Dynamic and young IAS officer Kata Amrapali has virtually been shuttling between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states, thanks to the legal wrangle in deciding her state cadre.

On Monday, the Telangana high court stayed the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order that had recently allotted Amrapali Kata, a 2010-batch IAS officer, to the Telangana cadre, marking a setback for the officer amidst a prolonged cadre dispute.

The high court set aside the CAT directive, directed Amrapali to file a detailed counter, and adjourned further hearing for six weeks.

The officer’s cadre allocation has undergone multiple legal and administrative twists over the past decade.

During the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Amrapali was originally allotted to the Andhra Pradesh cadre, because she originally

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