Himachal Pradesh Judiciary Syllabus

Himachal Pradesh Judiciary Syllabus

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS SELECTION PROCESS:

1. Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
2. Written Main Examination (Subjective Type)
3. Viva-Voce (Personal Interview)

Exam Pattern: The Exam Pattern will be as follows:

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

• It will consist of Objective Type Questions
• The examination consisting of the following three papers of 100 Marks each:-
  • Civil Law-I
  • Civil Law-II
  • Criminal Law
• Each paper shall be of one-hour duration and the examination in all the three papers shall be held on the same day.
• The syllabus for the preliminary examination shall be the same as provided for Paper-I to III for the Main examination.

MAIN EXAMINATION

• Main Written Exam consists of 5 papers.
• Duration of each paper will be for 3 hours.

PAPER- I Civil Law-I : (total marks 200)

• Code of Civil Procedure.
• Indian Evidence Act,
• Indian Stamp Act,
• Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976
• Specific Relief Act. 200 Marks

PAPER-II Civil Law-II: (total marks 200)

• Indian Contract Act,
• Hindu Law,
• Indian Limitation Act,
• Transfer of Property Act
• H.P. Urban Rent Control Act. 200 Marks

PAPER-III Criminal Law (total marks 200)

• Indian Penal Code,
• Criminal Procedure Code,
• Negotiable Instruments Act, Chapter-XVII (section 138 to 143
• H.P. Excise Act-2011 as Applicable to the State of H.P.,
• Wild Life Protection Act
• Indian Forest Act.

PAPER-IV English Composition: (TOTAL MARKS 200) Choice from three Essays on General Subjects.

• Essay : 100 Marks

Translation of Hindi Passage into English: 50 Marks

(The standard for the English paper shall be that of graduation examination of Himachal Pradesh University.)

PAPER-V Language (Hindi) (TOTAL MARKS 100)

• Hindi (in Devanagri Script) No books prescribed. 100 marks The paper of Hindi will comprise of the following:-
• Translation of English passage into Hindi- 30 Marks.
• Essay in Hindi on any topic out of three. – 50 Marks.
• Composition (Idioms and Corrections etc.) – 20 Marks.

VIVA-VOCE (INTERVIEW)-150 MARKS

Candidates, who qualify the Main written examination, will be required to appear at such place, as may be fixed by the Commission, for a viva voce test. The maximum marks for the viva-voce shall be 150. The marks obtained in the viva- voce will be added to the marks obtained in the Main written examination for purpose of selection of the candidates.

HIMACHAL PRADESH JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION CRITERIA

• Applicant must be a citizen of India.
• Candidates must have qualified a degree in Law from an institute recognized by the Bar Council of India.
• The minimum age of the applicants must not be less than 21 years.
• The maximum age of the candidates must not be more than 35 years.
• The candidates of the reserved category will be given suitable relaxation in their upper age.
• The upper age relaxation for the candidates of the SC and ST category will be 5 years.
• Candidates of the OBC category will be offered the upper age relaxation of 3 year.

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