(1) Every appointing authority while making initial appointment of a teacher to a school or Pre-University college shall ensure that vacancies in Zone-C shall be filled in the first instance.
(2) A teacher who is in service on the date of commencement of this Ordinance and has not served for a minimum number of years of service in any of the Zones in a rural area before the date of such commencement shall be transferred to Zone-C in the order of priority of Zone-C over Zone-B, Zone-B over Zone-A within the same unit of seniority on the occasion of his next immediate transfer considering transfer of a teacher who has put in more number of years of his service in a Zone first, on priority over a teacher who has put in less number of years of service in that Zone.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, "minimum number of years of service" means not less than two years of service in a Zone and together not less than five years of service in any of the Zones in a rural area.
Provided that the provisions relating to compulsory transfer of a teacher to the rural area shall not apply to,-
(a) a teacher who has attained the age of fifty three years;
(b) a teacher who has been appointed to a unit of seniority which does not comprise any rural area.
(3) If no vacancy is available for initial appointment or transfer in any particular Zone, a vacancy may be created by transfer of a teacher who has completed minimum number of 4 years of service to another Zone in the order of priority from Zone-C to Zone-B, Zone-B to Zone-A or Zone-A to any other urban area within the same unit of seniority:
Provided that in case any teacher who is serving in Zone-C, is eligible to be transferred to Zone -B and similarly in case a teacher who is serving in Zone-B is eligible to be transferred to Zone-A, but if he desires to continue to serve in zone-C or zone-B, as the case may be, he may be allowed to continue to serve in these respective zones.
(4) A teacher who is in urban area and is facing any disciplinary proceedings under rule 11 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, criminal proceedings or undergoing any time bound penalty he may be transferred to Zone -C and if no vacancy is available in Zone- C to any vacancy in Zone-B within the same unit of seniority:
Provided that if such teacher is working in Zone-B or Zone-C, he shall be transferred from the place where he is working to another place in the same Zone, but he shall not be transferred out side the rural area till the completion of such disciplinary proceedings, criminal proceedings or penalty as the case may be.
(5) The transfer of a teacher under this Ordinance shall be done through a process of counseling conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.