The Odisha Public Service Commission conducta OPSC Judicial Services Exam to recruit eligible and interested candidates for various posts.
Candidates who are aspiring to appear for this exam must know all the details related to the exam such as eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus and so on.
OPSC Judicial Services syllabus highlights the important topics and subjects from which questions are asked in the exam.
Knowing the syllabus is essential before starting to prepare for the exam.
Read this article to know complete OPSC Judicial Services syllabus and other details.
The detailed syllabus for each of these stages is as follows:
OPSC Judicial Services Syllabus for Prelims
Subject
Syllabus
Constitution of India
ConstitutionтАЩ meaning of the term, Indian Constitution: Sources and constitutional history, Features: Citizenship, Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
Union Government and its Administration: Structure of the Indian Union: Federalism, Centre- State relationship, President: Role, power and position, PM and Council of ministers, Cabinet and Central Secretariat, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
State Government and its Administration: Governor: Role and Position, CM and Council of ministers, State Secretariat: Organisation, Structure and Functions
Local Administration: DistrictтАЩs Administration head: Role and Importance, Municipalities: Introduction, Mayor and role of Elected Representative, CEO of Municipal Corporation, Pachayati raj: Introduction, PRI: Zila Panchayat, Elected officials and their roles, CEO Zila Pachayat: Position and role, Block level: Organizational Hierarchy (Different departments), Village level: Role of Elected and Appointed officials, Importance of grass root democracy.
Election Commission: Election Commission: Role and Functioning, Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, State Election Commission: Role and Functioning, Institute and Bodies for the welfare of SC/ST/OBC and women
Code of Civil Procedure
Suits in General:
Definition тАУ Decree, decree holder, judgment, judgment debtor, legal representative, mesne profit, order and pleader, Cause of action.
Jurisdiction of the Courts (Subject matter, territorial and pecuniary)
Res subjudice
Res judicata
Foreign Judgment
Suits:
Parties to Suits.
Framing of Suits.
Pleadings generally (Order VI).
Plaint тАУ Order VII.
Written Statement- Order VIII (Set-off & Counter-claim).
Appearances тАУ Exparte Decree, dismiss for default.
Costs and Interest
Filing a Caveat
Trial of suits and Execution of Decrees:
Summons-Issue and Service of Summons.
Summoning and Attendance of witnesses.
Withdrawal and adjustment of Suits.
Examination of parties by the court.
Temporary & permanent injunction and Interlocutory Orders.
Arrest and Attachment before Judgment.
Execution of Decrees тАУ Executing Court, Modes of Execution etc.
Appeals, Reference, Review and Revision:
General provisions relating to appeals
First Appeal
Second Appeal
Appeals to the Supreme Court
Appealable Orders
Reference
Review
Revision
Inherent Powers of Court
Special suits:
Suits by/against minors and persons of unsound mind.
Suits by/ and against indigent people.
Suit by/and against the Government.
The Limitation Act, 1963:
General Provisions as to the Bar of Limitation and Extension of the prescribed time (Sections 1-5)
Legal Disability, exclusion of time etc.
(Sections 6-24)
Acquisition and Extinguishment of Proprietary rights by the virtue of limitation (Sections 25-27)
Code of Criminal Procedure
Arrest:
Meaning and purpose of arrest
Arrest with a warrant
Arrest without a warrant
Arrest by a private Person
Arrest of a woman
Arrest how made
Search and Seizure:
Search with a warrant
Search without warrant
General provisions relating to searches
Illegalities in a search and its consequences
Investigation:
Meaning and purpose of Investigation
Who can investigate?
When police can investigate?
Information to the police
F.I.R.
and procedure after the recording of the F.I.R
Evidentiary value of statements made to the police
Investigation in the case of unnatural deaths and suicides, in police custody
Bail:
Bail: concept, purpose: constitutional overtones
When release on bail is mandatory?
When release on bail is Discretion?
Anticipatory bail
Charge:
Framing of charge
Form and content of charge
Separate charges for distinct offence
Discharge тАУ pre-charge evidence
Trials:
Trial before a court of session
Trial of warrant cases
Procedure for trial in a summons case
Summary trials
Appeal, Reference, Revision and Transfer:
Appeal
Reference to High Court
Revision
Transfer of cases
Maintenance of wives, children and Parents:
Essential conditions for granting maintenance
Jurisdiction of Magistrates
Alteration of allowance
Cancellation of the order of the maintenance
Evidence Act
Doctrine of res gestae
Conspiracy
Plea of alibi
Other relevant fact (Section 7, 8,9,12, 13, 14, 15, 16,34, 42,43 and 44)
Admission
Confessions 28-31
Dying Declaration
Relevancy of certain evidence for proving the truth of facts in subsequent proceeding (section 33)
Expert Testimony
Opinion of third person
Character when relevant
Oral, documentary, primary and secondary evidence (Section 59- 65)
