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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. RD/13/MSE1/2026

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Multistoried Building,

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Veedhi.

Bengaluru, Dated:27-04-2026

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the Karnataka Civil Services (counselling based transfers in

Stamps and Registration department) Rules, 2026, which the Government of

Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)

of section 3 read with section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978

(Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) is hereby published as required by clause (a) of sub-

section (2) of section 3 of the said Act, for information of all persons likely to be

affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into

consideration after expiry of fifteen days from the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette.

Any Objections or suggestions which may be received by the State

Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of

the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections

and suggestions may be addressed to the Secretary to the Government, Revenue

Department, (Stamp and Registration), Multi-storied building, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Veedhi, Bengaluru 560001.

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Part – IVA

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, 2026

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BENGALURU, MONDAY, 27, APRIL, 2026 ( VAISHAKHA , 07, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)

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No. 333

DRAFT RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka

Civil Services (Counselling based transfers in Stamps and Registration department)

Rules, 2026.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

official Gazette.

2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a) "Act" means the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act

14 of 1990);

(b) "District" means a district as defined in the Registration Act, 1908

(Central Act No.16 of 1908);

Registrar, Head Quarter Assistant and Senior Sub-Registrar or Sub-

Registrar and four years of service for First Division Assistant in one

office of posting;

(d) “Zonal Period of service” means cumulative years of service rendered by

an officer in a particular zone calculated by combining services rendered

in different offices of a particular zone as defined in the following Table:-

Table

Senior Sub-

Registrar or

Sub-Registrar

First Division

Assistant

Cumulative period of Service

in Zone-A offices

Five Years

Six Years

(e) “Section" means section of the Act;

(f) "Officers or Officials" means officers and officials serving in Group-A,

Group-B and Group-C cadres of the Stamps and Registration

Department;

(g) "Transfer" means posting of officers and officials from one place of

working or post to another place of working or post of equivalent cadre

which excludes changing from one post to another post in the same office;

(h) “Special category offices” means offices in which Senior Sub-Registrar or

Sub-Registrar posts which are vacant and held in charge for long time

due to low transaction or low revenue notified by the Government from

time to time;

(i) "Competent Authority" means the competent authority for the transfer of

officers or officials specified in table of rule 3;

(j) “Zone-A Offices” means all sub-registrar offices within the jurisdiction of

the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority and

Corporation areas specified in Schedule-I.

(k) “Zone-B offices” means all sub-registrar offices which are not listed in

Zone-A and Zone-C Offices specified in Schedule-I; and

(l) “Zone-C office” means all non-executive posts and special category offices

specified in Schedule-I.

(2) All other words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall

have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

3. Competent Authority.- The authority specified in column (3) shall be the

competent authority for the transfer of officers and officials specified in column (2)

of the following table:-

Table

Sl.

Cadre

Competent Authority

(1)

(2)

(3)

Deputy Inspector General of

Registration

Government

District Registrar/Assistant

Inspector General of

Registration

Head Quarter Assistant to

District Registrar or IGR

Senior Sub-Registrar/Manager

to District Registrar

Inspector General of

Registration and

Commissioner of Stamps

Sub-Registrar

First Division

Assistant/Stenographer

Second Division

Assistant/Typist/DEO within

Bengaluru Urban

Group-D within Bengaluru

Urban

Second Division

Assistant/Typist/DEO outside

Bengaluru Urban

District Registrar of

respective district

Group-D outside Bengaluru

Urban

4. Method of Transfer.- (1) The transfer of the officer and officials specified

at serial numbers 4, 5 and 6 of the table under rule 3 shall be made only through

counseling by digital mode.

(2) Transfer Guidelines notified by the Department of Personnel

Administrative Reforms from time to time shall be applicable for the purpose of

transfer of all other employees excluding those who are under counseling.

5. Criteria for transfers.- (1) The transfer shall not be claimed as a matter of

right by any officer or official.

(2) An official will be eligible for transfer on completion of a minimum period

of service or zonal period of service whichever is earlier:

Provided that, the Competent Authority may order for premature transfer, in

public interest and administrative, convenience by recording the following reasons,

namely: -

(i) In case of an officer or official having special knowledge or expertise to

be transferred to the Central office; or

(ii) On grounds of Criminal case or Lokayukta or Departmental enquiry or

serious complaints or allegations against the officers. In such cases the

officers shall be transferred only to non-executive/Zone-C offices

specified in Schedule-I.

(3) On completion of zonal period of service an officer shall be compulsorily

transferred even if minimum period of service in current posting is not completed.

(4) The transfer of officers or officials shall be done in the following manner,

namely:-

(i) Every official in the cadre of Senior Sub-Registrars or Sub-

Registrars who are working as Sub-Registrars for five years or

more out of eight years in any of the Sub Registrar offices in

Zone-A offices, shall be compulsorily transferred. Only posts

outside Zone-A shall be available for selection in counselling for

these officers.

(ii) Every official in the cadre of First Division Assistant or

Stenographer who have worked for six years or more out of eight

years in any of the Sub-Registrar offices in Zone-A offices, shall

be compulsorily transferred. Only posts outside Zone-A shall be

available for selection in counselling for these officers.

(iii) An officer shall not be eligible to choose a post in Zone-A as long

as they fall under compulsory transfer category i.e. Senior Sub-

Registrar or Sub-Registrar who have worked five years out of last

eight years in Zone-A offices and First Division Assistants

Stenographers who have worked six years out of last eight years

in Zone-A offices.

(iv) Transfers of all officials working in all other cadres except serial

numbers-4, 5 and 6 of Table under rule-3 shall be done as per

the existing transfer guidelines published from time to time by the

Government.

(5) The Competent Authority may undertake transfers of cadres in serial

number in 4,5 and 6 of Table under rule 3 not exceeding five percent of the total

number of posts in Zone –B and C, by recording reasons in writing:

Provided that, transfer on discretionary grounds shall not apply to

compulsory transfer cases and shall cover only posts within Zone-B and C and

shall not apply for those transferred on disciplinary grounds.

6. Procedure for Transfer by counseling.- (1) Following calendar of events

shall be followed for Transfer by Counselling every year,-

Sl.

Event

Timeline

Publication of draft rank list of

(i)

officers eligible for

counselling

(ii)

officers on compulsory

transfer

third week of April

For filing objections

Within three working days from the

date of publication

Publication of final list

Within three working days from last

date of objection

Counselling

Within three working days from

publication of final list

2. The criteria for assigning ranking for counselling shall be made according

the type of cases under the following table.-

Table

Sl.

Type of cases

Point

Criminal /lokayukta trap/raid cases

Prosecution permission

Departmental enquiry in which

undergoing punishment

Ongoing Departmental enquiry

(3) The officials with the lowest number of points as per Table under sub rule

(2) shall be ranked higher than the officials having higher points and the highest

rank shall be for officials having no disciplinary case presently i.e. Zero points.

(4) If there are more than one official with same score, then their inter

seniority shall be determined by their ranking in the latest Seniority List of the

cadre.

(5) No transfer shall be made to keep the officer or official in compulsory

waiting period for posting.

7. Relaxation in certain cases.- (1) Exemption shall be given to physically

challenged officers or officials and those who becomes physically challenged while

in service, from periodical and repetitive Transfers. The transfer request of such

officials may be considered after the submission of necessary certificate issued by

the competent medical board.

(2) Where a female Government servant is a widow or spinster or un-married

or divorcee she may be transferred and in case she is appointed for the first time

may be posted to a place of her choice subject to availability of vacancy.

(3) Where both the spouses are Government servants and if one of the

spouses is transferred, then the other spouse may be accommodated to that place

or a place near there subject to the availability of vacancy, even if he/she has not

completed the minimum period of service at the place where he/she is currently

employed:

Provided that,

(i) Those who utilise the above mentioned option shall be eligible to

choose only offices in Zone-B and C of the Schedule-I.

(ii) The relaxation is not applicable for compulsory transfer and transfer

due to enquiry or suspension under provisions of clause (ii) of the

proviso of sub-rule (2) of rule 5.

(iii) On receipt of applications from those who claim such relaxations and

after validation a separate list ranked as per criteria laid in sub-rule

(2) of rule 6 shall be prepared. They shall be given first priority in

counselling.

8. Misconduct.- (1) If any officer or official brings undue influence seeking

transfer to a particular post or place, directly or indirectly, such an attempt shall

be construed as grave misconduct, and the officer or official shall be liable for

disciplinary action under the provisions of Karnataka Civil Services (Classification,

Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957.

(2) If transferred officer or official do not report to transferred post even after

utilising the joining time shall be liable for disciplinary action under the Karnataka

Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957.

(3) If other than medical grounds, transferred officer or official applies for

leave without reporting to transferred post the leave shall not be granted. And it

shall be treated as absence from the duty and disciplinary action shall be initiated

under the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules,

1957.

9. Kalyana Karnataka post.- The officers and officials recruited against

vacant posts of the Kalyana Karnataka area offices in different cadres under the

provisions of Article 371(J) of the Constitution of India shall not be transferred

before completion of ten years of service in Kalyana Karnataka from the joining

date to places other than Kalyana Karnataka area except to the head office.

SCHEDULE-I

ZONE-A

Sub-Registrar Offices within BMRDA Jurisdiction

Sl.

No.

District Registrar Office

Office

Code

Office Name

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-01

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-02

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Chamarajpet

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-03

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Banashankari

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-04

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Banashankari

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-05

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, Anekal

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-06

Sub-Registrar Office, Jigani

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-07

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Attibele

District Registrar Office,

Basavanagudi

BM-08

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Sarjapur

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-09

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-10

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Indiranagar

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-11

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Indiranagar

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-12

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, Ulsoor

(Halasuru)

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-13

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Varthur

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-14

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, K.R.

Puram

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-15

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Banaswadi

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-16

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Banaswadi

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-17

Sub-Registrar Office,

Mahadevapura

District Registrar Office,

Shivajinagar

BM-18

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Bidarahalli

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-19

Sub-Registrar Office, Rajajinagar

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-20

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Yeshwanthpur

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-21

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Srirampuram

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-22

Sub-Registrar Office, Vijayanagar

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-23

Sub-Registrar Office, Peenya

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-24

Sub-Registrar Office, Laggere

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-25

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Nagarabhavi

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-26

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Madanayakanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Rajajinagar

BM-27

Sub-Registrar Office, Dasanapura

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-28

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-29

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Ganganagar

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-30

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Malleswaram

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-31

Sub-Registrar Office, Hebbal

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-32

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Kacharakanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-33

Sub-Registrar Office, Yelahanka

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-34

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Byatarayanapura

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-35

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Jalahalli

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-36

Sub-Registrar Office, Hesaraghatta

District Registrar Office,

Gandhinagar

BM-37

Additional Sub-Registrar Office,

BDA

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-38

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-39

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, BTM

Layout

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-40

Sub-Registrar Office, Shantinagar

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-41

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Kengeri

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-42

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Rajarajeshwarinagar

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-43

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, J.P.

Nagar

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-44

Sub-Registrar Office, Tavarekere

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-45

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Bommanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-46

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Bommanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Jayanagar

BM-47

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, Begur

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-48

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Nelamangala

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-49

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Nelamangala

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-50

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Devanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-51

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Devanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-52

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Devanahalli

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-53

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Doddaballapur

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-54

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Doddaballapur

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-55

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Hoskote

District Registrar Office,

Bengaluru Rural

BM-56

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Hoskote

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-57

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-58

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-59

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-60

Sub-Registrar Office, Channapatna

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-61

Sub-Registrar Office, Kanakapura

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-62

Sub-Registrar Office, Kanakapura

District Registrar Office,

Ramanagara

BM-63

Senior Sub-Registrar Office,

Magadi

Sub-Registrar Offices under 13 City Municipal Corporations

Sl.

No.

District Registrar Office

Office

code

Sub-Registrar Office

District

Registrar

Office,

Belagavi

C-01

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Belagavi

(North)

District

Registrar

Office,

Belagavi

C-02

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Belagavi

(South)

District

Registrar

Office,

Ballari

C-03

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Ballari

District

Registrar

Office,

Ballari

C-04

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Ballari

District

Registrar

Office,

Ballari

C-05

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Ballari

District

Registrar

Office,

Bidar

C-06

Senior Sub-Registrar Office, Bidar

District

Registrar

Office,

Vijayapura

C-07

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Vijayapura

District

Registrar

Office,

Mangaluru

(Dakshina

Kannada)

C-08

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mangaluru City

District

Registrar

Office,

Mangaluru

(Dakshina

Kannada)

C-09

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mangaluru Taluk

District

Registrar

Office,

Davanagere

C-10

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Davanagere

District

Registrar

Office,

Davanagere

C-11

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Davanagere

District

Registrar

Office,

Dharwad

C-12

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Dharwad

District

Registrar

Office,

Dharwad

C-13

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Hubballi (North)

District

Registrar

Office,

Dharwad

C-14

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Hubballi (South)

District

Registrar

Office,

Kalaburagi

C-15

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Kalaburagi

District

Registrar

Office,

Hassan

C-16

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Hassan

District

Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

C-17

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mysuru (North)

District

Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

C-18

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mysuru (East)

District

Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

C-19

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

(West)

District

Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

C-20

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mysuru (South)

District

Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

C-21

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Mysuru (South)

District

Registrar

Office,

Mysuru

C-22

Sub-Registrar Office, MUDA

District

Registrar

Office,

Raichur

C-23

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Raichur

District

Registrar

Office,

Shivamogga

C-24

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Shivamogga

District

Registrar

Office,

Shivamogga

C-25

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Shivamogga

District

Registrar

Office,

Tumakuru

C-26

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Tumakuru

District

Registrar

Office,

Tumakuru

C-27

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Tumakuru

District

Registrar

Office,

Tumakuru

C-28

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Tumakuru

ZONE-B

Sub-Registrar Offices within BMRDA Jurisdiction

Sl.

No.

District Registrar Office

Office

Code

Office Name

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-01

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Basavanagudi

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-02

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Chamarajpet

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-03

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Banashankari

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-04

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Banashankari

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-05

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Anekal

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-06

Sub-Registrar Office, Jigani

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-07

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Attibele

District Registrar Office,Basavanagudi

BM-08

Senior

Sub-Registrar

Office,

Sarjapur