TN Civil Judge Exam study guide
TN Civil Judge Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Civil Judge (Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service) is a judicial recruitment conducted through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, listed on the Commission's notifications page as Notification No. 12/2023 under the post name "CIVIL JUDGE (TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL SERVICE)." It is aimed at law graduates who wish to enter the subordinate judiciary in Tamil Nadu. On the Commission's listing, the 12/2023 cycle shows an online registration window running from 01/06/2023 to 30/06/2023, with the preliminary examination scheduled for 19/08/2023 in the forenoon session; two corrigenda, CORRIGENDUM 12A and CORRIGENDUM 12B, are attached to that notification. The same page shows earlier cycles for the same post: Notification No. Topics on this exam: Civil Law, Criminal Law, and Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service Rules. The TN Civil Judge Exam study guide has 3 sections and about 1,118 words.
01Civil Law
The Civil Law paper for the TN Civil Judge (Junior Division) tests applied procedural and substantive civil law: the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, Transfer of Property Act 1882, Indian Contract Act 1872, Specific Relief Act 1963, and Limitation Act 1963. Questions are problem-based: identify the order, frame the issue, and apply the provision.
384 words, about 2 min02Criminal Law
The Criminal Law paper tests the Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, and Indian Evidence Act 1872 in Magistrate and Sessions trials. Expect fact patterns on FIR, investigation, bail, charge, and evidentiary admissibility.
378 words, about 2 min03Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service Rules
This section tests the framework governing recruitment and service conditions of Tamil Nadu's subordinate judiciary, principally the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service Rules, 2007, read with Articles 234 and 235 of the Constitution and TNPSC recruitment notifications. The Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service includes posts such as Civil Judge (Junior Division), Civil Judge (Senior Division), and District Judge.
356 words, about 2 min