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Appendix 35
(Chapter 14: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(i) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals
Criminal appeals
Total
(ii) High Court
Criminal jurisdiction
Criminal cases
Appeals from Magistrates
Total
1982
1983
1984
167
173
192
521
646
598
688
819
790
319
308
335
689
977
846
1.008
1 285
1 181
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
Miscellaneous proceedings
Adoptions
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12 896
2.359
3.001.
15 573
8 799 3.909
400
69
2
Divorce
79
20
Admiralty jurisdiction
376
433
379
Bankruptcy
186
289
765
Company winding-up
267
334
424
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
74
105
76
Total
16 637
19 824
14 363
District Court
Criminal cases
Other cases
Civil actions
Employee's compensation
Distress for rent
Divorce
Adoptions
Lands
1 199
1 277
1 246
40 643
39 626
51 274
490
465
447
3. 295
4 061
3.955
3 120
3 734
4 764
386
437
111
2 883
3 228
47 659
51 155
64 105
Total
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
25 255
30 037
31 402
Labour Tribunal
Number of cases filed
4 992
4 685
3 962
Coronner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
199
188
141
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
135 261
163 436
184 363
Summons issued
829 954
755 980
558 700
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
7 478
12 389
14 199
Anti-litter notices issued
48 548
55 034
67 838
Total
1 021 241
986 839
825 100
Defendants
Adults
Juveniles
1 042 722
1 040 006
4 626
4 472
1 047 348
1 044 478
886 594 3.474
890 068
Total
Defendants'convicted
Adults Juveniles
Total
1 011 197
1 005 934
3.990
3 827
1 015 187
1 009 761
828 550 2 938
831 488