Law Officer

192/2025

31.07.2025

Kerala State Co-operative Bank Limited

Law Officer

02 (Two)

Direct Recruitment

18 - 40. Only candidates born between 02/01/1985 and 01/01/2007 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. Other Backward Communities, SC/ST and Differentialy Abled candidates are eligible for usual age relaxation. (For conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part II of the General Conditions) Note:- For concession allowed in upper age limit subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years, please see Sub paras i, ii, iii, iv, vi, vii, x and xiv of Para (2) of the General Conditions under part II of this Notification. Relaxation of age will be allowed to all provisional employees of the twenty nine Co-operative institutions mentioned in G. O. (P) No. 41/98 dated 09.03.1998 (whether they continue in service or relieved from service) who have been appointed through the Employment Exchange to the extent of their provisional service provided they possess a minimum service of one year in the provisional appointment. The maximum period of relaxation allowed to such persons will be five years. Once they get appointment on regular basis, the concession will not be available for further appointment to any other post. The candidates who are entitled to the above concession shall note the details there of in the respective column of the application and submit certificate (original) obtained from the Head of Office or Head of Department or Appointing Authority of the Co-operative Institutions concerned, when the Commission calls for. The certificate should contain all the relevant particulars such as the post in which the applicant has/ had provisional service, the scale of pay, name of the Co-operative Institution in which he/ she has/ had worked, the date of commencement of provisional service and the date of termination of the provisional service. It should also be noted in the certificate that the applicant is not holding regular appointment under the Co-operative Institution. The original certificate thus produced will not be returned to the candidate.

(i) Bachelors degree in Law from university recognized in Kerala with not less than 60% of marks in aggregate. (ii) Five years active practice in court of law.

1. The above mentioned vacancies are now in existence for General category of this post. The rules of reservation as laid down in General Rules 14-17 of KS&SSR, 1958 will be followed for appointment from the Ranked List. 2. The Ranked list prepared and published by the Commission for the post shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of three years, provided that the said Ranked list will not continue to be in force if a new Ranked list is published after the expiry of the minimum period of one year. In case no candidate is advised from the ranked list till the expiry of the period of three years, the duration of the ranked lists shall be extended for a further period of one year or till at least one candidate is advised from the list, whichever is earlier. Candidates will be advised for appointment against the aforesaid vacancies and also against the vacancies if any reported to the Commission during the period of currency of the Ranked list. 3. The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on a statewide basis. 5. Probation : Every person appointed to this post shall, from the date on which he/she joins duty be on probation for continuous period one year on duty within a continuous period of two years. Note:- (i) The appointing authority may extend the period of probation for another two years to enable the appointing authority to decide whether the probationer is suitable for regularization or not. (ii) All other relevant provisions of Rule 184 of KCS Rules are also applicable. i. Rule 10(a) (ii) of Part II KS&SSR is applicable for this selection. ii. In addition to the qualification prescribed in the notification, the qualifications recognized by executive orders or standing orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification specified for a post, and such of those qualifications which pre-suppose the acquisition of the lower qualification prescribed for the post, shall also be sufficient for the post. The copy of the Government orders declaring equivalent/higher qualifications shall be produced as and when required by the commission. 10. Sub Paras v, viii, ix, xi, xii, xiii in Para 2, Para 5 & 6 of General Conditions regarding recruitment by KPSC are not applicable to this post. 13. In the case of difference in Caste/Community claimed in the application and that entered in SSLC book,the candidate shall produce a Gazette Notification in this regard, along with Non Creamy Layer Certificate/ Community Certificate at the time of certificate verification. 14. Candidates are required to acquaint themselves with the instructions given in the notification as Part II, General Conditions before submitting application for the post. Applications which are not submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions are liable to be rejected. The selection to the above concern will be subject to the rules and regulations made by them from time to time. 15. Appropriate disciplinary action as per Rule 22 of the Kerala Public Service Commission rules of Procedure shall be initiated against those candidates who submit applications with bogus claims of qualification regarding education, experience etc. and are liable to be disqualified for being considered for a particular post or debarment from applying to the Commission either permanently or for any period or the invalidation of their answer scripts or products in a written/practical test or the initiation of criminal or other proceedings against them or their removal or dismissal from office or the ordering of any other disciplinary action against them if they have already been appointed, or any one or all of the above.