HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
NOTIFICATION
No.GOB(I) 8/2022, DATED: 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF DISTRICT JUDGE
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS: 19TH OCTOBER, 2022
It is hereby notified that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India read with the provisions of the Karnataka Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004 and Amendment Rules 2011, 2015 and 2016, High Court of Karnatakainvites online applications from eligible candidates for filling up of 16 vacant posts of District Judges (14 backlog and 2 new vacancies) by direct recruitment.
QUALIFICATION:
i) Must be holder of a degree in Law granted by a University established by Law in India;
ii) Must be practicing as an Advocate in the High Court or in a Subordinate Court on the last date fixed for receipt of applications and must have so practiced for a period not less than SEVEN years as on such date.
Note: Public Prosecutor/Assistant Public Prosecutor/Government Counsel in full time employment of the State having not less than seven years of continuous practice immediately preceding the last date fixed for receipt of online applications are also eligible for appointment.
AGE LIMIT: Must not have attained the age of Forty-Eight years in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and Forty-Five years in the case of others, as on the last date fixed for receipt of online applications.
Note: The maximum age limit is relaxed by three years in case of Ex-servicemen candidates.
SCALE OF PAY: ₹51550-1230-58930-1380-63070.
PROBATION: A candidate selected will be initially on probation for TWO years or
for extended period, if necessary and he/she must undergo such training as may
be specified by the High Court.
Vacancies – GRAND TOTAL 16
Note: 1. The vacancies marked with asterisk symbol (*) indicate that they
are carried forward from the previous recruitment as backlog
vacancies.
2. ‘Person with benchmark disability’ means person having disability
with one arm (OA) or one leg (OL) or both legs (BL).
3. The above classification of vacancies has been made keeping in
view the relevant Government Orders in force.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION:
I. The Competitive Examination for recruitment of District Judges shall consist
of 3 stages namely (a) Preliminary Examination (b) Main Examination and (c) Vivavoce:-
(a) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: The Preliminary Examination shall be
conducted by way of Objective Type Question Paper with multiple choices of 1½
hours (Ninety minutes) duration consisting of 100 marks. The syllabi for the said
examination shall be the following, namely:-
Part-A – Civil Law.
Part-B – Criminal Law.
Part-C – General Knowledge (Test of reasoning and Mental aptitude)
(b) MAIN EXAMINATION: The Competitive Written Examination for recruitment of
District Judges shall consist of:
(i) Written examination of two papers each of three hours duration with
150 maximum marks for each paper – one in Civil Law and another in Criminal Law.
(ii) It is compulsory for all candidates to answer at least one of the paper
in English language and in so far as the other paper is concerned, it
shall be optional for the candidates to answer the same either in
English or in Kannada in which event the said paper shall be
answered entirely in the language in which option is exercised.
(c) VIVA-VOCE:
(i) The viva-voce shall carry maximum 50 marks.
(ii) The candidate’s General knowledge, grasp on principles of law and suitability for appointment as District Judge shall be tested.
(1) Minimum marks for pass in the Preliminary Examination shall be 50 for
candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and 60 for others.
(2) The minimum marks for pass in each paper of the written examination
carrying 150 marks, shall be 50 marks in each paper for candidates
belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and 60 marks for others.
However, total marks to be secured for pass in the written examination shall
be 120 marks out of 300 for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and 150
marks out of 300 for others.
In order to be considered under General Category, a candidate
belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe has to secure the minimum
marks prescribed for General category in the Preliminary Examination, Main
Written Examination and Viva-voce.
(3) From among the candidates who are eligible for Viva-voce as per clause (2),
as far as may be, such number of candidates as is equal to three times the
number of vacancies notified, having regard to the number of vacancies in
each reserved category, selected in the order of merit, shall be called for Vivavoce.
(4) Candidate belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe who obtains
minimum of forty percent and a candidate not belonging to a Scheduled
Caste or Scheduled Tribe, who obtains a minimum marks of fifty percent in
the viva-voce shall be eligible to be considered for selection to the posts.
(5) Selection of candidates shall be made in the order of merit on the basis of
aggregate of the marks obtained in the Written Examination and Viva-voce
test, subject to the Government Orders relating to reservation of posts for
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes.
Provided that no candidate who has secured less than the minimum
marks specified above:
(i) in any paper of the Written Examination shall be eligible for Viva-Voce.
(ii) in any paper of the Written Examination or in viva-voce shall be
eligible for appointment as District Judge.
DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT:
No person shall be eligible for appointment to the service –
(a) Unless he/she is a citizen of India;
(b) if he/she is compulsorily retired, removed or dismissed from judicial
service or from service in Government or Statutory or Local Authority
or if a candidate after being selected as a Judicial Officer has been
discharged from service during probationary period.
(c) if he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or
who is or has been permanently debarred or disqualified by the High
Court or the Union Public Service Commission or any State Public
Service Commission from appearing for examinations or selections
conducted by it or has been removed from its roll by any Bar Council;
(d) if any penalty or punishment has been imposed by the Bar Council or
any Disciplinary Authority which in the opinion of Selecting Authority,
makes the applicant unsuitable for a judicial post;
(e) if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting Authority by
any means for his/her candidature;
(f) if the marital status of the candidate is bigamous.
Those who are desirous of applying for the post of District Judge are required
to submit their application through online by visiting the High Court website
http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitment.php
MODE OF PAYMENT OF FEE:
(i) ONLINE PAYMENT: On submission of application through online, the candidate
shall make online payment of prescribed fee by State Bank of India (SBI) online
payment gateway through the link
http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitment.php
OR
(ii) CHALLAN PAYMENT: On submission of application through online, the
candidate shall download the challan in PDF format from the State Bank of India
(SBI) online payment gateway through the link
http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitment.php and shall remit the
prescribed fee in any branch of SBI (System needs to support PDF reader like Adobe,
Acrobat).
LAST DATES
Last date for submission of online application
19.10.2022 (Till 11.59 P.M.)
Last date for payment of fee
through online
21.10.2022 (Till 11.59 P.M.)
Last date for payment of fee through Challan 21.10.2022
(Till Bank working hours)
1) Preliminary Examination Fee: The Candidate shall remit an amount
of ₹500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only). But, in the case of candidate
belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the fee payable shall be ₹250/- (Rupees Two
Hundred and Fifty only).
2) Main Examination Fee shall be payable by each candidate who is successful
in the Preliminary Examination and eligible to appear for the Main
Examination immediately within 15 (Fifteen) days from the date of
announcing the result of the Preliminary Examination, failing which, their
candidature will not be considered for Main Examination. The candidate
shall remit an amount of ₹1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only). But, in the
case of candidate belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the fee payable shall
be ₹750/- (Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty only).
3) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
4) Candidates shall appear for the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Viva-Voce at their own cost.
5) Candidates are required to submit their application through Online Mode
only and applications submitted by any other mode will not be entertained.
6) The candidates shall possess the following certificates/documents as on the
last date fixed for receipt of online applications:
(i) Certificate of Enrolment as Advocate/Pleader, issued by the Bar Council.
(ii) List of cases conducted independently during the last three years with
particulars of such cases.
(iii) Certificate issued by the Presiding Officer of the Court in which the
candidate is actually practicing or Certificate issued by the Registrar
(Judicial)/Additional Registrar General, if he/she is practicing in the
High Court, indicating that he/she is a practicing Advocate. The
certificate shall also indicate that he/she has been practicing as an
Advocate for a period not less than seven years as on the last date fixed
for receipt of online applications.
(iv) Two character certificates of good character (one from the Principal of
the Institution/College in which the candidate has last studied with
study details and another from a respectable person not being a
relative who is well acquainted with the candidate).
(v) Income Tax return, if any, to show the annual income from the
profession during the preceding three years.
7) The Public Prosecutor/Assistant Public Prosecutor–cum-Assistant
Government Pleader shall submit his/her application through online not
later than the date and time fixed for receipt of online applications. If he/she
is selected, the candidate is required to obtain “No Objection Certificate”
from the Competent Authority to accept his/her appointment, soon after
his/her selection is notified and produce the same to the authority
competent to appoint him/her to the post to which he/she is selected, before
issuance of order of appointment.
8) Candidates claiming reservation under SC/ST and Category-I/II(A)/II(B)
shall possess the caste certificate in the format as prescribed by the
Government of Karnataka and issued by the Competent Authority, as on the
last date fixed for receipt of online applications and produce the same as
and when directed by the Selection Committee.
9) Candidates claiming reservation under Ex-servicemen category shall
possess the certificate of release or discharge from military service, as on the
last date fixed for receipt of online applications and produce the same as
and when directed by the Selection Committee.
10) Candidates claiming reservation under Rural category should have studied
from 1st standard to 10th standard in rural areas. The candidate shall
possess the Rural Study Certificate in the format as prescribed by the
Government of Karnataka in its G.O. No.DPAR 96 SRR 2005 dated
10.08.2005, duly attested by the Head Master of the School and
countersigned by the concerned Block Education Officer (BEO) and General
Merit candidates claiming reservation under Rural category shall also
possess certificate in Form-1 as prescribed by the Government of Karnataka
in its G.O. No.DPAR 08 SRR 2001 dated 13.02.2001, issued by the
concerned Tahsildar certifying that they do not fall under the creamy layer
prescribed by the Government of Karnataka, as on the last date fixed for
receipt of online applications and produce the same as and when directed
by the Selection Committee.
11) Candidates claiming reservation under Person with benchmark
disability category shall possess the Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority as on the last date fixed for receipt of online applications and
produce the same as and when directed by the Selection Committee.
12) Candidates called for document verification at the time of viva-voce shall
furnish all the relevant original certificates along with three sets of
self-attested copies i.e., SSLC or any equivalent certificate in support of their
Date of Birth, Marks Cards and Convocation Certificates of Degree and Law
Degree, Caste Certificate, Certificates for having claimed reservation under
Rural/Ex–servicemen/Person with benchmark disability category, etc., for
verification.
If any information furnished by the applicants in the application is
found to be false, their candidature is liable for rejection and also they are
liable for criminal prosecution for furnishing false information.
BY ORDER,
Sd/-
(MURALIDHARA PAI B.)
REGISTRAR GENERAL I/c,
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
BENGALURU–560001.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APPLICANTS
1. Applicant shall read all the instructions carefully before submitting Online
application, so as to avoid mistakes/rejection.
2. The selection is through Competitive Written Examination (Preliminary
Examination, Main Examination and Viva-voce). Applicant is advised to go
through carefully the Karnataka Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004
and Amendment Rules 2011, 2015 and 2016 published in the Karnataka
Gazette Part-IVA (Extraordinary) dated 09.09.2005, 11.07.2011,
12.03.2015 and 26.04.2016.
3. Applicant is advised to go through carefully the orders of the Government of
Karnataka made under Articles 16(4) and 16(4A) of the Constitution and in
particular, Order No.DPAR 08 SeHiMa 95 dated 20.06.1995 and other
related Government orders which are in force.
4. Applicant shall compulsorily provide his/her Mobile Number and valid
E-mail ID, for communication at relevant columns while submitting online
application. The Authority is not responsible for non-receipt of SMS or Email. Further, no letter correspondence with the Authority shall be
entertained.
5. To avoid last minute rush, the applicant is advised to submit the online
application well in advance. The website will accept the application round
the clock till 11.59 p.m. of 19.10.2022.
Last dates:
To register/submit online applications: 19.10.2022 till 11.59 P.M.
To make online payment of fee through Net Banking/Credit/Debit
Card: 21.10.2022 till 11.59 P.M.
To remit Fee through Challan to SBI Bank: 21.10.2022 before closure
of working hours of the Bank.
6. The List of eligible applicants for Preliminary Examination, Main
Examination and Viva-voce will be announced on the High Court of
Karnataka website: http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitment.php
7. Intimation will be sent to the eligible applicants through SMS and Email.
The List of eligible applicants for Preliminary Examination, Main
Examination and viva-voce will also be notified on the High Court of
Karnataka website: http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitment.php
For downloading the Admission Card/Call letter, the applicant shall visit
the above said website.
8. Applicant shall appear for the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination
and also for viva-voce if called for, at their own expenses at the place and
time decided and notified by the High Court of Karnataka.
9. Applicant shall produce the Admission Card while appearing for the
Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Call letter for Viva-voce,
for verification.
10. Applicant shall possess all the Original Testimonials mentioned below at the
time of submitting online application and the same shall be produced along
with three sets of self-attested photo copies while appearing for Viva-voce,
for verification:
a) Online application.
b) Enrolment Certificate and Identity card issued by the Bar Council.
c) Practicing certificate issued by the Presiding Officer of the Court where
the applicant is practicing.
d) SSLC or equivalent certificate showing the date of birth.
e) Degree and Law Degree Marks Cards and Convocation certificates.
f) Caste certificates.
g) Certificates for claiming any reservation. Creamy Layer certificate, in
case the applicant belongs to General Merit and claiming reservation
under Rural Category.
h) Two Character certificates, one from the Principal of the College or
Institution in which the applicant last studied with study details and one
from a respectable person not related to the applicant but well
acquainted with him/her (recently obtained).
i) Certificate of release or discharge from military service, in case of Exservicemen.
11. Applicant shall pay the prescribed examination fee as mentioned in the
Notification, either by mode of Online payment or through challan as
notified by the High Court of Karnataka. The fee shall be remitted at any
Branch of the State Bank of India (SBI).
12. Applicant shall scan his/her latest passport size photograph with white
background (having 5 cm of length X 3.6 cm of breadth with max. size 50
kb) and signature on white paper in black ball point pen (having 2.5cm of
length X 7.5 cm of breadth with max. size 25kb) in jpg format only and
upload the same, while submitting the Online application. The jpg image
should be clear and visible, else the application will not be considered.
Note:- After successful payment of fee from the SBI Portal, the applicants
are hereby instructed to download the E-receipt from SBI Portal in PDF
format, thereafter the PDF E-receipt should be uploaded by clicking on “To
Upload Fee Receipt” Button, by filling up the payment/fee details.
13. Applicant shall not upload any original or attested copies of the
documents/certificates at the time of submitting the online application.
14. While applying online application, the applicant shall ensure that he/she
fulfills the eligibility and other norms as mentioned above and that all the
particulars furnished by him/her are correct in all respects. In case, it is
found at any stage of recruitment that applicant does not fulfill the
eligibility norms and/or that he/she has suppressed/twisted or truncated
any materials facts, his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these
shortcomings are found even after appointment, his/her appointment shall
be liable to be terminated. Furnishing of wrong, incomplete and incorrect
information would not only lead to disqualification but also liable for
criminal prosecution.