State Act

THE KARNATAKA STATE CIVIL SERVICES (REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF TEACHERS) ACT, 2020

9. Redressal of grievances during transfers.- 1[In case of teacher working in a Primary School or a High School or Composite High School or Composite Junior College the departmental Officer]1 not below the rank of a Joint Director of Public Instruction shall be designated as the Grievance Redressal Officer to oversee all transfer process under his jurisdiction and hear any written complaints and pass orders within seven days. The appeal against the order passed by the Grievance Redressal Officer shall lie with Additional Commissioner of Public Instruction, Dharwad for Belagavi division; Additional Commissioner of Public Instruction, Kalaburagi for Kalaburagi division and Director (Transfer Cell), Commissioner of Public Instruction office, Bengaluru in respect of Bengaluru and Mysuru Division 2[and in case of Lecturer working in Pre-University College such grievances for redressal shall be made before the committee consisting of the Director, Joint Director (Administration) and the Deputy Director (Administration) of Department of Pre-University Education.]2 In case of violation of any provision of the Act or the rules made there under by any officer, the same shall be reported to the concerned Disciplinary Authority.