Syllabus: Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services (Civil Judge)
The Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services (Civil Judge) examination is a three-stage process: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and Viva-Voce (Interview). The syllabus for the Preliminary and Main examinations overlaps significantly for the law papers, but the format and depth of questions differ.
Preliminary Examination
The preliminary examination is an objective-type test consisting of three papers, each with 100 marks. The syllabus for the preliminary exam is the same as Papers I to III of the Main examination.
Paper I: Civil Law-I (100 Marks)
Code of Civil Procedure
Indian Evidence Act
Indian Stamp Act
Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976
Specific Relief Act
Paper II: Civil Law-II (100 Marks)
Indian Contract Act
Hindu Law
Indian Limitation Act
Transfer of Property Act
H.P. Urban Rent Control Act
Paper III: Criminal Law (100 Marks)
Indian Penal Code
Criminal Procedure Code
Chapter XVII (Sections 138 to 143) of the Negotiable Instruments Act
H.P. Excise Act-2011
Wild Life Protection Act
Indian Forest Act
Module on Judicial Sensitivity to Sexual Offences: This includes topics on gender stereotyping, judicial approach to cybercrimes, the role of a judge in protecting victims, and specific acts like the POCSO Act, 2012, The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, and The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Main Examination
The main examination consists of five descriptive papers.
Paper I: Civil Law-I (200 Marks)
Code of Civil Procedure
Indian Evidence Act
Indian Stamp Act
Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976
Specific Relief Act
Paper II: Civil Law-II (200 Marks)
Indian Contract Act
Hindu Law
Indian Limitation Act
Transfer of Property Act
H.P. Urban Rent Control Act
Paper III: Criminal Law (200 Marks)
Indian Penal Code
Criminal Procedure Code
Chapter XVII (Sections 138 to 143) of the Negotiable Instruments Act
H.P. Excise Act-2011
Wild Life Protection Act
Indian Forest Act
Module on Judicial Sensitivity to Sexual Offences (Same topics as in the preliminary examination)
Paper IV: English Composition (150 Marks)
An essay on a general subject (out of three choices) - 100 Marks
Translation of a Hindi passage into English - 50 Marks
Paper V: Language (Hindi in Devanagari Script) (100 Marks)
Translation of an English passage into Hindi - 30 Marks
An essay in Hindi on any topic (out of three choices) - 50 Marks
Composition (idioms and corrections etc.) - 20 Marks
Viva-Voce (Interview)
The interview is for 150 marks and assesses the candidate's personality, legal knowledge, communication skills, and general awareness.
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