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TABLE 34
CASES DISPOSED BY YEAR AND CASE TYPE 2007-2008 TO 2012-2013
Type
Year
Total
Capital
Non
Capital
Family
Domestic
Violence
Traffic
Petty
Civil
Private
Summary
Ejectment Inquests
2012-2013
511
329
301
28
8
20
182
100
77
5
2011-2012
439
286
270
16
3
13
153
62
82
9
2010-2011
528
314
296
18
3
15
214
115
90
9
2009-2010
482
269
250
19
8
11
213
128
65
20
2008-2009
617
352
314
38
11
27
265
117
129
19
2007-2008
578
306
254
52
7
45
272
143
116
13
Table 34 gives a representation of the number of cases disposed by year and
case-type for the last six (6) law Terms. The data shows that the total amount of
matters disposed for the 2012-2013 Law Term, eighty-six thousand, nine hundred
and eighty-six (86986) is an increase of 6.1% or five thousand and thirty-three
(503) cases disposed over the previous Law Term and the second highest disposition total among the six (6) law terms identified above.
disposed, Traffic which increased by 10% with two thousand, eight hundred and
eighty-three(2883) matters disposed and Ejectment which increased by 19.5% or
eighty-three (83) matters disposed during the period under review.
The increase is particularly noticeable in Non Capital cases which increases by
14.8% with two thousand, six hundred and eighty-three (2683) additional cases
The overall disposition to filing ratio was 0.66 which indicates an accumulating
backlog of cases to be disposed.
Decreases in disposition occurred in Inquest, Family, Petty Civil, Domestic
Violence and capital matters.
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