Maharashtra Judiciary — Previous-Year Papers

Every Maharashtra Judiciary paper we have, free to read and download. 3 prelims and 3 mains papers — each one also available as a clean, branded PDF.

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Maharashtra Judiciary · Prelims

What the Maharashtra prelims actually tests

One 100-question, 100-mark objective paper (Code 502, 2 hours, ¼ negative marking) — and that’s all law, with no General Studies or GK section. Based on 300 questions across 3 papers (2019–2021); bars show share of the paper and the line tracks each subject over those years. Note how flat the lines are.

Code of Civil Procedure 11%

The single heaviest head — spikes to 13 in 2020. Decree & execution, pleadings, summary suits, attachment, appeals, mesne profits.

Indian Penal Code 10%

Rock-steady 10–11 a year. General exceptions, offences against the body, theft/cheating/CBT, unlawful assembly, abetment.

Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999state act 10%

Maharashtra’s signature subject — a guaranteed ~10 questions every year. Tenant/landlord definitions, eviction grounds, standard rent, Small Causes jurisdiction, compulsory registration.

Code of Criminal Procedure 10%

Exactly 10 a year. Arrest, bail, custody, summons/warrant cases, summary trials, cognizance, sentencing powers.

Specific Relief Act 10%

Steady ~10 a year. Specific performance, the injunctions (perpetual/mandatory/temporary), rescission, cancellation — note the 2018 amendment.

Contract · + Sale of Goods + Partnership 10%

One combined syllabus head, exactly 10 every year. Contract dominates (consent, agency, guarantee); Sale of Goods and Partnership add a few each.

Indian Evidence Act 10%

Predictable ~10 a year. Burden of proof, confessions, dying declaration, secondary evidence, witnesses, s.65B electronic evidence.

Constitution of India 10%

Predictable ~10 a year — mostly fundamental rights, writs, and the constitutional offices. Memorisation-driven, high return.

Limitation Act 10%

A reliable ~10 a year. Article-specific — limitation periods, condonation of delay (s.5), legal disability. The best marks-per-hour on the paper.

Transfer of Property Act 9%

The lightest head, but still ~9 a year and edging up from 8 (2019) to 10. Mortgages, leases, gift, lis pendens, s.53A part-performance.

There is nothing to cram — and the marks don’t even count. Every one of the ten syllabus subjects sits in a 9–13 question band every single year, so no subject can be skipped and none can be over-relied on. And prelims is a pure 1:10 screen — its marks never reach the merit list. Your rank is built entirely in the two Mains papers and the viva; here, breadth and accuracy (mind the ¼ negative marking) are all that matter. The real gate beyond it is the Marathi-language requirement.

These papers are on the old codes. All three (2019–2021) test the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act — they predate the BNS, BNSS and BSA (in force from 1 July 2024) that the live exam now uses. Treat the PYQs as concept and style drills, then re-map each provision (IPC s.299/300, CrPC s.167/438, Evidence s.27/65B) onto its new-code equivalent.