WBJS Civil Judge Exam case studies
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The West Bengal Judicial Service Examination is the recruitment process through which the Public Service Commission, West Bengal selects Civil Judges (Junior Division) for the State's subordinate judiciary. It is aimed at law graduates who want a career on the bench rather than at the bar: the selected candidate is appointed to the judicial service and begins hearing civil and criminal matters at the trial level, with promotion prospects within the higher judicial service. The WBJS Civil Judge Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 5,457 words.
1Agreement to Sell, a Second Sale, and the Readiness Question
By a written agreement dated 12 January 2019, Sushanta Samanta agreed to sell a 3 cottah plot at Rajpur, South 24 Parganas, to Debjani Ghosh for ₹24,00,000. She paid ₹2,00,000 on signing; the balance was payable at registration within 90 days of her obtaining a municipal no-objection certificate, which the agreement made her responsibility.
1,082 words, about 5 min2One Blow with a Spade: Private Defence, Sudden Fight, or Murder
On the night of 14 March 2025, at a village in Purba Bardhaman, Kartik and four others forced open the gate of Pradip's courtyard and began breaking a boundary wall that was the subject of a long dispute. All five carried lathis and one carried a crowbar.
1,086 words, about 5 min3A Dying Declaration Without a Fitness Certificate, and the Recovery That Follows
Rupali Mondal, aged 24, was brought to Barasat District Hospital at 8.10 p.m. on 2 February 2025 with 72 per cent flame burns.
1,113 words, about 6 min4Returned Plaint, Short Notice, and an Amendment That Changes the Forum
On 4 March 2024 M/s Dutta & Sons, a partnership firm, filed a suit in the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Alipore, against the State of West Bengal and M/s Pal Constructions, seeking a declaration that the boundary wall on its Howrah plot belonged to it and a permanent injunction restraining the State from demolishing the wall on 20 March 2024. A notice under Section 80 CPC had been served on the District Magistrate on 26 February 2024.
1,127 words, about 6 min5A Company's Cheque, a Security Defence, and Three Days Too Late
M/s Bholanath Engineering Pvt. Ltd., acting through its director Sanjib, issued a cheque dated 27 January 2025 for ₹6,50,000 in favour of M/s Howrah Steel Traders towards balance payment for supplies made between August and December 2024.
1,049 words, about 5 min