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Himachal Pradesh Judiciary Exam Syllabus

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Advertisement No.: 31/12-2024
Application Deadline: January 5, 2025
Document Submission Deadline: January 13, 2025

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) invites Online Recruitment Applications (ORA) for the post of Civil Judge under the Department of Home, Himachal Pradesh. Eligible candidates will be selected through the H.P. Judicial Service Competitive Examination-2024.


Key Details:

Vacancies and Pay Scale:

Eligibility Criteria:

Desirable Qualification:


Application Process:

  1. Online Submission:
    Applications must be submitted via the HPPSC official website (www.hppsc.hp.gov.in).
    • Deadline: January 5, 2025 (11:59 PM).
    • Upload required documents on the One Time Registration System (OTRS) portal.
  2. Offline Submission:
    Hard copies of online applications, along with requisite documents, must be sent to:
    Secretary, HPPSC, Nigam Vihar, Shimla – 171002.
    • Deadline: January 13, 2025.

Examination Fees:


Selection Process and Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination (Objective Type):

Date: March 2, 2025

Note: Each paper will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions, two marks each, with no negative marking.

 

Main Examination (Narrative Type):

Tentative Date: Last week of March 2025

Paper Subjects Marks
Paper-I Civil Law-I: Topics as per Preliminary Examination syllabus. 200
Paper-II Civil Law-II: Topics as per Preliminary Examination syllabus. 200
Paper-III
  • Criminal Law: Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure
    Code, Chapter-XVII (Section 138 to 143) of Negotiable
    Instruments Act, H.P. Excise Act-2011, Wild Life
    Protection Act, Indian Forest Act and Module on Judicial
  • Sensitivity to Sexual Offences:-
    – Latest guidelines / directions of Hon‟ble Supreme
    Court of India with regard to bail and conditions to be
    imposed under Sections 437, 438, 439 Cr.P.C.
    – What is gender stereotyping and its effects.
    – How the gender stereotyping undermines women‟s
    access to justice in sexual offence cases and how
    judicial gender stereotyping is to be avoided.
    – Judicial approach towards new species of offensive
    activities, cybercrimes that are women-centric, such as
    transmitting of sexually explicit material, blackmailing,
    defamation/morphing/creating fake profile etc.
    – Role of judge in protecting the victim during judicial
    process.
    – Accountability and standards of conduct while dealing
    with sexual offence cases.
    – Importance and meaning of gender sensitivity and
    effects of gender conditioning in judicial decisions in
    sexual offence cases.
    – Incorporating gender perspective into judicial decision
    making and Constitutional and Statutory provisions on
    gender justice.
    – Judicial approach towards child sexual abuse with
    reference to provisions of the POCSO Act, 2012.
    – Credibility of statement of victim in sexual offence
    cases.
    – Sentencing provisions in Sexual offence cases.
    Besides above, the following Acts / Provisions are
    included to assess the approach regarding judicial
    sensitivity to sexual offences.
    – The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
    2012.
    – The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
    Act, 2015.
    -The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
    Act, 2005.
    – The pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic
    Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
    – The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
    (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
    – CCS (Conduct) Rules for Prohibition of sexual
    harassment of women at workplace.
    – Discrimination and Harassment of women at workplace
    and Rights and Dignity of women at workplace –
    Constitutional Mandate and Guidelines by Hon‟ble
    Supreme Court in Vishaka‟s case.
    – The Banglore Principal of Judicial Conduct, 2002.
    – The Bangkok General Guidelines for Judges on
    Applying a Gender Perspective in South East Asia.
200
Paper-IV English Composition: Essay Writing (100 marks), Hindi Passage Translation to English (50 marks). 150
Paper-V Hindi Composition: Hindi Passage Translation to English (30 marks), Essay (50 marks), Composition (20 marks). 100

Viva-Voce:

Candidates securing at least 45% marks in Viva-Voce (150 marks) will qualify for final selection.


Important Documents:


Other Instructions:

For further queries, contact HPPSC at Toll-Free: 1800-180-8004 or email at hppsc shimla@msn.com.

For detailed information, visit the official HPPSC website.


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