Report On The Administration Of Civil Justice In The Punjab And Its Dependencies During The Year 1875

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213. The proportion of cases decided by confession of judgment in the

3Province, is 17 per cent compared with 16 per cent in the

4preceding year; while the proportion of cases adjusted by

5mutual agreement (whether with or without o decree) is 21 per cent, being 1 per

6cent above the figures of 8872>

714. Under the other heads of disposal, specified in the table, the provincial

8per-centages remain unaltered.

9Cares decided by con-

10jon.

11Cased disciaied ex aee 15. The proportion of cases dismissed on default is

12are 17 per cent.

13In 19 per cent of the cases thus disposed of, applications for re-admission

14were filed, and of these applications 79 per cent were granted. Aljtogether, of the

15cases dismissed on default, 14°6 were restored to the file and besides this, in L:G per

16cent of the cases, fresh suits were brought.

17Proportion of gafes dis- 16. The proportion of cases dismissed on default was

18mi eon defawyt where *

19hugh, * high in the following districts viz. —

20Muzaffargarh =i. oee | wee --- 25 per cent.

21Gujrat. ees 2

22Amritsar 1. 9 “se. eee ae aoe 28

23Satis ented eas

2417. The provincial’per-centdge of cases decreed ex-

25Cases decided ex parte, z

26parte is 7.

27In 10-2 per cent of these cases, applications were made to set aside the

28decree, and of these applications, 69 per cent were granted. Altoghther, of the

29cases decided ex parte, in 7 per cent were the decrees set aside.

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3118. Simla, as usual shows the largest proportion of cases decided ew parte

32yest ae cacmaniortl which, as was explained last year, is to be accounted for by

33eder parte high im mle =~ the exceptional character of the suits and litigants.

3419. The pending file at close of the year was 11,901 cases, being 4°8 per

35Ponding file. *cent of the number of suits for disposal. Of these, 129 cases

36were pending over 4 months,

372Q. The oldest cases pending were instituted on January 22nd 1875 in

38Oldest case ponding. Lahore, and May 6th 1875 in Jullundur; in the former

39instance the case is said to be a difficult one involving 24 lakhs, hence a commis-

40rion is issued and witnesses summoned : in the datter, the delay is said to be owing

41to the repcated transfer of the case from one Court to another.