HP Higher Judicial Service (District Judge) study plan

Map the CPC, 1908 structure section-by-section (Sections 1-158 and Orders I-XXI) and mark the ten provisions you understand least for priority revision

Draft a one-page flowchart tracing an ordinary civil suit from plaint to first decree, fixing each stage to its governing section or order

Solve and self-mark eight previous-year questions on jurisdiction, res judicata and amendment of pleadings, writing the statutory provision beside every answer

Build a personal index of the Limitation Act, 1963 Articles most used in civil suits (Articles 54, 58, 65, 113) with the trigger event for each

Compare the CPC with the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 amendments, listing the provisions that change timelines, case management and appeal routes

Practise drafting a plaint and a written statement on a supplied fact pattern, checking every mandatory averment against Order VI, VII and VIII

Work through interim relief: analyse Order XXXIX and Section 151 orders and write short reasoned orders on two hypothetical injunction applications

Tabulate the appeal, review and revision routes under Sections 96-115 with the limitation period and forum for each

Map Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 offences against their Indian Penal Code, 1860 counterparts for the offences you will try most often (hurt, theft, cheating, criminal breach of trust, murder, sexual offences)

Explain the general exceptions in BNS Chapter III and the common intention and common object provisions, citing the leading Supreme Court tests

Draft a charge under the BNSS, 2023 on a supplied FIR, ensuring every ingredient of the offence is stated

Compare BNSS investigation and trial timelines (zero FIR, preliminary enquiry, charge-sheet period, trial of warrant cases) with the CrPC, 1973 scheme

Work through bail, remand and default bail under BNSS Sections 35, 47, 58 and 187, writing short orders on three hypothetical remand applications

Revise the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provisions on electronic evidence, expert opinion and burden of proof, noting where they depart from the Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Apply the standard of proof in criminal appeals (beyond reasonable doubt, benefit of doubt, appreciation of hostile witnesses) to two reported judgments and summarise the reasoning

Answer ten objective questions on presumptions and the doctrine of res gestae with section citations

Outline constitutional remedies under Articles 32 and 226, distinguishing the scope of writ jurisdiction and the grounds for judicial review of administrative action

Summarise the tests for reasonable classification under Article 14, the proportionality standard, and the manifest arbitrariness doctrine with case names

Analyse the basic structure doctrine and the position on judicial review as a basic feature, noting key precedents

Draft a short counter-affidavit responding to a writ petition alleging violation of natural justice

Frame issues in three supplied civil fact patterns under Order XIV, ensuring each issue is a distinct question of fact or law

Frame charges in three criminal fact patterns, testing each against the ingredients you tabulated in week 3

Write one reasoned civil judgment and one reasoned criminal judgment, each with a clear structure: facts, issues, evidence, findings, decision

Draft a written statement and an interlocutory application with supporting affidavit, checking format against the applicable rules

Practise appreciation of evidence on two fact patterns involving documentary and oral evidence, writing findings on credibility and weight

Distinguish ratio decidendi from obiter dicta in five reported judgments and state how each would apply to a fresh fact pattern

Revise limitation principles: condonation of delay under Section 5, exclusion of time, and the effect of a wrong forum

Solve five case-law application questions under timed conditions, citing precedent accurately

Compile a one-page brief on legal developments from the past twelve months: major Supreme Court constitutional and criminal law decisions and significant legislative changes

Rehearse answers to judicial-temperament questions (bias, recusal, courtroom conduct, dealing with counsel, managing delay) in mock oral sessions

Take one full-length timed mock test across all domains and analyse every wrong answer to its source provision

Rehearse a two-minute self-introduction and a structured answer on why you seek judicial office