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Appendix 32

(Chapter 10: Public Order)

Cases in the Supreme Court, District Court,

Tenancy Tribunal, Labour Tribunal and Lands Tribunal

293

1979

1980

1981

Supreme Court

Civil appeals

Criminal appeals

104 1 215

153

1 114

Original jurisdiction

5 800

7 525

Miscellaneous proceedings

850

Adoptions

409

Divorce

66

76

1 250

412

159 1 162 9316 I 754

398 2811

Criminal sessions

115

176

215

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Admiralty jurisdiction

240

341

353

Probate grants

2 896

3.524

3 635

Bankruptcy

107

119

151

Company winding-up

111

132

142

Total

11 913

14 822

20 096

District Court

Criminal jurisdiction

1 009

Civil jurisdiction

20 448

1 145 27 537

1 238 30153

Workmen's compensation

375

454

Distress for rent

2 104

2 048

Divorce jurisdiction

2018

2 421

504 2346 2811

Small claims tribunal

14 738

17 347

19 923

Total

40 692

50 952

56 975

Tenancy Tribunal

Ordinary cases

Exemption cases

174

Demolished building cases

222

72

81

35

136

112

79

82

19

Total

325

299

166

Labour Tribunal

Claims dealt with

Lands Tribunal

Claims filed

Work in the Magistracies

4 235

4 473

5 008

12

19

Summary matters (charges, summonses

and applications, etc)

599 809

618 747

Adult defendants

600 078

570 642

773 337 703 835

Adult defendants convicted

570 808

548 136

678 558

Juvenile defendants

6945

7 847

5 944

Juvenile defendants convicted

6 456

Charge sheets issued

107 503

6946 123 051

5 095

130 407

Summonses issued

488 465

490 027

578 448

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

3.840

5669

6537