Compulsory transfer of a teacher in public interest

(1) A teacher who has completed maximum period of service in Zone A and has more than two years of remaining service shall be transferred compulsorily to a post in Zone 'C' in public interest. Provided that a teacher who is a office bearer of a recognized teacher's or employee's association or an unmarried female teacher or a widow female teacher or a teacher having more than forty percent physical disability shall be given exemption from provision of this sub-section. (2) A teacher serving in Zone A and undergoing a major penalty under the Karnataka Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 or facing criminal charges in Court of Law shall be transferred to Zone 'C' even if he has not completed minimum period of service. (3) If no vacancies are available for such compulsory transfer under sub- section (1) or (2), the vacancies may be created by offering transfer option to existing teachers who have completed minimum period of service in Zone 'C' as provided in sub-section (2) of section 3.] 1. Inserted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.

Provided that a teacher who is a office bearer of a recognized teacher's or employee's association or an unmarried female teacher or a widow female teacher or a teacher having more than forty percent physical disability shall be given exemption from provision of this sub-section.

1. (2) A teacher serving in Zone A and undergoing a major penalty under the Karnataka Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 or facing criminal charges in Court of Law shall be transferred to Zone 'C' even if he has not completed minimum period of service.
2. (3) If no vacancies are available for such compulsory transfer under sub- section (1) or (2), the vacancies may be created by offering transfer option to existing teachers who have completed minimum period of service in Zone 'C' as provided in sub-section (2) of section 3.]

¹ Inserted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.