NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA with the Government of Gujarat, Government of Karnataka and Government of Manipur, and 01 case each with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Government of Kerala, Government of Meghalaya and Government of Pondicherry. 24 iv. With regard to compliance reports relating to cases pertaining to previous years, compliance was awaited in 240 (176+64) cases, for details see Annexures- 6 & 7. v. Annexure-6 provides details of cases pending compliance for the year 2018-2019 in respect of payment of monetary relief. As is apparent, the State of Uttar Pradesh tops the list again as the Commission till date has not received proof of payment in 75 cases, most of which relate to civil and political rights. Other States, which had yet to forward their compliance reports in this respect were– NCT of Delhi (13 cases), Odisha (11 cases), Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal (each 8 cases), Haryana (7 cases), Assam and Bihar (each 6 cases), Punjab (5 cases), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (each 4 cases), Telangana (3 cases), Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Rajasthan (each 2 cases), and Mizoram and Paducherry (each 1 case) these cases involved allegation of malfunctioning in primary health centres and government hospitals, abduction/ rape including of a scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/other backward class woman, and non-payment of pension etc. The details of these cases have been reported in earlier Annual Reports of NHRC. The Commission once again calls upon all the aforementioned State Governments to take immediate steps for sending their compliance reports to the Commission and simultaneously take comprehensive steps for protection and promotion of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, along with special measures to prevent acts of violence and discrimination towards women, including those belonging to the SCs, STs and other backward classes. vi. Annexure-7 gives details of 64 cases pending compliance on the recommendations made by the Commission during 2017-2018 and in previous years, payment of monetary relief. Out of these cases, compliance is awaited in 26 cases from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, in 5 cases each from Government of NCT of Delhi, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, in 4 cases each from Government of Bihar and Odisha, in 2 cases each from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Manipur, and in 1 case each from Kerala and Telangana. vii. Out of the cases, where the compliance on the recommendations made by the Commission during 2017-2018 and in previous years, have been pending, the concerned State Governments/authorities have challenged the recommendations of the Commission in 6 cases by filing Writ Petitions in the respective High Courts, The details of the cases is given below: ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20