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Case Studies on Ethical DilemmasEXAMINEYear 201820 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder

Case Study: You are the District Collector in a communally sensitive district. A holy religious festival of one community coincides with an important procession of another community. Both communities insist on taking out their processions through the same narrow market corridor at the exact same hour. Intelligence warns of severe communal rioting if either procession is altered or halted. Community leaders refuse to compromise, claiming it is an infringement of their constitutional religious freedom. (a) Discuss the ethical and administrative challenges in maintaining public order without curtailing religious liberty. (b) What strategy will you implement to avert communal clashes?

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Case studies on problems of integrity, conflict of interest, crisis management, political pressure, social boycott, ethical dilemmas in public office.

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Communal Procession Clash, Public Order vs Religious Freedom, Intelligence Inputs on Riots

Recurring Theme Trend: “Communal Procession Clash”

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