are done, no action. A commuter just wants clean toilets and drinking water,&#8221; the court said.<\/p>\n<p>The court has posted the petition for further hearing on January 22.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maharashtra government is considering change in office timings to reduce peak hour crowding in suburban\u00a0local trains which is resulting in many commuter deaths, the Bombay High Court\u00a0was informed today. 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