The Union government has filed a writ petition in Telangana High Court seeking to quash an order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Hyderabad, allotting IPS officer Abhishek Mohanty of Andhra Pradesh cadre to Telangana cadre.
The Centre requested the HC to suspend the CAT order issued on July 19, 2021 till adjudication of the writ petition. Mr. Mohanty moved the CAT challenging his allotment to AP cadre following distribution of All India Service officers between AP and Telangana as per AP Reorganisation Act-2014.
Mr. Mohanty belonging to unreserved category outsider officer had opted for Telangana cadre. Out of the 62 unreserved category outsider officers, 27 officers were to be allocated to newly created Telangana State. He was allotted to AP cadre as per the guidelines framed by Pratyush Sinha committee, the Union government said in its petition.
