CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION)

                                                        PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

 PART-A

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1981

The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

The Indian Contract Act, 1872

The Specific Relief Act, 1963

The Constitution of India

The Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 and Tamil Nadu

Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 (Tamil

Nadu Act 42 of 2017)

PART-B

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

The Indian Penal Code, 1860

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Acts

The Criminal Minor Acts (including Information Technology Act, 2000; The

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012).

PART-C

General Knowledge (Degree standard),

Test of Reasoning and Mental ability (S.S.L.C. standard).

 MAIN  EXAMINATION

   (i)Translation Paper:

There will be one translation paper and the candidates will be required to translate

passages in English into Tamil and Tamil into English. The passages will be from

(1) Depositions,

(2) Judgements and

(3) Documents.

(ii) Law Paper – I:

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; The Indian

Evidence Act, 1872; The Principles of Pleading and The Constitution of India.

(iii) Law Paper – II:

Framing of issues and writing of Judgements in Civil Cases.

(iv) Law Paper – III:

Framing of charges and writing of Judgements in Criminal Cases.

(v) Viva-voce:

At the Viva-voce, the candidate’s “General Knowledge” and the knowledge of Law, grasp

of Procedural Laws and Principles of Law and suitability for appointment to the post will

be tested.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FOR DISTRICT JUDGE

Preliminary Examination Paper – I

Constitution of India, Interpretation of Statutes, Jurisprudence and Legal Phraseology,

Legal Maxims, Legal History, Legal Services Authority Act, 1987, Right to Information

Act, 2005.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Civil Rules of Practice, 1905, The Tamil Nadu Court

Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955, The Limitation Act, 1963, The Arbitration and

Conciliation Act, 1996, The Commercial Courts Act, 2015, The General Clauses Act,

1897, Prohibition of Benami Transaction Act, 2016.

The Indian Contract Act, 1872, The Specific Relief Act, 1963, The Indian Partnership

Act, 1932, The Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Easements Act, 1882, The Transfer of Property

Act, 1882, The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Rent Control Law, The Indian Stamp

Act 1899, The Registration Act, 1908.

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Law of Torts, The Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and other

Laws relating to Land Acquisition.

Personal Laws including Succession Laws, (For Hindus, Muslims and Christians etc.),

The Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, Indian Trust Act, 1882, The Family Courts Act,

1984. The Trade Marks Act, 1999, The Copyright Act, 1957, The Patent Act, 1970, The

Designs Act, 2000, The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection)

Act, 1999. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, other

Labour Laws, Income Tax Act, Co-operative Societies Act, The Mental Health Care Act,

2017, Laws relating to Mines and Minerals.

Preliminary Examination Paper – II

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Criminal Rules of Practice, The Indian Penal

Code, 1860, The Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, including latest amendments, The Electricity

Act, 2003, The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Scheduled Castes and the

Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015,

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012,

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005,

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)

Act, 2013.

The Information Technology Act, 2000, The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, The National Security Act, 1980

The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (Amendment) as Act, 2019

Medical Jurisprudence, Central and Tamilnadu State Criminal Minor Acts.

General Knowledge, Legal Aptitude, legal reasoning, Test of reasoning and mental

ability, Basic Knowledge of Computer, Environmental Laws.

Note:

The Acts and Rules mentioned in the syllabus are only illustrative and not exhaustive.

MAIN EXAMINATION FOR DISTRICT JUDGE

The Main Written Examination will be held on two consecutive days in the Forenoon and Afternoon sessions. There shall be four descriptive type question papers. Each paper shall be of three hours duration and shall carry 100 Marks each. On the first day, the examination shall be for Law Paper - I & Translation and Essay Writing Paper and on the 2nd day the examination shall be for Law Paper II & Judgment Writing. The syllabi for Law Paper-I and Law Paper -II are the same as that of the Preliminary Examination. The questions for Judgement writing paper would test the candidate’s skills in Framing of issues, framing of charges, writing Judgements/Orders in Civil and Criminal cases.

Note:-

(i) The question papers for the preliminary and main examination will be Bi-lingual, i.e. in English and Tamil. In case of any inconsistency between English and Tamil version of the questions, the English version will prevail over the Tamil version. Except the Translation paper, all other question papers shall be answered by the candidates, either in English or Tamil, but not partly in English and partly in Tamil. Answer sheets written partly in English and partly in Tamil will not be evaluated and the same will be invalidated.

(ii) The candidate shall appear for all the four papers in the Main Written Examination for his/her answer sheets to be evaluated and in case, the candidate absents himself/herself for one or more papers, his/her attended papers will not be evaluated.

(iii) The candidate who has secured less than the minimum qualifying marks prescribed for each paper in the Main Examination will not be eligible for Viva Voce [Oral Test].