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Case Studies on Ethical DilemmasEXAMINEYear 202220 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Case Study: You are the chief vigilance officer in a public sector bank. You discover that a high-profile corporate borrower was granted unsecured credit worth hundreds of crores based on inflated collateral valuations endorsed by your bank's top management. If you escalate the findings to the CBI, the bank's stock will crash and public trust in the banking system will be severely dented. If you remain silent, the massive bad debt will eventually be written off at public taxpayer cost. (a) Identify the moral dilemmas. (b) What course of action will you take?
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Case studies on problems of integrity, conflict of interest, crisis management, political pressure, social boycott, ethical dilemmas in public office.
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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Bank NPA Fraud Case, Chief Vigilance Officer, Whistleblowing to CBI
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