Bombay High Court (BHC) Invites Application for 12 Chief Editor and Various Posts

Vacancy Circular No: -

Bombay High Court (BHC) Chief Editor and Various Posts Recruitment 2025. Advertisement for the post of Chief Editor and Various Posts in Bombay High Court (BHC). Candidates are advised to read the details and criteria mentioned below for this vacancy. Candidates must check their eligibility, i.e., educational qualification, age limit, experience and etc. The eligible candidates can submit their applications directly before 6th December 2025. Candidates can check the latest Bombay High Court (BHC) Recruitment 2025 Chief Editor and Various Posts Vacancy 2025 details and apply online at the bombayhighcourt.nic.in/ recruitment 2025 page.

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Chief Editor and Various Posts

Number of Vacancy: 12 Posts

Educational Qualification:
Chief Editor:
(A) must be a Retired District Judge, preferably Super-time/ Selection Scale/ Retired Secretary (Legislation). OR
(B) must hold degree in Law from a recognised University and must be a practising Advocate in the High Court of Bombay or Courts subordinate thereto for not less than TEN years on the date of publication of advertisement and while computing the period for practising as an Advocate, the period during which he/she has held the post of Public Prosecutor or Government Advocate or Judicial Officer shall be included.

Editor (English & Marathi):
Marathi -
(A) Must be a Retired District Judge/ Retired Secretary (Legislation)/ retired Principal / Professor of Law Colleges/ retired Officers of Law Commission in the pay scale equivalent to Super-time scale/ State Legal Advisor, who has retired within past 5 years on superannuation only and having no post retirement assignment. The Officers /Principal/Professors, who have taken voluntary retirement and those who are compulsorily retired/ discharged from service in probation/ review premature retired or dismissed shall not be considered. OR
(B) must hold degree in Law from a recognised University and must be a practising Advocate in the High Court of Bombay or Courts subordinate thereto for not less than seven years on the date of publication of advertisement and while computing the period for practising as an Advocate, the period during which he/she has held the post of Public Prosecutor or Government Advocate or Judicial Officer shall be included.

Editor (English) -
(A) Must be a Retired District Judge/ Retired Secretary (Legislation)/retired Principal/Professor of Law Colleges/ retired Officer of Law Commission in the pay scale equivalent to Super time scale/ State Legal Advisor, who has retired within past 5 years on superannuation only and having no post retirement assignment. The Officers /Principal/Professors, who have taken voluntary retirement and those who are compulsorily retired/ discharged from service in probation/ review premature retired or dismissed, shall not be considered. OR
(B) must hold degree in Law from a recognised University and must be a practising Advocate in the High Court of Bombay or Courts subordinate thereto for not less than seven years on the date of publication of advertisement and while computing the period for practising as an Advocate, the period during which he/she has held the post of Public Prosecutor or Government Advocate or Judicial Officer shall be included.

Deputy Editor:
(A) Must be a Retired Judicial Officer, who has retired within past 5 years on superannuation only and having no post retirement assignment. The retired Judicial Officers who have taken voluntary retirement and those who are compulsorily retired/ discharged from service in probation/ review premature retired or dismissed shall not be considered. OR
(B) must hold degree in Law from a recognised University and must be a practising Advocate in the High Court of Bombay or Courts subordinate thereto for not less than five years on the date of publication of advertisement and while computing the period for practising as an Advocate, the period during which he/she has held the post of Public Prosecutor or Government Advocate or Judicial Officer shall be included.

Assistant Editor:
(i) must hold degree in Law from a recognised University and must have obtained the degree by passing each examination to be conducted for obtaining the said degree in first attempt. AND
(ii) the final year of degree in law or final year of post graduation in Law (LL.M.) must be passed with minimum marks of 55% as on the date of publication of the Advertisement.

Pay Scale:
INR
60000-150000/- Per Month

Age Limit: Maximum 70 Years.

Selection Procedure: please refer to official notification.

Application Fee: please refer to official notification.

Important Dates:

Published on: 24th November 2025

Application Form (Proforma): https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/recruitment/PDF/recruitbom2...

For more details, please refer to official notification at Download Official Notification