6. DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT :

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the service

(a)

unless he/she is a citizen of India.

(b)

if he/she is dismissed from service by Central Government or any State Government or U.Ts. or any High Court or Statutory or Local Authority.

(c)

if he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or who is or has been permanently debarred or disqualified by the High Court or the Union/State Public Service Commission or by any Recruiting or Examination Conducting Authority from appearing in Competitive Examinations or Selections.

(d)

if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting Authority by any means for his/her candidature.

(e)

if he is a man, has more than one wife living. And, if a woman, has married a man already having another wife.

(f)

if he/she may be found in possession with any electronic gadget(s) during any of the Examination / Test.

7. HOW TO APPLY :

(a)

Before filling-up the On-line Application, Candidate is advised to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed Advertisement and the Instructions therein and should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned above and that the particulars filled-in by him/her are true and correct in all respects.

In case, it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or even after Appointment, that a Candidate does/did not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has/had suppressed / twisted or truncated any material facts, his/her Candidature shall be liable to be Cancelled. If, any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after Appointment, his/her service will be liable to be terminated with immediate effect.

(b)

All eligible Candidates ONLY After Payment of their requisite Examination Fees as mentioned in Para No.4 above, should apply On-line, through the link provided on High Court Website http://hcojas.guj.nic.in, in the prescribed format from 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017. Please note that the Last Date for submission of On-line Application is 15/08/2017 till 23:59 hours.

(c)

Candidate should have his/her own/family 'registered' Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the entire Recruitment Process.

(d)

Candidate should scan his/her photograph having 5 c.m. of height and

3.6 c.m. of width (15kb) and signature having 2.5 c.m. of height and 7.5 c.m. of width (15kb) in jpg format, for uploading the same at relevant space in the On-line Application.

(e)

i) Fill-up all the Fields given in On-line Application including mandatory Fields, carefully.

ii) Save the On-line Application, by clicking Save button.

iii) Thereafter, a new pop-up window will appear, displaying the Application Number, meaning thereby the Application is saved successfully. Candidate shall, note down the entire string of the Application Number (e.g. HCG/201718/57/11111). By clicking Show Application Preview Button, will display on-screen preview of the Application.

iv) Thereafter, by entering Application Number and Date of Birth, upload scanned photograph and signature at relevant space on the application and ensure that, the uploaded Photograph & Signature, are distinctly recognizable, after uploading.

Note : Please ensure that the Signature of the Candidate alone should be scanned and uploaded, as the same will be verified by the High Court at every stage, and if the Scanned Signature does not match with the signature of the Candidate at the time of successive verifications during the Recruitment Process, his/her Candidature is likely to be rejected forthwith.

v) If necessary, by using his/her Application Number and Date of Birth, a Candidate can edit his/her On-line Application through Edit Application Button until his/her Application is Confirmed.

vi) After filling-up all the required/mandatory fields of the On-line Application, correctly and duly verified by the Candidate, he/she is required to CONFIRM the Application. However, Candidate can alter/modify the details before he/she CONFIRM his/her Application.

vii) Please note that, after Confirmation, further editing of ones Online Application will not be permitted by the System and the same will be treated as Final Application for the particular post.

viii) Thereafter, Candidate has to click on Confirm Application Button/Tab on the Main Menu, thereby a pop-up window will appear, wherein the Candidate has to enter his/her Application Number and Date of Birth and then click on Confirm Application Button.

ix) Please note that only after Confirmation, the System will register candidates On-line Application. Further, only Confirmed Applications will be considered / processed for the Recruitment Process.

x) Thereafter, the Candidate should ensure that he/she receives a System generated SMS conveying his/her Confirmation Number, on his/her 'registered' Mobile Number.

xi) The Candidate should preserve his/her Application Number and Confirmation Number for future reference and use, till the end of the Recruitment Process.

xii) At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take Print Out of his/ her Confirmed Application by clicking Print Application Tab of the Main Menu and retain atleast TWO copies of the same for future reference & use.

xiii) Please note that the Candidate is not required to and should not send copy of his/her Online-Application and/or any testimonials/ documents to the High Court. They should produce the same, when called for.

(f)

Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying Online. No other mode of Application or incomplete Application(s) shall be accepted and in such cases, the Application(s) are liable to be rejected outright.

(g)

A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for a particular post, for any reason at all.

8. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a) Candidates should not contact the High Court Registry by Phone calls/Personal Visits, for making general queries. They should keep checking the High Court-OJAS Websites for updates, and/or 'Brief Advertisement'/SMS Alerts on their registered Mobile/Cell Number. No

Phone Calls/Personal Visits, shall be entertained. For general assistance, during the 'Online-Application-Window period', the Candidates may contact the Registry of the concerned District Court/Establishment.

(b)

A Candidate will have to apply separately for each post with the requisite amount of Fees in prescribed format of Cash Voucher, in support of his/her candidature.

(c)

A Candidate will have to opt for Three Districts, of his/her choice, indicating the precedence of their preferences, for being appointed to the post in question and the Fourth District will be determined by the High Court, depending upon the availability of vacancies against the relevant category of that particular post, in accordance with the merit.

Preferences for Districts once selected by the Candidate cannot be changed under any circumstances.

(d)

Benefit(s) of Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Examination Fees / Reservation shall be granted to the Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories i.e. SC / ST / SEBC / PH (only Orthopedically Disabled) / Women / Ex-Servicemen, provided that requisite Certificate in respect thereof, as the case may be, issued by the Competent Authority, is produced by the Candidate as and when called for. The final decision, as to the suitability of a Candidate, for the Post, shall rest with the High Court.

(e)

The selected candidates shall not be appointed / continued on long term, unless the Medical Authority specified by the High Court, certifies them to be fit to discharge the duties ascribed to the post in question.

(f)

The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online Application, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Stenography/ Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test, subject to their qualifying therefor.

(g)

The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Stenography/Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test shall be final. No candidate, to whom Call Letter has NOT been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be allowed to appear for the Stenography/Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test.

(h)

The Stenography/Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test will be conducted at Ahmedabad. The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to-and-fro, for the respective Tests, if called for, at the place and time that may be decided by the High Court.

(i)

Candidate shall be required to download his/her Call-letter from the Website http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in, during the Preceding Week, by using Advertisement No., his/her Confirmation No. and Date of Birth, for appearing at the respective Examination/Viva-voce and the same may be communicated at the relevant time, through Press-Note/Brief

Advertisement and/or vide SMS on the Mobile Number registered in the On-line Application, of the candidate concerned.

(j)

The list of eligible candidates will be placed on High Court website as well as on HC-OJAS portal of NIC, at the relevant time.

(k)

At every stage of examination, Candidate shall produce, Identity proof

i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License / valid Passport / Aadhar Card , etc. in original & a copy thereof, along with the Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip and original Cash Vouchers (i.e. Office Copy as well as Candidates Copy).

(l)

Entry in the Compound of the Examination Centre with Mobile/Cell Phone, Tablets, Laptop, Electronic Gadgets etc. is strictly prohibited. No arrangement for safe keeping, will be arranged, which may kindly be noted.

A Candidate who is found indulging in unfair practices, viz. copying or misconduct during the course of examination, using electronic gadgets or Mobile Phones etc., tampering with Question Paper / Examination Material, influencing any Official concerned with the Examination Process, will be debarred from the present Recruitment Process or any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.

(m)

ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be made available to each Candidate, by providing a link to a web-page on the HC-OJAS Website http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in, with individual password (One-Time Password-OTP) via, SMS on his/her registered mobile number.

(n)

Mere success in the Examination shall not confer any right to appointment and no Candidate shall be appointed to the post unless the High Court is satisfied, after such inquiries as may be considered necessary that the Candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the post.

(o)

The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of short-listing the Candidates at any stage.

(p)

Candidate is required to produce the following original testimonials / documents as well as one set of self-attested copies thereof alongwith recent passport size colour photograph, as and when called for, by the High Court :

(i)

Print-out of the duly filled-in (Confirmed) On-line Application alongwith Original Cash Voucher marked as Office Copy.

(ii)

School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued under Birth & Death Registration Act.

(iii) Educational qualifications i.e. Mark-sheets and Certificates of SSC, HSC, Final Year of Graduation, Post Graduation, as per requirement / applicable.

(iv)

Certificate showing the respective requisite Speed in English / Gujarati Stenography.

(v)

Certificate indicating to be possessing 'Basic Knowledge of Computer Application/Operation' issued by Government or Private Institute, as set out by Government of Gujarat, in General Administrative Department Resolution No.CRR-10-2007-120320

G.5 dtd.13/08/2008.

(vi)

Caste Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the State of Gujarat, in case, the Candidate has applied under Reserved Category (SC/ST/SEBC) and if belongs to SEBC Category, Non-Creamy Layer Certificate VALID for the current financial year.

(vii) In case of Differently Abled Candidate, (a) a Certificate from a Competent Authority to the effect that he/she has a locomotor disability of not less than 40% and (b) a Certificate from the Standing Medical Board at Ahmedabad, to the effect that he/she would be able to perform the duties of the post in question.

(viii)Certificate of Discharge from Service in case of Ex-Servicemen.

(ix)

No Objection Certificate (NOC), in case, if employed in State/Central Government.

(x)

Certificates from Two Respectable Persons being Professionals/ Dignitaries like Doctor, Engineer, M.L.A., M.Ps., certifying of his/her good moral character (original).

(xi)

Government Gazette, showing change in name/surname etc, if any.

(xii) In case any Criminal Case(s) / Complaint(s) have been filed against the Candidate concerned, authenticated / attested copies of the relevant documents, viz. FIR / Charge-sheets, Judgment etc.

(xiii)Original Identity Proof as prescribed at para 8(k).

1. 1. APPLICATION UNDER R.T.I. ACT :
      
      
   2. Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.
2. The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters pertaining to this Recruitment Process would be final and binding on all Candidates.
   
   

High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/- Date : 26/07/2017 Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)

No.RC/1434/2017 (I) CASH VOUCHER BANK COPY

(Signature of Supervisor at (Signature of Supervisor at Stenography Test) Viva-voce Test)

# .250/-for SC, ST, SEBC, PH & Ex-Servicemen & .500/-for General Category # Fee receiving Branch is advised to write the Deposit Journal No. invariably. # Fees paid between 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017 shall be considered as VALID. Authorized Signatory & Stamp

No.RC/1434/2017 (I) CASH VOUCHER BANK COPY

(Signature of Supervisor at (Signature of Supervisor at Stenography Test) Viva-voce Test)

# .250/-for SC, ST, SEBC, PH & Ex-Servicemen & .500/-for General Category # Fee receiving Branch is advised to write the Deposit Journal No. invariably. # Fees paid between 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017 shall be considered as VALID. Authorized Signatory & Stamp

ANNEXURE-A

STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL NUMBERS OF VACANCIES VIS-A-VIS THE VARIOUS RESERVED CLASSES/CATEGORIES, FOR THE POSTS OF ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADEII &GUJARATI STENOGRAPHER GRADEII, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUBORDINATE COURTS, IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT :

Gujarati Stenographer Grade-II

Total

5

1

Family Court, Ahmedabad ------------2 --------2 1 1 3 Family Court, Anand 1 --------1 1 --------1 2 1 1

1

6

Family Court, Bhavnagar 1 --------1 -----------2 2 1

Gandhinagar 1 --------1 1 --------1

10

11 1

12

5

1