Section 6(1) in The Indian Police Service (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1988
(1)If a direct recruit officer is transferred from one cadre to another in public interest, his year of allotment shall remain unchanged and his inter-se position among the direct recruits having the same year of allotment in the cadre to which he is transferred shall remain the same as determined in accordance with rule 10 of the Indian Police Service (Probation) Rules, 1954.
