The Telangana High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the IAS officials seeking stay orders of the DoPT, which directed them to report in Andhra Pradesh, the original cadre allocated to them. Officers assigned to AP cadre were ordered to report immediately.
The High Court upheld the orders of CAT, which also refused to give them interim stay against DoPT orders. IAS officers Vakati Karuna, Vani Prasad, Ronald Rose, Amrapali, Srujana, Sivashankar and Harikiran have filed a house motion petition in the High Court on Wednesday challenging the orders of the DoPT. The High Court heard the petitions.
After hearing the arguments of the IAS officers as well as the DoPT, the court issued an order dismissing the petitions to this effect. Earlier, when the High Court heard the petitions of the officers, the lawyers presented their arguments on behalf of the IAS officers.
The IAS argued that the Center did not consider the orders of the High Court and also ignored the orders of the High Court to consider ten years of experience. They asked them not to relieve themselves till the final verdict of CAT. They also pleaded not to be relieved till November 4.
Also, AP and Telangana states asked not to relieve IAS for 15 days. The IAS also submitted the letters given by the AP and Telangana governments to the High Court. Additional Solicitor General Narasimha Sharma presented arguments on behalf of the Centre. He asked the courts not to decide where the employees should work and said that not giving stay on CAT orders was the right decision.
The ASG requested to file a counter in CAT with details on the decision of the DoPT and dismiss the petitions of the officials. After considering the arguments of the Centre, the court issued a verdict to this extent.
The High Court also rejected the plea to provide relief for at least 15 days. It has been clarified that officials should first report in AP and if there are any problems they will hear later. The High Court is of the opinion that if every time interference is made in such matters, the problems will get worse.