Mutual Transfer Rules
Mutual transfer between Different Community
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Mutual transfers should be normally be allowed between staff belonging to the same category (i.e., General with General, SC with SC and ST with ST). [Ref 6 & 7] . Term General in this case include OBC also as there is no reservation in posts filled by promotion for OBCs. [Ref 8]
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Mutual transfers in the recruitment grades will also be allowed without any restriction regarding community in following cases: [a] the posts in the grade are entirely filled by direct recruitment from open market; e.g. the category of Staff Nurse or [b] Where posts in the grade are partly filled by promotion and partly by direct recruitment, both the employees seeking mutual transfer should have been recruited directly from the open market. But such transfers should be allowed only against vacant direct recruitment quota posts and not against promotion quota posts. [Ref 6 & 8]
References
1. Indian Railway Establishment Manual Vol I Rule 310
3. Indian Railway Establishment Code Rule 1642
7. High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam order dated 07.06.2005 in O.P.No.2150/02
9. Railway Board’s letter No. E[NG]I-2007/TR/26 dated 04-12-2007 (RBE No.156 /07)
11. Board's letter No.E[REP]I-06/Transfer/Misc/1 dated 23-10-06
Links:
[1] http://indianrailwayemployee.com/circular/minimum-service-requirement-inter-division-transfers
[2] http://indianrailwayemployee.com/circular/inter-railway-inter-division-transfer-sportsperson-recruited-against-sports-quota
[3] http://indianrailwayemployee.com/circular/backtracking-mutual-transfer
[4] http://indianrailwayemployee.com/content/transfer-one-railway-another-request-bottom-seniority-and-mutual
[5] http://indianrailwayemployee.com/circular/backtracking-mutual-transfer-not-permitted