Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by five IAS officers challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal’s (CAT) ruling regarding their cadre. The IAS officers from the Telugu states have been reallocated to the other cadre by the Center.
The IAS officers – 4 currently assigned in Telangana, and 1 in Andhra Pradesh, had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), demanding an interim stay on the Centre’s decision and to retain their current postings. However, it was rejected by the tribunal.
In a decisive ruling, the presiding judge asserted that the judiciary cannot intervene in such matters, stressing that courts should not confirm civil servant appointments. “If we interfere, there will be no end to it,” the judge noted, further stating that the officers must adhere to their postings as per the CAT ruling.
As directed, the officers are required to report to their respective states today.
Among those affected are Amrapali Kata, currently the Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and Ronald Rose, the Energy Secretary and Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana Transco and Genco.
Other officers impacted by the court’s decision include Vani Prasad, from the environment and forest department, and Vakati Karuna, serving in the women and child welfare department.
The disputes with the IAS officers and the central department started after the central Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) directed the civil servants to change to the other Telugu state. This decision was made as per a one-man panel report, the Pratyush Sinha Committee report’s recommendation, that prompted the officers to reiterate their postings to the time of Telangana Andhra Pradesh bifurcation in 2014.
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