About the High Court of
Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of
the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is at Amaravati,
the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
It was established in the year 1954 when the new
state of Andhra formed from the earlier Madras Presidency. After the merger of
the Hyderabad State with Andhra State to form the State of Andhra Pradesh, the
Court initially met at the Guntur city till 1956. Thereafter, the High Court
started functioning from the capital city of Hyderabad.
Post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and
Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the High Court
of Judicature at Hyderabad was constituted as a common High Court until the new
High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh is created. Later by Presidential
order, the High Court for the state of Andhra Pradesh was established on 1
January 2019 under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The seat of the
High Court is at Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh and the first justice
city of India.
About the Job Post
Andhra Pradesh High Court has released a notification
for the recruitment of Civil Judges for 68 Posts, for which the last date of
application is the 2nd day of January 2021.
55 vacancies are to be filled under Direct
Recruitment, and 13 vacancies to be filled under Recruitment by Transfer. The
recruitment process shall be governed by Andhra Pradesh State Judicial (Service
& Cadre) Rules, 2007.
Who can Apply?
For Direct Recruitment
· Advocates practicing for not less
than 3 years, as on the date of publication of the official notification in the
newspapers i.e 3.12.20
Recruitment by Transfer
·
The
applying candidate must possess a degree in Law from any University established
in India and must be a confirmed number or approved probationer in the
categories as given in the official notification (Page 2-3).
· Any
person facing a charge in any disciplinary inquiry or has undergone a
punishment for any irregularity in the discharge of his/her duties- MUST NOT
APPLY.
Age Limit
·
Direct Recruitment:The
applicant shall not have completed the age of 35 years as on the first day of
the month (01.12.20) in which the notification was released (3.12.20). [Age
relaxation varies with the reservation categories]
·
Recruitment by Transfer:The
applicant shall not have completed the age of 48 years as on the first day of
the month (01.12.20) in which the notification was released (3.12.20).
Selection Process
For
short-listing of the candidates, the High Court will conduct a Screening Test
(Computer Based Test) for 100 marks comprising of 100 multiple choice objective
type Questions.
·
The duration of the
examination will be two (2) hours.
·
The candidates who
secure 40% and above marks in the Hall screening test will be shortlisted in
the ratio of 1:10 of the available vacancies, for the written examination.
·
The marks obtained in
the screening test shall not be added to the marks obtained in the written
examination and they shall not be counted for determining the final order of
merit of the candidates, as the screening test is conducted for the purpose of
shortlisting the candidates.
·
Written Examination
consisting of the following three (3) papers will be held. (The object of
written examination is to test the academic knowledge of the candidates.)
o Civil
Laws
o Criminal
Laws and
o English Translation test
- Each paper will carry 100 marks. The duration of each paper is three (3) hours.
- The last round will be for Viva-Voce of 50 marks.
Important Links
- For User Manual to fill the application form, Click Here
- For Contact & Helpdesk Information, Click Here
- For Official Notification, Click Here
- To Apply, Click Here
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