“ârkÂàçy qàçÐ¹þ §çý ¡Âmªàêm »þà§ý ÎàäÌ§ý §çý

qÞkãuÂà §íýtàÞ§ý

ÂàªàÀ säªàmàÂà (ârÂàà »þà§ý â¹þ§ý¹þ) §çý Zàçx½à

“²þ¾mãyªàð¼þ/Àäªàê/09/2013

2015.”

Ñçmä ¡Âàätm. §íýtàÞ§ý kã.2

²þ¾mãyªàð¼þ

ªàk¹þ

ây.

yç.

âsvà¢ê.

âÀÂààÞ§ý

2001.”

²þ¾mãyªàð¼þ ÊàkqØà

(¡yàoàÊ½à)

Zààâo§ýàÊ yç Zà§ýàâÎàm

§íýtàÞ§ý

]

ÊàuqäÊ, tÞªàv

wàÊ, âÀÂààÞ§ý

12 tàjê

2024



Ä àÌªàäÂà 22

, Îà§ý 1945

LAW & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

Bilaspur, the 28th December 2023

NOTIFICATION

No. 246(Mis.)/II-15-19/2023.—In exercise of the power conferred under Article 229(2) of the

Constitution of India, the Chief Justice is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the appointment and

other conditions of Service with respect to employees of Technical Manpower in the High Court of Chhattisgarh

(Contract) Service, Rules, 2023.

PART-I GENERAL

(1)

Short title and commencement :-

(i)

These Rules may be called "The High Court of Chhattisgarh Technical Manpower (Contract)

Service Rules, 2023."

(ii)

They shall apply to the employees of Technical Manpower of the Establishment of this High

Court.

(iii)

It shall come into force with effect from the date of its notification.

(2)

Definitions:- In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(i)

'High Court' means High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur.

(ii)

"Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the High Court.

(iii)

"Judge" means Judge of the High Court.

(iv)

"Appointing Authority" means the Chief Justice or such other judge or officer of the High

Court as the Chief Justice may direct.

(v)

'Administrative Judge' means the Administrative Judge or Judge nominated by the Chief

Justice under Article 229 of the Constitution.

(vi)

'Registrar General' means the Registrar General of the High Court.

(vii)

'Constitution' means Constitution of India.

(viii)

'Citizen of India' means a person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under Part-II of

the Constitution.

(ix)

'Disciplinary Authority' means the authority competent under these Rules to impose any of the

penalties specified in these Rules.

(x)

'Committee' means the Committee Constituted by the Chief Justice.

(xi)

'Selection Committee' means the Committee constituted by the Chief Justice for High Court

for selection to the post of Technical Manpower (contract) posts.

(xii)

'Establishment' means the Establishment of the High Court.

(xiii)

'Governor' means the Governor of the state of Chhattisgarh.

(xiv)

"Government" means the State Government of Chhattisgarh.

(xv)

"State" means the State of Chhattisgarh.

(xvi)

'Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes' shall have the same meaning as given to these expressions

by Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution respectively.

(xvii)

'Other Backward Classes' shall have the same meaning and shall include the same Castes as

may be notified by the Government of India or by the State Government from time to time.

(xviii) 'Technical Manpower Posts' means the posts of Technical Manpower sanctioned on the

Establishment of this High Court on contract basis.

(xix)

'Employees' means employees appointed against Technical Manpower posts in the

Establishment of this High Court.

(xx)

'Recognized University' means the University in corporate by Law in India or recognized by

University Grand Commission or other university which are declared by the Chief Justice to

be a recognized university for the purpose of these Rules.

(xxi)

'Recognized Institution' means the Institution recognized by UGC or by Government of India

or other institution which are declared by the Chief Justice to be a recognized Institution for

the purpose of these Rules.

(xxii)

'Competitive Examination' means the written examination and/or such other practical tests and

viva voice tests or other tests as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice some time to time for

different posts.

PART-II

STRENGTH OF TECHNICAL MANPOWER POSTS OF THE HIGH COURT

(3)

The strength of the Technical Manpower posts is as specified in the first schedule to these Rules or as

may be created from time to time by the Chief Justice, subject to the approval of the Governor so far as it relates

to Salaries, Allowance, Leave etc.

PART-III

APPOINTMENT ON TECHNICAL MANPOWER POSTS

(4)

The appointment in these Rules shall be made by direct recruitment through competitive

examinations and are on contractual basis for a period of one year or for the period as may be decided

by the appointing authority.

ii.

The appointment made under these Rules are on full time basis and during the term of

appointment, the persons appointed, will not be entitled to take up any other employment, even on part

time basis.

iii.

The appointment will not confer any right on the person appointed for regularization of

service in the High Court or in any other Court.

PART-IV

“ârkÂàçy qàçÐ¹þ §çý ¡Âmªàêm »þà§ý ÎàäÌ§ý §çý

qÞkãuÂà §íýtàÞ§ý

“²þ¾mãyªàð¼þ

/Àäªàê/09/2013

2015.”

²þ¾mãyªàð¼þ

ªàk¹þ

yç.

âsvà¢ ê.

âÀÂààÞ§ ý

2001.”

²þ¾

mãyªàð¼

þ ÊàkqØà

(¡yàoàÊ½à)

Zààâo§ýàÊ yç Zà§ýàâÎàm

Second Class Bachelor degree from a recognized

university with 'A' level Course from DOE or

PGDCA from any recognized University with 2

years

experience

programming/Software

development field.

]

ÊàuqäÊ, tÞªàv

wàÊ, âÀÂààÞ§ý

12 tàjê

at least 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade.

With 2 years experience in programming/ Software

development field.

System

Officer

direct

recruitment

through

competitive

examination

B.E./B.Tech./MCA

Computer

Science/

Engineering of Information Technology with 2 years

experience in programming/ Software development

field.

Master Degree in Physics /Maths /Statistics/

Operation Research with first Class or at least 60%

marks in aggregate or equivalent grade with post

Graduate

Diploma

Computer

Science/Applications or master degree in Computer

Science/ Information Technology with first Class or

at least 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade

with 2 years experience in programming/ Software

development field.

B.Sc. (Computer Science or IT)/BCA/ B.Sc./

Physics/ Maths/ Statistics/ Operations Research/

Computer Science with either Post Graduate

Diploma

Computer

Science/

Computer

applications

(from

Government

recognized

University/Institution) with 02 years experience in

programming/ Software development field.

System

Assistant

direct

recruitment

through

competitive

examinations.

D.C.A.

from

any

Govt.

recognized

ITI/Board/Institution with minimum one year

experience.

PART-V

(5)

Eligibility for Appointment to the Technical Manpower Posts :- No person shall be eligible for

appointment under these Rules, unless-

(i)

he/she is a citizen of India.

(ii)

he/she has attained minimum age of 21 years and has not attained maximum age of 30 years (in case

of bonafide resident of Chhattisgarh 35 years) on the first day of January of the year in which

applications for appointment are invited.

Provided that the upper age limit shall be relaxable upto a maximum limit of 5 years for the candidates

belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and other Backward Classes.

Provided further that the upper age limit of candidates who are Government servants whether

permanent or temporary, shall be relaxable upto further 5 years in addition to the relaxations available

as above.

Provided further that the Circulars issued by State Government from time to time in this regard shall

also be applicable subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.

(iii)

he has good character and is of sound mind and body and free from any bodily or mental defect which

renders him unfit for such appointment.

(iv)

he has not more than one spouse living.

(v)

he has not more than two living children.

(vi)

he has not been dismissed or removed from service by any High Court, Government or Statutory

Authority or Local Authority.

(vii)

he has not been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude, or has not been permanently

debarred or disqualified by any High Court or Union Public Service Commission or State Public

Service Commissions or any Services Selection Board or Staff Selection Commission.

(6)

Method of Selection :- The appointing authority may make the selection under these rules or appoint a

selection committee to do so. The selection committee will decide the criteria for selection.

(7)

Tenure :-

(i)

All appointments made under these Rules shall be purely on contractual basis which can be terminated

at any time without any prior notice.

(ii)

The tenure of persons appointed under these Rules, shall be initially for a period of one year, which

may be extended by the Chief Justice from time to time based on the requirement of High Court.

(8)

Reservation:- The reservation policy as applicable to the High Court service under the Chhattisgarh

High Court (Appointment, Conditions of Service & Condition) Rules, 2003 shall be applicable.

(9)

Appointing Authority :- All appointments to the posts of establishment shall be made by the Chief

Justice or by such other Judge or Officer as the Chief Justice may, by general or special order, direct.

(10)

Head of Office:- The Registrar General shall be the head of office of the establishment who shall

dispose of all the matters, which under the prevailing rules of the State Government can be disposed of

by the head of office.

PART-VI

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

(11)

Salary:- The holders of posts specified in 2nd column of First schedule shall be paid fixed monthly

contract salary as specified in fourth column of the said schedule and as amended by the State

Government from time to time. They shall not be entitled for any other allowances as are applicable to

other Officers and Employees of the Registry.

(12)

Leave :- The persons appointed under these Rules shall not be eligible for any leave for first 03 months

and any absence shall be treated as loss of pay. After 03 months they will be eligible for 13 days Casual

Leave in one year. Casual Leave cannot be taken for more than 3 days at a time including prefix/suffix

of holidays. In case the period is exceeded to 03 days without any genuine reasons, he/she shall be

liable for termination. Casual Leave cannot be encashable under any circumstance.

(13)

Relinquishment of Service: The persons appointed under these rules, may relinquish the service by

giving one month notice or one month pay, in lieu thereof. However, the Appointing Authority may

terminate the services of said persons at any time without any prior notice.

(14)

Restraints :-

Access of Information

Information is available on need to know basis for specified groups. The networks file server is

segregated to allow usage by individual sectors for projects and units. Access other than permitted

source of information shall be considered as violation of access privileges approved by authorized

officers.

ii.

Non disclosure

Candidates are expected to maintain utmost secrecy in regard to the affairs of the Institution/place

of work and shall keep confidential any information, instrument, documents, etc, relating to their

nature of job that may have come to their knowledge as a hired manpower resource.

iii. Non Compete

Candidates positioned by the deployment Institution, calls for full time engagement and they shall

devote themselves exclusively to the assignments of the deployment Institution. They shall not

take up any other work for remuneration (part time or otherwise) or work on advisory capacity or

be interested directly (except as shareholder or debenture holder) in any other trade or business,

during their association with the Institution.

(15)

Transfer:- The persons appointed under these Rules shall be liable to the transferred from High Court

to any other District Court of the Chhattisgarh State. The appointing Authority shall have the

prerogative to transfer the persons appointed under these rules from High Court to any other District

Court of the Chhattisgarh State.

(16)

Lien:- The persons appointed under these rules cannot claim lien on any of the posts in any service

including the court services.

(17)

Other Conditions:-

(i)

The persons appointed under these rules shall conduct themselves in conformity with the code

of conduct, as in force from time to time. Further, they shall carry out the instructions the letter

& spirit, given by their superiors and shall not disobey the instructions given. They shall not

indulge themselves in any unethical practices like "go slow" non-co-operation, neither join any

political organization nor associate with any activity which are punishable as per applicable

cyber laws.

(ii)

In respect of all such matters regarding the conditions of service for which no provision or

insufficient provision has been made in these rules, the Rules and orders for the time being in

force and applicable to the contract employees appointed in the State Government shall be

applicable subject to such modifications, variations or exceptions, if any, as the Chief Justice

may, from time to time specified.

Provided that no order containing modifications, variations or exceptions in the Rules relating to

Pay, allowances or leave shall be made by the Chief Justice except with the approval of the

Governor;

Provided further that the powers exercisable by the Chief Justice or by such other Judge or

Officer as the Chief Justice may by General or special order direct.

PART-VII

CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE

(18)

(i)

The Persons appointing under these rules shall be subject to the superintendence and control

of the Chief Justice.

(ii)

In respect of these persons, the disciplinary authority shall be the Registrar General or such

other Officer as may be designated in this behalf by the Chief Justice.

(iii)

An appeal shall lie to the Chief Justice against all orders, which may be passed by the

authority prescribed in clause (ii)

PART-VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

(19)

Interpretation :- If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the decision of the Chief

Justice shall be final.

(20)

Power to Relax :-

(i)

Nothing in these rules shall be constructed to limit or abridge the powers of the Chief Justice

to deal with the employees appointed under these Rules in such a manner as may appear to

him to be just and reasonable.

(ii)

Where the Chief Justice is satisfied that the operation of any of these rules causes undue

hardship in any particular case, he may by order dispense with or relax the particular rule to

such extent and subject to such exceptions and conditions as he may deem necessary.

Provided that where any rule is applicable to any employee appointed under these Rules, his

case shall not be dealt with in the manner less favourable to him than that provided by the said Rules.

PART-VIII

FIRST SCHEDULE

Sl.

Name of Post

No. of Post

Pay Matrix Level

Monthly Contract Pay

(per post)

(In Rs.)

Senior Programmer

62120

Programmer

51780

Assistant Programmer

35165

Senior System Officer

51780

System Officer

39875

System Assistant

23350

Note:-

1. The above pay shall be revised as amended by the State Government from time to time.

2. As per the F.I. 22/2023 issued by the Finance Department, Government of Chhattisgarh."

By order of Hon'ble the Chief Justice

Sd/-

(Arvind Kumar Verma)

Registrar General.