C I V I L L I B E RT I E S He also visited the State 'Balika Niketan' in Dehradun on 23 May 2002. His reports indicated that these institutions were under-utilized, living conditions were unsatisfactory and medical facilities utterly lacking. His reports were considered by the Commission and transmitted to the Government of Uttaranchal for remedial action. H] Improvement of Forensic Science Laboratories 4.92 As indicated in previous reports, the Commission has been urging the Ministry of Home Affairs and the State Governments to implement the recommendations of a report entitled 'State of the Art Forensic Sciences: For Better Criminal Justice', which was prepared by a Core Group of Experts constituted by the Commission. 4.93 The Commission has noted that steps have been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs to implement certain of the recommendations, which include the creation of a separate Directorate of Forensic Sciences and advice to the States to set up Forensic Science Development Boards. In the Memorandum of Action Taken on the annual report of the Commission for the year 20002001, the Central Government also stated that the remaining recommendations were being examined for implementation and that the State Governments had also been asked to indicate, by 20 May 2002, the action that they were taking in respect of the recommendations. 4.94 As many of the State Governments had not replied by that date, the Commission decided to pursue this matter with them. Letters were, accordingly, addressed to the States of Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal urging them to implement the recommendations of the Commission and to send their reports on the action taken by them. These reports will be analyzed and the matter pursued in the period ahead. 4.95 The Commission would like to reiterate that inadequacies in the Forensic Science Services in the country have adversely affected the administration of criminal justice, with serious consequences for the protection of human rights. The Government of India and the State Governments are, therefore, requested once again to implement swiftly the recommendations of the Commission in this regard. ANNUAL REPORT 2002-2003 ... ... 69 ... ... ..