The Telangana High Court on Thursday began hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by Union government challenging the directions of Central Administrative Tribunal-Hyderabad batch setting aside allocation of 15 All India Service officers, including Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, to Andhra Pradesh cadre.
These AIS officers were allocated to Andhra Pradesh cadre following creation of separate Telangana State out of the erstwhile undivided AP State in 2014. Challenging their allotment to AP cadre, these officers moved the CAT-Hyderabad bench.
After hearing contentions of their counsels, the tribunal delivered verdict setting aside their allocation to AP cadre. As a result, they were continuing their services with Telangana cadre. Meanwhile, the Department of Personnel and Training of the Union government which had allocated the AIS officers of erstwhile AP State to the residuary AP State and the newly created Telangana State, moved Telangana HC seeking suspension of the CAT directions.
