GS4 · UPSC Mains
You are the Superintendent of Police (SP) in a district. One of your subordinates informs you that a girl has reached out to him and complained about a potential death threat to her and her boyfriend who belongs to another caste. Both the families are averse to their union. She has also informed that the local police station is neither filing any complaint nor giving her any assurance of protection. The girl belongs to the dominant caste of the region and her father is a prominent local leader of the party which is in power in the state. On further enquiry, you come to know that both the girl and her boyfriend are adults. They have moved out of the house and have started living together. This has further angered both the families and they are accusing each other of abduction. In the given scenario, answer the following questions: (a) Bring out the ethical dilemma faced by the you. (b) What would be a suitable course of action to resolve the issue? (c) At times, such instances lead to violence and may end up in honour killings. Discuss the reasons behind their social acceptance in parts of India despite the legal sanction against them.
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues GS4 · Public/civil service values & ethics in public administration — status & problems; ethical concerns & dilemmas; conflict of interest
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajiv Agarwal | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Sankhe Kashmira Kishor | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Manan Agarwal | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Ankita Puwar | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Akshansh Yadav | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Kritika Goyal | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Vibhore Mendiratta | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Priyanka Choudhary | — | Vision | p.53 |
| Ishwar Lal Gurjar | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Kumar Sushant | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Maniya Verma | — | VisionIAS | p.48 |
| Pourush Sood | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Anirudha Pandey | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Ridhima Jain | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Devansh Gupta | — | Vision | p.54 |
| Vikash Senthiya | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Nitish Mauriya | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Shashi Shekhar | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |