(1) Every member of the Judicial Service other than Principal District and Sessions Judge or Additional District and Sessions Judge or Principal City Civil Judge or Additional City Civil Judge or Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes or Principal or Additional Judge’s of Family Courts or Presiding Officers of Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals shall submit his particulars in Part-A of the Annual Confidential Record provided to him every year on Judge’s portal or manually in between 1st January to 15th January and to reach the Principal District and Sessions Judge or Unit Head before the 15th January of succeeding year covering information upto 31st December of the year concerned.
(2) Part–A of the Annual Confidential Record shall be auto generated on the Judges portal and shall be accessible by the concerned Judicial Officer, Hon’ble the Chief Justice, Administrative Judge, Registrar General and Registrar (Vigilance) and concerned Principal District Judge (in case of the said Authority being Recording Authority) and such other Judges or Officers as may be authorized or ordered by the Chief Justice.
(3) The Principal District Judge or Unit Head as the case may be shall call for five selected judgments from the Judicial Officer or by picking five Judgments at his discretion and intimate the concerned Judicial Officer who is under his administrative superintendence and control to forward the same on or before 31st January of every year.
(4) The Principal District and Sessions Judge or Unit Head shall record the Annual Confidential Record of the Judicial Officer in column (2) of Part-B under his administrative superintendence and control and forward the same to the High Court along with Part-A and copies of five judgments delivered by the Officer on or before 15th February of every year.
(5) The Annual Confidential Record received from the Principal District and Sessions Judge or Unit Head shall be placed before Administrative Judge of concerned Unit who shall assess the performance of the Judicial Officers by noting the remarks against each item as indicated therein namely by assigning the following grades, namely:- ¨sÁUÀ 4J , , 12 2023 2261
(a) Excellent
(b) Very Good
(c) Good
(d) Satisfactory
(e) Unsatisfactory
(6) The Administrative Judge shall record the Annual Confidential Record in column (3) of Part-B of the concerned Officer under his administrative superintendence and control as far as possible within the III Quarter of every year.
(7) The Annual Confidential Record prepared by the Administrative Judge or any Judge under this rule shall be placed before the Chief Justice for recording of his remarks.
(8) The Annual Confidential Record in respect of such Officers, who are on deputation, shall be recorded by the Judge nominated for the purpose by the Chief Justice in the same manner and within the same time as specified in this rule.
(9) In case of such Principal District and Sessions Judge or Unit Head ceases to hold office, shall record the Annual Confidential Record of the concerned Officers, who have worked under his administrative superintendence and control within thirty days of relinquishment of the office.
(10) In case of Principal District and Sessions Judge or Unit Head, who cease to be a Judge, has not prepared the confidential record before his relinquishment, his successor or the Judge nominated for the purpose by the Chief Justice shall prepare the Annual Confidential Record.
5. Record in respect of Principal District and Sessions Judge / Additional District and Sessions Judge / Principal City Civil Judge / Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge / Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes / Principal / Additional Judge’s of Family Courts / Presiding officers of Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals and Members of the Service on Deputation or on other duty.- Record in respect of District and Sessions Judge of the Judicial Service includes equivalent Judges on Deputation or on other Duty,-
(1) Every member of the Judicial Service specified above shall submit his particulars in Part-A of the Annual Confidential Record provided to him every year on Judge’s portal or manually so as to reach the High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru, on or before the 15th February of succeeding year covering information upto 31st December of the year concerned.
(2) Part–A of the Annual Confidential Record shall be auto generated on the Judges portal and shall be accessible by the concerned Judicial Officer, the Chief Justice, Administrative Judge and such other person authorised by the Chief Justice.
(3) The registry shall place Part-A of the Annual Confidential Record before the Administrative Judge on or before 1st March, for selection of five random judgments 2262 , , 12 2023 ¨sÁUÀ 4J for being examined for the purpose of assessing the performance and on obtaining orders with regard to five selected judgments, same shall be intimated to the concerned for being forwarded to the High Court on or before 31st March of the year and entire records shall be placed by the registry before the Administrative Judge on or before 15th April of the year.
(4) The Administrative Judge shall record the Annual Confidential Record of the concerned as the Head of the Unit, who is under his administrative superintendence and control by assessing the performance and assigning the following grades, namely:-
(a) Excellent
(b) Very Good
(c) Good
(d) Satisfactory
(e) Unsatisfactory
(5) The Administrative Judge shall record the Annual Confidential Record in Part-B of the concerned officer under his administrative superintendence and control as far as possible within the IIIrd Quarter of every year.
(6) The Annual Confidential Record prepared by the Administrative Judge or any Judge under this rule shall be placed before Hon’ble the Chief Justice for recording of his remarks.
(7) The Annual Confidential Record in respect of such officers, who are on deputation, shall be recorded by the Judge nominated for the purpose by the Chief Justice in the same manner and within the same time as specified in this rule.
(8) In case of Administrative Judge, who ceases to be a Judge, has not prepared the confidential record before his relinquishment, his successor or the Judge nominated for the purpose by the Chief Justice shall prepare the Annual Confidential Record.