Panaji, 15th November, 2024 (Kartika 24, 1945)

SERIES I No. 33

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law & Judiciary

Law (Establishment) Division

Notification

14/06/2018-LD(Estt)/2243

The Notification No. 14/06/2018-LD(Estt)

dated 15-11-2024 which is issued by the

Government of Goa, is hereby published for

general information of the public.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amir Y. Parab, Under Secretary, Law (Estt.).

Porvorim, 15th November, 2024.

———

Notification

14/06/2018-LD (Estt.)

The High Court of Bombay at Goa

Officers and the Members of the Staff on

the Establishment (Recruitment and

Conditions of Service) Rules, 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by

Article 229 of the Constitution of India and in

supersession to the Government earlier

Notification No. 14/6/2018-LD (Estt) dated

02-06-2023 published in the Extraordinary

Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated

03-06-2023, Notification No. 14/6/2018-

-LD(Estt) dated 21-06-2023 published in the

Extraordinary Official Gazette, Series I No. 12

EXTRAORDINARY

dated 22-06-2023 and Notification No. 14/6/

/2018-LD(Estt) dated 20-05-2024 published in

the Extraordinary Official Gazette, Series I

No. 7 dated 21-05-2024 the Hon’ble the Chief

Justice of the High Court of Judicature at

Bombay hereby makes the following Rules to

regulate the method of recruitment and other

conditions of service of the Officers and the

members of the staff serving on the

Establishment of the High Court of Bombay

at Goa and all other matters incidental thereto:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called the

High Court of Bombay at Goa Officers and

the Members of the Staff on the Establishment

(Recruitment and Conditions of Service)

Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall apply to the posts specified

in column (2) of the Schedule hereto.

(3) They shall come into force from the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— In these rules unless the

context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Chief Justice” means the Chief

Justice of the High Court of Judicature at

Bombay;

(b)“Degree in law” means a Degree

qualifying the holder for enrolment as an

Advocate under the Advocates Act, 1961

(Central Act 25 of 1961);

transfer or borrowing the services of an

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Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected]

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officer or other employees from the High

Court of Judicature at Bombay and its

Benches at Aurangabad or Nagpur.

(d) “Direct Recruit” or “Nominee”

means a candidate who at the time of his

first appointment to the High Court service

is not already appointed to the service.

(e) “Duty” A person is said to be ‘on

duty’ as a member of the service–

(i) when he is performing the duties of

a post borne on the cadre of the service,

or is under going the probation; or

(ii) when he is on joining time, or

(iii) when he is absent from duty

during vacation, or on authorised

holidays, or on casual leave taken in

accordance with the rules or instructions

regulating such leave, having been

on duty immediately before and

immediately after such absence.

(f) “Establishment” means and includes

all Offices, Departments, Sections,

Branches of the High Court of Bombay at

Goa;

(g) “Government” means the Government

of Goa;

(h) “High Court” means the High Court

of Bombay at Goa;

(i) “Higher Standard Departmental

Examination

and

Lower

Standard

Departmental Examination” shall be the

examination as prescribed and regulated

the

High

Court

Departmental

Examination Rules, 1995 and shall always

be subject to said Rules in so far as they

are not inconsistent with the present Rules.

(j) “Other Backward Classes” means the

communities so recognized by the

Government from time to time;

(k) “Scheduled Caste” and “Scheduled

Tribe” shall have the same meaning as are

assigned to them by clauses (24) and (25),

respectively, of Article 366 of the

Constitution of India;

(l) “Schedule” means Schedule appended

to these Rules.

3. Appointing Authority.— The appointing

authority,—

(a) for all categories of Gazetted

Officers shall be the Chief Justice.

(b) for all categories of Non-Gazetted

and Group C posts shall be the Registrar

General. However, the Registrar General

shall exercise the powers of appointment

subject to the approval and overall

control of the Chief Justice.

4. Constitution of the Service at the High Court. — (1) The services shall consist of the following

classes and categories designated as under:-

Sr. No.

Name of the post

Sanctioned strength of each category of posts

Gazetted Officers

Registrar

Deputy Registrar

Senior Private Secretary to the Honourable Judge

Assistant Registrar

Private Secretary to the Honourable Judge

Librarian

Personal Assistant to the Honourable Judge

Protocol Officer-cum-Court Keeper

High Court Section Officer

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Non-Gazetted

10.

Shorthand Writer (Higher Grade)

11.

Shorthand Writer (Lower Grade)

12.

Software Programmer

13.

Assistant Section Officer

14.

Junior Translator and Interpreter

15.

Accountant

16.

Assistant Librarian

17.

Console Operator

18.

Clerk

19.

Driver

20.

Chobdar

21.

Filer

22.

Binder

23.

Photocopy Machine Operator (Multi-tasking Staff)

24.

Peon (Multi-tasking Staff)

25.

Cook (Multi-tasking Staff)

26.

Watchman (Multi-tasking Staff)

27.

Gardener (Multi-tasking Staff)

28.

Sweeper (Multi-tasking Staff)

Total

169

5. Registrar General of the High Court.—

(1) The Registrar General of the High Court

of Judicature at Bombay shall be the head of

the Registries of the High Court of Bombay

at Goa.

(2) The Registrars of the High Court of

Bombay at Goa shall route their submissions

to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice through the

Registrar General.

6. Procedure for Direct Recruitment or

Nomination.— (1) Where appointment is to

be made, by direct recruitment or

nomination, the Registrar (Administration)

shall issue a notice inviting applications from

eligible candidates for being included in the

Select list, on the official website of the High

Court of Bombay at Goa. Such notice shall

also be published in one widely circulated

English and Marathi newspaper and also in

widely circulated Konkani newspaper, if any.

The notice shall indicate the number of

existing vacancies sought to be filled up. It may

also indicate the number of vacancies that are

expected to arise in next two years. In case

the expected vacancies are indicated, the

selection process shall be conducted for filling

up both existing and expected vacancies.

(2) Such notice, in addition to being

published in the newspapers as may be

directed, by the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, shall

also be published on the Notice Boards of the

Offices of the High Court of Bombay at Goa

indicating the qualifications prescribed for the

post and calling upon the applicants to produce

attested copies of following certificates

alongwith application to be submitted on or

before prescribed date—

(i) Certificate or proof of date of birth.

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(ii) Residence Certificate of minimum 15

years’ residence in the State of Goa to be

issued by the Mamlatdar.

(iii) Documentary proof of knowledge of

Konkani and Marathi language wherever

applicable.

(iv) Certificate of having passed

the

qualifying

examination/degree,

wherever applicable.

(v) Statement of marks, obtained at the

qualifying examination/degree, wherever

applicable.

(vi) Certificate of practice of law,

wherever applicable.

(vii) Certificate of character from two

respectable persons.

(viii) Certificate about prescribed

Computer

knowledge,

wherever

applicable.

(ix) Certificate of requisite speed in

shorthand and/or in typing, wherever

applicable.

(x) A Caste Certificate from such Caste

Scrutiny or Verification Authority as may

be prescribed by the Government

wherever applicable.

(xi) Such other certificates as may be

prescribed from time to time.

(3) The candidate shall declare as to

whether he has been arrested any time or

whether there is any criminal prosecution

pending against him or whether he is

convicted by a Criminal Court or whether he

has been held guilty in or is facing

disciplinary enquiry.

7. Select List.— (1) A Select List of

candidates shall be prepared for appointment

to each post in accordance with these rules

and notified on the Notice Board and the

official website of the High Court of Bombay

at Goa.

(2) The Select List shall consist of names of

candidates equal to the number of vacancies

notified as per sub-rule (1) of Rule 6, arranged

in order of merit. If considered necessary,

await list of candidates, arranged in order of

merit, may be prepared not exceeding twenty

five per cent of the total number of vacancies

notified.

(3) The aforesaid list(s) so prepared shall

ordinarily be valid for a period of two years

from the date of its notification as above.

Provided that the Chief Justice may, in his

discretion, direct the appointment from those

list(s) even after the expiry of the period of

two years until a new list is prepared in

accordance with the rules.

8. Probation.— (1) A person appointed to

the service by direct recruitment or

nomination shall be on probation for a period

of two years or until an order declaring such

person to have satisfactorily completed the

period of probation is made by the Appointing

Authority, whichever is later.

(2) The services of a probationer are liable

to be terminated without notice and without

assigning any reason.

9. Nomination of Judge for supervision.—

The Hon’ble Chief Justice may nominate a

Judge(s) of the High Court for supervising

the process of selection of the candidates for

being included in the select list of any of the

posts and may direct taking assistance of an

expert for appointment to the posts requiring

technical expertise.

10. Recruitment Norms.— (1) Subject to the

method of selection as prescribed in the

Schedule and guidelines issued by the High

Court of Bombay from time to time,

appointment of the Officers and members of

the staff on the Establishment of the High

Court shall be made:-

(i) by direct recruitment,

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(ii)

by selection,

(iii)

by promotion,

(iv) by deputation,

(v) by nomination.

(2) The number of posts, mode of

appointment, qualifications, classification of

the post and level in the pay matrices

attached thereto and other matters shall be

as specified in the Schedule:

Provided that the Government may, in

consultation with the Chief Justice, vary the

number of posts specified in column (3) of the

Schedule from time to time subject to

exigencies of work.

11. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said posts, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in the

Schedule:

Provided the maximum age limit for direct

recruitment as prescribed in schedule shall

not be applicable to High Court/State/Central

Government Employees and age relaxation

for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes

(SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), shall be up to 5

years i.e. up to 50 years and candidates

belonging to Other Backward Castes (OBC)

will be up to 3 years i.e. up to 48 years, or

age relaxation for SC, ST and OBC shall be as

per the criteria specified from time to time by

the Government of Goa.

12. Special Deputation.— The Hon’ble the

Chief Justice may at his discretion appoint

any person on the Establishment, on

deputation from the High Court of Bombay

Principal Seat, Benches at Aurangabad and

Nagpur,

Goa

Judicial

Service,

the

Maharashtra

Judicial

Service,

any

Government Department, Public Sector under

taking or Autonomous Body.

13. Residuary Matters.— (1) Save as The

Bombay High Court (Discipline & Appeal)

Rules, 1984, The Bombay High Court

(Conduct) Rules, 1989, The High Court

Departmental Examination Rules, 1995 as are

presently applicable and the various

guidelines issued by the High Court of

Bombay from time to time, the service

conditions of the Members of the Staff on the

Establishment not specifically covered by or

under these Rules shall be governed by Laws,

Rules, Regulations, Norms and Orders

applicable to the Government Employees in

general, in so far as they are not inconsistent

with or repugnant to these Rules.

(2) In the case of employees who have

retired upon superannuation on or after 1st

day of January, 2014, till the commencement

of these Rules, their extension of age for all

purposes including pay and allowances shall

be protected for the purpose of pension and

pensionary benefits.

14. Overriding power of the Hon’ble Chief

Justice.—

Notwithstanding

anything

contained in these rules, the Hon’ble Chief

Justice shall have power to—

(a) appoint any person at any time

otherwise than in accordance with these

rules in a temporary or permanent vacancy

and the appointment so made shall be as

effective

and

valid

any

other

appointment made in accordance with

these rules;

(b) relax all or any of the qualifications or

rules in making appointments and the

appointments so made shall be as effective

and valid as any other appointment made

in accordance with these rules.

15. Nothing contained in these rules shall

be construed as a bridging or curtailing the

powers of the Hon’ble Chief Justice to—

(a) re-employ a person who has retired

by virtue of the applicable Rules OR

(b) grant extension in service to any

member of the service from time to time.