The Karnataka judiciary is one of the most important segments of the administration of the state. The core of the judicial system of Karnataka is the High Court of the state. This court represents the highest-level judiciary court of Karnataka. In the judiciary system at Karnataka, the person who holds the post of the Advocate General also holds the position of Advocate and Chief Legal Advisor of Karnataka.
In the metropolitan regions, the same person gets the designation of the Chief Magistrate as well as the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The tribunals that operate within the state of Karnataka include the tribunal associated with Karnataka Appellate, the tribunals related to land, the tribunal linked with the administrative system of Karnataka and the labor courts.
There are also some other tribunals that form part of the Karnataka judiciary. These forums are meant for entertaining the problems faced by the consumers, tribunal linked with Income Tax, courts specially associated with consumer problems and tribunal associated with educational aspects. Apart from the above tribunals, there are also other tribunals called legal aid boards, which provide special services to solve legal problems.
The judiciary activities of Karnataka Judicial Service include hiring and promoting people in the judiciary system of the state. The main posts of the judiciary system of Karnataka are as follows:
- Civil Judges of Junior Division and Judicial Magistrates of the First Class
- Civil Judges of the Senior Division and the Chief Judicial Magistrates
- District and Sessions Judges
- District and Sessions Judges of Supertime Scale
