Judiciary Exam Syllabus 2023

Different States are conducting exam for the post of civil judge. This examination consists of three stages i.e. Preliminary, Mains and Interview. If you want to crack Judiciary exam you must be aware of the syllabus for different states. Let us discuss one by one.

Haryana: For Preliminary & Mains

Civil Law-1 (Paper I)

This paper will be conducted for 200 marks in duration of 3 hours. The paper consists of questions from civil law 1 subjects. The questions that will be asked from the topics are

• Haryana Urban (control of rent and eviction) Act, 1973.
• Indian Evidence Act,
• Specific Relief Act,
• Sale of Goods Act
• Indian Partnership Act,
• Indian Contract Act,
• Punjab Courts Act, (As applicable to Haryana)
• Code of Civil procedure, (also touching upon the Limitation act.)

Civil Law-II (Paper-II)

• Law of Registration and Limitation.
• Customary Law & Mohammedan Law (Marriage, Adoption, Inheritance & other personal, family laws)
• Hindu Law (Marriage, Adoption, Inheritance & other personal, family laws)
• Criminal Law-III (Paper-III)
• Indian Evidence Act,
• Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)
• Indian Penal Code, (IPC)
• English (Paper IV)” Corrections (Language, Sentence, Spelling corrections)- 25 marks, Words and Phrases (Making sentences with the given words and Phrases) – 25 marks, Precis Writing- 25 marks, English Essay on a given topic (1000-1100 words) – 100 marks, Comprehension – 25 marks
• Language (Paper V) –Hindi: Composition (essay), idioms and corrections: 50 Marks, Explanation of Hindi passage in prose and poetry in the same language: 30 Marks, Translation of an English passage into Hindi: 20 Marks

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Uttar Pradesh

In UP, Preliminary Exam consists of two papers i.e. General Knowledge and Law and mains examination consist of Six papers i.e. Law, General Knowledge and Language papers. The exam is in both languages English as well as in Hindi.

Paper I for Preliminary Exam:

• Current Affairs
• History & Geography of India
• Indian Economy
• Economic and Social Development, 
• Information Technology, Internet, Social Media
• Science and Technology,
• Dowry Prohibition Act 
• Important Events, 
• Constitutional & Administrative law, its Features
• Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
• Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 
• Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents & Senior Citizens Act, 2007
• Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
• Medical termination Pregnancy Act, 1971
• Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
• Judicial System, 
• Citizenship, 
• Fundamental Rights
• Duties of the citizens
• Preamble of the Indian Constitution 

Paper II for Preliminary Examination:

• Law of Contract
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Indian Evidence Act
• Civil Procedure Code,
• Indian Penal Code,
• Transfer of Property Act,
• Indian Evidence Act,
• Current International Affairs,
• Jurisprudence,
• Indian Constitution,
• International Organizations

Mains Examination:

Paper I- General Knowledge (M.M: 200)

• Current Affairs, 
• History & Geography of India
• Indian Economy
• Economic and Social Development, 
• Information Technology, Internet, Social Media
• Science and Technology,
• Dowry Prohibition Act 
• Important Events, 
• Constitutional & Administrative law, its Features
• Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
• Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 
• Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents & Senior Citizens Act, 2007
• Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
• Medical termination Pregnancy Act, 1971
• Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
• Judicial System, 
• Citizenship, 
• Fundamental Rights
• Duties of the citizens
• Preamble of the Indian Constitution 

Paper II: English Language (M.M. 100)

• Essay: 50 Marks
• Precis Writing: 30 Marks
• Translation of passage from Hindi to English: 20 Marks

Paper III: Hindi Language (M.M. 100)

• Essay: 50 Marks
• Precis Writing: 30 Marks
• Translation of passage from English to Hindi: 20 Marks

Paper IV: Law I (Substantive Law) (M.M: 200)

• Law of contracts
• Law of Partnership
• Law concerning easements and torts
• Law relating to the transfer of property including the principles of equity Specifically applicable thereto
• Principal of Equity with special reference to the Law of trust and specific relief 
• Hindu Law and Mohammedan Law
• Constitutional Law

Paper V: Law II (Procedure & Evidence) (M.M: 200)

• Law of evidence, 
• Criminal Procedure Code 
• Code of Civil Procedure, 
• Principles of pleading

Paper VI: Law III (Penal, Revenue & Local Laws) (M.M: 200)

• Indian Penal Code, 
• Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land reforms Act 1951, 
• Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent, and Eviction) Act, 1972
• Municipalities Act, U.P. 
• Panchayat Raj Act, U.P. 
• Consolidation of Holding Act, 1953, 
• Uttar Pradesh Urban (Planning and Development) Act 1973

Delhi Judicial Services

Preliminary Examination

Total No. of questions: 150

Total Marks: 150

Negative Marking: For every wrong answer 25% will be deducted.

• General Knowledge
• Current Affairs
• English Language
• Constitution of India
• Evidence Act, Limitation Act 
• Code of Civil Procedure 
• Criminal Procedure Code 
• Indian Penal Code
• Contract Act
• Partnership Laws 
• Arbitration Law 
• Specific Relief Act 
• Transfer of Property Act 
• Sale of Goods Act 
• Negotiable Instruments Act 
• Indian Succession Act 
• Hindu Succession Act 
• The Prevention of Corruption Act 
• The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 
• The Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act (DRT Act) 
• The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI Act) 
• Motor Vehicles Act 
• Industrial Disputes Act 
• Payment of Wages Act 
• Workmen‟s Compensation Act 
• Minimum Wages Act 
• Factories Act 
• Payment of Gratuity Act 
• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 
• Commercial Courts Act 
• Provident Funds Act 
• Information Technology Act (IT Act) and 
• Trade Marks & Copyright Laws.

Mains Examination:

Paper I: General Knowledge (M.M: 150)

General Knowledge & Language:

This is to test the knowledge of candidates about current affairs etc. and power of expression in English. Credit will be given based on both the substance and expression. Conversely deduction will be made for faults of grammar, bad expression, and misuse of words, etc. 

Paper II: Law – I (200 Marks)

• Constitution of India
• Code of Civil Procedure
• Indian Evidence Act
• Limitation Act
• Registration Act
• Commercial Courts Act
• Court Fees Act and Intellectual Property Laws.

Paper III: Law-II (M.M: 200)

• Transfer of Property Act
• Indian Contract Act
• Sale of Goods Act
• Indian Partnership Act
• Specific Relief Act
• Arbitration Law
• Personal Law
• The DRT (Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy) Act
• The SARFAESI Act
• Motor Vehicles Act
• Labour Laws and Banking Laws.

Paper IV: Law – III (M.M: 200)

• Indian Penal Code
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Indian Evidence Act
• The Prevention of Corruption Act
• The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
• The Juvenile Justice Act
• Information Technology Act
• Negotiable Instruments Act
• The Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Maharashtra Judicial Services 

Preliminary Exam 

Total Questions:100 

Total Marks: 100

Negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

• Code of Criminal Procedure 
• Civil Procedure Code
• Evidence Act 
• Transfer of Property Act
• Specific Relief Act 
• Maharashtra Rent Control Act
• Limitation Act
• Constitution of India
• Indian Penal Code
• Law of Contract
• Sale of Goods Act 
• Partnership Act

Mains Exam: The main exam will be conducted in Marathi and English language.

Paper I (M.M: 100)

• Civil Procedure Code
• Transfer of Property Act
• Specific Relief Act
• Law of Contract
• Sale of Goods Act
• Partnership Act

Paper II (M.M:100)

• Indian Penal Code
• Evidence Act
• Code of Criminal procedure
• Essay on Current Legal Topics

Uttarakhand

Preliminary: It consists of two parts.

Part I: General Knowledge (M.M: 50)

• Science & technology
• Indian national movement
• Current events – national & international
• Indian Geography
• Indian history
• Uttarakhand geography
• Indian economy
• Culture & Heritage – India & Uttarakhand
• Indian polity
• Neutrality
• Socio-economic development
• International law
• Law and development
• Indian constitution
• Legal aspects

Part II: Professional subjects (M.M: 150)

• The principle of Muslim laws
• Acts and laws
• Code of criminal procedure
• The principle of Hindu laws
• Transfer of properties act
• Indian penal code
• Evidence act
• Civil procedure code

Mains: It consists of six parts.

Paper I: The Present Day (M.M: 150)

• International Law
• Present day in the legal sphere
• Jurisprudence
• Legislation
• Neutrality
• Indian constitutional law

Paper II: Language (M.M: 100)

• Passage
• Translation 
• Precis Writing

Paper III: Law Paper I (M.M: 200)

• The law of partnership
• Substantive law
• Law of contracts
• Principles of equity
• Law concerning casements and torts
• Hindu law and Mohammedan law
• Law relating to transfer of property
• Law of trust and specific relief

Paper IV: Law Paper II (M.M: 200)

• Criminal procedure code
• Evidence and procedure
• Code of civil procedure
• Law of evidence
• Principles of pleading

Paper V: Law Paper III (M.M: 200)

• Indian penal code
• Zamindari abolition
• Revenue & criminal 
• Land reforms Act

Paper VI: Basic Knowledge of Computer (M.M: 100)

West Bengal

Preliminary Examination

Total Questions: 200

• General Knowledge
• Indian Evidence Act
• Constitution of India
• Code of Civil Procedure
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Transfer of Property Act
• Principle of Hindu Laws
• Principle of Muslim Laws
• Indian Penal Code
• Jurisprudence Personal Law

Mains Examination

Paper 1 – Compulsory

• English composition
• Bengali
• General Knowledge
• Civil Law
• Criminal Law
• Contract Law
• Transfer of Property Act

Paper II: Optional Papers

• Hindu Law
• Muslim Law
• Jurisprudence and principles of legislation
• Laws relating to insurance and companies
• Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
• Partnership Act
• Law of Limitation
• Constitutional Law

Madhya Pradesh

Preliminary

Total Questions: 100

Total Marks: 100desh

• Specific Relief Act
• Indian Evidence Act
• Constitution of India
• Code of Civil Procedure
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Transfer of Property Act
• Principle of Hindu Laws
• MP Accommodation Act
• Indian Penal Code
• Jurisprudence
• Personal Law
• MP Land Revenue Act

Mains Exam

Paper I- Civil Law and procedure

Paper 2-Criminal law and procedure

Paper 3 – Writing Skill, Court Practice, Translation, and Current Legal Knowledge

Paper 4 – Judgment writing

Bihar 

Preliminary Exam: It consists of two papers namely:

Paper I: General Knowledge including current affairs

Paper II: Law

Law of Evidence & Procedure

Constitutional & Administrative Law of India

Hindu Law & Muslim Law

Law of Transfer of Property and law of equity

Law of Contracts & Torts

Commercial Law

Mains Exam:

General knowledge & current affairs

General Science

General Hindi: निबंध, वाक्य निर्ााण, व्याकरण

General English: General understanding of the language, Written English, Passage writing, Precis writing, Letter writing

Law of Evidence and Procedure: Indian Evidence Act (1 of 1872), Civil Procedure Code (5 of 1908), Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887

Optional Subjects: Out of the five Subjects listed below, candidate must select three papers for the Bihar Civil Judge exam 2022.

 Constitutional & Administrative Law of India:

Constitution of India – Articles 1 to 395 and Schedules

Administrative Law of India

Delegated Legislation

Control of Delegated Legislation – Judicial & Legislative

Fair Hearing; Rules of Natural Justice: Rule Against Bias; Audi Alteram Partem

Tribunals and Quasi-Judicial Authorities; Judicial Control over them

Regulatory Authorities

Judicial Review of Administrative Action

Writ Jurisdiction and Statutory Judicial Remedies, Scope, Extent & Distinction

Public Interest Litigation

Tortious Liability of State and Compensation

Promissory Estoppel, Legitimate Expectation & Doctrine of Proportionality

Government Contracts

Ombudsman

Hindu Law and Mohammedan Law:

Hindu Law: Format of Sources – Various Branches (Schools), Marriage, Paternity, Adoption, Joint Family and Joint Property, Impartible Estate, Debt, Transfer, Division, Succession, Female Wealth, Widow’s Estate, Will, Donation, Religious and endowment.

Muhammadan Law: Sources of Muslim law, origin, and development of various branches, the extent of its application in India, Sharia Act (Sharia Act), 1937, the effect of converting to Islam, succession, and administration, Wills, Hewa, Hebabil Abaj, Waqf-maintenance, Legitimacy and Acknowledgement, Guardianship.

Transfer of Property, Principal of Equity, Law of Trust, and Specific Relief Act:

Property transfer law – act no. 4 of 1882 (Transfer of Property Act); The principle of Equity also includes the Law of Trust and Specific Relief. History of Court of Equity, maxims, the origin of use in practice Development of Trust.

Definition of justice, formality in trust formation. Classification of justice, Express, Employed, Resulting. Constructive, private, and public Benami transactions.

Principle of Advancement. Khairati Trust. Rights and duties of Trustees (Trustees) compared to Devotar. Determination of Trust. Remedies for Breach of Trust.

Specific Relief Act, 1963 (No – 47, 1963), Specific Relief Act, 1963 (Ac147 of 1963), Indian Trust Act (2 of 1882).

Law of Contracts and Torts:

Law of contracts

Law of Torts 

Indian contract act

General principles of liabilities

• Injuries to persons
• Remedies, nuisance
• Assault
• False imprisonment
• Damages to domestic and contractual relations
• Wrongful dismissal
• Defamation
• Negligence
• The rule in Rylands vs Fletcher Deceit 
• Conspiracy
• Malicious Prosecution

Commercial Law: 

• Sale of Goods
• Negotiable Instruments
• Company Law
• Partnership

Rajasthan

Preliminary:

Total Questions: 100

Total Marks: 100

Law Paper-I

• The Specific Relief Act, 1963
• The Constitution of India
• Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
• The Limitation Act, 1963
• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• Interpretation of Statutes 
• Indian Contract Act, 1872
• The Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001
• The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
• Order/Judgment Writing

Law Paper-II

• The Indian Penal Code, 1860
• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 
• Framing of Charge/Judgment Writing
• The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
• The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Chapter XVII)

Mains:

Paper 1 – Law Paper I

• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
• The Constitution of India
• Indian Contract Act, 1872
• The Specific Relief Act, 1963
• The Limitation Act, 1963
• The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
• The Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001
• Interpretation of Statutes
• Order/Judgment Writing

Paper 2 – Law Paper-II

• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
• The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Chapter XVII)
• Framing of Charge /Judgment Writing
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860
• The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Paper 3 Language Paper 1

• Hindi essay writing
• Grammar

Paper 4 Language Paper 2

• English essay writing
• Translation
• Grammar

Arunanchal Pradesh

Preliminary:

• General Knowledge
• Aptitude
• English
• Constitution of India
• Code of Civil Procedure
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Transfer of Property Act
• Indian Contract Act
• Indian Penal Code
• Indian Evidence Act
• Law of Torts
• Proficiency in the official language of the state of Assam

Mains:

Paper 1 (M.M: 100)

• Essay
• Precise Writing
• Grammar

Paper 2 (M.M: 100)

• Objective Test
• Aptitude Test

Paper 3 (M.M: 200)

• Transfer of Property Act
• Constitution of India
• Civil Procedure Code
• Indian Contract Act

Paper 4 (M.M: 200)

• Indian Penal Code
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Law of Torts
• Indian Evidence Act

Assam

Preliminary

Total Questions: 100

Total Marks: 100

• General Knowledge
• Aptitude
• English
• Constitution of India
• Code of Civil Procedure
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Transfer of Property Act
• Indian Contract Act
• Indian Penal Code
•  Indian Evidence Act
• Law of Torts
• Proficiency in the official language of the state of Assam

Mains

Paper 1 (Total Marks: 100)

• Essay
• Precise Writing
• Grammar –

Paper 2 (Total Marks: 100)

• Objective Test
• Aptitude Test

Paper 3 (Total Marks: 100)

• Transfer of Property Act
• Constitution of India
• Civil Procedure Code
• Indian Contract Act

Paper 4 (Total Marks: 100)

• Indian Penal Code
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Law of Torts
• Indian Evidence Act