Number of cases considered by the Commission during 1996-97 S. No. Dismissed in limini Name of the tat el^^ Cases taken Connizancelof Disgosed ' . of with direction I Total - . 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Bihar 5. Goa . . 158 31 3 * 999 171 5 5 98 ,7 - 1- 212 408 I0 13 b746' 68 2 9 17 4 94 + 1984 21 . 213 6. Gujarat . 8. Himacha! Pradesh 42 9 2 14 67 9. Jammu & Kashrnlr 44 6 6 185 241 10. Karnataka 11. Kerala 12. Madhya Pradesh 442 139 - 216 797 13. Maharashtra 311 34 13 14. Manipur 10 1 5 42 58 , 15. Meghalaya 17. Nagaland 19. Punjab 20. Rajasthan 21. Sikkim 22. Tamil Nadu 23. Tripura 24. Uttar.Pradesh , -52 610 5 - 7 5 17 3 - - 62 65 146 27. I€ . 138 327 63 37 275 698 323 - 469 8 8 . 8 - 3445 1295 I5 1E . * 133 705 5 13 2520 7366 , .