non-custodial deaths), pending with the Commission. The Commission also used the opportunity provided by the Camp Sitting to call for additional information in 50 cases. 6.208 After the Camp Sitting, the Commission held a regional review meeting with the Chief Secretaries and the Directors General of Police from the States of Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand on 20 May. The meeting focussed on the status of each State's compliance with the recommendations made by the NHRC. The Commission expressed its concern on poor compliance by the States of West Bengal and Orissa and the need for micro-level monitoring in Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput districts in Orissa. The Commission also used the opportunity to sensitize the public authorities on the need to discourage human rights violations. D. Follow-up a) Action Taken on Cases Reported in the Annual Reports of 2004 - 2005 & 2005 - 2006 1. Atrocities on Adivasi Families by Forest Officials of Wayanad District, Kerala (Case No. 199/11/2002-2003) (Reported in the Annual Report of 2004-2005) 6.209 The case relates to the death of 16 Adivasis and injuries to many others, including women and children during firing by Kerala Police on 19 February 2003. On the recommendations of the Commission, a CBI enquiry was conducted which did not substantiate the allegations and its recommendations were accepted by the State Government. In the meantime, the High Court of Kerala was also seized of the matter in Writ Petition (Civil) 35533 of 2004 at the instance of some persons. 6.210 The Commission closed the matter with the observation that it was not in a position to examine the report of the CBI as the same was before the High Court of Kerala for consideration. 2. Suicide of Farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala (Case No.208/1/2004-2005) (Reported in the Annual Report of 2004 -2005) 6.211 On 7 January 2008, while considering the matter of suicide by farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the Commission found it expedient and necessary to have a study undertaken by experts in the field in order to ascertain to what extent the steps taken by the State Governments would result in ventilating the grievances of the farmers in the States and also stem this trend. 6.212 The issue of farmers suicide is under the consideration of the Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 359/2006 — Sanjeev Bhatnagar vs. Union of India. The Commission had also made an application for intervention in the said case. Since, the Supreme Court was already seized of the issue, the Commission closed the case. It, however, observed that it would place its viewpoint before the Supreme Court as and when required to do so. National Human Rights Commission 71