RECRUITMENT RULES
Supplement to the Gazette No. 8 of the
25th February 2014
Published by Authority of Government of Puducherry 3
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LAW DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 4/2014-LD, dated 7th February 2014)
NOTIFICATION
In compliance to the orders of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Madras in W.P. No. 27089 of 2008, dated 12-12-2008 and 15-4-2009, the Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Madras in D.O. Letter No.13/2007/Con.Bl, dated 13-2-2013, has requested for issue of an amendment exempting blind and deaf persons from the provisions of section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 in respect of post of the District Judge (Entry Level) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) borne under the Puducherry Judicial Service (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules, 2008.
In compliance to the directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Madras and in consultation with the High Court of Judicature at Madras, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with the Government of India, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs (Department of Justice) Notification No. 30/16/76-Jus., dated 31st August 1979 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf hereby makes the following amendment to the notification issued under G.O. Ms. No. 8/08-LD, dated 8th April 2008 of the Law Department, Puducherry and published as Supplement to the Gazette No. 18, dated 29th April 2008, namely:—
AMENDMENT
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Puducherry Judicial Service (Cadre and Recruitment) Amendment Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force on and from the date of their publication in the official gazette.
2. Amendment of rule 21. — ( 1 ) I n t h e P u d u c h e r r y J u d i c i a l S e r v i c e ( C a d r e a n d R e c r u i t m e n t ) Rules, 2008, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) for sub-rule (2) of rule 21, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
"(2) Candidates with orthopaedically handicapped can seek appointment to the post of District Judge (Entry Level) and Civil Judge (Junior Division).".
(2) In the said rules, for sub-rule (3) of rule 21, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
"(3) 3% of the vacancies in the post of District Judge (Entry Level) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) in direct recruitment has to be filled by physically handicapped viz., orthopaedically handicapped. In the event of only one vacancy, the rule of reservation for physically handicapped shall not apply:".
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
G. RAGESH CHANDRA,
Secretary to Government (Law).