No.RC/B.

1320/2024 (LA)

HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT, SOLA, AHMEDABAD

Website : https://gujarathighcourt.nic.in & https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in

ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/B/1320/2024 (LA)

Recruitment to the post of LEGAL ASSISTANT on the establishment of

the High Court of Gujarat PURELY ON CONTRACTUAL BASIS

Starting date for submission

05/07/2024 (12.00 Hrs)
of Online Application
Closing date for submission
19/07/2024 (23.59 Hrs.)
of Online Application

Tentative Schedule
Date of Written Test
11/08/2024 (Sunday)
(Objective Type - MCQs)
Viva-voce Test (Oral Month of August / September
Interview) – 2024

The High Court of Gujarat invites Online Applications from

eligible Candidates, for filling up of 32 Vacancies for the Post of Legal
Assistant, on the establishment of the High Court of Gujarat, on the
Fixed Remuneration as fixed by the State Government from time to
time, purely on contractual basis, initially for a period of 11 months,
extendable upto a further period of maximum 11 months, subject to the
approval of the Honourable the Chief Justice.

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :-
[as on Last Date of submitting of 'Online Application’]

Candidates having the below-mentioned criteria be treated as

eligible to apply:-

(a) Age-limit :-
A Candidate for Appointment to the said Post, shall not be
more than 26 years of age, as on Last Date of submitting
'On-line Application, i.e. 19/07/2024.

(b) Educational Qualifications :

Fresh Graduates in law with minimum of 55% marks (or
equivalent in Cumulative Grade Point System of marking)

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from any University in India or any Institution recognized

by the University Grants Commission.
Note: Candidates studying in the Final Year of Law Courses
(5 years integrated LL.B. or 3 years LL.B.) may also
apply and their candidature may be considered subject
to the condition that they subsequently pass the Final
Year Examination with requisite Marks i.e. 55% before
their appointment.
(c) Basic Knowledge of Computer Application / Operation.

(d) Acquaintance of vernacular Language i.e. Gujarati.

Note : It may be noted by all concerned that the existing

Legal Assistants holding appointment order for 11
months or more pursuant to earlier Recruitment
Processes will 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
further period of maximum 11 months, upon
recommendation of the Hon’ble Judge concerned, subject
to the approval of the Honourable the Chief Justice.
(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.

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4. REMUNERATION :-
The Candidates selected are entitled to draw a Fixed
Honorarium as fixed by the State Government from time
to time.

5. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :-

(a) All Candidates shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.500/-

plus the usual Bank Charges via “Print Application / Pay
Fee” Button through SBI e-Pay, provided on the webpage
of HC-OJAS Portal - https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in.
(b) Carefully Read and Follow the Instructions/Help given
thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment
or Cash-Challan (Offline) (Cash-Challan will be generated
Online at SBI e-Pay Website only).
(c) In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful
payment, Candidate will get e-Receipt of the same.
However, if Transaction / Payment fails due to any
technical reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.

Note: e-Receipt will be generated at the respective time

ONLY, soft copy as well as hard copy thereof
should be preserved till the conclusion of the
instant Recruitment Process.

(d) If Cash-Challan (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is

required to take printout of 'Challan' in TWO Copies and
pay the requisite Fees before the Challan Expiry Date, at
any of the SBI Branch, by submitting the said Challan to
the Bank. The Concerned Bank Branch will retain one
Copy of the 'Challan' and return the other Copy to the
Candidate.

Note : Payment of Fees cannot be made after the expiry

Date & Time Mentioned in the Cash-Challan.

(e) Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the

e-Receipt / Cash-Challan till the conclusion of the
Recruitment Process.

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(f) Confirmed 'Online Application', submitted by the

Candidate, will be considered as VALID Application, only
after he/she remits the Examination Fees, as required, in
the State Bank of India through SBI e-Pay, before due time.
(g) Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through either
Mode i.e. Online (from 05/07/2024 to 19/07/2024) or
Offline (Cash-Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date) and
the same shall be considered as VALID.
(h) Fees paid by any other mode, will NOT be accepted.

(i) Fees once paid shall Not be Refunded OR shall NOT be

Adjusted in any subsequent Recruitment Process, under
any circumstances.

(j) No correspondence/communication/Phone Calls, should

be made, to the High Court, on this count.

6. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEGAL ASSISTANT :-

Legal Assistant shall assist the Hon’ble 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 Hon’ble 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 Hon’ble Judge to whom he / she is
assigned. He/She will also perform duties as & where
directed by the High Court.

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
Hon’ble Judge to whom he / she is assigned.

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(c) Legal Assistant may be required by the Hon’ble 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 Hon’ble Judge to whom he /
she is assigned or the High Court as the case may be.
(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 Hon’ble Judge
shall not be entitled to appear before the Hon’ble 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 Hon’ble 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
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information that he / she may come across during the

discharge of his / her duties.

8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :-
[A] Written Test [Objective Type – MCQs] [100 Marks]

[B] Viva-voce Test [Oral Interview] [40 Marks]

[A] Written Test (Objective Type - MCQs) - OMR Based:

(Tentatively to be conducted on 11/08/2024)

(a) The Written Test (Objective Type - MCQs), shall be

conducted at Ahmedabad at the venue, 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 /
Multiple 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
(b) The Language of Question Paper of Written Test
(Objective Type – MCQs) will be English.

(c) The Written Test (Objective Type - MCQs) shall be

administered through an OMR Sheet and shall be
evaluated by OMR Sheet Scanning Machine and
therefore, re-evaluation, rechecking/reassessment of
OMR Sheets, will not be entertained by the High
Court.

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(d) The candidates securing minimum 50% Marks in the

Written Test (Objective Type – MCQs), alone shall be
eligible for being called for Viva-voce Test.
(e) In case, large number of Candidates qualify in Written
Test, it shall be open for the High Court, to restrict the
number of Candidates as necessary, according to
Merit, to proceed to the next stage.

[B] Viva-voce Test (Oral Interview):

(Tentatively to be conducted in the Month of August / September -
2024)

(a) Viva-voce Test shall be of 40 Marks.

(b) For being eligible to be included in the Select List, the
candidate shall have to obtain minimum 50% Marks
in the Viva-voce Test.
[C] Selection of Candidates
The Select List will be prepared on the basis of aggregate
marks obtained by the Candidates in the Written Test (60%
Weightage will be given to the marks obtained in Written
Test) & Marks obtained in 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.

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(e) if he is a man, and has more than one wife living, or, 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) and/or indulging in unfair
practices during any of the Examination/Test.

10. HOW TO APPLY :

(a) Before filling-up the ‘Online Application’, Candidate is

advised to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed
Advertisement and the Instructions herein 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 before Appointment, that a Candidate does/did
not fulfill the eligibility criteria/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) Candidate should have his/her own/family 'registered'

Mobile Number and the same should be kept active
during the entire Recruitment Process as SMS alerts for the
various Tests are also likely to be sent on the said Mobile
Number, registered in the ‘Online Application’.

(c) 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
Online Application.

(d) Steps for submitting Online Application through the

‘OJAS’ Module :-

1) Fill-up all the Fields given in Online Application

including mandatory Fields, carefully.
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2) ‘Save’ the Online 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/202425/119/0000).
By clicking ‘Show Application Preview’ Button, on-
screen preview of the Application will be displayed.

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.

Note : Please ensure that the ‘Scanned Signature’ of

the Candidate alone should be uploaded, as
the same will be verified by the High Court,
at each stage, and if the same does not match
with the signature of the Candidate, at the
time of successive verifications during the
Recruitment Process, his/her Candidature is
likely be rejected forthwith.

5) If necessary, by using his/her Application Number

and Date of Birth, a Candidate can edit his/her
Online Application through ‘Edit Application’ Button
until his/her Application is Confirmed by the
Candidate.

6) After filling-up of all the required/mandatory fields

of the Online Application, correctly and duly verified
by the Candidate, he/she is required to ‘CONFIRM’
the Application, by clicking ‘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.

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7) Please note that, after ‘Confirmation’, further editing

of one’s ‘Online Application’ will not be permitted by
the System and the same will be treated as Final
Application for the particular post.

8) The Candidate should preserve his/her Application

Number and Confirmation Number for future
reference and use, till the conclusion of the
Recruitment Process.

9) The Candidate is now required to pay the requisite

Fees by clicking “Print Application / Pay Fee”
Button. Carefully follow the Instructions / Help given
thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online
Payment or Offline-Cash (Challan will be generated
Online, by Selecting 'Cash' Option)

Notes : (a) If 'Cash' (Offline) Option is selected,

Candidate is required to take the
printout of 'Challan' in TWO copies,
generated through SBI e-Pay and pay
the Fees at any of the SBI Branch by
submitting the said Challan to the Bank.

(b) ONLY After Payment of requisite

Examination Fees, through either Mode
i.e. Online (from 05/07/2024 to
19/07/2024) or Offline (Cash-Challan)
(till the Challan Expiry Date),
Confirmed Online Application shall be
considered as VALID.

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

11) 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

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Court. They should produce the same, as and when

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

(f) A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for any
reason at all.

11. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a) Candidates born after 19/07/2006 shall not be eligible to
apply.
(b) Only the Candidate, who has successfully submitted
CONFIRMED Online Application & paid the requisite
Examination fees, shall be eligible to appear in the Written
Test.
(c) 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 in the Written Test /
Viva-voce Test.
(d) The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses,
to-and-fro, for the Written Test / Viva-voce, if called for,
at the place and time that may be decided by the High
Court.
(e) Candidate shall be required to download his/her e-Call-
letter from the Website https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.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 ‘SMS’
on the Mobile Number registered in the ‘Online
Application’, of the candidate concerned.

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(f) The list of eligible candidates will be placed on High Court

website as well as on HC-OJAS portal, at the relevant time.
(g) At every stage of examination, Candidate shall produce,
Identity proof i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid
Driving License / valid Passport / Aadhaar Card / I-Card
issued by Bar Council of the State, etc. in original & a copy
thereof, along with the ‘e-Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip’.
(h) 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 made, 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.
(i) Result of the 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.
(j) ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results
(Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be made
available to each Candidate, except the Candidates
disqualified at either of the examination stage, by
providing a link to a webpage on the HC-OJAS website –
https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in, with individual password
(One Time Password OTP) via, SMS on his/her registered
mobile number.
(k) 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.

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(l) 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.
(m) 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 ‘Online
Application’ alongwith e-Receipt/Challan.
(ii) School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued
under Birth & Death Registration Act.
(iii) Mark-sheets and Certificates of SSC, HSC, Final
Year of Graduation, Post Graduation, 3 years LL.B.
course OR 5 years LL.B. course (Year-wise /
Semester-wise), as per requirement/applicable.
(iv) Enrollment Letter of Bar Council of State, if any.
(v) Requisite Certificate with respect to Basic
Knowledge of Computer Application/Operation as
prescribed by the State Government from time to
time.
(vi) Certificate relating to experience, if any.
(vii) Certificates issued by Two Respectable Persons
being Professionals/ Dignitaries like Doctor,
Engineer, M.L.A., M.Ps., certifying of his/her good
moral character (original) (To be issued in last 6
months)
(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 Para
11(g).
(n) Candidates should not contact the High Court Registry by
Phone calls/ Personal Visits, for making general queries.
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They should keep checking the High Court-OJAS

Websites for updates, and/or 'Detailed Advertisement'/
SMS Alerts on their registered Mobile/Cell Number. No
Phone Calls / Personal Visits, shall be entertained.

12. Any Application with respect to instant Recruitment Process,

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

13. 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 the Candidates.

High Court of Gujarat,

Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/-
Date :- 05/07/2024 Registrar (Recruitment)

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