Shimla, May 16 -- In wake of the increasing drug menace Himachal Pradesh high court has pulled up state government for dragging its feet on notifying "State Policy on Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts".

"The state shall also inform this court whether the draft of "State Policy on Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts", which was under consideration at the government level as per the affidavit of the chief secretary on April 20, 2019, has been notified or not?," said the division bench comprising of chief justice GS Sandhawalia and justice Ranjan Sharma in its May 13 order during resumed hearing of petition on drug menace in state.

The high court, as part of a slew of directives, has asked the state government to consider penalising the panchayats...