Tentative Date / Month of Examination / Test

The High Court of Gujarat invites On-line Applications from the Candidates with a Degree in Law, for filling up, 17 Vacancies for the post of Legal Assistants, on the establishment of the High Court of Gujarat, on a Fixed Remuneration of Rs.15,000/-p.m., purely on ad-hoc and contractual basis, initially for a period of 11 months, extendable on periodical basis, upto a maximum period of 3 Years, subject to the approval of the Honourable the Chief Justice.

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA [As on 30/03/2017]:-

Candidates having the below-mentioned Qualifications, would be eligible to apply :

(a) Educational Qualifications :

Degree in Law from any University in India or any Institution recognized

by the University Grants Commission. Candidates studying in the Fifth Year of a Five Year Law Course, can also apply for the said Post, and their final selection would be subject to their passing of the Fifth Year examination of LL.B., prior to their Appointment.

Basic Knowledge of Computer Application / Operation.

(b)

Acquaintance of vernacular Language : The job of a Legal Assistant would require the candidate concerned, to carry out extensive research work and preparing notes, forming opinions, comments, etc., on legal issues, by interpreting the vernacular Gujarati Language, which would therefore, require acquaintance of the said vernacular Language.

(c)

Age-limit :-A Candidate for Appointment to the said Post, shall not be less than 18 years and not more than 35 years of age, as on the date of Advertisement

i.e. on 30/03/2017, i.e. Candidates born between 30/03/1982 & 30/03/1999, shall be eligible to apply.

Note : It may be noted by all concerned that the existing Legal Assistants would neither be eligible nor required to appear in the selection process.

2. RESERVATION :-Reservation policy shall not apply, as the Appointments are on Contractual Basis.

3. TENURE :

(a)

Legal Assistants shall be appointed initially for a period of 11 months, and their tenure may be extended upto a maximum period of 3 Years, upon recommendation of the Honble Judge concerned, subject to the approval of the Honourable the Chief Justice and such engagement shall in no case be extended beyond a period of 3 Years.

(b)

The appointment may be terminated by either side by giving one-month notice, or one month salary in lieu thereof, which requirement may be waived by the other side.

Provided that appointment of Legal Assistants shall be liable to be terminated at any time by the High Court of Gujarat, without notice or any compensation if his/her services are found to be unsatisfactory or if he/she violates any of the Rules.

4. REMUNERATION :-The Candidates selected are presently entitled to draw a Fixed Honorarium of Rs. 15,000/-per month, without any additional Allowances, benefits, perquisites, facilities or increments, as stipulated in the Government Resolution, Legal Department No. HCT/102004/4015/D, dated 14/10/2011.

5. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :

(a)

Candidates shall be required to pay an Application Fees of Rs.250/-, plus the usual Bank Charges through remitting the same in Current Bank Account No. 30725811785 with the State Bank of India, High Court Complex Branch, Ahmedabad, held in the name of Registrar General, High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad, through any of the Core Banking Service Branches of the State Bank of India using the Cash Voucher in the Special Format appended to this Advertisement, from 01/04/2017 to 15/04/2017, during Bank working days and Hours.

(b)

Fees paid by any other mode, shall not be accepted.

(c)

Fees once paid, shall not be refunded in any circumstances.

6. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEGAL ASSISTANT :-

Legal Assistant shall assist the Honble Judge in judicial as well as administrative work and in carrying out search and research in matters and on such legal issues as may be required by the Honble Judge to whom he/she, is assigned. His / Her duties shall include attending the Court, making notes, drafting of memorandum, opinions, comments or monographs on such legal matters and research from such material and sources as may be suggested by the Honble Judge to whom he / she is assigned.

7. OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE :

(a)

Appointment as Legal Assistant is a full time assignment and during the period of appointment the Legal Assistant shall not be entitled to practice as a lawyer or to take up any employment, engagement of whatsoever nature either on full-time or on part-time basis.

(b)

The headquarters of Legal Assistant shall be the High Court which he / she shall not leave during working hours of the High Court without permission of the Judge to whom he / she is assigned.

(c)

Legal Assistant may be required by the Judge to whom he/she is assigned to assist on public or weekly holidays and offered equal number of alternative holidays later on.

(d)

Legal Assistant shall be entitled to 11 days of casual leave of absence with pay in a year and shall not be entitled to any other leave of absence with pay except during Court Vacations when leave of absence with pay may be granted with the permission of the Judge to whom he / she is assigned.

(e)

If Legal Assistant is required to leave headquarters as part of duty on official work, he / she may be paid daily allowance in addition to actual fare paid for the travel as stipulated in the Government Resolution, Legal Department No.HCT/102004/4015/D dated 3.5.2007, as may be amended from time to time.

(f)

Legal Assistant attached to a particular Honble Judge shall not be entitled to appear before the Honble Judge with whom he/she was attached for a period of one year from the date of termination of the appointment.

(g)

Legal Assistant shall not be entitled to appear in any case handled by the Honble Judge to whom he / she was attached, if the Legal Assistant had worked on that case.

(h)

Legal Assistant shall perform his / her duties with due diligence and discipline maintaining confidentiality about all matters and information that he / she may come across during the discharge of his / her duties.

(i)

The assignment as Legal Assistant shall not confer any right of any employment under the High Court or the State Government.

(j)

Legal Assistant shall abide by such other Rules and Conditions of Service, as may be prescribed by the Honourable the Chief Justice.

(k)

Legal Assistant shall, upon acceptance of his/her appointment as such, undertake in writing to abide by the Rules and shall, in particular, undertake that he / she shall perform his / her duties with due diligence and discipline maintaining confidentiality about all the matters and information that he / she may come across during the discharge of his / her duties.

8. SELECTION PROCESS :

[A] Written Test (Objective Type -MCQs) -Computer Based (Online) Examination System: (Tentatively to be conducted on 18/06/2017)

(i)

The Written Test (Objective Type -MCQs) , shall be conducted at Ahmedabad at the Centre(s), as may be decided by the High Court, comprising of 100 Marks, of 2 hours duration, consisting of 100 -Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each of 01 Mark, with Negative Marking of 0.25 Mark for each Wrong Answer. The Syllabus for said Written Test (Objective Type -MCQs), shall be as follows :

1. The Constitution of India
   
   
2. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
   
   
3. The Indian Penal Code, 1860
   
   
4. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
   
   
5. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
   
   
6. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
   
   
7. The Specific Relief Act, 1963
   
   
8. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
   
   
9. The Limitation Act, 1963
   
   
10. General Knowledge
    
    
11. English Language
    
    
12. Computer Skills/Applications knowledge
    
    
13. General I.Q. Test
    
    

(ii)

Candidates shall download their Written Test e-call letter, from the Websites abovementioned, from 12/06/2017 onwards.

(iii) The Language of Question Paper of Written Test (Objective Type MCQs) will be English.

(iv)

The Written Test (Objective Type -MCQs) shall be administered On-line, through a Computer Based Examination System & it shall be evaluated as per entries made by the candidate on Computer itself, immediately, upon conclusion of the said Written Test. The evaluation being done real time by the Computer, rechecking of entries / answers, subsequent to Written Test, shall not be entertained by the High Court.

(v)

In case, large number of Candidates qualify in the Written Test, it shall be open for the High Court, to restrict the number of Candidates as deemed necessary, according to Merit, to proceed to the next stage.

[B] Viva-voce Test : (Tentatively to be conducted in the Month of July/August, 2017)

(i)

Candidate shall download their Viva-voce Test (Oral Interview) e-Call-letter, from the Websites abovementioned, during the preceding One week of the Viva-voce Test.

(ii)

Viva-voce Test shall be of 40 Marks.

(iii) Suitability of the Candidates, at the Viva-voce Test, will be assessed on the basis of ones Personality, Aptitude and Orientation, Computer Application Skills, People Skills, Communication Skills, Legal knowledge of candidates, etc.

(iv)

For being eligible to be included in the Select List/Wait List, the candidate shall have to obtain minimum 40% Marks in the Vivavoce Test.

(v)

The Select List & Wait List will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by the Candidates in the Written Test (60% Weightage to be given to the performance of a Candidate) & Marks obtained in Viva-voce Test.

(C) The Wait List shall be operated only in case of non-joining of candidate(s) or cancellation of candidature of candidate(s) due to any reason(s), amongst the candidates enlisted in Select List.

Note : The Candidate is required to down-load his/her respective e-call letters cum Admission Slip, from the Websites abovementioned, during the respective preceding week against both the selection stages viz. Written Test and Viva-voce Test.

9. 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 more than one husband living.

10. HOW TO APPLY :

(a) All eligible Candidates after payment of their requisite Examination Fees in the Bank Account as mentioned in Para No.5(a) above, should apply On-line, through the link provided in High Court Website http://hcojas.guj.nic.in, in the prescribed format from 01/04/2017 to 15/04/2017. Please note that the last date for submission of On-line Application is

15/04/2017 till 23:59 hours.

(b)

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

(c)

Before filling-up the On-line Recruitment Application, Candidate is advised to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed Advertisement and the Instructions therein.

(d)

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

3.6 c.m. of width (10kb) and signature having 2.5 c.m. of length and 7.5 c.m. of width (10kb) in jpg format for uploading the same at relevant space in the On-line Application.

(e)

Steps for submitting On-line Recruitment Application through the OJAS Module :1) Fill-up all the Fields given in On-line Application including mandatory Fields, carefully. 2) Save the On-line Application, by clicking Save button.

3) 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/201516/1/11111). By clicking Show Application Preview Button, will display on-screen preview of the Application.

4) 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.

5) 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.

6) 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.

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

8) 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.

9) 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.

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

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

12) 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.

13) Please note that the Candidate is not required to and should not send copy of his/her Online Recruitment 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 On-line. 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 any reason at all.

11. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a)

Candidates born between 30/03/1982 and 30/03/1999 shall be eligible to apply.

(b)

While applying Online for the post, the Candidate should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned above and that the particulars furnished by him/her are true and correct in all respects.

In case it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or 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 Cancelled. If, any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after Appointment, his/her service will be liable to be terminated with immediate effect.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Candidate shall require to download his/her e-Call-letter from the Website mentioned above [see Para 10(a)], 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.

(g)

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.

(h)

Candidate shall produce, at the time of appearing for the Written Test and/or Viva-voce, Identity proof i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License / valid Passport / Aadhaar Card / I-Card issued by Bar Council of the State and Cash Voucher in original & a copy thereof, along with the e-Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip.

(i)

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 Examination Material, influencing any Official concerned with the Examination Process, will be debarred from appearing for Written Test or Viva-voce Test, as the case may be, for that examination or any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.

(j)

Result of all Examination/Test will be made available on the High Court website and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the High Court.

(k)

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

(l)

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.

(m)

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

(n)

The selected Candidate will not be appointed unless the Medical Authority specified by the High Court, certifies him/her to be fit to discharge the duties ascribed to the post.

(o)

Candidates will have to produce the Original Cash Voucher at every stage of the Recruitment Process i.e. Written Test & Viva-voce Test (Oral Interview). Hence, the Cash Voucher must be preserved, till the completion of the whole Recruitment Process.

(p)

Applications which do not comply with the Instructions shall be summarily rejected.

(q)

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, at the time of Viva-voce Test (Oral Interview), to be conducted 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 SSCE, HSCE, Final Year of Graduation, Post Graduation, 3 years

LL.B. course OR 5 years LL.B. course (Year-wise/Semester-wise).

(iv)

Enrollment Letter of Bar Council of State, if any.

(v)

Certificate indicative of possessing a '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)

Certificate relating to experience, if any.

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

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

(ix)

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.

(x)

Original Identity proof as prescribed at 11(h).

Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will not be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.

The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and binding on all Candidates.

High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/- Date :-30/03/2017 Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)

Recruitment of

STATE BANK OF INDIA

LEGAL ASSISTANTS,

SBI Branch in which fees is remitted :

on the establishment of the High Court of Gujarat.

Branch Name : _______________________ Code No.____________

Deposit Journal No.:___________________ Confirm Journal No.:______________

2017

Applicant's Name :

Deposit Date :_________________

Application Fee : Rs. _____/-for all Candidates

(Non-refundable) Bank Charges : Rs.______ (To be paid by the Candidate) STATE BANK OF INDIA Authorized Signatory

Account No.: 30725811785

Stamp

Registrar General High Court of Gujarat,

# Fee receiving branch is advised to write the Deposit Journal No. invariably.

Ahmedabad.

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Recruitment of

LEGAL ASSISTANTS,

on the establishment of the High Court of Gujarat.

2017

Applicant's Name :

STATE BANK OF INDIA

Account No.: 30725811785

Registrar General High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.

STATE BANK OF INDIA

SBI Branch in which fees is remitted : Branch Name : _______________________ Code No.____________ Deposit Journal No.:___________________ Confirm Journal No.:______________ Deposit Date :_________________ Application Fee : Rs. _____/-for all Candidates

(Non-refundable) Bank Charges : Rs.______ (To be paid by the Candidate)

Authorized Signatory Stamp

# Fee receiving branch is advised to write the Deposit Journal No. invariably.