Himachal High Court stays notification granting tribal status to Hattis

Barely three days after the state government issued a notification granting tribal status to the Hatti community, Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday issued an interim order staying the notification.

Passing an order on a bunch of petitions, a division bench of Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua said prima facie there appears to be "manifest arbitrariness and glaring unconstitutionality in the impugned law".

The state government on Monday issued a notification granting ST status to Hattis of Sirmaur district's Transgiri area.