Archive · 8 Dec 2025
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.
The Telangana High Court stayed the CAT order allotting IAS officer Amrapali Kata to the Telangana cadre.
The stay was granted on a petition by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) challenging the CAT order.
The CAT had directed the government to allot Kata to the Telangana cadre, citing discriminatory implementation of guidelines.
Kata is currently serving as the Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.
The High Court adjourned the hearing for six weeks, directing Kata's counsel to file a counter.
- Who
- IAS officer Amrapali Kata and the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)
- What
- Telangana High Court stayed the CAT order allotting Kata to the Telangana cadre
- When
- The stay was granted on Monday (specific date not mentioned); CAT order was in June 2025
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- DoPT challenged the CAT order, alleging selective implementation of guidelines
- Officer's Name
- Amrapali Kata
- Batch
- 2010
- Current Post
- Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation
- CAT Order Date
- June 2025
- High Court Stay Date
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Adjournment Period
- Six weeks
- Committee Guidelines
- Pratyush Sinha Committee guidelines
- Number of Officers Affected
- Eight (five IAS and three IPS)