Report On The Administration Of Civil Justic In The Punjab And Its Dependendies During The Year 1878

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267. The average duration has increased from 12 days in contested, and 11 in uncon-

3Average duration.

413 days.

5File pending at the end of

6the year.

7Suite by bankers &c. against

8agriculturists.

9tested, to 18 days in the former, and 17 in the latter, class of cases.

10In 1876 the average was for the former class 14, and for the latter

1168. The number of cases pending at the close of 1877

12was 327, while at the end of 1878 it was 565.

1369. Suits by bankers and shop-keepers increased from

14411 in 1877 to 1,184 in 1878, and bore to the total number of

15institutions a proportion of 8 per cent.

1670. The increase of ex parte decisions, the rise in the average duration of cases, the

17Special features.

18greater number of pending suits at the close of the year and the

19extraordinary increase in the total of suits brought by the trading

20against the agricultural classes, all appear to give more or loss support to Mr. Ryall’s con-

21clusions already quoted, and tend to bear out Mr. Parker in his assertion that the practical

22extension of the local jurisdiction of Small Cause Courts has produced results in other

23directions than causing an increase in the institution of cases.

24Witneases.

25Es Pe

26———

27——o- aaa -

28Delhi

29Simla

30Amritsar

31Lahore

32Re -trial 8.

3371. The following table shows the manner in which

34witnesses attended District Small Cause Courts during the year :—

35Nuwber of , Number sum-

36witnesses who jmoned whether

37appeared with-] they appeared

38out summons. or not.

39seen ce ES = —

402.195

413,008

423,388

432,089

4410,680

451,696

461,406

47Total Pe

48—e

49mente sm

5072. There were 337 applications for re-trial compared

51with 466 in the preceding year, being 7 per cent. of the contested

52cases disposed of.

53Ce anger eam

54OD et a

55Of the applications for re-trial 323 were disposed of as follows :—

56Struck offin limine

57Former judgment maintained __..,

58Former judgment reversed or modified

59Cantonment Small Cause

60Courts.

611877 added to facilitate comparison :—

62ebe eee

63SZ per cent.

649

659 3

6673. The following statement shows the working of Can-

67tonment Small Cause Courts during the year, with the totals of

68a”

69I

701 2 3 | 4 [so] 6 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 [11] 12 13 | 14 15

71Gee : Coe eee a ee on are Ee

72NUMBER a ON THE § HURaTiON OF

73: i q § | EACH CASE. | ;

74PX) e et a,

75: 5) rs) a) 3

76d uf. pa rT 5 + | 3 Fs

78Courts oo @ “g ° = uw | g a

79| || Se) €8 | s aiei8 | 8 ls|-3 g

80g a B ry 5 E & = A =| at a

81° = 3 | ~ a) rw) _ = ¥ . =| 7)

82B | ee ie Be ee ea eg 4

83bo 3 son 19 2 wo | 3 8

84a So] me b : oo | & a 8 = ‘a

85ao) x ¥ -” 13 3 a jd| Q 2 8 3

86Be; EL se" 18) 2) - Ble ls; Ele 2i g

89Umballa os 4) 1,955 17 1,976} 427] 1,153} 378] 1,958) 18) 19-3 10 1 11

90Jullundur | 13] 392 8 413} 115} 192} 83} 390) 28; ot) 82 alae

91Sialkot we | 16) 849 . 865] 1731 561} 108} 840) 25] 12: 30 22 26

92Meean Meer... 4| 1,041 15| ... | 1,060} 149} 489! 896 1,034] 26) 3e3 11 10 10

93Ferozepore . «ss 7| 1,250 gi... { 1-250! 218). 823] 2031 1,244] lal 16:23 9 i 7

94Rawalpindi —... 3] 2,268 a .. | 2,268]. 499] 1,179] 687) 2,268 $8! 26°9 10 8 9

95Mooltan . | Val ‘584 5 607] 144 268 162! 6574] 838] 928-9 9 5 7

96Peshéwar vee | 17) 317 * 5 B89 77% = #6113} 140] 380 42°4 20; 12 16

97Tota {1878 | 82} 8,658 52] ... | 8,78% 1,802) 4,778] 2.055) 8,635} 152] 28°8 10S 18

9811877 | 115] 7,466

997,698] 1,596) 8,858