Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
5. Right of transfer
to other school.-
1.
Where
in a school, there is no provision for completion of elementary education, a
child shall have a right to seek transfer to any other school, excluding the
school specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (n) of section 2, for
completing his or her elementary education.
2. Where
a child is required to move from one school to another, either within a State
or outside, for any reason whatsoever, such child shall have a right to seek
transfer to any other school, excluding the school specified in sub-clauses
(iii) and (iv) of clause (n) of section 2, for completing his or her elementary
education.
3. For
seeking admission in such other school, the Head-teacher or in-charge of the
school where such child was last admitted, shall immediately issue the transfer
certificate:
Provided that delay
in producing transfer certificate shall not be a ground for either delaying or
denying admission in such other school:
Provided further that
the Head-teacher or in-charge of the school delaying issuance of transfer
certificate shall be liable for disciplinary action under the service rules
applicable to him or her.