Appendix 35
(Chapter 12: Public Order)
Cases in the Supreme Court, District Court,
Tenancy Tribunal, Labour Tribunal and Lands Tribunal
309
1981
Supreme Court
Civil appeals
159
168
Criminal appeals
1 162
1 212
1982
1983
173 1 623
Original jurisdiction
9 316
12 896
15 573
Miscellaneous proceedings
1 754
Adoptions
398
2359 400
3.001
69
Divorce
80
79
20
Criminal sessions
215
319
308
Admiralty jurisdiction
353
376
433
Probate grants
3 635
4 246
4 591
Bankruptcy
151
186
289
Company winding-up
142
267
334
Total
17 365
22 508
26 414
District Court
Criminal jurisdiction
1 238
Civil jurisdiction
30 153
1 119 40 643
1 277 39 626
Workmen's compensation
504
490
465
Distress for rent
2 346
3 295
4 061
Divorce jurisdiction
2811
3 120
3 734
Small claims tribunal
19 923
25 255
30 037
Adoption
386
Lands case
2 496
Total
56 975
73 922
82 082
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Tenancy Tribunal (see note)
Ordinary cases
35
15
Exemption cases
112
43
Demolished building cases
19
2
Total
166
60
Labour Tribunal
Claims dealt with
5 008
5 484
4 834
Lands Tribunal
Claims filed
Work in the Magistracies
Summary matters (charges, summonses
and applications, etc)
Adult defendants
Adult defendants convicted
Juvenile defendants
Juvenile defendants convicted
Charge sheets issued
Summonses issued
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
19
111
183
773 337
1 021 241
703 835
1 042 383
986 839
1 040 006
678 558
1 010 208
1 005 934
5 944
4 617
4 472
5 095
3 990
3 827
130 407
135 261
163 436
636 393
878 504
811 014
6 537
7 476
12 389
Note: The functions of the Tenancy Tribunal were taken over by the Lands Tribunal as from 11.6.82.