JUDGMENT

P.S.Dinesh Kumar, J. - This writ petition is presented by the applicant before the Central Administrative Tribunal (for short the CAT ) challenging the order dated 09.07.2020 in O.A.No.170/00243 of 2020 dismissing his application.

2. Heard Shri Dhananjay Joshi, learned advocate for petitioner, Shri G.K.Hiregoudar, learned Government Advocate for respondents 1 and 2 and Shri Shrikant T.Patil, for respondent No.4.

3. Brief facts of the case are, petitioner, initially a State Forest Service Officer (for short the SFS Officer ) was encadred into Indian Forest Service in 2008. He was transferred as Deputy Conservator of Forest (Territorial ), (Belagavi ) on 04.01.2018.

4. By notification dated 30.04.2020, 4th respondent-Shri Ashok R. Patil, an SFS Officer was transferred from Vi jayapura to petitioner s post and petitioner has been transferred to 4th respondent s post in Vi jayapura.

5. Petitioner challenged his transfer order before the CAT contending inter alia, that the transfer was in violation ofIndian Forest Services (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1966, and Indian Forest Service (Cadre) Rules, 1966 (for short Cadre Rules, 1966). The Tribunal has dismissed petiti