Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
**Executive Summary:**
This notification from the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi announces amendments to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970. The amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, outline the examination scheme for direct recruitment, including preliminary and main exams, and viva voce. It also specifies rules for re-evaluation, use of unfair means, destruction of exam materials, and time limits for joining service.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment Title and Commencement:**
* These rules are called the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Amendment Rules, 2019.
* They come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment of Rule 7C:**
* Replaces the existing rule 7C in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970.
* High Court to invite applications via advertisement and may require specific applicant details.
* Written exams and viva voce will be held as per the appendix and syllabi prescribed by the High Court.
* **Insertion of Appendix (Rule 7C):**
* **Examination Stages:**
* Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination will be held in three stages: Preliminary, Main, and Viva Voce.
* **Preliminary Examination:**
* Objective type with 0.25 negative marking.
* Screening test for main exam selection.
* One paper with 150 multiple-choice questions, each carrying one mark.
* **Minimum Qualifying Marks (Preliminary):**
* General: 50%
* Reserved (SC, ST, PwD): 45%
* **Main Written Examination:**
* Candidates admitted will not exceed twenty times the vacancies in each category.
* **Main Written Exam Papers:**
* Paper I: General Knowledge and Language (150 marks)
* Paper II: Law I (200 marks) - Constitution, CPC, Evidence Act, etc.
* Paper III: Law II (200 marks) - Transfer of Property Act, Contract Act, etc.
* Paper IV: Law III (200 marks) - IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act, etc.
* **Minimum Qualifying Marks (Main):**
* General: 45% in each paper, 50% aggregate
* Reserved (SC, ST, PwD): 40% in each paper, 45% aggregate
* **Viva Voce:**
* Carries 250 marks.
* Minimum marks for recommendation: General - 50%, Reserved - 45%.
* **General Instructions:**
* Syllabi determined by the High Court.
* Exam fees specified by the High Court.
* Preliminary exam marks not counted for final merit.
* Final merit list based on Main exam and Viva Voce marks.
* **Re-evaluation and Unfair Means:**
* No re-evaluation of answer sheets.
* Use of unfair means results in immediate rejection and potential debarment from future exams (minimum 3 years).
* **Destruction of Examination Material:**
* Destroyed one year after the final result declaration, unless litigation is pending.
* **Time Limit for Joining Service:**
* One month from the notification of appointment.
* Extension up to two months may be granted by the High Court; further extension in exceptional cases, not exceeding six months from the notification date.
* Failure to join results in appointment lapse, vacancy offered to the next candidate.
* These clauses are part of the appointment notification.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Applicants to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service:**
* *Impact:* Affected by the new examination scheme, syllabus, qualifying criteria, and timelines for joining the service.
* *Action Required:* Review the amended rules and appendix, prepare for the preliminary and main examinations according to the updated syllabus, and adhere to the specified deadlines for joining service.
**High Court of Delhi:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for setting the syllabus, conducting the examinations, and setting the fees. Also, has authority on granting an extension to the joining date.
* *Action Required:* Prescribe the syllabi for the preliminary and main examinations, specify the examination fees, conduct the examinations according to the amended rules, and evaluate requests for extensions to the joining deadline.
**Government of NCT of Delhi (specifically, the Department of Law, Justice, and Legislative Affairs):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing the amended rules and issuing notifications related to appointments.
* *Action Required:* Ensure that the appointment process aligns with the amended rules and issue appointment notifications accordingly.
Key Entities Referenced
National Capital Territory of Delhi : The governing territory to which the policy applies.
Delhi Higher Judicial Service : The judicial service that this notification concerns.
Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 : The original set of rules being amended by this notification.
High Court of Delhi : The High Court consulted in making these amendments, and which prescribes the syllabus and examination fees.
Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi : The authority issuing the notification.
Constitution of India : The fundamental law of India, referenced as the basis for the powers exercised in the notification.
Ministry of Home Affairs : The ministry of the Government of India, referenced along with notification numbers F.1270DHS dated the 29th May, 1970 and F.1270DHS dated the 25th July, 1970.
Indian Penal Code : One of the subjects in the Main Written Examination.
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DEPARTMENT OF LAW, JUSTICE AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 26th December, 2019
No. F. 6/50/2019-Judl./Suptlaw/2461-2465.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to
article 309 of the Constitution read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs 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 Captial
Territory of Delhi in consultation with the High Court of Delhi is pleased to make the following rules further
to amend the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Delhi Higher
Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of rule 7C. - In the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970,
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules) for rule 7C,
the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“7C. Selection for appointment by direct recruitment. The High Court, before making recommendations to
the Administrator, shall invite applications by advertisement and may require the applicants to give such
particulars as it may prescribe and shall hold written examination(s) and viva voce test in the manner as
prescribed in the Appendix to the Rules and in the subjects with the syllabi as prescribed by the High Court
from time to time.”
3. Insertion of Appendix: In the end of the said rules i.e. Delhi Higher Judicial
Service Rules, 1970, the following appendix shall be
inserted namely:-
APPENDIX
(See Rule 7C)
I. Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination will be held in three successive stages: -
(i) DHJS Preliminary Examination (Objective type with 25% negative marking) for selection for
the main examination which shall be a screening test of qualifying nature, and
(ii) DHJS Main Examination (Written) for selection of candidates for calling for viva-voce.
(iii) Viva-voce.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
II. The Preliminary Examination will be a screening test of qualifying nature and will consist of one
paper of multiple choice based objective type questions carrying a maximum of 150 marks. There
shall be 150 questions with each question carrying one mark with 25% negative marking for each
wrong answer.[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
III. Minimum qualifying marks for Preliminary Examination:
Category Minimum Qualifying Marks (in %)
General 50%
Reserved Categories i.e. SC, ST and Persons 45%
with Disability
IV. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main (Written) Examination shall not be more than
twenty times the total number of advertised vacancies in each category.
MAIN (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
V. The Main (Written) Examination shall consist of the following four papers with the maximum
marks specified against it: -
Papers Description Max. Marks
Paper-I General Knowledge & Language - This is to test the 150
candidate’s knowledge of current affairs etc. and power of
expression in English. Credit will be given both for substance
and expression. Conversely deduction will be made for bad
expression, faults of grammer and misuse of words etc.
Paper-II Law-I – Constitution of India, Code of Civil Procedure, Indian 200
Evidence Act, Limitation Act, Registration Act and such other
subjects as may be specified by the High Court from time to
time.
Paper-III Law-II – Transfer of Property Act, Indian Contract Act, Sale of 200
Goods Act, Indian Partnership Act, Specific Relief Act,
Arbitration Law, Personal Law and such other subjects as may
be specified by the High Court from time to time
Paper-IV Law-III – Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Indian 200
Evidence Act and such other subjects as may be specified by the
High Court from time to time.
VI. Minimum qualifying marks for the Main (Written) Examination:
Category Minimum Qualifying Minimum Qualifying Marks
Marks in each paper (in in the aggregate (in %)
%)
General 45% 50%
Reserved Categories i.e. SC, ST 40% 45%
and Persons with Disability
VIVA VOCE
VII. Viva-Voce will carry 250 marks. A candidate of general category must secure minimum 50%
marks and a candidate of reserved category i.e. Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Persons
with Disability must secure minimum 45% marks in viva-voce to be eligible for being
recommended for appointment to the service.
GENERAL
VIII. The Syllabi for the Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination shall be as prescribed by
the High Court from time to time.6 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
IX. The fee for the examination to be charged from the candidates shall be as specified by the High
Court from time to time.
X. The marks obtained in the preliminary examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for
admission to the Main (Written) Examination shall not be counted for determining their final order
of merit.
XI. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of assessment of marks obtained in the Main
(Written) Examination and Viva Voce.
XII. RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWER SHEETS
There shall be no re-evaluation of answer sheets in respect of Preliminary Examination and Mains
Examination. No request for re-evaluation of answer sheets shall be entertained and the same shall
be liable to be rejected without any notice to the candidates.
XIII. USE OF UNFAIR MEANS IN THE EXAMINATION
The candidature of candidates found using unfair means of any nature by exercising or attempting
to influence the result of the examination at any stage of the Examination, i.e. Preliminary
Examination, Mains Examination or Viva Voce, shall be summarily rejected without any further
notice to the candidates. Moreover, such candidate shall be debarred from the future Examination
for such a period as may be decided by the High Court, which shall ordinarily be not less than three
years.
XIV. DESTRUCTION OF EXAMINATION MATERIAL
All Examination material including OMR answer sheets relating to Preliminary Examination,
answer sheets of Main Examination, award sheets of viva voce, etc. in relation to each recruitment
examination for Delhi Higher Judicial Service (25% direct recruitment quota) will be destroyed one
year after the declaration of the final result.
However, if any litigation pertaining to any examination is pending before any Court, and the
question / issue involved in the lis touches upon the answer sheets of the candidate (s) i.e. totaling,
evaluation, re-evaluation, etc., the Registry shall preserve such answer sheets before initiating the
process of destruction in terms of the above decision.
XV. TIME LIMIT FOR JOINING SERVICE
(i) All selected candidates shall join the service within a period of one month from the date of
issuance of notification of appointment by the competent authority.
(ii) Upon sufficient justification, the competent authority i.e. the High Court may extend the
abovementioned period of one month for joining service on a written application made by the
candidate concerned. Such extension, if granted, shall be for a period of two months only.
Extension of period of joining beyond this period may be granted by the High Court in rare
and exceptional circumstances but in no case shall such further extension be granted for a
period of more than six months from the date of issuance of notification of appointment.
(iii) Upon failure of the selected candidate to join service either within one month of the date of
notification of appointment or upon expiry of such extended period as may be granted by the
High Court, the appointment of the selected candidate shall lapse and the vacancy so created
on account of such lapse may be offered to the next candidate, as per order of merit in the
select list.
(iv) The clauses of this Rule shall form part of the notification of appointment of the selected
candidates.
By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor
of National Capital Territory of Delhi,
SANJAY KUMAR AGGARWAL, Principal Secy. (Law, Justice & L.A.)
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