Shimla, July 24 -- The Hattee community of Himachal's Sirmaur district which was granted Scheduled Tribe status alleged that the non-implementation of the law has jeopardised the future of 40,000 Hattee students, who have been deprived of scholarship.

The Shimla unit of the Central Hattee Committee has called it an "insult to the law and the Parliament" and has demanded the Himachal government to plead prominently in the high court.

Dr Ramesh Singta, president of the Shimla unit of Hattee Committee, addressing a press conference on Wednesday said that the non-implementation of the law and the delay on part of the state government is taking a toll on the careers of more than 40,000 students.

In a press conference held in Shimla, he said...