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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.