You are a Municipal Commissioner of a tier-2 city experiencing rapid urban expansion. Several residential and commercial buildings are under construction in the city to meet the growing demand for housing. One such luxury residential complex is being built, employing hundreds of daily wage labourers, many of whom live in temporary settlements at the construction site. Late one night wage labourers, many of whom live in temporary settlements at the construction site, during the monsoon season, a long section of scaffolding and concrete slabs collapses from the upper floors of one of the under-construction buildings. Seven labourers, including two critically injured and rushed to the hospital. The tragic incident results in public outrage, intense media scrutiny, and protests by a local NGO. The state government reveals a series of inquiry and directs you to submit a report within a week. Your preliminary investigation reveals that the construction material used is substandard and not in accordance with the National Building Code. Although the approved plan permits construction of fifteen floors, the builder has illegally added new two floors. Moreover, the structure has encroached on land demarcated for a community park and a service lane under the city's Zonal Development Plan. These violations were not reported during site inspections conducted by the building inspector of the municipal corporation. Both of you were roommates during your training at the civil service academy. Prime Minister in the state cabinet. The builder suggests that resolving the matter could be 'mutually settled' and offers you a premium penthouse with 2 crore. On the other hand, the case exposes tension between officials of the Municipal Corporation and the builder. Your colleagues are putting pressure on you to go slow in the inquiry. Some of them suggest that holding the builder accountable could damage the city's image and deter new investors and slow down urban development. Meanwhile, the builder is the younger brother of a powerful minister in the state cabinet. One evening, his personal aide visits you privately. He suggests that the matter could be mutually settled and offers you a premium penthouse worth 2 crore in the same residential complex. In the same breath, he hints that the matter is not resolved swiftly in the builder's favour, someone in his office is prepared to file a complaint against you under SC/ST Atrocity Act.