Hyderabad, Oct. 14 -- The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, October 13, reserved its decision on IAS officer Amrapali's request to lift a stay on an order by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Hyderabad.

The order directed her allocation to the Telangana cadre.

A division bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Renuka Yara said its decision would be delivered within two weeks.

How the dispute began

The dispute began in June after the CAT directed that Amrapali be allocated to the Telangana cadre. The Centre challenged the tribunal's decision before the High Court.

In December 2025, the High Court stayed the implementation of the CAT order until it could decide the Centre's challenge. Amrapali later filed an ...