HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHANDAT NAINITAL

NOTIFICATION

No. 11< IUHC/Admin.~2013 Dated: MaY-<7 ' 2013.

1. Applications are invited from the practicing Advocates belongingto Scheduled Caste for filling up 01 vacant post ofADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGES by direct recruitmentin the Uttarakh$nd Higher Judicial Service i in the pay scale of~ 51,550-1,230-58,930-1,380-63,070, in accordance with the provisions ofthe Uttarakhand iHigher Judicial Service Rules-2004. Number of postmay increase or decrease.

2. The number of the post is as follows: -(i) Scheduled Caste 01

The reservation for Scheduled Caste shall" be admissible to thecandidates who are residents of the State of Uttarakhand only.

3. Applicants must have attained the age of :35:y~ars and must not haveattained the age of more than 45 years on th:e 1st day of January 2013.In other words, applicants should have been bor:non or after 02.01.1968and on or before 01.01.1978. However, the relaxation in age to thecandidates of Scheduled Castes will be admissible as per rules of theState of Uttarakhand.

4. Applicants for recruitment to the service: -

(i) Must be a Citizen of India, and(ii) Must be an: advocate of not less than seven years standing as on

the first day of January 2013.

5. (i) The Charaqter of the applicants must be isuch as to render themsuitable in. the opinion of the Governor, in all respects forappointment to the service. '

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(i) The applicants must enclose. a certificate of experience andCharacter from the District Judge of the :respective District in whichthe applicant is practicing as an Advocate lor in case, the applicantis practicing before High Court I Supreme! Court, he must enclosethe certificate of experience and character by the Registrar of thesaid court along with the application form.'

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,6. The applicant for recruitment to the Service must possess thorough

knowledge of Hindi in Devnagari Script and English. The medium ofanswering the questions shall be English as weil as Hindi. The questionpapers shall be in English only but the candidates will have a choice toanswer questions either in Hindi or in English.. .

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Any person dismissed from service :bY the Central or StateGovernment or convicted by any court for an offence involvingmoral turpitude shall not be eligible for appOintment.

No person shall be eligible to be recruited unless applicant is ingood mental and bodily health and free from any physical defectlikely to interfere with the efficient performance of duties as amember of the service. The Selected candidate will have to undergothe prescribed Medical Tests and Characte'r verifications applicableto GazetledGovernment Servants of State of Utlarakhand.

A candidate, who has more than one living spouse at a time, shallnot be eljgible for appointment.

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Any person; who is already in the service :of Union or of the Stateshall not be eligible for recruitment in Utl<;lrakhand Higher JudicialService. .

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7. Applications will be entertained only on prescribed form given below,which can be downloaded from the website of the High Court ofUtlarakhand i.e. www.highcourtofutlarakhand.gov.in

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8. Examination Fees ~ 500/- shall be payable in favour of'Registrar General, High Court of Uttarakhand, Nainital' by way ofaccount payee Demand Draft of any Bank payable at Nainital.

""9. True copies of certificates of academicqualific~tions / testimonials and

the demand draft of requisite fee must be enclosed along with theapplication. Application must be filled completely. Incomplete applicationwill liable to be rejected summarily.

10. The last date for submission of duly completed form before theRegistrar Generai, High Court of Utlarakhand, Nainital is 30th June, 2013by 5.00 P.M. The envelope containing the Application Form must clearlymention on its top "Application for the H.J.S.-2013". The High Court willnot be responsible for any delay whatsoever. APplication received afterthe last date shall.be rejected summarily. The list of candidates eligible toappear in preliminary examination shall be published on the High Courtwebsite by 15th July, 2013. , ~y

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11. The written examination shall be in two parts

(i). (a) Preliminary examination;(b) Main examination

(ii). The Preliminary examinr,ltion shall be based on objective type multichoice questions (MCQ) of the duration of about 1 hour to test theoverall knowledge of the candidates with respect to the followings:(a). English Language(b). General Knowledge(c) Current Affairs(d) H:story and Geography(e) Science and Technology(f) Sports(g) Genera! Law and the Constitution of India

(iii) The Syllabu~ for Main examination i~. given at the bottom of thisnotification. i

(iv)· The basic knowledge of computer opemtion mentioned in Part I ofPaper I of Main examination shall qualify that the candidate should beable to operate Microsoft Windows Operating System & MicrosoftOffice.

(v). The Preliminary examination shall be held on 18th August, 2013at 11:00 A.M. at High Court of L'ttarakhand, Nainital. The dates forthe Main examinatio~ s~all be notified on the website of the HighCourt of Uttarakhand i.e. www.highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in later on.

(vi). The result of Preliminary examination shall be lOaded on the websiteof'the High Court of Uttarakhand on or before 30th August, 2013.No individual information shall be given to the candidates.

(vii) It will be the responsibility of the candidate"selected in the Preliminarytest', to appear in the Main examination himself. No individualinf9.rma~ionshall be given.

(viii) The candidates successful inPreliminary examination shall appearfor Main written examination with the same. Admit Card, which wasissued for Preliminary examination.

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(ix). The result of Main written examination shall also be ioaded on thew~bsite of the High Court.

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(x). Candidates who secure 40% marks (only for the candidatesbelonging to Scheduled Caste) in the Main Written examination shallonly be eligible to be called for Viva-Voce. / ..: . ;1-.e/l1(--

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UTTARAKHAND HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION - 2013

Roll No .(To be filled in by the office, and not by the Candidate)

Application Form

Affix Passport sizerecent photograph of

the applicant

1. Name of the applicant in Full (in Block letters)

2. (i) Place of Birth

(ii) Permanent Address,including PIN

(iii) Present Address forcorrespondence,including PIN'

Note: (1)(2)

The application should be filled in the applicant's own handwriting in English.Applicant must affix passport size photograph on(1) the application form (2) and the Admit Card

(iv) Telephone No.including Mobile No. &e-mail address (if any)

3. Date of Birth(in Christian era)

4. Are you a Citizen of India?

5. Category to claim reservation(please enclose relevant certificate(s)

6. (a)(b)

Are you married?If married, state whether you have morethan one spouse living/you are married toa person having already a spouse living.

7. Father's / Husband's name and placeof his domicile.

8. Give particulars of all examinations passed (commencing with the matriculation orequivalent examinati~n) .

Examination Percentageof Division Year SubjectS Nameof Board/or DeQree marksobtained University

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9. Place where you are practicing as an Advocate &since when.

10. No. and the Year of Enrollment and Name of the Bar Council(enclose the certificate or its copy)

11. Knowledge of Languages other than English & Hindi:

(i) can speak (1)(ii) can read (1)(iii) can write (1)

12. Any other relevant information, which isdeemed, fit to be mentioned

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. 13. Details of theDemand Draft

No.:Bank:

Date: Amount:

14. Details of enclosures:

ADMIT CARD

ROLL NO.:-

(To be filled by the office)

NAME :-

(To be filled by Applicant)

ADDRESS :-

(To be filled by Applicant)

SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE

Affix Passport sizerecent photograph of

the applicant

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SIGNATURE OF ISSUING AUTHORITY

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SYLLABUS

Paper NO.1

It will be divided into two parts:-

.Part- I

100 Marks

50 Marks

Current Affairs, Indian Legal History, Legal Maxims, Medical

Jurisprudence, Basic knowledge of Computer Operation, Legal Phraseology.

Part-II (Language) 50 Marks

(a) Essay in English

(b) Precis writing i!1 English

(c) Translation of Hindi to English and English to Hindi specially

containing the legal phrases.

Paper NO.2 100 Marks

The questions will be restricted to the field concerning:-

(1) Civil Law 40 Marks.

(2) Criminal Law 40 Marks.

(3) Constitutional Law 20 Marks.

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Paper NO.3

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Legal Drafting i.e. Framing of Charges,Issues and ~udgment writing, etc.

100 Marks

30 Marks.

30:Marks.

30 ,Marks.

10 :Marks.

Each paper will be of 2 hours duration.

Viva-Voce 100 Marks

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(Ram Singh).Registrar General

High:Court of Utlarakhand~. Nainital.

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No.~g)4 IXIII-b-1/Admin.Al2013 Dated: MaY~1 ,2013.

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:

1. Secretary General, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.2. All the Registrar Generals of High Courts with the request to circulate it

among the members of the Bar.3. Principal Secretary (Law)-cum-L.R., Government of Uttarakhand,

Dehradun.4. All the District & Sessions Judges of Uttarakhand for circulating it among

the members of Bar and to paste a copy of it on Notice Board of theCourt.

5. All the State Tribunals for circulation among the members of Bar andto paste a copy of it on Notice Board of the Tribun·al.

6. President I Secretary, High Court Bar Association: Nainital.7. I/C N.I.C., High Court of Uttarakhand with a request to upload it on the

website of the High Court of Uttarakhand, immediately.8. Notice Board of the High Court of Uttarakhand" N<;Iinital.9. Guard Filel Assistant concerned.' ,

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