Prohibition of transfer of a teacher from one unit of seniority to another unit of seniority

(1) There shall be no transfer of a teacher from the unit of seniority in which he is appointed to another unit of seniority except in cases specified in sub-clause (2): Provided that a teacher who is found surplus in an unit of seniority may be transferred or redeployed to a needy school or pre-university college in another unit of seniority:

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1. (2) The provision of sub-section (1) shall be relaxed in the following cases, namely:- 5[ 1[(1) In case of a teacher married to a Government or PSU employee posted outside the unit of seniority of the teacher irrespective of the period of service;] (1A) In case of mutual transfers subject to conditions that both teachers must have completed minimum period of three years of service; must be otherwise eligible to be transferred to that zone; must have minimum three years of left over service; such mutual transfers shall not be allowed more than once in his service and he shall not be eligible for protection of seniority ]
2. (2) Where a female teacher is a widow;
3. (3) Where a teacher is physically handicapped or disabled;
4. (4) Where a teacher or his/her spouse or children are suffering from serious ailments, for which medical treatment is not available at his/her place of work and his/her transfer in necessary to a place where such treatment is available so as to provide him/her the required medical treatment. However, no transfer shall be made unless the teacher concerned produces a certificate from the District Medical Board specifying the nature of ailment, stating the fact that the required treatment is not available at his/her place of work, specifying the place where the required treatment is available and certifying that his/her transfer is necessary to such a place to provide him/her the required medical treatment.

3[(5) The teacher may, on his request, be transferred through process of counseling to such place or near by place or post out side the unit of seniority where his spouse is working in an aided educational Institution but excluding an urban area.]

6[(6) Where a teacher has completed minimum period of service in any Zone and is seeking transfer to an eligible Zone in another unit of seniority which does not has surplus teachers.]

¹ Substituted by Act 23 of 2015 w.e.f. 13.05.2015

² Substituted by Act 32 of 2015 w.e.f 13.08.2015.

³ Inserted by Act 32 of 2015 w.e.f 13.08.2015.

⁵ Substituted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.

⁶ Inserted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.

4. Proviso shall be Omitted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.