Food, Civil Suppllies & Consumer Affairs Department: 1. Vacancy and Pay Scale
Food, Civil Suppllies & Consumer Affairs Department: 1. Vacancy and Pay Scale
DEPARTMENT
Block No.14, Sardar Bhavan, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar-382010.
E-mail ID – [email protected]
Website: www.fcsca.gujarat.gov.in
AND
www.cdrc.gujarat.gov.in
NO.SCDRC/01/2021
(i) Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, in view of The
Consumer Protection Act, 2019, invites Online Applications from the
eligible candidates for filling up following vacancies in the Pay Scale
mentioned in The Gujarat Consumer Protection (Salary, Allowances
and Conditions of Service of President and Member of the State
Commission and District Commissions) Rules, 2021.
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(ii) The descriptions of the vacancies are as under:
(iii) Food, Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs Department reserves its
right to alter the number and place of vacancies notified.
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2.Essential Qualifications, Age Limit& Term of office:
iv) Shortlisted applicants will be called for Interview. Call letters will be
sent to the shortlisted applicants through e-mail id given by the
applicants. They have to appear at their own expenses for appearing
interview, on the Date, Time and at the Place that may be decided by
the Selection Committee.
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v) The Selection Committee shall, on the basis of the assessment made
by it in the interview and after satisfying the eligibility criteria and
after taking into account the suitability, record of past performance,
integrity and adjudicatory experience, mental alertness, knowledge of
law, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, skills, attitude,
ethics, power of assimilation, power of communication, character and
intellectual depth, analytical ability and the like, of the candidate, will
recommend a panel of names of applicants for appointment as Judicial
Member of the State Commission and Presidents of the District
Commission from amongst the applicants in the order of merit for
approval to the State Government and for issuance of appointment
orders.
vii) The Government reserves the right to postpone, cancel or extend any
date of notification at any point of time without assigning any reason.
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depending upon number of applications received against the
vacancies for a particular district or all districts, and to conduct the
written examination (Objective and Subjective) or opt to skip the
written examination.
Note: If it is decided for written examination the same will be
conducted as per para – 5 of this advertisement.
(ii) Carefully Read and Follow the Instructions/Help given thereat. Select
the Mode of online Payment.
(iii) After successful Online Payment, Candidate will get e-Receipt of the
same. However, if Transaction/ Payment fails due to any technical
reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.
(iv) Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the e-Receipt till the
conclusion of the Recruitment Process.
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(v) Confirmed ‘Online Application’, submitted by the Candidate, will be
considered as VALID Application, only after he/she remits the
Examination Fees, as required before due time.
(vi) Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through Online Mode only
(from 20/09/2021 to 04/10/2021) the same shall be considered as
VALID.
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Part-II: General (30 Marks)
a) English Language
b) Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation/Application
(iii) Since
‘Character’ and ‘Suitability’, of a Candidate, holds an
important and paramount criteria, for being considered, for
Appointment to the post, therefore, kindly note that, these aspects
can be inquired into, by the Selection Committee, prior to the
Personal Interview, as per Annexure -‘A’: from the authority as
may be decided by the Selection Committee.
Annexure -‘A’
Name of the Candidate:
Advocate / Employee:
Place of Employment, if any / Place of Practice, if any:
Sr Criteria of Inquiry Description
1 Whether the Candidate lives beyond his known
means of income? If yes, please mention specific
details in support of your opinion. (Please attach the
documents, if any).
2 Whether he mixes with such persons as he should not? If
yes, please mention specific details in support of your
opinion. (Please annex the documents, if any).
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3 Whether any adverse report / complaint doubting
integrity of the candidate in relation to the cases
attended by him is received? If yes, please mention
specific details and its outcome, in support of your
opinion. (Please annex the documents, if any.)
4 As a Competent Authority, if you have learnt
about doubtful integrity of the candidate from
any other source, please mention the specific details
in support of your opinion. (Please annex the
documents, if any).
5 If the Competent Authority has no knowledge of
above facts, it may inquire from the source like (i)
Judicial Officer at Taluka level (ii) Head of the
Department in which the candidate is serving, (iii)
concerned Bar Council, giving details of
complaint if any, received against the candidate,
and submit the specific details as indicated above.
6 In addition to what is stated above, the Competent
Authority must mention the specific details of
adverse remarks, if any, departmental inquiry, if any,
whether pending or concluded, in relation to the
integrity of the candidate, supported by necessary
material.
If any candidate applies under the provisions of the Right to information Act,
2005, to know the Marks obtained in a Written Test conducted by the
Selection Committee, the procedure mentioned below, should be followed, as
per the decision of the Selection Committee:-
(i) Candidate must apply with requisite Fees to the ‘Public Information
Officer’, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department,
Government of Gujarat.
(ii) Such candidate can apply only for his / her own Marks.
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8. General Instruction as applicable to the Candidate
a) No communication / correspondence shall be entertained from any
Candidate, during the Recruitment Process.
b) Age Limit
I) Candidates whose age between 40 years to 65 years on the last date
of submission of application shall only be eligible to apply for the post
of Member in the State Commission.
II) Candidates whose age between 35 years to 65 years on the last
date of submission of application shall only be eligible to apply for
the post of President and Member in the District Commission.
c) The Candidates, who have successfully submitted Online
Applications, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Preliminary
Examination, Main Written Examination and/or Personal Interview as
may be applicable, subject to their qualifying therein.
d) The decision of the Selection Committee as to the eligibility or
otherwise of a candidate admission to the Preliminary Examination,
Main Written Examination and/or Personal Interview shall be final. No
candidate, to whom a Certificate of Admission viz. ‘e-Call letter cum
Admission Slip’ has not been issued by the Selection Committee, shall
be admitted for the Examination concerned.
e) While applying Online for the post, the Applicant should ensure that
he/she fulfills the eligibility and other norms mentioned as above and
that the particulars furnished by him/her are correct in all respects. In
case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not
fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has suppressed / twisted
or truncated any material facts, his/her candidature will stand
cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is detected even after
Appointment, his/her Service will be liable to be terminated.
f) The candidate shall fill up the required data in the Online Application,
in accordance with the 'Instructions'. Applications which do not
comply with the 'Instructions' shall be summarily rejected.
g) Candidate should scan his/her Passport size photograph having15kb
size &signature having 15kb size in JPG format for uploading the same
at relevant space on the Application.
h) At present, Candidates shall not send copies of any testimonials/
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documents to the FCS&CA Dept./ CDRC. They shall produce ‘Print
out’ of the Online Application, along with following original
Testimonials/ Certificates as well as one set of self attested photo
copies thereof, and recent passport size photograph, at the time of
interview, to be conducted by the Selection Committee, i.e :-
(i) Print out of the duly filled in ‘Online Application’.
(ii) School Leaving Certificate / Birth Certificate issued under
Birth & Death Registration Act.
(iii) Educational qualifications i.e. Mark-sheet and Certificates of
SSCE, HSCE, Final Year of Graduation, Post-Graduation, etc as
may be applicable.
(iv) Government Gazette, showing change in name/surname etc,
if any.
(v) In case of Candidates from Non Judicial background.
a. ‘Income Tax Returns’, of the last three financial years.
b. Sanad issued by the Bar Council in case of advocate.
c. Two Original Character Certificates given, not more than 6
months prior to the date fixed for Personal Interview, from
two respectable persons being Professionals / Dignitaries like
Doctor, Engineer, CA, person unconnected with his/her College
or University and not related to him/her, certifying his/her
character.
d. Practice/Experience Certificate, in original, issued by :-
(i) The Registrar General or equivalent authority of the
respective High Courts, in case of the Advocates practising in the
Courts outside the State of Gujarat;
(ii) The Registrar General, High Court of Gujarat, in case of
Advocates practicing in the High Court of Gujarat;
(iii) the concerned Principal District Judge of the District, in
case of Advocates practicing in District Court and/or Taluka
Courts of the District concerned, in case of the Advocates
practicing in the Courts in the State of Gujarat and;
(iv) the concerned Principal Judicial Officers of the Courts in
the City of Ahmedabad or other court/tribunals, in case of
Advocates practicing in such courts/tribunals, as may be
applicable;
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Experience Certificate must be in the following manner:-
CERTIFICATE
Date: -----------------------------------
(Seal of the Office) Signature of Competent Authority
Name of the Institution
Note : The Competent Authority, before issuing Certificate shall verify from the record
available with the office.
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district in the State, at the time of interview including State
Commission (if eligible), but he may be recommended for only one
Commission.
o) if candidate has opted posting in any district, Selection Committee may
recommend the candidate, if no vacancy remain in the preferred
district, to be appointed in any district of the State.
p) Mere success in the interview, shall not confer any right to
Appointment, and no candidate shall be appointed to the post unless
the Selection Committee and/or Government is satisfied, after such
inquiries, as may be considered necessary, that the candidate is
suitable in all respects for Appointment to the post.
q) Selection Committee/ FCS&CA Dept. does not assume any
responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their
Applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or
for any other reason beyond the control of the Selection Committee/
FCS&CA Dept.
r) The list of eligible/short-listed candidates will be placed on the
website of Food, Civil Supplies Dept., CDRC and OJAS Portal at
the relevant time.
s) For any exigency arising in the interregnum phases between the
Recruitment Process, no request by e-mail or otherwise, will be
entertained for conducting re-test, under any circumstances.
t) Candidates shall be required to download their respective e-Call-
letters from OJAS Portal, by using their respective Advertisement
Number, Confirmation Number and Date of Birth, for appearing at the
respective Examination/ Personal Interview, during the specified
period.
u) Candidate shall have to produce, at the time of appearing for the
Preliminary / Main Written Examination/ Personal Interview, an
Identity proof i.e. either the ID Card issued by Election Commission
of India’ or ‘PAN Card’ or valid ‘Driving License’, in original, along
with the print out of the ‘e-Call letter cum Admission Slip’.
v) Entry in the Compound of the Examination Centre with
Mobile/Cell Phones, Tablets, Laptop or any Electronic Gadgets,
etc. is strictly prohibited.
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A candidate who is found indulging in unfair practices, viz. copying or
misconduct during the course of examination, using electronic gadgets
or Mobile Phones etc., tampering with Question Paper, influencing
any person concerned with the Preliminary Examination (Elimination
Test) or Main/Written Examination or Personal Interview, will be
debarred from appearing for Preliminary Examination
(Elimination Test) or Main Written Examination or Personal
Interview, as the case may be, for that Examination or for any
number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the
Selection Committee.
w) Result of all Tests/Examinations, will be made available on the OJAS
Portal and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the Selection
Committee, at the relevant time.
x) Candidate who is an advocate has to surrender his ‘Sanad’ before
joining the service, if appointed. Such person cannot do any business
or trade activity which affects the efficiency in discharging of his duty.
y) Candidate who is active member of the any political party has to
resign from his membership of the political party before joining the
service, if appointed.
9. How to Apply
(i) All eligible Candidates should apply ‘Online ’, through the link
provided in OJAS website: https://ojas.gujarat.in in the
prescribed format from 20/09/2021 (00:00:01 Hrs) to
04/10/2021 till (23:59:59 Hrs)
c. At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take ‘Print out’
of his/her Confirmed Application on A4 size (letter size)
Paper only, by clicking ‘Print Application’ Tab of the Main
Menu, during the Online Registration Window (20/09/2021 to
04/10/2021).
(iv) Take a note that the above is the general procedure for applying
‘Online’. No other mode of Application or incomplete
Applications will be accepted and in such case, the Application
will be rejected outright.
Date : 20/09/2021
Sd/-
Secretary (FCS&CA Dept.)
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