Master Guide to Judicial Service Examination
2024 · Universal LexisNexis
JUDICIAL SERVICES & LAW COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS
Prepare with clarity. Study with purpose.
Judicial-services preparation built around understanding the law, analysing judicial interpretation and applying legal principles with confidence.
Beginning with U.P. Local Laws for the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service Examination.
✓Direct Bare Act Analysis
✓Judicial Interpretation Focus
✓U.P. PCS (J) Syllabus
The Classroom to the Bench
Author-Led Judicial Services Preparation
UP Judiciary 2026
Enrolments Open
By Gaurav Mehta
LexisNexis Author
JUDICIAL SERVICES & LAW COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS
What judicial-services preparation actually requires.
Judicial-service examinations test more than familiarity with statutes. They require a sound understanding of law, awareness of how courts have interpreted it, the ability to apply legal principles to facts, and the ability to present that understanding effectively in an examination.
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Sound understanding of law
Go beyond memorisation. Understand the statutory framework, its purpose and its provisions.
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Judicial interpretation
Understand how courts have read and applied the law not just what the statute says.
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Application to facts
Develop the ability to apply legal principles to unfamiliar fact situations with confidence.
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Effective expression
Present legal understanding accurately, concisely and effectively in an examination.
THE EDULEX APPROACH
How EduLex prepares you.
EduLex's method is built around six interconnected dimensions of preparation each reinforcing the others.
Conceptual Understanding
Understand the law rather than merely memorising it. Every subject is taught with attention to its purpose, structure and logic.
Learning Through Bare Acts
The Bare Act is the foundation not a supplement. Read, understand and analyze statutory language carefully.
Case-law & Judicial Interpretation
Connect statutory provisions with important judicial decisions. Unlock the skills to decipher judgments for preparations. Understand how courts have interpreted the law.
Examination Oriented Approach
Identify important areas, recurring themes and how the subject can be tested in a judicial-services examination.
MCQs & Practice
Reinforce learning through objective questions with a focus upon exam oriented pattern.
Answer-writing Skills
Develop the ability to express legal principles accurately, concisely and effectively - The final step in examination preparation.
THE EDULEX METHOD
From Bare Acts to the Answer Sheet.
The objective is not merely to complete a subject. It is to develop sufficient understanding to approach questions with confidence and clarity, to understand its judicial application and express that analysis with conceptual precision.
READ
UNDERSTAND
ANALYSE
APPLY
EXPRESS
OUR FIRST PROGRAMME
Uttar Pradesh Local Laws.
For the aspirants of UP Civil Judge and HJS Examinations.
EduLex is commencing its renewed academic journey with preparation for the UP Civil Judge and HJS Examinations, beginning with U.P. Local Laws. Local Laws require focused and specialised preparation, as they are often the weakest link in an aspirant’s preparation. With limited structured study resources and their distinct statutory frameworks, they demand not only familiarity with the provisions but also a clear understanding of their application, judicial interpretation and examination relevance. EduLex seeks to bridge this gap through structured, concept-driven and examination-oriented preparation.
U.P. LOCAL LAWS
Beginning with U.P. Local Laws.
A structured series covering the principal U.P. Local Laws relevant to the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service Examination, taught subject by subject.
Classes commencing October 15th, 2026
U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act
Coming Soon
U.P. Revenue Code, 2006
Coming Soon
U.P. Tenancy Laws
Coming Soon
U.P. Rent Laws
Coming Soon
U.P. Urban Planning & Development
Coming Soon
U.P. Municipalities
MASTERCLASSES IN PREPARATION
Learn before you enrol.
Introductory Masterclasses on U.P. Local Laws are being prepared by Gaurav Mehta. Enquire to learn about upcoming lessons.
IN PREPARATION
MASTERCLASS 01
U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act
An Introduction for U.P. Judiciary Aspirants
Approx. 15–20 minBy Gaurav Mehta
Coming soonIN PREPARATION
MASTERCLASS 02
U.P. Revenue Code
The Fundamental Concepts Every Aspirant Should Know
Approx. 15–20 minBy Gaurav Mehta
Coming soonIN PREPARATION
MASTERCLASS 03
U.P. Tenancy & Rent Laws
Understanding the Framework Before You Begin
Approx. 15–20 minBy Gaurav Mehta
Coming soonCASE NOTES
Judgments to Know.
Important decisions on U.P. Local Laws — selected for their legal and examination relevance.
U.P. Consolidation of Holdings
Case note to be added
This case note will be curated and added by the EduLex editorial team. Check back soon.
Coming soonU.P. Revenue Code
Case note to be added
This case note will be curated and added by the EduLex editorial team. Check back soon.
Coming soonU.P. Rent / Tenancy Laws
Case note to be added
This case note will be curated and added by the EduLex editorial team. Check back soon.
Coming soon15+
Publications
20 Years
in Legal Practice
Since 2012
Teaching Aspirants
GAURAV MEHTA
From Practice. To Writing. To Teaching.
EduLex brings these three dimensions together.
GAURAV MEHTA
Author. Educator. Legal Practitioner.
Enrolled, Bar Council of Delhi · Teaching aspirants since 2012
Gaurav Mehta is a legal practitioner with two decades of experience, an author of 15 books, and an educator who has taught and mentored judicial-service aspirants since 2012. He was previously associated with the original EduLex classroom programme at Greater Noida.
Practice provides perspective — an understanding of how law operates in real disputes. Writing brings structure and clarity — the discipline of reducing complex legal ideas to precise language. Teaching transforms knowledge into learning — the ability to communicate legal understanding in a way that prepares aspirants for examination and for practice.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications
A selection of Gaurav Mehta's published works across judicial-services examinations, legal education, landmark judgments and competitive legal examinations.
Guide to Assistant Public Prosecutor Examination
Sixth edition · Universal LexisNexis
Recent & Landmark Judgments
Third edition · Vinod Publications
Haryana Civil Service Judicial Branch MCQs
Preliminary examination 2023–24
Delhi Judicial Service Solved Papers
Preliminary examination · Universal
A FOCUSED BEGINNING
The beginning of a larger academic journey.
The launch of U.P. Local Laws marks the beginning of EduLex's renewed academic journey. EduLex intends to build its judicial-services programme progressively — bringing the same approach to other subjects, other papers and other examination requirements.
PHASE 1 — NOW
U.P. Local Laws
PHASE 2 — NEXT
U.P. General Law Papers
PHASE 3 — FUTURE
Other State Judicial Services
Your preparation starts with understanding.
Explore the EduLex U.P. Local Laws series and discover a structured way to approach the subjects that matter. Introductory Masterclasses are in preparation.