Appendix 32
(Chapter 10: Public Order)
Cases in the Supreme Court, District Court,
Tenancy Tribunal, Labour Tribunal and Lands Tribunal
283
1976
1977
1978
Supreme Court
Civil appeals
Criminal appeals
67 1338
74
107
1373
1 239
Original jurisdiction
2822
3773
4760
Miscellaneous proceedings
771
842
768
Adoptions
392
415
347
Divorce
39
160
59
Criminal sessions
149
74
124
127
Admiralty jurisdiction
154
208
287
Probate grants
2140
2261
2657
Bankruptcy
64
89
76
Company winding-up
73
82
94
Total
8009
9401
10521
District Court
Criminal jurisdiction
950
763
855
Civil jurisdiction
18971
15896
17 104
Workmen's compensation
302
Distress for rent
2032
356 2120
330
2107
Divorce jurisdiction
1054
1 372
1728
Small claims tribunal
1031
8881
11 597
Total
24 340
29 388
33 721
Tenancy Tribunal
Ordinary cases
304
159
129
Exemption cases
187
160
166
Demolished building cases
16
20
12
Total
507
339
307
Labour Tribunal
Claims dealt with
1982
2799
3508
Lands Tribunal
Claims filed
36
376
39
Work in the Magistracies
Summary matters (charges, summonses
and applications, etc)
630016
550 307
483 600
Adult defendants
641 917
568 648
491 301
Adult defendants convicted
604 982
539 050
463 572
Juvenile defendants
4387
5110
5148
Juvenile defendants convicted
Charge sheets issued
Summonses issued
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
4074
191 130
433 340
5546
4 660 157 833 384982 5203
129 205 346342 4674
4752