Additional District & Sessions Judge

About This Job

The High Court of Balochistan, Quetta has announced a fresh recruitment drive for Additional District & Sessions Judge, a senior BPS-20 judicial officer post within the Balochistan District Judiciary, inviting applications for a total of fifteen vacant positions across the province. Of these, ten posts are earmarked for practicing advocates and five are reserved for candidates already holding judicial office or serving as law officers, making this one of the more significant judiciary recruitment cycles conducted in the province this year. Both male and female candidates are welcome to apply, and the entire exercise is being carried out as an initial recruitment strictly under the framework of the Balochistan Judicial Officers Service Rules, 2021, which governs eligibility, scrutiny, and the selection process for judicial officers across the province's district judiciary.

To be eligible, an applicant must be a law graduate from a university recognized by the Higher Education Commission and must have practiced as an advocate for at least seven years, or alternatively must already be holding a judicial office or serving as a law officer in BPS-18 or above with at least ten years of qualifying service, exactly as defined under the applicable service rules. Candidates must fall between 30 and 45 years of age at the time of application, and, since this is a province-restricted recruitment, every applicant must hold a valid Local/Domicile Certificate of Balochistan; no separate age relaxation is mentioned in the advertisement for either gender, and both practicing lawyers and serving judicial officers/law officers are being considered together under the same advertisement, filling separate quotas within the fifteen posts on offer.

Interested and eligible candidates must apply online through the High Court of Balochistan's dedicated recruitment portal, jobs.bhc.gov.pk, uploading legible scanned copies of their attested educational testimonials, their attested and verified domicile certificate, attested CNIC, one fresh passport-size photograph, their valid Lower Court and High Court practicing licenses, and either a fresh Bar Council experience certificate or, for in-service applicants, a service certificate/NOC from their head of department along with previous appointment orders. Applications submitted through any channel other than the online portal will not be entertained, and no application fee is mentioned anywhere in the advertisement. Eligible candidates will be displayed after scrutiny of the submitted applications, and the schedule for the written examination will be announced afterward, with date sheets and roll number slips to be collected from the Examination Cell a week before the test. The last date for receipt of applications is 15 October 2026, so interested candidates are advised to complete their online submission well ahead of the deadline rather than waiting until the final days.

Job Information

Commission / Board

Balochistan High Court

Place of posting

Balochistan District Judiciary (province-wide)

City

Quetta

Postal Code

87300

Domicile

Balochistan

Age (Male)

30–45 years

Age (Female)

30–45 years

Salary / BPS

BPS-20

Advt. date

18 September 2026

Last date

15 October 2026

Qualification Required

• Qualification: Law Graduate from a University recognized by the Higher Education Commission, having practiced as an Advocate for at least seven (7) years; OR holding Judicial Office or serving as a Law Officer in BPS-18 and above for a period of not less than ten (10) years, as defined in Rule-2(t)(v) of the Balochistan Judicial Officers Service Rules, 2021.

Posts Breakdown

Important Dates

1. Advertisement Published18 September 2026
2. Last Date to Apply15 October 2026

How to Apply

1. Ensure you hold a genuine Local/Domicile Certificate of Balochistan and meet the qualification/experience criteria for Additional District & Sessions Judge (BPS-20).
2. Apply online through the official job portal at jobs.bhc.gov.pk, uploading legible scanned copies of all required documents: attested educational testimonials from the concerned Board/University, attested and verified Local/Domicile certificate, attested CNIC, one fresh passport-size photograph, valid Lower Court practicing license, valid High Court practicing license, and a fresh Experience Certificate issued by the concerned Bar Council (or, for in-service candidates, a fresh Service Certificate/NOC from the Head of Department along with previous appointment order(s)/notification(s)).
3. Applications received through any mode other than online will not be entertained.
4. Submit the application on or before the closing date of 15.10.2026.
5. The eligible candidate list will be displayed after scrutiny; syllabus and application forms can also be collected from the Examination Cell, Administration Branch, High Court of Balochistan, Quetta, or downloaded from www.bhc.gov.pk.
6. The examination schedule will be announced later - eligible candidates must collect their Date Sheet and Roll Number Slip from the Examination Cell a week prior to the exam date. No TA/DA is admissible.

Additional Details

No Tada Note

No TA/DA will be admissible for the recruitment process.

Governing Rules

Balochistan Judicial Officers Service Rules, 2021

Vacancy Breakdown

Ten (10) posts for Advocates; Five (05) posts for person(s) holding Judicial Office and Law Officer(s).

Cancellation Notice

No. 426/RHC/2026, dated Quetta the 14th October, 2026: With prior approval of the Hon'ble Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan, the advertisement dated 18.09.2026 for the fifteen (15) posts of Additional District and Sessions Judge as well as the advertisement dated 18.09.2026 for the sixty (60) posts of Judicial Magistrate-cum-Civil Judge are hereby cancelled, due to the newly approved eligibility criteria and the same will be re-advertised in near future.

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