Archive · 8 Dec 2025

HC Stays CAT Order on IAS Officer's Telangana Allotment

HC Stays CAT Order on IAS Officer's Telangana Allotment

A lady named Amrapali Kata, who is an IAS officer, wanted to be moved to work in Telangana.

A special court called CAT said yes, but the government said no.

The government then asked a bigger court, the High Court, to stop the CAT's decision.

The High Court agreed to stop the decision for now and asked for more information.

This is because the government thinks the rules were not followed fairly.

Amrapali and some other officers were originally told to work in Andhra Pradesh after the state split in 2014, but they wanted to work in Telangana instead.

The High Court had earlier said the government should look at their cases again, but the government is still arguing about it.

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