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451 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA No.LAW-LAC/130/2024 Karnataka Government Secretariat, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Dated: 25.09.2024

NOTIFICATION The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004, which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Service Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) is hereby published for the information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after fifteen days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion, which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft, before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Law, Justice and Human Rights Department, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru-560 001.

DRAFT RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Judicial Service

(Recruitment)(Amendment) Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

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2. Amendment of rule 2.- In the Karnataka Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, clause (dd), shall be omitted.

3. Amendment of rule 4.- In rule 4 of the said rules,-

(a) in the table, in serial number (3), entries relating to the cadre of “Civil Judges” under the column number (4) Qualifications, age limit, etc., under the heading “A. Direct Recruitment” for item number (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) Must not have completed as on the last date fixed for receipt of applications 40 years of age, in the case of candidate belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Category-I of the Backward Classes; 38 years of age in the case of candidate belonging to any of the Category-II(a) or II(b) or III(a) or III(b) of Other Backward Classes; and 35 years of age in the case of any other candidate.”

(b) for Note (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) In all Direct Recruitment to the cadre of District Judges and Civil Judges four percent of the vacancies shall be reserved for persons with benchmark disability in accordance with Section 34 (1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Central Act No.49 of 2016):

Provided that, Medical Board constituted for assessment, certifies that the selectee should be capable of efficiently discharging the duties of a Judicial Officer, on being

provided with such reasonable aids or assistance to the satisfaction of the Appointing Authority in consultation with the High Court, unless otherwise qualifies in selection in other terms of Karnataka Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004 and scheme of examination framed thereunder. Further, disabilities shall be as defined in the schedule appended to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Central Act No.49 of

2016).”

4. Amendment of rule 5.- In rule 5 of the said rules, in sub-rule II,-

(a) in clause (1),-

(i) in sub-clause (a), for the entries relating to Part-B, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023;

Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Bharathiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.”R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 3

(ii) in sub-clause (b), in item (ii), for the following words and figures,- “The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872;” the following words and figures shall be substituted, namely:- “The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Bharathiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023;

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Bharathiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023;”

(iii) in sub-clause (e), after item (i), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(ia) From among the candidates who are eligible for written examination as per clause

(e) (i), as far as may be, such number of candidates as is equal to ten times the number of vacancies notified, having regard to the number of vacancies in each reserved category, selected in the order of merit, shall be called for written examination.”

(b) for clause (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) From among the candidates who are eligible for Viva-voce as per sub-rule II (1)

(e) (ii) of rule 5, as far as may be, such number of candidates as is equal to three times the number of vacancies notified, having regard to the number of vacancies in each reserved category, selected in the order of merit, shall be called for Viva-voce.”

5. Amendment of rule 9.- In rule 9 of the said rules, for the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that, in the case of a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Category-I or physically handicapped the fees payable shall be one half of the fees specified in the

notification for other candidates.” By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka

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