All initial appointments, transfers and postings shall be done through counseling

(1) All Initial appointments and subsequent transfers and postings of all Forest officers and other officials shall be done through a process of counseling conducted in the prescribed manner. (2) Any Forest officer or other official on initial appointment or promotion shall be compulsorily posted to category 'A' posts. (3) Every Forest officer or other official who has completed the minimum tenure in a category 'A' post shall be entitled for transfer or posting to category 'B' post. Every Forest officer or other official who has completed minimum tenure in category 'B' posts shall be entitled for transfer or posting to category 'C' posts and every Forest officer or other official who has completed minimum tenure in category 'C' posts shall be eligible to be transferred or posted to category 'A' posts by rotation. (4) Any Forest officer or other official, who is in service on the date of commencement of this Act and has put in more than ten years but has not served in any Category 'A' post shall be transferred and posted to a Category 'A' post forthwith on priority. (5) No Forest officer or other official who has attained the age of 55 years shall be entitled for posting to a post in category 'B' and 'C'. Provided that, no forest officer or other official, during his entire service in any cadre, shall be posted to a Vigilance or Forest Mobile Squad or Check Post for a period exceeding two years and also shall not be posted to these posts in their native districts. (6) The Competent Authority may relax sub-section (3) in respect of officers and officials covered under sub-section(2) of section 6.