Website: www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in AND http://hcojas.guj.nic.in

RECRUITMENT NOTICE NO. RC/1250/2017

RECRUITMENT TO THE CADRE OF DISTRICT JUDGES BY PROMOTION (10%)

1. Vacancy and Pay Scale :

(i)

The High Court of Gujarat, in view of the guidelines of the Honble Supreme Court in the case of Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. V/s. U.P.Public Service Commission & Ors. and 'The Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules, 2005', decides to fill up 18 (13 Regular and 05 Ad-hoc) vacancies that may be required to be filled up, in the cadre of District Judges by promotion (10%), on the basis of merit through limited Competitive Examination of Senior Civil Judges having not less than 5 years of qualifying service, in the pay-scale of Rs. 51,650-1240-59,090-1390-63,260 + allowances, as admissible under the Rules.

(ii)

The High Court reserves its right to alter the number of vacancies, than notified.

(iii) The eligible Judicial Officers may appear only in the Main Written Examination in view of the provision of limited Competitive Examination, which is tentatively scheduled for 2^nd July, 2017.

2. Essential Qualifications :

A Judicial Officer must have completed five years qualifying service, as Senior Civil Judge, in the Gujarat Judicial Service, as on 31/03/2017.

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3. Scheme of Examination & Syllabus :

The Competitive Examination shall consist of :

(A) Main Written Examination (200 Marks)

(B) Viva-voce (50 Marks)

(A) Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type):-(Tentatively scheduled for 2^nd July, 2017)

(i) The Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type), shall consist of

Two Papers -(each of 100 Marks & 3 Hours duration), based on

the Syllabus given below :

Paper I :

(a)

The Indian Penal Code, 1860

(b)

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(c)

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

(d)

The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

(e)

The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

(f)

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Paper-II :

(a)

The Constitution of India

(b)

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

(c)

The Indian Contract Act, 1872.

(d)

The Specific Relief Act, 1963.

(e)

The Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

(f)

Succession Laws, Personal Laws (Hindu, Muslim and Christian)

(g)

The Intellectual Property Laws

(h)

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

(i)

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

(j)

The Electricity Act, 2003

(k)

The Right to Fair Compensation & Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013

(l)

The Family Courts Act, 1984

(m)

Basic Laws relating to Environment -The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. -The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

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(ii) Paper Style for Main Written Examination: Paper : I (Criminal) & Paper : II (Civil), each shall consist of Two

Parts as under : Paper-I (Criminal):

Part: I (50 Marks) : Answer to Questions, Short Notes, Prcis Writing, Translation from English to Gujarati.

Part: II (50 Marks) : Judgment Writing (Sessions Case)

Paper-II (Civil):

Part: I (50 Marks) : Answer to Questions, Short Notes, Assertions/Reasons, Translation from Gujarati to English.

Part: II (50 Marks) : Judgment Writing (Civil Appeal)

(iii)Language of the Question Papers of Main Written Examination shall be English, and Answers to each Question be given in English, if not instructed otherwise.

(iv) The candidates who obtain minimum 50% Marks in the Main Written Examination shall be eligible for being called for Viva-voce/ Personal Interview, provided the candidates have secured minimum

40% Marks in each individual Paper.

(B) Vivavoce: (Tentatively scheduled in the month of August/September, 2017).

(i)

Viva-voce shall be of 50 Marks.

(ii)

The object of the Viva-Voce is to assess the suitability of the candidate for the cadre by judging the mental alertness, knowledge of law, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, skills, attitude, ethics, power of assimilation, power of communication, character and intellectual depth, analytical ability and the like, of the candidate.

(iii) For adjudging the suitability of a candidate, the Committee, shall have regard to the overall service records, of the respective candidate.

(iv) For being eligible to be included in the Select List the candidate must have obtained minimum 40% Marks in Viva-voce.

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4. Preparation of Select-List :

Selection of Officers shall be made on the basis of Aggregate Marks obtained in the Main Written Examination & Viva-voce / Personal Interview.

5. Disqualification for appointment:

No Officer shall be eligible for appointment to the service, if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting Authority, by any means for his candidature.

6. General Instructions :

(a) List of eligible Senior Civil Judges will be placed on the High Court Website for information of all concerned.

(b) e-Call letters of the eligible Officers can be download from the High Court websites viz. website www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in and http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in.

(c)

The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a Judicial Officer for admission to the Main Written Examination and Viva-voce shall be final. No officer, to whom a Certificate of Admission viz. 'Call-letter-cum-Admission Slip' has not been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be admitted for the Examination concerned.

(d)

The Officer who is found indulging in any unfair practices, viz. copying or misconduct during the course of examination, using electronic gadgets, tampering with question paper, influencing any official concerned with the Main Written Examination or Personal Interview, will be debarred from appearing for Main Written Examination or Personal Interview, as the case may be, for that examination or for any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.

(e)

The Judicial Officers attending such examination may be treated as on Duty and TA/DA as applicable may be paid, as the case may be.

(f)

Result of all examinations will be made available on the High Court Website and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the High Court.

(g)

The Results (Marks) obtained shall be made available to the Candidates, by providing a link to a webpage on the HC-OJAS website http://hcojas.guj.nic.in with individual password (OTP One Time Password), via SMS on his/her Registered Mobile Number, after the conclusion of the Selection Process.

High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad. 380 060. Sd/-

Date : 27/02/2017 I/c. Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)