Dehradun, March 24 -- A division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, heard the petition filed by Uttarakhand cadre IPS officers Neeru Garg (2005 batch) and Arun Mohan Joshi (2006 batch). The officers had challenged the central government's deputation order, alleging it was against the rules governing deputation under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

During the hearing, the High Court directed both officers to present their case before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

The central government, presenting its argument in court, stated that the officers are employees of the central government who have been posted to the state for service. It maintained that the ...