Organisation : High Court of Gujarat
Post Name: Recruitment for District Judge in 2017
Reference Number : ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/1250/2017

Apply Online : http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in/HCGJobAppl...o=KozbdLBXCcM=
Notification : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/76128-DJ.pdf
Home Page : http://www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in/currentopenings

District Judge Recruitment :
ADVERTISEMENT FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF DISTRICT JUDGES BY DIRECT RECRUITMENT (25%)

VACANCY & PAY SCALE :
(i) The High Court of Gujarat, in view of the guidelines of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. V/s. U.P. Public Service Commission & Ors. and 'The Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules, 2005', invites On-line Applications from the eligible Practising Advocates, for filling up, by Competitive Examination, approximately 42 (30 Regular + 12 Ad-hoc) vacancies, existing and future, in the cadre of District Judges, in the pay-scale of Rs. 51,650- 1240-59,090-1390-63,260 + Allowances, as admissible under the Rules.

(ii) The High Court reserves its right to alter the number of vacancies, than notified.
(iii) ‘On-line Recruitment Applications’ can be submitted from 01/03/2017 (12.00 Hrs.). Last date for submission of On-line Applications will be 31/03/2017 till 23:59 Hrs.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS :
(i) Candidate must possess a Degree in Law from a University recognized by law in India.

(ii) Candidate must be a practicing Advocate in Courts of Civil and/or Criminal jurisdiction on the last date fixed for submission of On-line Applications and must have so practiced for a period not less than Seven Years, as on 31/03/2017.

Explanation : For the purpose of this Clause, in computing the period during which a person has been an Advocate, there shall be included the period during which he/she has held a Judicial Office.

(iii) Candidate must possess Basic Knowledge of Computer Application / Operation, as set out by the Government of Gujarat in General Administration Department Resolution No. PRCH-102005-1532-K, dated 30/09/2006 and CRR-10-2007-120320-G.5, dated 13/08/2008.

AGE LIMIT :
A candidate must have attained the age of 35 years and must not have attained the age of 48 years in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Orthopedically Disabled Persons and Ex-servicemen and 45 years in the case of General Candidates, as on the last date fixed for registration of the Online Application, i.e. on 31/03/2017.

FEES & MODE OF PAYMENT :
(i) The candidates belonging to General Category are required to pay Examination Fees of Rs.1000/- plus Bank Charges whereas Rs.500/- plus Bank Charges are required to paid by the Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Orthopedically Disabled Persons and Ex-Servicemen Categories.

The candidates making payment of Fees, shall remit the same, in Current Bank Account No. 30725811785 with the State Bank of India, High Court Complex Branch, Sola, Ahmedabad, held in the name of Registrar, High Court of Gujarat, through any of the Core Banking Service Branches of the State Bank of India, using the Cash Voucher in the Special Format appended to this Detailed Advertisement, from 01/03/2017 to 31/03/2017, during the Bank working Days and Hours of the said Bank.

(ii) Application Fees once paid, shall not be refunded in any circumstances.
(iii) Application without payment of Application Fee will be treated as invalid.

HOW TO APPLY :
(a) All eligible Candidates should apply ‘On-line’, through the link provided in High Court Website gujarathighcourt.nic.in AND hcojas.guj.nic.in in the prescribed format from 01/03/2017 to 31/03/2017.

(b) Candidates should have his/her own ‘registered’ Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the entire recruitment process, as ‘SMS’ Alerts for the Tests, are also likely to be notified on the said Mobile Number, so registered in the ‘On-line’ Application.

(c) Steps for submitting On-line Application through the ‘OJAS’ Module :
** Fill up all the ‘Fields’ given in On-line Application Format, carefully, as per the Instructions, after thoroughly reading & understanding the entire Detailed Advertisement & the Instructions given at the appropriate places.

** ‘Save’ the On-line Application, by clicking ‘save’ button.

** Thereafter, a new window will be opened which displays Candidate’s Application Number. This means, the Application has been saved. Candidates shall therefore note down the entire string of the Application No. (e.g. HCG/2017/52/11111).

In this window, by clicking ‘Show Application Preview’ Button, preview of the Application will be displayed on the screen of the Computer.

** Thereafter, by using Application No. and Date of Birth, candidate is required to Upload his / her ‘Scanned Photograph’ (latest) and ‘Scanned Signature’ in the stipulated size & format [refer item 9(v)]. The Candidate shall ensure that, the uploaded ‘Photograph’ & ‘Signature’. are distinctly recognizable, after uploading

Note :
Please ensure that the ‘Scanned Signature’ of the Candidate alone is uploaded, which shall be verified by the High Court, at each stage, and if the ‘Scanned Signature’ does not match with the signature of the Candidate, at the time of successive verification during the Recruitment Process, his/her Candidature is likely to be rejected forthwith.

** If necessary, by using the respective Application Number & Date of Birth, a candidate can edit his/her ‘On-line Application’, through ‘Edit Application’ mode until he/she confirms the ‘On-line Application’, by clicking the ‘Confirm Application’ icon.

Please note that, after such ‘Confirmation’, further editing of one’s ‘On-line Application’, will not be possible.

** Please Note that only after ‘Confirmation’, the ‘System’ will register your ‘On-line Application’, which will be considered valid.

** Thereafter, Candidate will get a SMS communication, conveying to him/her the Confirmation Number, on the ‘registered’ Mobile Number. This Confirmation Number should be securely ‘preserved’ by the Candidate, till the end of the recruitment process, for downloading the ‘e-Call-letter-cum-Admission Slip’ etc..

** At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take ‘Print outs’ of his/her Confirmed Application on A4 size (letter size) Paper only, by clicking ‘Print Application’ Tab of the Main Menu, during the Online Registration Window (01/03/2017 to 31/03/2017).

(d) The Candidates shall fill up the required data in the ‘On-line’ Application in accordance with the ‘Instructions’. Applications which are not in accordance with the ‘Instructions’, shall be summarily rejected.

(e) Take a note that the above is the general procedure for applying ‘On-line’. No other mode of Application or incomplete Applications, will be accepted and in such case, the Application will be rejected outright.

Decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters pertaining to this Recruitment would be final and binding, on all the Candidates.

Important Date :
Starting date for submission of On-line Application 01/03/2017 (12:00 Hours)
Closing date for submission of On-line Application 31/03/2017 (23:59 Hours)
Tentatively Schedule of Examination / Test
Date of Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) 30th April, 2017
Date of Main Written Examination 2nd July, 2017
Date of Viva-voce Test (Personal Interview) August / September, 2017