In a surprising move, the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday (November 6, 2025) moved the High Court against the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)’s orders to reinstate suspended IPS officer Vishal Gunni (IPS:2010:AP). Just a day before, the tribunal had directed the state government to reinstate the officer by issuing a posting order.
A bench of High Court justices Ch Manavendranath Roy and G Tuhin Kumar took up the matter for hearing on Thursday but later ordered adjournment.
Gunni, a deputy inspector general (DIG) rank IPS officer, was placed under suspension after a Mumbai-based actress filed a complaint against him alleging harassment and being implicated in a false case by the Andhra Pradesh police at the behest of senior officers, including Gunni.
Gunni first moved the High Court and secured the stay orders on proceedings in the case and later approached the CAT for quashing his suspension orders.
The tribunal noted that the state government’s order to suspend Gunni was based on apprehension, which held no ground for suspension, and thus directed the government to reinstate him. But instead of following the CAT’s orders, the state government rushed to the High Court, challenging the tribunal’s orders of reinstatement.
The case is now listed for hearing on November 11.
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