Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rule 1970

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA एस.जी.-डी.एxलxx.G-अID.H-2x1x0x 22026-270399 SG-DLxx-ExG-2ID1E0x2x2x0 26-270399 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 58] दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्पजतवार, फरवरी 19, 2026/माघ 30, 1947 [रा.रा.रा.क्षे.दि. स.ं 473 No. 58] DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026/MAGHA 30, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 473 भाग IV PART IV राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI fof/k] U;k; ,oa fo/kk;h dk;Z foH kkx vf/klwpu k दिल्ली, 19 फरवरी, 2026 Qk- l a- 1@37@2024&U;kf;d@586&59.—1 x`g ea=ky;] Hkkjr ljdkj dh fnukad 29 ebZ] 1970 dh vf/klwpuk Qk0la0 1@2@70@Mh,p ¼,l½ ds lkFk ifBr] lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 309 ds ijUrqd }kjk iznŸk “kfDr;ks]a fnukad 25 tqykbZ] 1970 dh vf/klwpuk Qk0la0 1@2@70&Mh,p ¼,l½ }kjk ;Fkkla”kksf/kr rFkk bl laca/k eas mUgs a leFkZ cuku s okyh leLr vU; “kfDr;ks a dk iz;ksx djrs gq, jk’Vªh; jkt/kkuh {ks= fnYyh ds mijkT;iky] fnYyh mPp U;k;ky; ds ijke”kZ ls ,rn~ }kjk fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas vkxs la”kks/ku djus ds fy;s fuEufyf[kr fu;e cukrs gSa] vFkkZr~ %& 1- laf{kIr 'kh"kdZ ,oa çkjaHk &¼1½ bu fu;eksa dks fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok ¼la'kks/ku½ fu;ekoyh]2026 dgk tk,A ¼2½ ;s “kkldh; jkti= eas viu s çdk'ku dh frfFk ls ykxw gksxa sA 2- fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 esa fu;e 5, dks vUr%LFkkfir djuk % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas ekStwnk fu;e 5 ds i”pkr~ fuEufyf[kr fu;e 5, dks vUr%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~% 1282 DG/2026 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] fu;e 5, - p;u lfefr % HkrÊ ds mís'; ls lsok ds varxZr fu;e 7 ds vuqlkj] ,d p;u lfefr gksxh ftlesa fuEufyf[kr dks 'kkfey fd;k tk;sxk % ¼i½ eq[; U;k;kèkh'k ;k muds }kjk çfrfu;qä mPp U;k;ky; dk U;k;kèkh'k( rFkk ¼ii½ eq[; U;k;kèkh'k }kjk euksuhr mPp U;k;ky; ds nks lcls ofj"B U;k;kèkh'kA eq[; U;k;kèkh'k dh vuqifLFkfr eas] ofj"Bre U;k;kèkh'k p;u lfefr ds vè;{k gksxa sA 3- fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 esa fu;e 7 dk çfrLFkkiu % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas ekStwnk fu;e 7 ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr fu;e 7 dks çfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~% fu;e 7 - fu;fer HkrÊ % ¼1½ ços'k Lrj ij ftyk U;k;kèkh'k ds laoxZ es a inksa dh HkrÊ fuEukuqlkj gksxh% ¼d½ fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok ds laoxZ eas U;wure nl o"kZ dh lsok oky s flfoy U;k;kèkh'kks a ¼ofj"B izHkkx½ eas ls ;ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds fl)kar ij 50 çfr'kr inksUufr }kjk( ¼[k½ flfoy U;k;kèkh'kks a ¼ofj"B izHkkx½ dh lhfer çfr;ksxh ijh{kk ds ekè;e ls ;ksX;rk ds vkèkkj ij 25 çfr'kr inksUufr] ftuds ikl flfoy U;k;kèkh'k ¼ofj"B izHkkx½ ds :i eas rhu o"kZ dh vgZd lsok gS vkSj lhfer çfr;ksxh ijh{kk ds fy, ik= gksus ds fy, vko';d U;wure lsok lkr o"kZ gksxh ftles a flfoy U;k;kèkh'k ¼dfu"B izHkkx½ vkSj flfoy U;k;kèkh'k ¼ofj"B izHkkx½ ds :i es a nh xà lsok 'kkfey gS( ¼x½ fu;e 7lh ds vuqlkj ik= O;fä;ks a eas ls fyf[kr vkSj ekSf[kd ijh{kk ds vkèkkj ij] mPp U;k;ky; }kjk vk;ksftr lhèkh HkrÊ ds ekè;e ls 25 çfr'kr in Hkj s tk,axsA Li"Vhdj.k & lhfer çfr;ksxh ijh{kk dksVk ds fy, fjfä;ks a dh x.kuk laoxZ la[;k cy ds vkèkkj ij dh tk,xhA ¼2½ bl fu;e ds varxZr fuèkkZfjr dksVk ds Hkhrj] mi;qZä rhu Jsf.k;ks a ds fy, in mlh Øe eas vkoafVr fd, tk,axs tSlk fd bu fu;eksa ds lkFk layXu jksLVj eas fn;k x;k gSA fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼x½ ds vUrxZr fu;qä vfèkdkfj;ks a vkSj fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼[k½ ds vUrxZr inksUur vfèkdkfj;ks a dh HkrÊ fdlh fo'ks"k o"kZ ds fy, iw.kZ gks tku s ds ckn] muds dksVs eas vku s oky s os in tks mi;qä mEehnokjks a dh deh ds dkj.k fjä jg tkr s gSa] fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼d½ ds vUrxZr inksUufr }kjk HkrÊ fd, x, vfèkdkfj;ks a ds ekè;e ls Hkj s tk,axs] c'krZs fd ,sl s vfèkdkfj;ks a dks dsoy okÆ"kd jksLVj eas mRrjorhZ inksUufr inksa ij gh j[kk tk,( vkSj mRrjorhZ o"kZ dh fjfä;ks a dh x.kuk bl çdkj dh tk,xh fd iwjs laoxZ ij 50%25%25 dk vuqikr ykxw gksA 4- fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 es a fu;e 7, dk çfrLFkkiu % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas] ekStwnk fu;e 7, ds LFkku ij] fuEufyf[kr fu;e 7, dks çfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr ~ % fu;e 7, - ;ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vkèkkj ij inksUufr ds fy, p;u % ¼1½ mijksä fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼d½ ds vUrxZr inksUufr }kjk HkrÊ ;ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vkèkkj ij p;u }kjk dh tk,xhA inksUufr ds fy, mi;qärk dk vkdyu djus ds fy,] mPp U;k;ky; fuEufyf[kr dh tkap djxs k% ¼d½ fu.kZ;ks a ds fo'y"sk.k ds vkèkkj ij dkuwu dk v|ru Kku U;kf;d vfèkdkjh }kjk fiNys rhu o"kks± ds nkSjku fuf.kZr fd, x, ekey s ¼35 vad½ ¼[k½ fiNys ik¡p o"kks± dh okÆ"kd xksiuh; fjiksVZ ¼25 vad½ ¼x½ fiNys ikap o"kks± eas fuiVku nj ¼10 vad½ ¼?k½ ekSf[kd ijh{kk] ftles a dkuuw ds v|ru Kku dk ijh{k.k gksxk vkSj lkFk gh lkekU; èkkj.kkvks a vkSj tkx:drk ds lkFk&lkFk laisz’k.k dkS'ky ij Hkh fopkj djasA ¼30 vad½[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 ¼2½ okÆ"kd xksiuh; fjiksVks± ds eYw ;kadu ds fy,] fiNys ik¡p o"kks± dh vfèkdkfj;ks a dh fjiksVks± dks è;ku eas j[kk tk,xk] ftues a ls çR;sd o"kZ ds fy, 5 vadks a dks ofj;rk nh tk;sxhA çR;sd ,lhvkj ds fy, vad çnku djus dk ekunaM fuEukuqlkj gksxk % xzsÇM x vad ,$ 5 , 4 ch$ 3 ch 2 c'krZs fd fdlh Hkh o"kZ es a *lh* xzsÇMx vkSj lR;fu"Bk lafnXèk gksus okyk dksà Hkh vfèkdkjh inksUufr ds fy, fopkj fd, tkus dk ik= ugÈ gksxkA ¼3½ U;kf;d vfèkdkfj;ks a ds fopkj {ks= Hkkjr ljdkj] dkÆed] yksd f'kdk;r ,oa is'a ku e=a ky;] dkÆed ,oa çf'k{k.k foHkkx ds fnukad 6 tuojh] 2006 ds dk;kZy; Kkiu la[;k 220011@2@2002&LFkkiuk ¼Mh½ ds vuqlkj gksxa s] tks fuEu izdkj gSa% fjfä;ksa dh la[;k fopkj.kh; {ks = 1 5 2 8 3 10 4 12 5 vkSj mlls vfèkd fjfä;ks a dh la[;k dk nqxquk $ 4 fopkj {ks= es a vku s ds fy,] U;kf;d vfèkdkfj;ks a ds ikl ml o"kZ ls igy s oky s o"kZ ds fy, ch$ xzsÇMx gksuh pkfg, ftles a inksUufr }kjk HkrÊ dh tkrh gS vkSj fiNy s pkj o"kks± ds nkSjku de ls de nks ch$ xzsÇMx gksuh pkfg,A ¼4½ lkekU; Js.kh ds mEehnokj dks dqy vadks a eas ls U;wure 50% vad çkIr djus gksxa s vkSj vkjf{kr Jsf.k;ks a ds mEehnokj dks lsok eas fu;qfä ds fy, vuq'kaflr gksus ds ;ksX; gksus ds fy, U;wure 45% vad çkIr djus gksxa sA 5- fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 esa fu;e 8 dk çfrLFkkiu % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas ekStwnk fu;e 8 ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr fu;e 8 dks çfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~% fu;e 8 - ofj"Brk % ¼1½ fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼d½ ds vUrxZr inksUur fnYyh U;kf;d lsok ds lnL;ks a dh ijLij ofj"Brk fnYyh U;kf;d lsok ds leku gksxhA ¼2½ fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼[k½ ds vUrxZr inksUur fnYyh U;kf;d lsok ds lnL;ks a dh ijLij ofj"Brk lhfer çfr;ksxh ijh{kk eas mudh ;ksX;rk ds vkèkkj ij gksxhA ¼3½ fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼x½ ds vUrxZr lsok eas lhèks HkrÊ fd, x, mEehnokjks a dh ijLij ofj"Brk ogh gksxh tks HkrÊ ds le; mPp U;k;ky; }kjk fuèkkZfjr dh xà FkhA ¼4½ fu;e 7 ds vUrxZr lsok eas fu;qä vfèkdkfj;ks a dh ijLij ofj"Brk okÆ"kd 4&Çcnq jksLVj ds ekè;e ls fuèkkZfjr dh tk,xh] ftls ml fo'ks"k o"kZ eas fu;qä lHkh vfèkdkfj;ks a }kjk fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼d½ ds vèkhu inksUufr }kjk HkrÊ fd, x, 2 vfèkdkfj;ks]a fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼[k½ ds vUrxZr inksUur ,d vfèkdkjh vkSj fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼x½ ds vUrxZr fu;qä ,d vfèkdkjh ds Øekuqlkj Hkjk tk,xkA ¼5½ ;fn HkrÊ çfØ;k ml o"kZ ds Hkhrj iwjh gks tkrh gS ftlds ckn bls 'kq: fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj mRrjorhZ o"kZ ds fy, 'kq: dh xà HkrÊ ds lacaèk eas rhuks a lzksrks a eas ls fdlh ls Hkh dksà vU; fu;qfä igy s ls ugÈ gqà gS] rks foyafcr :i ls fu;qä vfèkdkjh ml o"kZ ds jksLVj ds vuqlkj ofj"Brk ds gdnkj gksxa s ftles a HkrÊ 'kq: dh xà FkhA4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] ¼6½ ;fn fdlh fn, x, o"kZ eas mRiUu gksus okyh fjfä;ks a ds fy, HkrÊ çfØ;k mlh o"kZ es a çkjHa k ugÈ dh tkrh gS] rks mRrjorhZ HkrÊ es a ,slh fjfä Hkjus oky s mEehnokj dks ml o"kZ dh okÆ"kd jksLVj eas ofj"Brk nh tk,xh ftles a HkrÊ çfØ;k varr% lekIr gksrh gS vkSj fu;qfä dh tkrh gSA ¼7½ fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼x½ ds vUrxZr fu;qä vfèkdkfj;ks a vkSj fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼[k½ ds vUrxZr inksUur vfèkdkfj;ks a dh HkrÊ fdlh fo'ks"k o"kZ ds fy, iw.kZ gks tku s ds ckn] muds dksVs eas vku s oky s os in tks mi;qä mEehnokjks a dh deh ds dkj.k fjä jg tkr s gSa] fu;e 7 ds mi&fu;e ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼d½ ds vUrxZr inksUufr }kjk HkrÊ fd, x, vfèkdkfj;ks a ds ekè;e ls Hkj s tk,axs] c'krZs fd ,sl s vfèkdkfj;ks a dks okÆ"kd jksLVj eas mRrjorhZ inksUufr inksa ij gh j[kk tk,( vkSj mRrjorhZ o"kZ dh fjfä;ks a dh x.kuk bl çdkj dh tk,xh fd iwjs laoxZ ij 50%25%25 dk vuiq kr ykxw gksA 6- fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 es a fu;e 9 dk çfrLFkkiu % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas] ekStwnk fu;e 9 ds LFkku ij] fuEufyf[kr fu;e 9 dks çfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr%~ fu;e 9- lhèks HkrÊ okys mEehnokjksa a ds fy, ;ksX;rk, a fuEufyf[kr gksxa h% ¼1½ og Hkkjr dk ukxfjd gksA ¼2½ ,d vfèkoäk ds ekey s eas] vkosnu dh vafre frfFk rd yxkrkj de ls de lkr o"kks± ls izSfDVl dj jgk gks ¼3½ U;kf;d vfèkdkfj;ks a ds ekeys esa ¼i½ vèkhuLFk U;kf;d lsok eas HkrÊ gksus ls iwoZ fof/kK ¼ckj½ eas lkr o"kZ iwjs dj fy, gks]a ;k( ¼ii½ U;kf;d vfèkdkjh vkSj vfèkoäk ds :i es a la;qDr lkr o"kZ dk vuqHko gksuk pkfg,A vkosnu dh vafre frfFk rdA ¼4½ ;fn dksà O;fä U;kf;d lsok eas jgk gS ;k gS] rks vkosnu dh vafre frfFk rd mlds ikl vfèkoäk ;k U;kf;d vfèkdkjh ds :i es a lkr o"kZ ;k mlls vfèkd dk la;qä vuqHko gksuk pkfg,A ¼5½ vkosnu dh vafre frfFk dks 35 o"kZ dh vk;q çkIr dj yh gks vkSj 45 o"kZ dh vk;q vf/kd u gks 7- layXu jksLVj dk çfrLFkkiu fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas] ekStwnk jksLVj ¼fu;e 7¼2½ ds vUrxZr½ ds LFkku ij] fuEufyf[kr jksLVj dks çfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr%~ jksLV j ¼fu;e 7¼2½ vkSj fu;e 8¼4½ n s[ksa½ fuèkkZfjr dksVk ds Hkhrj rhuksa Jsf.k;ksa ds fgLls esa tkus okys inksa ds Øe dks n'kkZ us okyk jksLVj% inksa ds Js.kh fu;e Øe 1- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 2- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 3- L khfer izfr;ksxh ijh{kk ls inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼[k½ 4- l h/kh HkrhZ 7 ¼1½ ¼x½ 5- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 6- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 7- L khfer izfr;ksxh ijh{kk ls inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼[k½ 8- l h/kh HkrhZ 7 ¼1½ ¼x½[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5 9- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 10- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 11- L khfer izfr;ksxh ijh{kk ls inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼[k½ 12- l h/kh HkrhZ 7 ¼1½ ¼x½ 13- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 14- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 15- L khfer izfr;ksxh ijh{kk ls inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼[k½ 16- l h/kh HkrhZ 7 ¼1½ ¼x½ 17- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 18- ; ksX;rk&lg&ofj"Brk vkSj mi;qärk ds vk/kkj ij inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼d½ 19- L khfer izfr;ksxh ijh{kk ls inksUur vf/kdkjh 7 ¼1½ ¼[k½ 20- l h/kh HkrhZ 7 ¼1½ ¼x½ vkSj blh izdkj izR;sd 20 inks a ds fy;s 8- layXu vuqlwph dk llaks/k u fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 % fnYyh mPprj U;kf;d lsok fu;ekoyh] 1970 eas] ekStwnk vuqlwph ds LFkku ij] fuEufyf[kr vuqlwph dks çfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr%~ vuqlwp h ¼fu;e 4 ns[ks a½ 1 çèkku ftyk ,oa l= U;k;kèkh'k 11 2 çèkku ftyk ,oa l= U;k;kèkh'k&lg&fo'ks"k U;k;kèkh'k ¼ihlh vfèkfu;e½ 01 ¼lhchvký 3 çèkku U;k;kèkh'k] ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; 11 4 ftyk U;k;kèkh'k ¼okf.kfT;d U;k;ky;½ lqij Vkbe Ldsy eas 64 5 vij çèkku U;k;kèkh'k] ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; 01 6 U;k;kèkh'k] ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; 19 7 Rofjr U;k;ky; 18 8 cykRdkj vkSj ;kSu mRihM+u ds ekeyks a ds fy, fo'ks"k U;k;ky; 22 9 ftyk vkSj vfrfjä l= U;k;kèkh'k ¼fo'ks"k U;k;ky;@vkS|ksfxd 284 U;k;kfèkdj.k@,e,lhVh@Je U;k;ky; lfgr½ 10 fo'ks"k U;k;kèkh'k] ,uMhih,l 03 11 çfrfu;qfä vkSj vodk'k vkjf{kr 34 dqy 468 le;&eku in 127 p;u xzsM ds in%6 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] laoxZ dh dqy la[;k dk @35izfr”kr & 164* vij çèkku U;k;kèkh'k] ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; & 01 184 ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; ds U;k;kèkh'k &19 lqij le;&eku in % çèkku ftyk ,oa l= U;k;kèkh'k & 11 çèkku ftyk ,oa l= U;k;kèkh'k&lg& fo'ks"k U;k;kèkh'k ¼ihlh vfèkfu;e½ ¼lhchvký & 01 çèkku U;k;kèkh'k ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; & 11 157 ftyk U;k;kèkh'k ¼okf.kfT;d U;k;ky;½ & 64 laoxZ dh dqy la[;k dk @15izfr”kr & 70* * p;u xzsM ds inks a eas 25% ls 35% vkSj lqij le;&eku inksa es a 10% ls 15% dh o`f) 01-01-2020 ls çHkkoh gksxhA jk"Vªh; jkt/kkuh {ks= fnYyh ds mijkT;iky ds vkn's k ls rFkk muds uke ij] jhrs'k flag] çèkku lfpo DEPARTMENT OF LAW, JUSTICE AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 19th February, 2026 F. No. 1/37/2024-Judl./586-591.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso of Article 309 of the Constitution read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affair’s Notification No. F.1/2/70/DH(S), dated the 29th May, 1970 as amended by Notification No. F.1/2/70-DH(S), dated the 25th July, 1970 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi in consultation with the High Court of Delhi, hereby makes the following rules to further amend the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970: 1. Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. Insertion of Rule 5A in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the existing Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, after existing Rule 5, the following Rule 5A shall be inserted, namely: Rule 5A. Selection Committee: For the purpose of recruitment to the service under Rule 7, there shall be a Selection Committee consisting of the following: (i) Chief Justice or a Judge of the High Court deputed by him; and (ii) Two senior – most Judges of the High Court nominated by the Chief Justice. In absence of the Chief Justice, the senior – most Judge will be the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 7 3. Substitution of Rule 7 in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, in place of existing Rule 7, the following Rule 7 shall be substituted, namely: Rule 7. Regular Recruitment: (1) Recruitment to the posts in the cadre of District Judge at Entry Level shall be as under: (a) 50 percent by promotion from amongst the Civil Judges (Senior Division), having a minimum ten years service in the cadre of Delhi Judicial Service, on the principle of merit – cum – seniority and suitability; (b) 25 percent by promotion strictly on the basis of merit through limited competitive examination of Civil Judges (Senior Division) who have three years qualifying service as Civil Judge (Senior Division) and the minimum service required to be eligible for limited competitive examination would be seven years including service rendered as Civil Judge (Junior Division) and Civil Judge (Senior Division); (c) 25 percent of the posts shall be filled by direct recruitment from amongst the persons eligible as per rule 7C on the basis of the written and viva voce test, conducted by the High Court. Explanation – The vacancies for the limited competitive examination quota shall be calculated on the basis of cadre strength. (2) The posts will go to the above three categories, within the quota prescribed under this rule, in the order as given in the roster appended to these rules. After the recruitment of officers appointed under clause (c) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 and officers promoted under clause (b) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 is complete for a particular year, the positions falling in their quota that remain unfilled due to lack of suitable candidates shall be filled through officers recruited by promotion under clause (a) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7, subject to such officers being placed only on subsequent promotion positions in the annual roster; and the vacancies in the subsequent year shall be computed to as to apply the proportion of 50:25:25 to the entire cadre. 4. Substitution of Rule 7A in Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, in place of existing Rule 7A, the following Rule 7A shall be substituted, namely: Rule 7A. Selection for Promotion on the basis of merit – cum – seniority and suitability: (1) Recruitment by promotion under clause (a) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 above shall be made by selection on the basis of merit – cum – seniority and suitability. For assessing the suitability for being promoted, the High Court shall examine the following: (a) Updated knowledge of law based on an analysis of the judgments of the cases decided by the Judicial Officer during the preceding three years (35 marks) (b) Annual Confidential Reports of the preceding five years (25 marks) (c) Disposal rate in the preceding five years (10 marks) (d) Viva Voce which will test the updated knowledge of law and also consider general perceptions and awareness as also communication skills (30 marks) (2) For the assessment of the Annual Confidential Reports, the Reports of the officers of the preceding five years, carrying weight age of 5 marks for each year will be taken into account. The criteria for awarding of marks for each ACR shall be as under:8 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] Grading Marks A+ 5 A 4 B+ 3 B 2 Provided that any officer having grading ‘C’ and Integrity doubtful in any year not be eligible to the considered for promotion. (3) The zone of consideration of Judicial Officers shall be as per the OM No. 220011/2/2002-Estt. (D) dated January 6, 2006 of Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training, which is as under: No. of Vacancies Zone of Consideration 1 5 2 8 3 10 4 12 5 and above Twice the number of vacancies + 4 To come within the zone of consideration, the Judicial Officers must have B+ grading for the year previous to one in which recruitment by promotion is done and at least two B+ grading during the preceding four years. (4) A candidate of general category must secure a minimum of 50% marks and candidate of reserved categories must secure a minimum of 45% marks out of the total marks to be eligible for being recommended for appointment to the service. 5. Substitution of Rule 8 in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, in place of existing Rule 8, the following Rule 8 shall be substituted, namely: Rule 8. Seniority: (1) The inter se seniority of members of the Delhi Judicial Service promoted under clause (a) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 shall be the same as in the Delhi Judicial Service. (2) The inter se seniority of the members of Delhi Judicial Service promoted under clause (b) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 shall be on the basis of their merit in the limited competitive examination. (3) The inter se seniority of the direct recruits to the Service under clause (c) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 shall be the same as determined by the High Court at the time of recruitment. (4) The inter se seniority of the officers appointed to the Service under Rule 7 shall be determined through an annual 4 – point roster, filled by all officers appointed in the particular year in the repeating sequence of 2 officer(s) recruited by promotion under clause (a) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7, one officer promoted under clause (b) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 and one officer appointed under clause (c) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7. (5) Only if the recruitment process is completed within the year after which it was initiated and no other appointments, from any of the three sources, have already taken place in respect of the recruitment initiated for that subsequent year, shall the officers belatedly so appointed be entitled to seniority as per the roster of the year in which recruitment was initiated.[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 9 (6) If the recruitment process is not initiated for vacancies arising in a given year in the same year, the candidate filling such vacancy, in subsequent recruitment, shall be granted seniority within the annual roster of the year in which the recruitment process is finally concluded and appointment is made. (7) After the recruitment of officers appointed under clause (c) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 and officers promoted under clause (b) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7 is complete for a particular year, the positions falling in their quota that remain unfilled due to lack of suitable candidates shall be filled through officers recruited by promotion under clause (a) of sub – rule (1) of Rule 7, subject to such officers being placed only on subsequent promotion positions in the annual roster; and the vacancies in the subsequent year shall be computed so as to apply the proportion of 50:25:25 to the entire cadre. 6. Substitution of Rule 9 in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, in place of existing Rule 9, the following Rule 9 shall be substituted, namely: Rule 9. The qualifications for direct recruits shall be as follows: (1) must be a citizen of India. (2) In case of an Advocate, must have been continuously practicing for not less than seven years as on the last date of the application. (3) In case of Judicial Officers (i) must have already completed seven years in Bar before he/she was recruited in the subordinate judicial service, or; (ii) must have seven years combined experience as a Judicial Officer and an Advocate as on the last date of the application. (4) In case of a person who has been or who is in judicial service, must have a combined experience of seven years or more as an advocate or a Judicial Officer as on the last date of the application. (5) Must have attained the age of 35 years and have not attained the age of 45 years on the last date of application. 7. Substitution of Roster Appended to Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, in place of existing Roster (under Rule 7(2)), the following Roster shall be substituted, namely: ROSTER (see Rule 7(2) and Rule 8(4)) ROSTER INDICATING THE ORDER OF POSTS GOING TO THE SHARE OF THREE CATEGORIES WITHIN THE QUOTA PRESCRIBED: Order of Category Rule Posts 1 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 2 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 3 Officer promoted through limited competitive examination 7(1)(b) 4 Direct Recruit 7(1)(c) 5 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 6 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a)10 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] 7 Officer promoted through limited competitive examination 7(1)(b) 8 Direct Recruit 7(1)(c) 9 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 10 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 11 Officer promoted through limited competitive examination 7(1)(b) 12 Direct Recruit 7(1)(c) 13 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 14 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 15 Officer promoted through limited competitive examination 7(1)(b) 16 Direct Recruit 7(1)(c) 17 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority & suitability 7(1)(a) 18 Officer promoted on the basis of merit – cum – seniority &suitability 7(1)(a) 19 Officer promoted through limited competitive examination 7(1)(b) 20 Direct Recruit 7(1)(c) and so on for every 20 posts 8. Amendment to Schedule Appended to Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, in place of existing Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely: SCHEDULE (See Rule 4) 1 Principal District and Sessions Judges 11 2 Principal District & Sessions Judge – cum – Special Judge (PC Act) 01 (CBI) 3 Principal Judges, Family Courts 11 4 District Judges (Commercial Courts) in Super Time Scale 64 5 Additional Principal Judge, Family Court 01 6 Judges, Family Court 19 7 Fast Track Courts 18 8 Special Courts for Rape and POCSO Cases 22 9 District and Additional Sessions Judges (including Special 284 Courts/Industrial Tribunal/MACTs/Labour Courts) 10 Special Judges, NDPS 03 11 Deputation and Leave Reserve 34 Total 468 Time Scale Posts 127 Selection Grade Posts: @35% of the Cadre Strength - 164* Additional Principal Judge, Family Court - 01 184[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 11 Judges, Family Court - 19 Super Time Scale Posts: Principal District and Sessions Judges - 11 Principal District & Sessions Judge – cum – Special Judge (PC Act)(CBI) - 01 Principal Judges Family Courts - 11 157 District Judges (Commercial Courts) - 64 @15% of the Cadre Strength - 70* * The increase of Selection grade posts from 25% to 35% and Super time scale posts from 10% to 15% will be effective from 01.01.2020. 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