law. The Commission directed the State Government to file on or before 10 March 1999 a list of all the cremations done by the police in respect of un-claimed/ un-identified bodies in the crematoria of the police districts of AmrtisartMajithaRarnTaran betweenJune 1994 - December 1994. The order also provided for the setting up of a separate cell for dealing with this inquiry, and directed the Government of Punjab to deposit initially a sum of Rs.25 lakhs with the Commission before 15 February 1999. This was complied with by the Government of Punjab. The petitioners moved a petition far a review of Commission's order dated 13 January 1999 seeking enlargement of the scope of the inquiry so as to cover the extra judicial killings and disappearance in whole of the State of Punjab. The Commission, vide its order dated 24 March 1999, declined any such extension of the scope of the inquiry. Pursuant to the public notice issued by the Commission, 88 claims were received which have been processed. The State of Punjab sought extension of time to file the information sought from them. Non-release of travel document to Shri Abdul Ganl Lone, Ex Member of A.P.H.C., Kashrnir for his medical treatment in a foreign country. (Case No. 174191g8-99) Shri Abdul Gani Lone, Chairperson of the J&K People's Confewnee and an Executive Member of the AH Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), in a petition to the Commission made various allegations including those of violation of his civil and political rights, threat to his life, illegal detention and destruction of his property, and the withhoiding of a travel document to him since 1994, depriving him of the opportunity to go on Haj and the derjal of medical treatment of his choice. On notice to the Union Home Secretary and Chief Secretary, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, reports were received by the Commission. The report from Government of Jammu & Kashmir dealt with various matters including that of a bomb blast that destroyed Shri Lone's house on 718 June 1998, and the detention of Shri Lone alongwith his associates on various occasions. On the issue of withholdlng of travel document and denial of medical treatment of his choice, the Home Department took the view that, as the treatment needed by Shri Lone was available at Escorts Hospital in New Delhi, there was no need fm him to travel abroad. The report also added that Shri Lone was deeply involved in the secessionist movement in J&K. The report from the Union Home Ministry, focusing more on the alleged withholding of the travel document, stated that leaders of the APHC had tried to internationalise the Kashmir issue during their visits abroad. Ostensibly going to participate in various conferences, these leaders had been presenting a wrong picture of the human rights situation in fhe State of J&K. The report of the Union Home Ministry also stated that, during his last visit to the USA in 1993,