Section 21 in Bihar Civil Court Staff (Class III and Class IV) Rules, 1998
21. Promotion.
(1)A candidate shall not be promoted to the Junior Selection Grade or to a Supertime Scale in service unless he qualifies in the examination as prescribed by the High Court.(2)Appointment to the higher grade of the ministerial establishment should ordinarily be made by seniority from lower grade provided they possess the prescribed educational and other qualification as laid down in these Rules or any other existing law that may be applicable and are otherwise fit to perform the duties attached thereto and pass the test, if any, prescribed under these Rules.(3)Typist before his promotion to the Junior Selection Grade must pass another test of typing, the minimum speed of typing would be 50 words per minute in English or 35 words per minute in Hindi. Mistakes at the rate of ½ words per hundred words shall only be allowed. Before a typist can be promoted to a Supertime Scale, he will have to pass an examination in practice and procedures and on such other papers as may be prescribed by the High Court from time to time.(4)Before a Stenographer is promoted to the Junior Selection Grade, he will have to pass the test of Stenography at the rate of 100 words per minute in English and 80 words per minute in Hindi and only 5% mistakes shall be allowed.Before a Stenographer is promoted to the Supertime Scale he will have to pass the examination of practice and procedure and such other papers which may be specified by the High Court from time to time.(5)Before a Clerk is promoted to the Junior Selection Grade, he will have to pass an examination in-(i)Civil Court and Criminal Court Rules framed by the High Court,(ii)Accountancy,(iii)Knowledge of drafting of correspondence and order sheets, and(iv)Practice and procedure.(6)A Clerk before his promotion to Supertime Scale shall have to pass an examination on procedure (Civil and Criminal), Stamp Act, Court-fee Acts, Suits Valuation Act, Correspondence and Noting and Drafting. Junior Selection Grade Typist/Stenographers may be transferred to the post of Clerks if they pass the necessary examination as mentioned hereinbefore.(7)If suitable persons are not available for promotion to the Supertime Scale of Clerk, it would be open to the appointing authority to fill up the said post by direct recruitment subject to the prior concurrence of the High Court. The Qualification for direct recruitment in the post of Supertime Scale shall be B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com. or an equivalent degree from the recognised University and also degree in Bachelor of Law.
