Bills to protect govt educational lands, overhaul teacher transfer process tabled in K'taka assembly
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka School Education and Literacy Minister S Madhu Bangarappa on Monday introduced two bills in the assembly, seeking to safeguard government educational lands and streamline the teacher transfer process.
The Karnataka Government Educational Institution’s Lands (Protection and Regularisation) Bill, 2026, seeks to safeguard lands used by government schools and pre-university colleges by providing for deemed vesting of such properties with the state if they have been in continuous use for over 12 years.
The Bill bars legal claims and proceedings over such lands beyond this period, while allowing a limited window for genuine claims through a grievance redressal mechanism.
It also enables the issuance of vesting certificates as conclusive proof of ownership, mandates maintenance of a land register, and empowers authorities to prevent encroachments and coordinate with various departments to secure educational institution properties.
It further recognises long-standing use of land for educational purposes as a valid public purpose even in the absence of formal documentation.
The Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introduces key changes to the existing transfer policy by defining 'critical posts' across schools and pre-university institutions and prioritising transfers to such posts.
The amendment provides for transfers to certain posts only through counselling, prescribes a minimum service period of 12 years for eligibility and a maximum tenure of three years in specified positions, and bars transfer of teachers to non-teaching roles in government departments and institutions.
It also introduces provisions allowing request transfers subject to availability of critical posts, mandates a minimum 10-year service in the Kalyana Karnataka region for teachers seeking transfer outside the region, and extends certain benefits to women teachers, including those who are pregnant or have children below five years of age.
Both Bills are aimed at strengthening governance in the education sector by ensuring legal clarity over institutional lands and bringing greater transparency and structure to teacher transfers.
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Samson's unbeaten 87 powers CSK to eight-wicket win over DC
New Delhi (PTI): Sanju Samson bossed the chase with authority, anchoring a modest 156-run target with a fluent 87 not out as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the IPL here on Tuesday.
Samson's knock came off just 52 balls with seven fours and six sixes, batting through the innings as CSK completed the chase in just 17.3 overs giving a huge boost to their net run-rate.
Electing to bat on a tricky surface, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 155/7.
West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein set the tone with the new ball, returning tidy figures of 1/19, including 14 dot balls.
Reduced to 69/5 in 11 overs, Delhi found some late impetus through Tristan Stubbs (38; 31 balls) and Sameer Rizvi (40 not out; 24 balls), who stitched together a crucial 65-run (off 47 balls) stand to give the innings a respectable total.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals: 155 for 7 in 20 overs (Tristan Stubbs 38, Sameer Rizvi 40 not out; Noor Ahmed 2/22)
Chennai Super Kings 159 for two in 17.3 overs (Sanju Samson 87 not out, Kartik Sharma 41 not out). CSK win by eight wickets.
