The following categories of forest officers and other officials are eligible to seek contingent transfers and postings,-
(i) direct recruits of the department who have completed their induction training;
(ii) those who have been appointed on compassionate grounds;
(iii) those who have been promoted on officiating basis to the next higher cadre;
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(iv) those who have been ordered to be transferred by the Karnataka Administrative tribunal or High Court of Karnataka;
(v) those who are going on deputation or being repatriated;
(vi) those who are on compulsory waiting for posting;
(vii) those who are willing to work in newly created posts;
(viii) those who are demoted to lower cadre as a consequence of disciplinary action for acts of commission and omission;
(ix) those who were placed under suspension and need to be reinstated;
(x) those who are grievously injured and not fit for discharging duty;
(xi) those who have recovered from sickness or disability and ready to work;
(xii) those who are listed under sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Act;
(xiii) those who are willing to work in critical posts which have fallen vacant due to promotion, demotion, resignation, removal, dismissal, retirement, death, disability, sick leave or due to any other reason etc;
(xiv) those who are seeking cadre change as per the C & Rules;
(xv) those working in Category ‘A’ posts and are required to make way for others;
(xvi) those working in posts which are upgraded, downgraded, declared surplus, shifted out or abolished;
(xvii) those who completed the prescribed tenure and could not get a change in the previous general transfers; and
(xviii) any other class of applicants who the Apex Authority may include for justifiable reasons to be stated in writing.