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Appendix 32
(Chapter 10: Public Order)
Cases in the Supreme Court, District Court,
Tenancy Tribunal, Labour Tribunal and Lands Tribunal
1980
1981
1982
Supreme Court
Civil appeals
153
159
168
Criminal appeals
1 114
1 162
1 212
Original jurisdiction
7 525
9316
12 896
Miscellaneous proceedings
1 250
1 754
2 359
Adoptions
412
398
400
Divorce
76
80
79
Criminal sessions
176
215
319
Admiralty jurisdiction
341
353
376
Probate grants
3 524
3 635
4 246
Bankruptcy
119
151
186
Company winding-up
132
142
267
Total
14 822
17 365
22 508
District Court
Criminal jurisdiction
1 145
Civil jurisdiction
27 537
1 238 30 153
1 119 40 643
Workmen's compensation
454
504
490
Distress for rent
2 048
2 346
3 295
Divorce jurisdiction
2 421
2811
3 120
Small claims tribunal
17 347
19 923
25 255
Total
50 952
56 975
73 922
Tenancy Tribunal
Ordinary cases
81
35
15
Exemption cases
136
112
43
Demolished building cases
82
19
2
Total
299
166
60
Labour Tribunal
Claims dealt with
4 473
5.008
5 484
Lands Tribunal
Claims filed
12
19
111
Work in the Magistracies
Summary matters (charges, summonses
and applications, etc)
618 747
773 337
1 021 241
Adult defendants
570 642
703 835
1 042 383
Adult defendants convicted
548 136
678 558
1 010 208
Juvenile defendants
7 847
5 944
Juvenile defendants convicted
6 946
5 095
4 617 3.990
Charge sheets issued
123 051
130 407
135 261
Summonses issued
490 027
636 393
878 504
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
5 669
6537
7 476
Note: The functions of the Tenancy Tribunal were taken over by the Lands Tribunal as from 11.6.82.