Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 2004

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission advertised 13 vacancies for Civil Judge (Junior Division) and conducted a written examination. Respondent No.1, Mukesh Thakur, secured the required aggregate marks but failed to obtain the mandatory 45% in the Civil Law‑II paper, and was therefore not called for interview.…

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission advertised eight vacancies for Civil Judge (Junior Division) in 2013, but later added two names, including Vivek Kaist[h] and Akansha Dogra, to the select list via a government notification. The High Court held that these appointments were illegal because the added vacanci…

P.D. Goel, a District and Sessions Judge of Himachal Pradesh, was issued a notification by the High Court in 2005 stating that he stood retired as of 31 July 2005, i.e., at the age of 58, under the proviso to Rule 14 of the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 2004. He challenged the notification, and a Single Judg…