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(Jobs) Gujarat High Court : Civil Judge Post Recruitment-2022

Vacancy and Pay Scale:

The High Court of Gujarat, in view of the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Case of Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. V/s. U.P. Public Service Commission & Ors. and as per the provisions prescribed under ‘The Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules,2005’ (as amended from time to time) invites Online Applications from eligible candidates for filling up approximately 219 Regular Vacancies (existing & future), for selection, by way of Competitive Examinations, for the Cadre of Civil Judges in the Pay Scale of Rs.27,700–770–33,090–930–40,530–1080–44,850 + Allowances as admissible under the Rules. The categorywise breakup in respect of the Regular vacancies are as shown hereinbelow:

General

(i)

Scheduled Castes

(ii)

Scheduled Tribes

15%

(iii)

Socially & Educationally Backward Classes

27%

(iv)

Total Regular Vacancies

(v)

Physically Disabled

4% (Horizontal)

(vi)

112

219

Notes:
(i) If suitable Candidates, belonging to the Reserved Categories are not available for selection in the Final Select List, the posts would be filledup, as may be directed by the High Court in its Full Court Meeting.
(ii) The High Court reserves its right to alter the number of vacancies notified.

Essential Qualifications :

(i) A prospective Candidate must possess a Degree in Law from a University recognized by law in India &

-Will have to pass the vernacular (Gujarati) language proficiency test. [See instructions at Item No.5(I)(iv)]

Provided that, those candidates who have cleared their secondary as well as higher secondary examination with subject of Gujarati (Higher Level at both stages), shall not be required to pass aforementioned examination.

- must be practicing as an Advocate in Courts of Civil and/or Criminal Jurisdiction on the last date fixed for submission of Online Application.

Candidates, who have passed the Degree in Law from the academic year 20092010 and onwards, must have also passed the All India Bar Examination, in order to be considered as eligible for being termed as a Practicing Advocate.

-must be working in the Courts or other Allied Departments on the last date fixed for receipt of applications. [See instructions at Item No.10(7)]

Note: Candidates working in the Courts or other Allied Departments, must be holding LL.B. Degree of 03 Years’ Course or 05 Years’ Course from the recognised University.

(ii) Must possess Certificate(s), certifying to be possessing Basic Knowledge of Computer Application / Operation, issued by a Government Institute or other recognized Institute, as set out by the Government of Gujarat in General Administrative Department Resolution No. PRCH1020051532K, dated 30/09/2006 and Resolution No.CRR102007120320G.5 dated 13/08/2008.

(I) The Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) : (Tentatively scheduled on 15/05/2022)
The Candidates would be able to download their ‘eCalllettercum Admission Slip’ from the HCOJAS Portal – https://hc ojas.gujarat.gov.in from 09/05/2022.
(i) The Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) shall be of 100 Marks, the duration whereof will be 02 Hours, consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each of 01 Mark with Negative Marking of 0.33 Mark for each Wrong / Multiple Answer, and would be based on the following Syllabus :

PaperI Part – A

(1) The Indian Penal Code, 1860
(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
(3) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
(4) The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949
(5) The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958
(6) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
(7) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
(8) The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
(9) The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
(10) Preconception and PreNatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
(11) The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
(12) The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
(13) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012
(14) The Information Technology Act, 2000
(15) The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986

Part – B

(1) The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(2) The Limitation Act, 1963
(3) The Indian Contract Act, 1872
(4) The Constitution of India
(5) The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
(6) The Specific Relief Act, 1963
(7) The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004
(8) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
(9) The Transfer of Property Act 1882
(10) The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(11) The Commercial Courts, Act, 2015
(12) Succession Laws, Personal Laws (Hindu, Muslim & Christian)
(13) Legal Maxims

Part – C

General Knowledge, English Language, Test of Reasoning, Numerical & Mental Ability and Basics of Computer Applications.

(ii) The language of the Question Paper of Preliminary Examination will be English Only.

(iii) Preliminary Examination Paper (Objective Type) shall be assessed / evaluated by the Computer, as per entries made on OMR Sheet. As the evaluation is being done on the Computer by Scanning, there is no human intervention and hence, queries relating to rechecking of the OMR Sheets, subsequent to the Preliminary Examination, will not be entertained by the High Court.

(iv) In view of amended Rule7, viz. Clause (aa) of SubRule (2) of Rule7 of “The Gujarat State Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2019”, Candidates who have not passed Secondary as well as Higher Secondary Examination with subject of Gujarati (Higher Level at both stages) are required to pass the vernacular (Gujarati) Language Proficiency Test as prescribed below and to secure minimum 40% Marks for being eligible for being called for Main Written Examination.

PaperII: Test of Gujarati Language: (Marks 50 – Duration 1½ Hours)

[For those Candidates, who have not passed Secondary as well as Higher Secondary Examination with subject of Gujarati (Higher Level at both stages)]

Syllabus:

(v) To become eligible for Main Written Examination, the Candidate
has to secure 50% or more Marks in the Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) and must have also passed their Secondary and Higher Secondary Examinations with subject of Gujarati (Higher Level at both stages);

has to secure 50% or more Marks in the Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) and 40% or more Marks in the Test of Gujarati Language, in case they have not passed their Secondary and Higher Secondary Examinations with subject of Gujarati (Higher Level at both stages).
(vi) The Marks obtained by the Candidates in the Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) as well as the Test of Gujarati Language shall not be taken into consideration for preparing the Final Merit of the candidates.

(II) (A) Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type) : (Tentatively scheduled for 17/07/2022)

The Candidates would be able to download their ‘eCalllettercum Admission Slip’ from the HCOJAS Portal – https://hc ojas.gujarat.gov.in from 11/07/2022.
(i) The Main Written Examination shall consist of Two Papers, based on the Syllabus given below :

Paper I : (CRIMINAL) [Marks : 100, Duration : 03 Hours]

Paper – II : (CIVIL) [Marks : 100, Duration : 03 Hours]

(ii) Language of Question PaperI & Question PaperII of Main Written Examination shall be English. Answers to Questions of Papers I & II of Main Written Examination may be given either in English or in Gujarati, if not instructed otherwise.

(iii) The Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes, securing minimum 45% Marks and all other Candidates securing minimum 50% Marks in the Main Written Examination shall be eligible for being called for Vivavoce (Oral Interview) Test, provided the Candidate has secured minimum 40% Marks in each paper.

(II) (B) Vivavoce (Oral Interview) Test : (Tentatively scheduled on 09/10/2022)

(i) Vivavoce Test shall be of 50 Marks.

(ii) The object of the Vivavoce Test 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 judgement, skills, attitude, ethics, power of assimilation, power of communication, character and intellectual depth and the like, of the Candidate.

(iii) For being eligible to be included in the Select List, the Candidate must have obtained a minimum of 40% Marks in the Vivavoce Test.

(iv) In view of the amended Rules viz. Sub Rule (1)(i) of Rule11 of “The Gujarat State Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2014”, since ‘Character’ and ‘Suitability’ of a Candidate holds an important and paramount place for being considered for Appointment to the State Judicial Service, therefore, kindly note that, these aspects can be inquired into, by the Competent Authority, prior to the VivaVoce (Oral Interview) as per Annexure ‘A’:

Age Limit:

As on the last date fixed for submission of Online Application, a candidate belonging to General Category must not have crossed the age of 35 years and others i.e. in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, declared as such by the Government of Gujarat, as well as Disabled Persons (PH) & ExServicemen, must not have completed 38 years of age.

Fees and Mode of Payment :

(i) The candidates belonging to General Category are required to pay Examination Fees of Rs.1000/ plus Bank Charges whereas Rs.500/ plus Bank Charges are required to be paid by the Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Physically Disabled Persons (PH) and ExServicemen Categories via “Print Application/Pay Fee” Button through SBI ePay, provided on the webpage of HCOJAS Portal – https://hcojas.gujarat.gov.in.
(ii) Carefully Read and Follow the Instructions/Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or CashChallan (Offline) (Challan will be generated Online at SBI ePay Website).
(iii) In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful payment, Candidate will get eReceipt of the same. However, if Transaction / Payment fails due to any technical reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.

How to Apply :

(I) All eligible Candidates should apply 'Online', through the link provided on High Court Websites https://www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in and https://hc ojas.gujarat.gov.in, in the prescribed format.

(II) Candidates should have his/her own ‘registered’ Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the entire recruitment process, as ‘SMS’ alerts for the Tests, are also likely to be notified on the Mobile Number, so registered in the ‘Online’ Application.

(III) Steps for submitting Online Application through the HC OJAS Portal :

(a) Fill up all the ‘Fields’ given in Online Application Format, carefully, as per the instructions, after thoroughly reading & understanding the entire Detailed Advertisement & the Instructions given at the appropriate places.

(b) ‘Save’ the Online Application, by clicking ‘save’ button.

(c) Thereafter, a new window will be opened which displays Candidate’s Application Number. This means, the Application has been saved.Candidates shall therefore note down the entire string of the Application No. (e.g. HCG/202122/95/11111).In this window, by clicking ‘Show Application Preview’ Button, preview of the Application will be displayed on the screen of the Computer.

(d) Thereafter, by using Application No. and Date of Birth, candidate is required to upload his / her ‘Scanned Photograph’ (latest) and ‘Scanned Signature’ in the stipulated size & format [refer item20]. The Candidate shall ensure that, the uploaded ‘Photograph’ & ‘Signature’ are distinctly recognizable, after uploading.

Note: Please ensure that the ‘Scanned Signature’ of the Candidate alone is uploaded, which shall be verified by the High Court, at each stage, and if the scanned signature does not match with the signature of the Candidate, at the time of successive verifications during the Recruitment Process, his/her Candidature is likely to be rejected forthwith.

(e) If necessary, by using the respective Application Number & Date of Birth, a candidate can edit his/her ‘Online Application’, through ‘Edit Application’ mode until he/she confirms the ‘Online Application’, by clicking the ‘Confirm Application’ icon. Please note that, after such ‘Confirmation’, further editing of one’s ‘Online Application’, will not be possible.

(f) Please Note that only after ‘Confirmation’, the ‘System’ will register your ‘Online Application’.

(g) Thereafter, Candidate will get an SMS communication conveying his/her Confirmation Number, on the ‘registered’ Mobile Number. This Confirmation Number should be securely ‘preserved’ by the Candidate, till the end of the recruitment process, for downloading the ‘e CalllettercumAdmission Slip’ etc.

(h) The Candidate is now required to pay the requisite Fees by clicking “Print Application / Pay Fee” Button. Carefully follow the Instructions / Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or OfflineCash (Challan will be generated Online, by Selecting ‘Cash’ Option)

Note: (i) If CashChallan (Offline) option is selected, Candidate is required to take the printout of ‘Challan’, generated through SBI ePay and pay the Fees before the Challan Expiry Date at any of the SBI Branch. The Concerned Bank Branch will retain Bank Copy of the 'Challan' and return the Candidate Copy to the Candidate.

(ii) ONLY After Payment of requisite Examination Fees, through either Mode i.e. Online (during the aforementioned Online Application window period) or Offline (CashChallan) (till the Challan Expiry Date), Confirmed Online Application shall be considered as VALID.

(i) The Candidate shall now take ‘Print outs’ of his / her Confirmed Application on A4 size Paper only, by clicking ‘Print Application’ Tab of the Main Menu. The Candidate is also advised to maintain a copy of the same for future use.

(IV) The Candidates shall fill up the required data in the ‘Online’ Application in accordance with the ‘Instructions’. Applications which are not in accordance with the ‘Instructions’, shall be summarily rejected.

(V) Take a note that the above is the general procedure for applying ‘Online’. No other mode of Application or incomplete Application will be accepted and in such case, the application will be rejected outright.

Important Dates:

Starting date for submission of Online Application 03/02/2022 (12.00 noon)
Closing date for submission of Online Application 02/03/2022 (23:59 Hrs.)
Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) 15/05/2022 (Sunday)
Test of Gujarati Language
[For those candidates, who have not passed Secondary as well as Higher Secondary with subject of Gujarati (Higher Level at both stages)]
Main Written Examination 17/07/2022 (Sunday)
Vivavoce Test (Oral Interview) 09/10/2022 (Sunday)

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Courtesy: High Court of Gujarat

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(Jobs) Gujarat High Court : Civil Judge Post Recruitment-2022