KHADC Law Officer Recruitment 2026

KHADC Law Officer Recruitment 2026

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), Shillong, Meghalaya — Office of the Executive Committee — has invited applications for 1 vacant post of Law Officer. The advertisement is Advt No. DC.I/53/2025-2026/11, dated 12 November 2026. It is a companion post to the KHADC Land Recording Officer advertisement of the same date — same council, same last date, same fee and pay scale, but a separate advertisement and a separate post.

Pay

Initial pay scale Rs. 55,500 to Rs. 1,16,200 per month (Level-17), plus usual allowances.

Who can apply — hard conditions

Bonafide citizens of India belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community of the State of Meghalaya, who can speak, read and write the Khasi language. These are hard eligibility conditions, not preferences. Qualification and experience: a Law Graduate from any recognised institution or university, who has cleared the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), with a minimum of seven years of practical experience as an Advocate practising in a Court of Law. Age: not less than 25 years and not more than 37 years as on 01 July 2026.

Fee

Rs. 500 (non-refundable) by Demand Draft, drawn in favour of the Executive Committee, KHADC, Shillong, payable at Meghalaya Rural Bank, Iewduh Branch.

Selection

Written examination — two papers of 100 marks each, 3 hours each. Paper I covers General English, General Knowledge, the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, customary land laws, traditional land tenure systems and local land administration practices in Khasi Hills, including the existing Acts and Rules of the KHADC and the Meghalaya Building Bye-Laws. Paper II covers drafting and vetting of affidavits and special leave petitions, the Contempt of Court's Act, Interpretation of Statutes, drafting of written statements, affidavits in opposition and rejoinders, sale deeds and contract agreements, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, CPC 1908, CrPC 1973/BNSS 2023, Indian Evidence Act 1872/BSA 2023, IPC 1860/BNS 2023, Family Law and Service Laws — followed by a personal interview. Admit cards are issued in soft copy through registered email and WhatsApp; the hard copy must be produced at the examination centre. There will be no "INELIGIBILITY LIST" — ineligible candidates are summarily rejected without further information. Government or PSU employees must apply through proper channel with an NOC. No TA/DA is admissible.

How to apply

Submit the completed standard form with self-attested copies of all relevant certificates and documents, three recent passport-size photographs and the Demand Draft, at Room No. 317 (Personnel and Administrative Department), KHADC, Shillong, by 15 December 2026 (Tuesday), during office hours. No application will be entertained after the last date.

Verified from the official advertisement PDF on khadc.nic.in, read in full.