In a significant development, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday ordered the re-allocation of IAS officer Amrapali Kata (IAS:2010:TG) to the Telangana cadre from Andhra Pradesh. Official orders for her re-posting have now been issued.
This ruling comes in the backdrop of a directive issued by the central government last year, which mandated the return of Andhra Pradesh-cadre officers serving in Telangana back to their original cadre. The Centre had also rejected objections raised by several officers who wished to continue in Telangana.
Following this directive, several IAS officers—Amrapali Kata, Ronald Rose (IAS:2006:AP), Vakati Karuna (IAS:2004:AP), Vani Prasad (IAS:1995:AP), and M Prashanti (IAS:2009:AP)—were moved to Andhra Pradesh and took up assignments there.
However, Amrapali Kata’s return to Telangana—where she earlier served as Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)—has stirred considerable discussion in bureaucratic and political circles. She was shifted to Andhra Pradesh in October 2024.
With the CAT’s latest order, her transfer to Telangana is now formalised.
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