Tension is rising among AP cadre IAS officers working in Telangana state. IAS officers Amrapali Kata, Vakati Karuna, Ronald Rose, and Vani Prasad have filed a petition in the CAT challenging the DOPT orders directing them to return to their home state of AP. The CAT is set to hear these petitions today. Srijana, a Telangana cadre IAS officer working in AP, has filed a petition.