The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has ordered transfers and postings of 50 officers in the grade of Principal Commissioner and Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes, with immediate effect and until further orders.
Office Order No. 152/2026, dated November 5, 2026, was issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, with the approval of the competent authority. The order covers postings across GST and Central Excise commissionerates, Customs formations, appellate offices and directorates.
Officers Must Join By November 19
The Board has directed that the officers be relieved immediately and join their new places of posting on or before November 19, 2026.
The order expressly states that no representation whatsoever will be entertained before the officers join their new places of posting. It also records that all representations received up to the date of the order concerning transfers and postings in the grade of Principal Commissioner and Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes have been considered and stand disposed of.
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Postings Cover GST, Customs, Audit And Directorates
Among the postings, Neeraj Prasad has been moved from Vishakhapatnam GST & CX Zone (UOP) to the Directorate of Legal Affairs, Delhi. Sameer Chitkara and Dinesh Kumar Gupta, both listed as Principal Commissioners (in-situ) on promotion, have been posted as Commissioner CC(AR), CESTAT, Kolkata and Delhi, respectively.
The order also includes postings to DGTS, DGHRD, the Directorate General of Systems and Data Management, DGRI, DGGI, DG Vigilance, DGPM and audit formations. Several officers have been assigned to GST and Customs appeals offices.
Nitin Wapa’s posting to Audit, Dehradun GST & CX, carries a specific remark that it is to be reviewed in AGT-2027.
Complete List Of Transfers And Postings
The list below reproduces the officers, batch/employee IDs, designations and postings in the order. Line wrapping has been consolidated for readability.
| Sr. No. | Batch/Emp ID | Name of the Officer Shri/Smt./Ms. | Designation | FROM | TO |
| 1 | 1994/861 | NEERAJ PRASAD | PC | VISHAKHAPATNAM GST & CX ZONE (UOP) | DTE. OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, DELHI |
| 2 | 1997/943 | SAMEER CHITKARA | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | COMMISSIONER CC(AR) CESTAT, KOLKATA |
| 3 | 1997/945 | DINESH KUMAR GUPTA | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | COMMISSIONER CC(AR) CESTAT, DELHI |
| 4 | 1997/946 | NEELESH KUMAR GUPTA | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DGTS, DELHI |
| 5 | 1997/947 | MONIKA A BATRA | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DGTS, DELHI |
| 6 | 1997/948 | AMANDEEP SINGH | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DGHRD (EMC), DELHI |
| 7 | 1997/949 | AMITESH BHARAT SINGH | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DG (SYS. & DATA MGMT.), DELHI |
| 8 | 1997/950 | SHAILESH KUMAR | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DELHI-NORTH GST & CX |
| 9 | 1997/952 | K. RAMAKRISHNAN | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DGRI, KOLKATA ZU |
| 10 | 1997/954 | AJAY | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DG (AUDIT), DELHI HQRS |
| 11 | 1997/955 | SATISH DHAVALE | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | BENGALURU-WEST GST & CX |
| 12 | 1997/956 | RAJESH KUMAR VERMA | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | APPEALS-I (PUNE GST & CX) |
| 13 | 1997/960 | BACHHU SINGH MEENA | PC (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (CHANDIGARH GST & CX) |
| 14 | 1998/962 | PANKAJ K. SINGH | PC(IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | APPEALS (RAIGAD GST & CX) |
| 15 | 1999/987 | MANISH MANI TIWARI | COMMR | COMMISSIONER (CUSTOMS & EP), CBIC, DELHI | DGPM, DELHI |
| 16 | 2000/1605 | SUCHETA SREEJESH | COMMR | BENGALURU (AIRPORT & ACC) CUS | HRM-II, DGHRD, DELHI |
| 17 | 2000/1618 | PANKAJ HARIBHAU BODKHE | COMMR | DGHRD (HRM-II) | DG VIGILANCE, MUMBAI (WZU) |
| 18 | 2002/1649 | MOHAN KUMAR MEENA | COMMR | PATNA CUS (PREV.) | AUDIT-I (KOLKATA GST & CX) |
| 19 | 2002/1697 | PRASAD ADELLI | COMMR | CHENNAI-VIII (GENERAL) CUS | AUDIT (CHENNAI CUS) |
| 20 | 2005/2982 | SAMRITI GOEL SARAN | COMMR | DGPM, DELHI HQRS | DGGI, HQRS, DELHI |
| 21 | 2005/2990 | A. MANIMARAN | COMMR | AUDIT (CHENNAI CUS) | CHENNAI-VIII (GENERAL) CUS |
| 22 | 2006/3031 | SADHU NARASIMHA REDDY | COMMR | APPEALS-II (HYDERABAD GST & CX) | RANGAREDDY GST & CX |
| 23 | 2006/3056 | RAUT PANDURANG KONDIRAM | COMMR | APPEALS (THANE GST & CX) | RAIGAD GST & CX |
| 24 | 2007/3238 | ABHISHEK CHANDRA GUPTA | COMMR | COMMR.(RI &I), CBIC, DELHI | DGPM, DELHI |
| 25 | 2007/3240 | SANTOSH KUMAR MISHRA | COMMR | MUMBAI-III CUS-II (AP SPL. CARGO) | CCF, DELHI |
| 26 | 2007/3253 | SHRADHA JOSHI SHARMA | COMMR | AUDIT (MUMBAI CUS) MUMBAI ZONE -I | AUDIT (NHAVA SHEVA) MUMBAI-II |
| 27 | 2007/3267 | VIKAS JHAJHARIA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (MUMBAI CUS) MUMBAI ZONE -I |
| 28 | 2007/3277 | VIJAY BAHADUR VERMA | COMMR | AUDIT-I (DELHI GST & CX) | COMMISSIONER CC(AR) CESTAT, DELHI |
| 29 | 2008/3608 | NIMBA RAM | COMMR | AUDIT (NHAVA SHEVA) MUMBAI-II | NHAVA SHEVA-I, MUMBAI ZONE-II |
| 30 | 2008/3629 | RASHMI G | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | CHENNAI-NORTH GST & CX |
| 31 | 2008/3630 | TAPAN KUMAR | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | VADODARA-II GST & CX |
| 32 | 2008/3631 | TEJASKUMAR GIRDHARLALA RATHOD | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | COMMISSIONER CC(AR) CESTAT, MUMBAI |
| 33 | 2008/3635 | SRIDEVI TARITLA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | VISHAKHAPATNAM GST & CX |
| 34 | 2008/3636 | BALAKRISHNA S | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (COIMBATORE GST & CX) |
| 35 | 2008/3637 | DASARI BALAIAH | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (GUNTUR GST & CX) |
| 36 | 2008/3638 | BRAJ LAL MEENA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DG (AUDIT), DELHI ZU |
| 37 | 2008/3639 | ALOK SHARMA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (VADODARA GST & CX) |
| 38 | 2008/3640 | GOPAL KRISHNA PATI | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | PATNA CUS (PREV.) |
| 39 | 2008/3641 | SACHIN GUSIA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | BENGALURU (AIRPORT & ACC) CUS |
| 40 | 2008/3642 | PRADHUMAN BADARIPRASAD MEENA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | APPEALS-II (HYDERABAD GST & CX) |
| 41 | 2008/3643 | NITIN WAPA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (DEHRADUN GST & CX (TO BE REVIEWED IN AGT-2027) |
| 42 | 2008/3644 | DEV PRAKASH BAMANAVAT | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | APPEALS (SILIGURI GST & CX) |
| 43 | 2008/3645 | CHONGNEITHEM CHANGSAN | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT-I (DELHI GST & CX) |
| 44 | 2008/3647 | K.C. NAGARAJA NAIK | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | NAGPUR-II GST & CX |
| 45 | 2008/3740 | PRASHANT KUMAR JHA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | DELHI CUS (PPG & OTHER ICDS) |
| 46 | 2008/3741 | NIRAJ DUBEY | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (RANCHI GST & CX) |
| 47 | 2008/3744 | N. SANKARANARYANAN | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (KOCHI GST & CX) |
| 48 | 2008/3784 | N.S. PARTHASARATHY | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | APPEALS-I (CHENNAI CUS) |
| 49 | 2008/4282 | VINAY KUMAR ARYA | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | APPEALS (NASHIK GST & CX) |
| 50 | 2008/8586 | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | COMMR (IN-SITU) | ON PROMOTION | AUDIT (KANPUR GST & CX) |
Compliance Report Due By November 27
The zones concerned have been directed to send compliance reports regarding the relieving and joining of the officers to the Board by November 27, 2026. A copy must also be endorsed to ADG (HRM-II), DGHRD.
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