NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
2.39 The Graph below gives a comparative analysis of the total number of cases registered
and disposed in the NHRC from 2015-2016 to 2017-2018
Total Number of Cases Registered and Disposed (2015-2016 to 2017-2018)
Year
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
No. of Cases Registered
1,17,808
91,887
79,612
Disposed (including backlog)
1,18,254
1,00,699
86,187
2.40 It disposed of 86,187 cases during 2017-18, which included cases of previous years
as well. Of the total number of cases disposed of by the Commission during the year
under review, 33,290 were dismissed ‘in limine’. The state wise break up of these cases is
furnished in the chart below:
Cases ‘Dismissed in Limine’ by NHRC during 2017-2018
Annual Report 2017-2018
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