Answer:

• Perform an objective and subjective analysis of the case.

Objective Analysis:

• The constitution of India caters to treat everybody as equal before the law irrespective of his religion. Thus, the religious community in the question should not be dealt with any special treatment.
• As a civil servant, an officer should follow the guidelines of SC as its interpretation is final and binding in India.
• If he violates the law he has to answer to his superiors for such a violation.
• The religious community is part of the Indian population. Therefore, their customs and beliefs should be respected.

Subjective Analysis:

Religion plays an important part in the lives of people in India. If the structure is removed, the action can be given a communal color. Since our model of secularism respect all the religion equally, their sentiment should also be respected. Leadership quality of civil service also demands not to antagonize any community.

(2) What will you do in such a situation?

1st Approach

Firstly, leaders of the community should be persuaded that though District Administration fully respects the values and customs of their religion due to strict guideline administrators have to suffer from penal action if structure is not removed.

Second, if leaders do not agree, then the matter should be discussed with the superiors that are there any authority that can give such permission. If it is not possible, then he should remove the structure.

If such a solution is not available, then he should check whether it is possible to limit the number of people attending the festival, based on law and order administration available and with the help of leaders of the community? If it is possible, then he can allow them to take up the festival because the structure can be removed later if the number of people involved is not much. If it is not possible, then he should remove the structure.

2nd Approach

Community activities can be taken up on government land but proper permission needs to be taken so I will ask that community to take requisite permission in a written manner.

As a district officer, it is my responsibility to maintain law and order and peace in the district and also to ensure sentiments of the community is not hurt. Therefore to maintain such balance permission will be granted till festive month but after that demolition will be carried out under the municipal act, following proper procedures and discussions with influential and important members of the religious community such that peace would not be disturbed.