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HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

NOTIFICATION

No.GOB(I) 8/2021, DATED: 9^TH NOVEMBER, 2021

DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF DISTRICT JUDGE

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS: 9^TH DECEMBER, 2021

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 Karnataka invites

online applications from eligible candidates for filling up of 21 vacant posts of

District Judges (18 backlog and 3 new vacancies) by direct recruitment.

QUALIFICATION:

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

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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: Rs.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.

CLASSIFICATION OF 21 VACANCIES

Category

Un-

reserved

Women

Candidate

Rural

Candidate

Ex-

servicemen

TOTAL

Scheduled

Caste

2* + 1

Scheduled

Tribe

Category-I

Category-II(A)

5* + 1

Category-II(B)

Category-III(A)

General Merit

TOTAL

4* + 1

8* + 2

18* + 3

GRAND TOTAL

Note:

1. The vacancies marked with asterisk symbol (*) indicate that they

are carried forward from the previous recruitment as backlog

vacancies.

2. The above classification of vacancies has been made keeping in

view the relevant Government Orders in force.

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION:

The Competitive Examination for recruitment of District Judges shall consist

of 3 stages namely (a) Preliminary Examination (b) Main Examination and

(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 Viva-

voce.

(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

(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 date for submission of online

application

09.12.2021 (Till 11.59 P.M.)

Last date for payment of fee

through online

14.12.2021 (Till 11.59 P.M.)

Last date for payment of fee

through Challan

14.12.2021

(Till Banks working hours)

Preliminary Examination Fee: The Candidate shall remit an amount

of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only). But, in the case of candidate

belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the fee payable shall be Rs.250/- (Rupees

Two Hundred and Fifty only).

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 Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only). But, in

the case of candidate belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the fee payable shall

be Rs.750/- (Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty only).

Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

Candidates shall appear for the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination

and Viva-Voce at their own cost.

Candidates are required to submit their application through Online Mode

only and applications submitted by any other mode will not be entertained.

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.

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.

Candidates

claiming

reservation

under

SC/ST

and

Category-

I/II(A)/II(B)/III(A) 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.

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 1^st standard to 10^th 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, issued by the Head Master of the School and countersigned by

the concerned Block Educational Officer (BEO), 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 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 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/-

(T.G.SHIVASHANKARE GOWDA)

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU–560001.

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