Gujarat Civil Judge study guide
Gujarat Civil Judge · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Gujarat Civil Judge examination is the recruitment gateway to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) cadre of the Gujarat State Judicial Service, administered under the Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules published on the High Court of Gujarat website. It is intended for law graduates who wish to enter the subordinate judiciary in Gujarat and who are prepared to be assessed against practising-judge standards rather than academic ones. The Gujarat Civil Judge study guide has 5 sections and about 1,727 words.
01Civil Law and Procedure: CPC, Contract, Transfer of Property and Specific Relief
The Civil Law and Procedure paper pairs the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and the Specific Relief Act, 1963. Questions are usually short problems that ask you to name the correct provision and then apply it.
368 words, about 2 min02Criminal Law and Procedure: BNS and BNSS in practice
Criminal Law and Procedure now means the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024 in place of the IPC and CrPC. Offences committed earlier are still tried under the old codes, so learn each IPC section with its Sanhita equivalent.
367 words, about 2 min03Evidence and Limitation: proving facts and watching the clock
This paper tests the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (which replaced the Evidence Act, 1872 from 1 July 2024) together with the Limitation Act, 1963. Questions ask whether a fact is relevant, whether a document is proved, and whether a claim is time-barred.
360 words, about 2 min04Constitutional Law: rights, writs and language
Constitutional Law examines Parts III to VI of the Constitution, the writ jurisdiction of the Gujarat High Court, and the constitutional treatment of language - the last connecting directly to the translation paper. Article 12 defines 'State'; Article 13 makes inconsistent pre-constitutional law void to that extent.
350 words, about 2 min05Gujarati Language and Legal Translation: register, terms and traps
The Gujarati paper checks grammar and composition, but weighs most heavily legal translation: English statutory and judicial passages into Gujarati, Gujarati passages into English, and precise terminology. Legal Gujarati prefers the passive and future-imperative.
282 words, about 1 min