APPENDIX: Some Statistics Collected for the Study
Table 1: Judiciary Statistics for 1st January to 31st October 1986
Court of Appeal
(1) No. of cases filed
Criminal appeals/reviews Civil appeals
Total
(2) No. of cases disposed of
Criminal appeals/reviews
Civil appeals
Total
(3) No. of cases awaiting disposal at the end of October
553
139
692
526
154
680
Criminal appeals/reviews Civil appeals
Total
(4) Average waiting times (in days) between entry and
first day of hearing
Criminal appeals
Civil appeals
High Court
(1) No. of cases filed
Čriminal cases
Civil cases
(2) No. of civil cases set down for trial
(3) No. of cases disposed of
175
62
237
36 54
214 10,246
378
Criminal cases
220
Civil cases set down for trial
455
Total
675
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