Annual Report Judiciary 2015

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June 2016

Republic of Mauritius

ANNUAL REPORTOF

THE JUDICIARY

2015


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ANNUAL REPORTOF

THE JUDICIARY

2015


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JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT

Year 2015

CHIEF JUSTICE

Honourable Kheshoe Parsad MATADEEN

SENIOR PUISNE JUDGE

Honourable Marc France Eddy BALANCY

PUISNE JUDGES

1. Honourable Paul LAM SHANG LEEN (retired on 04 July 2015)

2. Honourable Shaheda PEEROO

3. Honourable Ah Foon CHUI YEW CHEONG

4. Honourable Asraf Ally CAUNHYE

5. Honourable Abdurrafeek HAMUTH

6. Honourable Hima Nalini MATADEEN

7. Honourable Joseph Gérard ANGOH

8. Honourable Bibi Rehana MUNGLY-GULBUL

9. Honourable Abdul Razack HAJEE ABDOULA

10. Honourable Deviyanee BEESOONDOYAL

11. Honourable Nirmala DEVAT

12. Honourable David CHAN KAN CHEONG

13. Honourable Rita TEELOCK

14. Honourable Prithviraj FEKNA

15. Honourable J Benjamin G MARIE JOSEPH

16. Honourable Oomeshwarnath BENY MADHUB

17. Honourable Aruna Devi NARAIN

18. Honourable Mohammad Iqbal MAGHOOA

19. Honourable Gaitree JUGESSUR-MANNA


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The Judiciary 1 - 8

Supreme Court 9 & 10

1.1 - All cases at the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015 11

1.2 - Cases at the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes), 2012 - 2015 12

1.3 - Offences disposed of by type of offence at the Criminal Division of the

Supreme Court (Assizes), 2012 - 201512

1.3a - Offences disposed of by type of offence and outcome of judgment at the

Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes), 2012 - 2015 13

1.4 - Appellate Jurisdiction at the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015 14

1.5 - Civil cases at the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015 15

1.6 - Divorce cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 17

1.7 - Divorces/Judicial separations pronounced by number of children involved in

the marriage, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 201518

1.8 - Divorces pronounced by petitioning parties and grounds, Republic of

Mauritius, 2012 - 201518

1.9 - Divorces/Judicial separations pronounced by duration of marriage (years),

Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 19

1.10 - Civil cases at the Mediation Division of the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015 20

Intermediate Court 21

2.1 - Civil and criminal cases at the Intermediate Court, 2012 - 2015 21

Industrial Court 22

3.1 - Civil and criminal cases at the Industrial Court, 2012 - 2015 22

Bail & Remand Court and Weekend Court 23

4.1 - Cases at the Bail & Remand Court (BRC), 2014 & 2015 23

5.1 - Cases at the Weekend Court, 2014 & 2015 23

District Courts 24

6.1 - Civil and criminal cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015 25

6.2 - Criminal cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015 26

6.3 - Civil cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015 27

6.4 - Plaint with summons (civil) cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015 28

HIGHLIGHTS & TABLES

C O N T E N T S


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6.5 - Small Claim Procedure at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015 28

6.6 - State debts cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015 29

6.7 -

Cases under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997 at the

District Courts, 2012 - 2015 296.8 - Breakdown by type of Orders under the Protection from Domestic Violence

Act 1997 at the District Courts, 2014 & 201530

6.9 - Breakdown of Protection Orders under the Protection from Domestic Violence

Act 1997 at the District Courts, 2014 & 201531

6.10 - Breakdown by sex of Protection Orders under the Protection from Domestic

Violence Act 1997 at the District Courts, 201532

Cases (civil and criminal) in the Republic of Mauritius 34

7.1 - Total cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 35

7.2 - Total criminal cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 36

7.3 - Total civil cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 37

Crime Statistics 39

8.1 - Criminal offences disposed of according to United Nations classification of

offences (broad categories), Republic of Mauritius, 2014 & 201540

8.2 - Criminal offences disposed of by courts and outcome of judgment,

Re ublic of Mauritius, 2014 & 201541

8.3 - Convicted offences according to United Nations classification of offences,

Republic of Mauritius, 2014 & 2015

43 - 47

8.4 - Convicted offences by court and according to United Nations classification of

offences (broad categories), Republic of Mauritius, 201548

8.5 - Drug offences convicted by type, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 49

The Legal Aid Unit and Revenue and Expenditure of the Judiciary 50

9.1 - Legal aid assistance - applications received, services granted and amount paid -

Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 201551

10.1 - Revenue collected from courts, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2014 & January

to June 201551

10.2 - Expenditure of the Judiciary, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2014 & Januaryto June 2015

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Staff of the Judiciary and court rooms

11.1 - Staff of the Judiciary, Republic of Mauritius, 2014 & 2015 52

11.2 - Court rooms by type of court, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015 53

11.3 - Private legal practitioners (practicing Barristers, Attorneys and Notaries),


53

Private Legal Practitioners


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1.5a - Cases lodged at the Supreme Court, 2014 & 2015 16

1.5b - Cases disposed of at the Supreme Court, 2014 & 2015 16

1.9 - Divorces/Judicial separations pronounced by duration of marriage (years),

Republic of Mauritius, 201519

District Courts

6.1a - Total cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding at the District Courts,


6.1b - Civil and criminal cases disposed of by District Courts, 2014 & 2015 33

Cases (civil and criminal) in the Republic of Mauritius

7.1 - Total cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding, Republic of Mauritius,

2014 & 201538

7.2 - Total criminal cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding,


7.3 - Total civil cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding, Republic of Mauritius,

2014 & 201538

Crime Statistics

8.2 - Summary of criminal offences disposed of, Republic of Mauritius, 2015 42

I - Supreme Court Library and Information Service

II - Glossary of terms

A N N E X E S

FIGURES

Supreme Court


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1.

THE JUDICIARY

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The Judiciary is one of the three pillars of our sovereign democratic State. By virtue of the

Constitution The Judiciary is vested with the power to administer justice in the Republic of

Mauritius. In line with the Constitution which makes provision for an independent Judiciary based on the concept of separation of powers, the Judiciary of Mauritius is independent of the

other two organs of the State - the Executive and the Legislature.

The independence of our Judiciary, apart from being vital for the functioning of our

democratic system of government, empowers our Courts to uphold the Rule of Law and to

act as Guardians of the Fundamental Rights entrenched in our Constitution, and to ensure and

enforce good governance. The Chief Justice is the Head of the Judiciary.

1.2 VISION & MISSION STATEMENTS OF THE JUDICIARY

Vision Statement - To develop a Justice System which is recognized as a national

and international model of excellence

Mission Statement - To maintain an impartial and efficient Justice System that

upholds the Rule of Law and that provides a modern, easy and fast access to justice to

all users

1.3 STRATEGIC DIRECTION, KEY ACTIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCE

ALLOCATION

1.3.1

Strategic direction

Upgrade all District Court premises which deal with the bulk of court cases in order to

improve services to all stakeholders.

Expedite determination of court cases with the co-operation of all major stakeholders.

Reinforce special witness schemes to provide facilities to special categories of witnesses in

Court.

Develop and implement best practices in case flow management systems in order to improve

services to all users.

Promote continuous professional development for all Court personnel at the Institute for

Judicial and Legal Studies.

1.3.2 Key Actions for 2015/2016

Set up a separate Court of Appeal Section and a separate High Court Section of the Supreme

Court to improve public perception of independence and objectivity in dispensing justice and

to streamline appeal cases.

Upgrade the digital and audio recording systems at the Supreme Court.


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Upgrade the infrastructure of the Supreme Court and the District Courts of Grand Port, Flacq

and Upper Plaines Wilhems.

Revamp the Court video conferencing system.

Revamp the Supreme Court Library.

1.3.3 Human Resource Allocation

The Judiciary has 703 funded positions for 2015/2016.

1.4 JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Mauritius has a single-structured judicial system consisting of two tiers - the Supreme Court

and subordinate courts. The Supreme Court is composed of various Divisions exercising

jurisdiction such as the Master’s Court, the Family Division, the Commercial Division, theCriminal Division, the Mediation Division, the Court of First Instance in civil and criminal

proceedings, the Appellate jurisdiction (to hear and determine civil & criminal appeals from

decisions of the subordinate courts), the Court of Civil Appeal and the Court of Criminal

Appeal (to hear and determine appeals from decisions of the Supreme Court sitting in the

exercise of its original jurisdiction in civil matters and in criminal matters). Subordinate

courts consist of the Intermediate Court, the Industrial Court, the District Courts, the Bail and

Remand Court and the Court of Rodrigues.

1.5

SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court is composed of the Chief Justice, the Senior Puisne Judge and nineteen

Puisne Judges. It is a superior Court of Record and has unlimited jurisdiction to hear and

determine any civil and criminal proceedings. It has a similar original jurisdiction as the High

Court of England and is vested with the necessary powers and authority to exercise its

jurisdiction as a Court of Equity. The Supreme Court also exercises supervisory jurisdiction

over subordinate courts in order to ensure that justice is duly delivered by such courts. The

Supreme Court has the sole power to determine whether any provision of the Constitution

has been contravened, including the power to determine whether any law enacted by

Parliament is void on the ground that it contravenes the provisions of the Constitution.

1.5.1 Judicial Conduct, Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC)

The JLSC established under the Constitution is chaired by the Honourable Chief Justice and

is responsible for the appointment and promotion of Judicial and Legal Officers, together

with the power to exercise disciplinary control over them.


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1.5.2

Civil Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as Court of first instance

The Supreme Court hears and determines:

i. any civil matter, although it will generally entertain and hear claims where the matter

in dispute is of a value which is more than Rs 500,000;

ii.

divorce and matrimonial proceedings;

iii.

petitions for insolvency, and all matters of a commercial nature;

iv.

admiralty matters and

v.

claims for Constitutional relief

All civil proceedings are heard and determined by a single Judge, unless otherwise provided

for under any written law, or as may be decided by the Chief Justice, having regard to the

interests at stake, or to the importance or intricacy of the questions of fact or law to be

determined.

The Supreme Court, in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction, has power and jurisdiction to hear

and determine any complaint of a disciplinary nature, brought up by any of the authorities or

bodies exercising powers of supervision over the professional conduct of law practitioners or

ministerial officers.

(a)

The Family Division of the Supreme Court

The Family Division of the Supreme Court was set up administratively in January 2008. It

exercises jurisdiction in any matter under the Divorce and Judicial Separation Act or under

any other enactment which relates to alimony, maintenance, or the custody or guardianship

of minors, other than a matter which is under an enactment within the exclusive jurisdiction

of a Magistrate. Two Puisne Judges, designated by the Chief Justice, are posted in the Family

Division.

(b) The Commercial Division of the Supreme Court

The Commercial Division of the Supreme Court was set up administratively in 2009. Two

Puisne Judges designated by the Chief Justice sit in that division. It entertains, hears and

determines matters arising under the Insolvency Act 2009 and the Companies Act, disputes

relating to banking, bills of exchange, offshore business, patents and trademarks or passing

off, disputes between traders and related matters, and generally deals with anything which is

of a commercial nature.

(c) Master’s Court

The Master’s Court is presided by the Master and Registrar and the Deputy Master &

Registrar. It exercises the jurisdiction conferred upon it by the ‘Code Civil Mauricien’ in

relation to successions and the division of immovable property, and by the Sale of

Immovable Property Act. The Master’s Court also deals with and rules upon all pre-trial

issues for civil cases lodged before the Supreme Court.


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(d) The Mediation Division

One Puisne Judge is currently in post at the Mediation Division.

The Chief Justice may upon the application of any party, refer a civil suit, action, cause or

matter pending before the Supreme Court to the Mediation Division.

The primary purpose of mediation is to dispose of civil suits, actions, causes or matters by

common agreement or to narrow down the issues in dispute.

1.5.3 The Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes)

The Supreme Court in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction has the power to try any person

charged with having committed a crime or a misdemeanour.

Assizes and serious drug cases are heard on a daily basis at the Criminal Division of the

Supreme Court (Assizes). Criminal trials are either held before a Presiding Judge and a juryconsisting of 9 persons who are qualified to serve as jurors, or before a Presiding Judge

without a jury. Offences laid under the Criminal Code falling under the exclusive

jurisdiction of the Supreme Court are tried at the Criminal Division before a Presiding Judge

and a jury. Offences specified in the Fifth Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Act are tried

before a Presiding Judge without a jury.

In the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, the Supreme Court is empowered to inflict penal

servitude for life in cases of murder, or where the Court is satisfied that substantial and

compelling circumstances exist which justify the imposition of a lesser sentence, a term not

exceeding 60 years.

1.5.4 Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has full power and jurisdiction to hear and determine all appeal cases,

whether civil or criminal, from the decision of:

i. the Judge in Chambers;

ii. the Master’s Court;

iii. the Intermediate Court;

iv.

the Industrial Court;

v. the District Courts and

vi. a body established under any other enactment.

Appeals to the Supreme Court are heard before at least two judges, except as otherwise

provided for in any other enactment.


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1.5.5

Court of Civil Appeal

The Court of Civil Appeal is a Division of the Supreme Court. It hears and determines all

appeals from the decisions of the Supreme Court sitting as the Court of first instance in civil

proceedings. It is constituted of two or three Judges, as the Chief Justice may decide. Where

the Chief Justice is absent or is for any reason unable to sit on the Court of Civil Appeal, the

Senior Puisne Judge, presides over the Court of Civil Appeal.

1.5.6 Court of Criminal Appeal

The Court of Criminal Appeal is a Division of the Supreme Court. It is constituted of three

Judges and has full power to hear and determine all appeals from the decisions of the

Supreme Court sitting as the Court of first instance in criminal proceedings. The Chief

Justice and, in his absence the Senior Puisne Judge, presides over the Court of Criminal

Appeal.

1.6 THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL

The Judicial Committee is the final court of appeal of Mauritius. An appeal shall lie from

decisions of the Court of Appeal or of the Supreme Court to the Judicial Committee as of

right in the following cases:

i. final decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings and on questions relating to the

interpretation of the Constitution;

ii.

where the matter in dispute is of the value of Rs 10,000 or upwards or where the

appeal involves directly or indirectly a claim to or a question respecting property or a

right of the value of Rs 10,000 or upwards;

iii. final decisions in proceedings under section 17 of the Constitution for the

enforcement of protective provisions;

iv. with leave of the Supreme Court, where in the opinion of the Court the question

involved in the appeal is one that by reason of its great general or public importance

or otherwise ought to be submitted to the Judicial Committee.

1.7

SUBORDINATE COURTS

1.7.1

Intermediate Court

The Intermediate Court is established under the Courts Act and has islandwide civil and

criminal jurisdiction, including Rodrigues. It consists of two Presidents, two Vice-Presidents

and any such number of Magistrates of the Intermediate Court established under the Civil

Establishment Order.

(a) Civil Jurisdiction of the Intermediate Court

The Intermediate Court has jurisdiction in all civil cases where the claim or matter in dispute,

whether in balance of account or otherwise, does not exceed Rs 500,000. The bench of the

Intermediate Court is constituted by one or more Magistrates, as may be decided by the

President.


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(b)

Criminal Jurisdiction

The Intermediate Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine serious criminal offences

provided under specific sections of the Criminal Code and any other offence that can be tried

by the Intermediate Court under any other enactment. It has power to inflict penal servitude

on convicted offenders for a period not exceeding fifteen years and imprisonment for a

period not exceeding ten years. However, for persistent offenders, the Intermediate Courtmay increase the sentence to twenty years’ penal servitude. The Intermediate Court is also

empowered to inflict a higher sentence for offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act and the

Criminal Code.

1.7.2 Industrial Court

The Industrial Court consists of a President and a Vice-President. It is established under the

Industrial Court Act and has exclusive civil and criminal jurisdiction to try any matter arising

out of the Employment Rights Act, Employment and Training Act, Export Processing Zones

Act, Passenger Transport Industry (Buses) Retiring Benefits Act, Sugar Industry RetiringBenefits Act, Workmen’s Compensation Act and Health & Welfare legislations.

1.7.3 District Courts

There are ten District Courts on the Island of Mauritius and one in Rodrigues. District Courts

have jurisdiction to try and determine both civil and criminal cases as provided for by law.

Each District Court is presided by a District Magistrate and any such number of District

Magistrates as may be decided by the Chief Justice.

(a)

Civil Jurisdiction of the District CourtThe District Court has jurisdiction in all civil cases where the claim or matter in dispute does

not exceed Rs 50,000. Conversely, District Magistrates have exclusive jurisdiction in

landlord and tenant disputes, irrespective of the amount of the claim for non-payment of rent.

(b) Jurisdiction under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997

By virtue of the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997, Court Officers are entrusted

with the duty of receiving and processing applications for an Order from an aggrieved spouse

and from persons living under the same roof, who may be victims of domestic violence.

District Magistrates are empowered to hear and determine such applications and to issueProtection Orders where the Court is satisfied that there is a serious risk of harm to the

applicants. District Magistrates are also empowered to receive and determine applications

for the issue of Occupation Orders and Tenancy Orders. Such orders confer upon the victims

of domestic violence the exclusive right to the use and occupation of the conjugal common

house.

(c) Small Claims Procedure

The Small Claims Procedure was introduced in 1999 to enable District Courts to adjudicate

on minor claims not exceeding Rs 25,000 in a summary and expeditious manner. Such

claims are lodged by the litigants themselves after filling in a prescribed form which is

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to resolve the dispute. In the event that there is no agreement between the parties, the matter

is set down for trial. It is to be noted that such cases are disposed of by conflict resolution

rather than through a trial process.

(d) Criminal Jurisdiction

District Courts have power and jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal cases punishable

by a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding Rs 100,000.

(e) Juvenile Court

District Magistrates also exercise jurisdiction as Magistrates of the Juvenile Court. The

Juvenile Court tries young persons suspected of having committed criminal offences. The

Juvenile Court also deals with children who are beyond parental control and/or who need

care and protection.

(f) Bail and Remand Court

The Bail and Remand Court (BRC) established under Part IV of the Bail Act 1999, as

subsequently amended by Act No 34 of 2011, has exclusive jurisdiction with regard to

remand or release of persons charged with an offence or arrested on reasonable suspicion of

having committed an offence. It also operates on weekends and public holidays to safeguard

the Constitutional rights of detainees.

The BRC is presided over by a District Magistrate and is located at the New Court House in

Port Louis.

(g) Court of Rodrigues

The Court of Rodrigues is administered by a full-time Magistrate and a visiting Judge of the

Supreme Court.

A visiting Magistrate also visits other smaller islands forming part of the Republic of

Mauritius whenever required.

1.8 THE INSTITUTE FOR JUDICIAL AND LEGAL STUDIES (IJLS)

The Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies promotes:

i. proficiency and ensures the maintenance of standards in the Judiciary, among Law

Practitioners/Legal Officers and Officers of the Court Cadre in order to enhance the

delivery of Court Services

ii. international exchanges and co-operation with other jurisdictions in the field of

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1.9

THE RULES COMMITTEE

The Rules Committee was set up in August 2001 to advise and make recommendations to the

Chief Justice in respect of rules to be made under section 198 of the Courts Act. The Rules

Committee consists of a Judge (Chairperson of the Committee) appointed by the Chief

Justice, the Master and Registrar or his representative, a representative of the Bar Council, a

representative of the Law Society, a representative of the Attorney-General’s Office and twoother law practitioners appointed by the Chief Justice.

1.10 REFORM

e-judiciary

The Judiciary has, since April 2010, embarked on the development and implementation of an

electronic filing of cases and an electronic case management system.

The programme has materialized with the help of Investment Climate Facility for Africa(ICF) which provided a grant of 75% of the project costs, the balance being funded by the

Government of Mauritius. Mauritius Network Services Ltd has been awarded the contract to

develop and implement the software with the assistance of its foreign partner, Crimson Logic

of Singapore.

Phase I

Phase I of the project concerns cases lodged before the Supreme Court (Commercial & Civil

cases) and before the Judge in Chambers. The launching of the first phase on a pilot basis

took place in April 2013 at the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court. The system will

be extended to other divisions of the Supreme Court (except for the Family and the Criminal

Divisions). The e-judiciary will be implemented in these Divisions and in all subordinate

courts during phase II of the Modernization of the Judiciary programme.


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2. SUPREME COURT

2.1 All cases

The total number of cases lodged (excluding appeal cases) at the Supreme Court decreased by

1% to 9,091 in 2015 from 9,154 in 2014 (Table 1.1).

Similarly, the total number of cases disposed of (excluding appeal cases) at the Supreme

Court decreased by 9% to 9,381 in 2015 from 10,357 in 2014.

A physical count of the total number of outstanding cases (excluding appeal cases) showed

that 7,765 cases were not yet disposed of at the end of the year 2015, representing a fall of 4%

over the figure of 8,055 in 2014 (Table 1.1).

2.2 The Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes)

The number of criminal offences, convicted at the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court

(Assizes), declined by 13% to 34 in 2015 from 39 in 2014 with decreases in custodialsentences for murder, sexual offences and drug offences. However, some 13 accused were

sentenced for manslaughter in 2015 compared to 8 in 2014. The number of convictions for‘wounds and blows causing death without intention to kill but with premeditation’ went up to

7 in 2015 from 3 in 2014 (Table 1.3a).

2.3 Appellate Jurisdiction

In 2015, some 303 appeal cases (140 civil and 163 criminal) were lodged at the Supreme

Court with a decrease of 8% over the 2014 figure of 329. About 30% of the 140 civil appeals

were from lower Courts. On the contrary, most (96%) of 163 criminal appeal cases lodged

were from the lower Courts and the remaining 6 cases from the Court of Criminal Appeals.

The total number of cases disposed of at the Appellate Jurisdiction almost halved to 300 in

2015 from 555 in 2014 due to decreases of 57% in civil cases to 140 and 30% in criminal

cases to 160.

At the end of year 2015, some 542 cases (334 civil and 208 criminal) were physically

counted, up by 1% against 539 in 2014 (Table 1.4).

2.4 Family Division

The total number of divorce petitions lodged at the Family Division for the Republic ofMauritius increased by 7% to 2,556 in 2015 from 2,384 in 2014. This was due to a rise of 8%for Mauritius and a fall of 12% for Rodrigues (Table 1.6).

Conversely, the number of divorce petitions disposed of decreased by 7% to 2,606 in 2015

from 2,812 in 2014. About 83% of the 2,606 divorce cases disposed of resulted in ‘divorce

pronounced’. (Table 1.8).

In 2015, around 47% of the petitioners were females compared to 29% of males; 67% weremarried for 14 years or less; 24% of divorces were pronounced on mutual consent from both

parties and 64% had only one or no child from the marriage (Tables 1.7 to 1.9).


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A physical count of the total number of cases outstanding was 1,481 at the end of year 2015, a

drop of 3% over the 2014 figure of 1,531.

2.5 Mediation Division

The number of civil cases received at the Mediation Division of the Supreme Court dropped by 33% to 226 in 2015 from 335 in 2014. Out of 308 cases (226 received in 2015 and 82

pending at the beginning of 2015), about 60% have been referred back to court, 26% werewhere agreements between parties have been successfully recorded and 1% were purely and

simply struck out/set aside.

The number of outstanding cases at the end of 2015 fell by 52% to 39 from 82 at the same period in 2014 (Table 1.10).


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Table 1.1 - All cases at the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Appeal cases 943 860 765 539 370 369 329 303 453 464 555 300

Civil 520 460 481 334 184 211 180 140 244 190 327 140

Criminal 423 400 284 205 186 158 149 163 209 274 228 160

Other cases 8,202 7,884 9,258 8,055 8,883 9,248 9,154 9,091 8,015 7,874 10,357 9,381

Civil 8,190 7,853 9,223 8,019 8,849 9,216 9,115 9,056 8,000 7,846 10,319 9,345

Criminal 12 31 35 36 34 32 39 35 15 28 38 36

Total 9,145 8,744 10,023 8,594 9,253 9,617 9,483 9,394 8,468 8,338 10,912 9,681

Cases pending at the beginning

of the yearCases lodged Cases disposed of

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Table 1.2 - Cases at the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes), 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 201

12 31 35 36 34 32 39 35 15 28 38 36

7 15 20 28 15 16 32 18 7 11 24 26

5 16 15 8 19 16 7 17 8 17 14 10

Table 1.3 - Offences1 disposed of by type of offence at the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assize

Murder

Manslaughter

Rape

Sodomy

Importation of heroin

Importation of gandia

Other 2

Total

2Other include importation/trafficking/possession of other drugs (e.g hashish, subitex, buprenorphine, etc.)

Criminal Division



Trial by Jury

Trial without Jury

Offences 2012 2013

Trial by Jury 7 13 23

2014

- - 3

3 1 6

4 12 8

Wounds and blows causing death without

intention to kill but with premeditation- - 3

Aiding & abetting in the commission of a crime - - -

6 21 16

- - 3

Trial without Jury 10 23 17

- - 1

4 2 -

17 36 40

1A case may comprise one or more offences

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2


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2012 2013 2014 2015

Total convictions 15 36 39 34

Imprisonment 13 36 35 32

Intentional homicide 5 13 14 17

Murder 1 1 6 4

Manslaugher 4 12 8 13

Non intentional homicide - - 3 7

Wounds and blows causing death

without intention to kill but with

premeditation

- - 3 7

Sexual offences - - 6 -

Rape - - 3 -

Sodomy - - 3 -

Drug offences 8 23 12 8

Importation of heroin 6 21 11 3

Importation of gandia - - 1 -

Other 2 2 2 - 5

Fine 2 - 4 2

Drug offences 2 - 4 2

Importation of heroin - - 4 1

Other 2 2 - - 1

2 - 1 2

Intentional homicide 2 - - 1

Murder 2 - - 1

Drug offences - - 1 -

Importation of heroin - - 1 -

Other offences - - - 1

Aiding & abetting in the commission

of a crime - - - 1

Total 17 36 40 36

Table 1.3a - Offences1 disposed of by type of offence and outcome of judgment at the

Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes), 2012 - 2015

Dismissed/Struck Out/Nolle Prosequi

1A case may comprise one or more offences

2Other include importation/trafficking/possession of other drugs (e.g hashish, subitex, buprenorphine, etc.)

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Table 1.4 - Appellate Jurisdiction at the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014

Civil 520 460 481 334 184 211 180 140 244 190 327

Civil appeals from

lower Courts173 162 127 102 56 36 43 42 67 71 68

Appeals from

decisions of the Judge

sitting at Chambers,

Tribunals & otherauthorities, etc.

237 181 218 123 68 114 56 48 124 77 151

Court of Civil

Appeals110 117 136 109 60 61 81 50 53 42 108

Criminal 423 400 284 205 186 158 149 163 209 274 228

Criminal appeals from

lower Courts395 380 270 200 184 153 146 157 199 263 216

Court of CriminalAppeals

28 20 14 5 2 5 3 6 10 11 12

Total 943 860 765 539 370 369 329 303 453 464 555



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Table 1.5 - Civil cases at the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2

Commercial Court 258 339 797 538 1,394 1,449 1,672 1,596 1,257 991 1,931 1

Chambers 45 35 147 112 641 507 843 735 629 395 878

Commercial matters 185 249 593 419 624 818 757 780 526 474 931

Bankruptcy petitions 28 55 57 7 129 124 72 81 102 122 122

Master's Court 1,051 1,389 1,515 1,488 713 690 572 589 542 564 599

Levy cases 480 745 819 776 389 425 351 345 321 351 394

Division in kind cases 571 644 696 712 324 265 221 244 221 213 205

Family Division 2,996 1,906 2,589 2,223 3,776 3,906 3,722 3,952 3,700 3,223 4,088 4

Divorce petitions 2,127 1,368 1,925 1,507 2,300 2,354 2,292 2,475 2,323 1,797 2,710 2

Motions (alimony, child

custody, etc.)485 271 372 441 620 621 574 609 587 520 505

Chambers 384 267 292 275 856 931 856 868 790 906 873

Registry (Le Greffe) 3,539 3,741 3,797 3,292 1,054 1,064 1,107 948 852 1,008 1,612 1

Plaints with summons 3,115 3,229 3,325 3,049 720 749 784 661 606 653 1,060

Motions and other applications

& Reference from Chambers424 512 472 243 334 315 323 287 246 355 552

Chambers (civil) 346 478 525 478 1,912 2,107 2,042 1,971 1,649 2,060 2,089 1

8,190 7,853 9,223 8,019 8,849 9,216 9,115 9,056 8,000 7,846 10,319 9



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Table 1.6 - Divorce cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 201

Cases pending at the beginning of

the year 2,127 1,368 1,925 1,507 52 34 34 24 2,17

Cases lodged 2,300 2,354 2,292 2,475 104 96 92 81 2,40

Cases disposed of: 2,323 1,797 2,710 2,536 86 96 102 70 2,40

Divorce pronounced 1,929 1,494 2,175 2,097 74 90 87 64 2,00

Withdrawn/Struck out/Set aside 391 289 522 430 11 5 15 6 40

Dismissed 2 12 11 7 1 1 - -

Judicial separation 1 2 2 2 - - - -

Cases outstanding at the end of the

year 1,337 1,925 1,507 1,446 70 34 24 35 1,40

Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 20

0 689 537 746 711 11 12 18 10 7

1 580 446 685 648 27 37 30 26 6

2 466 357 534 529 15 26 28 15 4

3 152 118 172 171 15 7 6 9 1

4 26 32 33 34 3 5 4 4

5 13 5 5 6 1 1 - -

6 and above 4 1 2 - 2 2 1 -

Total 1,930 1,496 2,177 2,099 74 90 87 64 2,0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 20

Husband petitioner 603 415 595 616 24 35 22 12 6Grounds:

Faute 341 235 352 331 12 22 18 10 35

Rupture de vie commune 27 26 21 34 4 - 1 - 3

Aux torts partagés 235 154 222 251 8 13 3 2 24

Wife petitioner 994 713 1,061 968 46 50 57 43 1,0

Grounds:

Faute 728 512 774 664 41 47 56 36 76

Rupture de vie commune 9 8 9 8 - - - -

Aux torts partagés 257 193 278 296 5 3 1 7 26

Joint petitioners

(both husband & wife)332 366 519 513 4 5 8 9 3

Ground:

Mutual consent 332 366 519 513 4 5 8 9 33

Total 1,929 1,494 2,175 2,097 74 90 87 64 2,0

Petitioning party &

grounds

Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues

Table 1.7 - Divorces/Judicial separations pronounced by number of children involved in the marriage, Re

2012 - 2015

No. of children involvedIsland of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues

Table 1.8 - Divorces pronounced by petitioning parties and grounds, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012

Under 5 425 309 389 407 7 6 9 8 432

5 - 9 528 435 664 560 20 35 27 12 548

10 - 14 418 298 438 453 22 15 19 18 440

15 - 19 234 194 300 288 12 9 10 10 246

20 - 24 175 144 196 210 5 5 10 7 180

25 - 29 82 57 116 104 2 9 5 2 84

30 and above 68 59 74 77 6 11 7 7 74

Total 1,930 1,496 2,177 2,099 74 90 87 64 2,004

Sum of 2009

Duration ofTotal

10 yrs and 723

20 yrs and 319

less than 1 1018

Grand Tot 2060

Table 1.9 - Divorces/Judicial separations pronounced by duration of marriage (years), Republic of Maurit

Duration of

marriage (years)

Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues R

10 yrs and less than 20 yrs

35%

20 yrs and above

19%

less than 10 yrs

46%

Figure 1.9 - Divorces/Judicial separations pronounced by duration of marriage (yea


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2012 2013 2014 2015

Cases pending at the beginning of the year 109 209 119 82

Cases received during the year 582 393 335 226

No of cases where agreement has been recorded 171 172 120 81

No of cases purely and simply struck out/set aside 43 50 19 3

268 261 233 185

Cases outstanding at the end of the year 209 119 82 39

Table 1.10 - Civil cases at the Mediation Division of the Supreme Court, 2012 - 2015

No of cases referred back to court (Master & Registrar) to

be fixed

20


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3. INTERMEDIATE COURT

The total number of cases lodged at the Intermediate Court decreased by 5% to 3,163 in 2015

from 3,341 in 2014 resulting from drops of 8% in the number of civil cases and of 1% in thenumber of criminal cases.

Similarly, a decrease of 2% was noted in the total number of cases disposed of due to a fall of

7% in civil cases and a rise of 7% in criminal cases.

The number of cases outstanding dropped by 2% to 6,305 at the end of year 2015 from 6,422

for the same period in 2014.

Table 2.1 - Civil and criminal cases at the Intermediate Court, 2012 - 2015

Civil cases Criminal cases Total

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cases

pending at the beginning of

the year

2,502 4,264 4,273 4,212 1,385 1,733 2,140 2,210 3,887 5,997 6,413 6,422

Cases lodged 2,080 1,979 2,051 1,886 1,757 1,945 1,290 1,277 3,837 3,924 3,341 3,163

Cases disposed

of1,827 1,970 2,112 1,970 1,409 1,538 1,220 1,310 3,236 3,508 3,332 3,280

Cases

outstanding at

the end of the

year

3,106 4,273 4,212 4,128 1,733 2,140 2,210 2,177 4,839 6,413 6,422 6,305


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4. INDUSTRIAL COURT

The total number of cases lodged at the Industrial Court increased by 1% to 1,231 in 2015

from 1,215 in 2014. A rise of 6% was noted in civil cases against a fall of 17% in criminalcases.

An overall decrease of 6% was registered in the number of cases disposed of with a rise of 3%

in civil cases and a drop of 30% in criminal cases.

At the end of the year 2015, a physical count of the total number of cases showed that 1,117

cases (928 civil and 189 criminal) were outstanding, a rise of 2% over the 2014 figure of1,090.

Table 3.1 - Civil and criminal cases at the Industrial Court, 2012 - 2015

Civil cases Criminal cases Total

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cases pendingat the beginning

of the year

641 845 856 875 194 304 299 215 835 1,149 1,155 1,090

Cases lodged 922 939 952 1,013 259 244 263 218 1,181 1,183 1,215 1,231

Cases disposedof

803 928 933 960 199 249 347 244 1,002 1,177 1,280 1,204

Cases

outstanding atthe end of the

year

845 856 875 928 304 299 215 189 1,149 1,155 1,090 1,117


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5. BAIL & REMAND COURT

From 2014 to 2015, the number of cases lodged at the Bail and Remand Court (BRC)

increased by 6% from 3,905 to 4,148 whilst those disposed of showed a drop of 13% from

4,533 to 3,926. Compared to the end of year 2014, the number of cases outstanding at the end

of year 2015 rose by 19% to 1,384. Out of 1,754 applications received for bail hearing, 56%

were successful.

Table 4.1 - Cases at the Bail and Remand Court (BRC), 2014 & 2015

2014 2015

Cases pending at the beginning of the year 1,790 1,162

Cases lodged 3,905 4,148

Cases disposed of 4,533 3,926

Cases outstanding at the end of the year 1,162 1,384

Applications for bail hearing 2,108 1,754

Bail granted 1,113 978

6. WEEKEND COURT

The cases lodged at the Weekend Court fell by 5% to 1,319 in 2015 from 1,385 in 2014. Outof 1,319 cases lodged in 2015, there were police objection in 68% of them and detainees have

been released on parole in the remaining 32% of cases. Some 54 cases were fixed for bail

hearing with 26% being undefended and 7% being cases where bail was not granted.

Table 5.1 - Cases at the Weekend Court (WEC), 2014 & 2015

2014 2015

Cases lodged 1,385 1,319

Cases where detainees have been released on

parole475 425

Cases where there was police objection 910 894

Total cases fixed for bail hearing: Defended 28 40

Undefended 64 14

Total number of bail (after hearing): Granted 43 50

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7. DISTRICT COURTS

In 2015, about 43% of civil and criminal cases were lodged in urban areas. From 2014 to

2015, an increase was noted in the number of these cases across all the courts except for fallsof 19% in Port Louis (Division I), 7% in the District Court of Moka and 3% in the District

Court of Upper Plaines Wilhems. Among the rural areas, the District Court of Flacq registered

the largest number of cases lodged at 14,633 in 2015 (Table 6.1). The number of criminalcases lodged increased by 8% to 121,167 in 2015 from 112,291 in 2014. However, in 2015,

drops were noted at the District Courts of Moka (-7%) and Upper Plaines Wilhems (-2%)

(Table 6.2). From 2014 to 2015, an overall decrease of 12% was felt in the total number of

civil cases lodged from 7,093 to 6,209. This drop was observed across all District Courtsexcept for that of Black River whereby a rise of 2% was noted.

From 2014 to 2015, the total number of civil and criminal cases which were disposed of

decreased marginally to 123,755. A decrease of 12% was noted in civil cases from 7,281 to6,400 and a negligible increase in criminal cases from 116,862 to 117,355. The largest

number of cases disposed of in 2015 was recorded at the Division III of Port Louis District

Court. In 2015, despite a negligible rise in the total number of criminal cases disposed of, fallswere felt at the District Courts of Riviere du Rempart (-17%), Flacq (-17%) and

Pamplemousses (-12%) (Table 6.2). A decrease in the number of civil cases disposed of was

noted at all District Courts except for those of Black River, Moka and Port Louis (Division I)

(Table 6.3).

The number of cases lodged under plaint with summons dropped by 18% to 2,920 in 2015

from 3,541 in 2014. Similarly, those disposed of for the same period decreased by 13% to

3,179 from 3,675 (Table 6.4).

From 2014 to 2015, the number of cases under the Small Claim Procedure lodged and thosedisposed of showed respective falls of 16% to 1,041 and 10% to 1,032 (Table 6.5).

The number of cases lodged for State debts for the Island of Mauritius rose by 15% to 478 in

2015 from 416 in 2014 whilst for the same period, the cases disposed of showed a fall of 28%

to 395 in 2015 (Table 6.6).

Similarly, the number of cases lodged under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997decreased by 7% to 1,770 in 2015. More than half of them were lodged in the urban District

Courts and half of them came from the Lower Plaines Wilhems. Following in the same trend,

the number of cases disposed of also showed a fall of 6% to 1,794 in 2015 from 1,916 in 2014(Table 6.7).

From 2014 to 2015, the total number of applications received under the Protection from

Domestic Violence Act 1997 decreased by 6% from 1,895 to 1,774 with drops for Protection

Orders from 1,855 to 1,734, for Occupation Orders from 35 to 34 and no case for revocationin 2015. On the contrary, the applications received for tenancy increased from 4 in 2014 to 6

in 2015 (Table 6.8).

The applicants for Protection Orders among spouse/partner showed a drop of 12% to 1,387 in2015. Some 93% of them were females (Tables 6.9 & 6.10).


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Table 6.1 - Civil and criminal cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 201

Port Louis Division I 869 843 737 764 1,628 1,264 1,279 1,031 1,651 1,473 1,2

Port Louis Division II 3,802 3,538 2,778 2,805 9,250 12,583 9,567 10,627 7,720 13,343 9,5

Port Louis Division III 678 1,078 4,682 3,273 11,787 13,398 16,112 16,979 9,429 9,794 17,5

Pamplemousses1 2,878 2,641 3,083 2,569 12,741 18,567 12,674 12,760 12,688 18,120 13,5

Riviere du Rempart 3,553 5,490 4,131 3,160 12,360 11,785 11,473 11,991 11,654 14,762 12,4

Flacq 3,474 5,254 6,055 4,925 13,862 14,236 14,568 14,633 10,826 14,189 15,6

Moka 1,512 2,664 2,203 3,278 8,635 8,773 8,553 7,915 7,483 9,234 7,4

Lower Plaines Wilhems 1,856 2,414 3,326 1,886 14,916 15,171 10,744 14,122 14,317 14,259 12,1

Upper Plaines Wilhems 2,266 4,182 3,101 3,778 16,259 13,128 12,164 11,788 13,683 14,209 11,4

Grand Port 1,677 1,362 1,127 1,501 9,083 7,780 6,593 7,618 9,398 8,015 6,2

Savanne 1,617 1,837 2,210 1,302 7,242 6,508 5,647 5,954 6,849 6,135 6,5

Black River1 981 1,331 1,480 1,169 5,463 5,336 5,147 6,451 5,151 5,187 5,5

Rodrigues 306 572 305 510 5,244 3,941 4,863 5,507 4,897 4,208 4,6

Island of Mauritius 25,163 32,634 34,913 30,410 123,226 128,529 114,521 121,869 110,849 128,720 119,4

Republic of Mauritius 25,469 33,206 35,218 30,920 128,470 132,470 119,384 127,376 115,746 132,928 124,1

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Table 6.2 - Criminal cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2

Port Louis Division II 3,802 3,538 2,778 2,805 9,250 12,583 9,567 10,627 7,720 13,343 9,

Port Louis Division III 678 1,078 4,682 3,273 11,787 13,398 16,112 16,979 9,429 9,794 17,

Pamplemousses1 2,778 2,575 2,973 2,484 12,261 18,003 12,197 12,289 12,116 17,605 13,

Riviere du Rempart 3,482 5,450 4,040 3,076 12,032 11,396 11,063 11,652 11,294 14,424 12,

Flacq 3,336 5,133 5,948 4,781 13,361 13,693 13,945 14,040 10,301 13,632 15,

Moka 1,394 2,600 2,142 3,198 8,324 8,501 8,230 7,639 7,118 8,959 7,

Lower Plaines Wilhems 1,259 1,843 2 ,831 1 ,526 13,276 13,586 9,289 12,867 12,709 12,598 10,

Upper Plaines Wilhems 1,927 2,367 2,854 3,590 13,170 11,634 10,877 10,643 12,070 11,147 10,

Grand Port 1,419 1,280 1,001 1,402 8,515 7,270 6,137 7,231 8,654 7,549 5,

Savanne 1,519 1,809 2,145 1,261 6,940 6,253 5,436 5,777 6,477 5,917 6,

Black River1 927 1,296 1,439 1,085 5,100 5,006 4,773 6,070 4,778 4,863 5,

Rodrigues 164 516 251 472 5,011 3,736 4,665 5,353 4,659 4,001 4,

Island of Mauritius 22,521 28,969 32,833 28,481 114,016 121,323 107,626 115,814 102,666 119,831 112,

Republic of Mauritius 22,685 29,485 33,084 28,953 119,027 125,059 112,291 121,167 107,325 123,832 116,




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Table 6.3 - Civil cases1 at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 201

Port Louis Division I 869 843 737 764 1,628 1,264 1,279 1,031 1,651 1,473 1,25

Pamplemousses2 100 66 110 85 480 564 477 471 572 515 52

Riviere du Rempart 71 40 91 84 328 389 410 339 360 338 41

Flacq 138 121 107 144 501 543 623 593 525 557 58

Moka 118 64 61 80 311 272 323 276 365 275 30

Lower Plaines Wilhems 597 571 495 360 1,640 1,585 1,455 1,255 1,608 1,661 1,59

Upper Plaines Wilhems 339 1,815 247 188 3,089 1,494 1,287 1,145 1,613 3,062 1,34

Grand Port 258 82 126 99 568 510 456 387 744 466 48

Savanne 98 28 65 41 302 255 211 177 372 218 23

Black River 54 35 41 84 363 330 374 381 373 324 33

Rodrigues 142 56 54 38 233 205 198 154 238 207 21






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Table 6.4 - Plaint with summons (civil) cases at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Port Louis Division I 1,359 918 860 724 1,410 1,179 817 941

Pamplemousses 170 289 188 269 272 259 222 265

Riviere du Rempart 157 146 168 138 166 113 175 136

Flacq 243 303 363 201 261 298 337 213

Moka 140 91 107 109 130 107 81 130

Lower Plaines Wilhems 1,023 938 716 605 1,093 988 885 653

Upper Plaines Wilhems 616 690 507 395 615 826 538 336

Grand Port 245 216 251 112 347 212 228 145

Savanne 113 143 112 48 116 124 120 71

Black River 176 178 129 210 181 166 115 189

Rodrigues 160 128 140 109 162 131 157 100

Island of Mauritius 4,242 3,912 3,401 2,811 4,591 4,272 3,518 3,079

Republic of Mauritius 4,402 4,040 3,541 2,920 4,753 4,403 3,675 3,179

Table 6.5 - Small Claim Procedure at the District Courts, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Port Louis Division I 107 115 148 76 96 85 153 85

Pamplemousses 102 87 138 80 87 60 141 92


Flacq 85 82 114 240 102 88 105 160

Moka 81 112 113 89 147 92 137 85

Lower Plaines Wilhems 126 127 193 106 111 146 107 193


Grand Port 264 104 101 86 325 122 87 73

Savanne 172 73 77 63 239 60 90 55

Black River 99 68 118 69 113 73 100 73

Rodrigues 13 3 3 - 17 3 2 1

Island of Mauritius 1,231 958 1,238 1,041 1,435 929 1,140 1,031

Republic of Mauritius 1,244 961 1,241 1,041 1,452 932 1,142 1,032

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Lower Plaines Wilhems 75 - - - 1 49 25 -

Upper Plaines Wilhems 2,178 493 416 378 737 1,862 464 312

Grand Port - 112 - 59 - 53 59 51

Savanne - - - 41 - - - 32

Island of Mauritius 2,253 605 416 478 738 1,964 548 395

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Port Louis Division I 162 231 271 231 145 209 282 244

Pamplemousses 208 188 151 122 213 196 160 112


Flacq 173 158 146 152 162 171 144 152

Moka 90 69 103 78 88 76 86 94

Lower Plaines Wilhems 416 520 546 544 403 478 573 575


Grand Port 59 78 104 130 72 79 109 124

Savanne 17 39 22 25 17 34 25 25

Black River 88 84 127 102 79 85 116 104

Rodrigues 60 74 55 45 59 73 55 45

Island of Mauritius 1,484 1,731 1,840 1,725 1,419 1,724 1,861 1,749

Republic of Mauritius 1,544 1,805 1,895 1,770 1,478 1,797 1,916 1,794


Table 6.6 - State debts cases at the District Courts1, 2012 - 2015


1State debts cases not available/lodged at other District Courts

Table 6.7 - Cases under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997 at the

District Courts, 2012 - 2015

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2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Applications received 1,855 1,734 35 34 4 6 1

Interim Orders issued 1,772 1,603 6 6 1 1 -

Orders issued 1,025 1,061 9 9 1 1 -

Applications withdrawn/set aside/struck

out/dismissed 860 700 16 19 3 4 2

Cases where parties have been ordered to

attend counselling sessions61 19 .. .. .. .. ..

.. Not applicable

Figures for applications received/orders issued are not necessarily comparable to cases lodged/disposed of (table 6.7) due to applications made for di

more than one person in a case

Table 6.8 - Breakdown by type of Orders under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997 at the D

2014 & 2015

Orders

Protection Occupation Tenancy Revoca

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2014 2015 2014 2015

Applications received 1,581 1,387 274 347

Interim Orders issued 1,522 1,286 250 317

Orders issued 893 869 132 192


out/dismissed 751 560 109 140


attend counselling sessions59 19 2 -

Table 6.9 - Breakdown of Protection Orders under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 1997 at the

2014 & 2015

Spouse/partnerOther persons living under

the same roof

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Male Female Total Male Female Total M

Applications received 92 1,295 1,387 101 246 347 1

Interim Orders issued 71 1,215 1,286 90 227 317 1

Orders issued 43 826 869 50 142 192


out/dismissed 54 506 560 37 103 140


attend counselling sessions- 19 19 - - -

Table 6.10 - Breakdown by sex of Protection Orders under the Protection from Domestic Violence Act 19

District Courts, 2015

Spouse/partnerOther persons living under

the same roof

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20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

Lodged Disposed of Outstanding


Figure 6.1a - Total cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding at the

District Courts, Republic of Mauritius, 2014 & 2015

2014

2015

1,000

4,000

7,000

10,000

13,000

16,000

19,000


Figure 6.1b - Civil and criminal cases disposed of by District Courts,

2014 & 2015

2014

2015


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8. CASES (CIVIL AND CRIMINAL) IN THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS

The number of cases lodged in the Republic of Mauritius increased by 6% to 141,164 in 2015

from 133,423 in 2014 with a rise of 8% for criminal cases and a drop of 6% for civil cases.

Similarly, in 2015, for the Island of Rodrigues, a rise of 15% was noted in criminal cases to

5,353 whilst a fall of 22% to 154 was noted for civil cases.

Conversely, for the same period, the total number of cases disposed of decreased slightly by 1%

resulting from a drop of 10% in civil cases to 18,815 and a marginal increase to 119,105 in

criminal cases.

At the end of year 2015, a physical count of the total number of outstanding cases was 50,270

with 35,374 for criminal and 14,896 for civil cases, a rise of 8% over the 2014 figure of 46,565

(Tables 7.1 - 7.3).


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Table 7.1 - Total cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014

Supreme Court 9,145 8,744 10,023 8,594 9,253 9,617 9,483 9,394 8,468 8,338 10,912

Appeal cases 943 860 765 539 370 369 329 303 453 464 555

Other cases 8,202 7,884 9,258 8,055 8,883 9,248 9,154 9,091 8,015 7,874 10,357

Intermediate Court 3,887 5,997 6,413 6,422 3,837 3,924 3,341 3,163 3,236 3,508 3,332

Industrial Court 835 1,149 1,155 1,090 1,181 1,183 1,215 1,231 1,002 1,177 1,280

District Courts1 25,163 32,634 34,913 30,410 123,226 128,529 114,521 121,869 110,849 128,720 119,485

Court of Rodrigues 306 572 305 510 5,244 3,941 4,863 5,507 4,897 4,208 4,658



1

Cases pending at the beginning of year 2015 revised in light of physical count carried out at the end of the year 2015


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Table 7.2 - Total criminal cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014

Supreme Court 435 431 319 241 220 190 188 198 224 302 266

Appeal cases 423 400 284 205 186 158 149 163 209 274 228

Other cases 12 31 35 36 34 32 39 35 15 28 38

Intermediate Court 1,385 1,733 2,140 2,210 1,757 1,945 1,290 1,277 1,409 1,538 1,220

Industrial Court 194 304 299 215 259 244 263 218 199 249 347

District Courts1 22,521 28,969 32,833 28,481 114,016 121,323 107,626 115,814 102,666 119,831 112,418

Court of Rodrigues 164 516 251 472 5,011 3,736 4,665 5,353 4,659 4,001 4,444

Island of Mauritius 24,535 31,437 35,591 31,147 1 16,252 123,702 109,367 117,507 1 04,498 121,920 114,251


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Table 7.3 - Total civil cases, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014

Supreme Court 8,710 8,313 9,704 8,353 9,033 9,427 9,295 9,196 8,244 8,036 10,646

Appeal cases 520 460 481 334 184 211 180 140 244 190 327

Other cases 8,190 7,853 9,223 8,019 8,849 9,216 9,115 9,056 8,000 7,846 10,319

Intermediate Court 2,502 4,264 4,273 4,212 2 ,080 1,979 2,051 1,886 1 ,827 1,970 2,112

Industrial Court 641 845 856 875 922 939 952 1,013 803 928 933

District Courts1 2,642 3,665 2,080 1,929 9,210 7,206 6,895 6,055 8,183 8,889 7,067

Court of Rodrigues 142 56 54 38 233 205 198 154 238 207 214



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40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000



Figure 7.1 - Total cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding,


2014

2015

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000


N u

m b e r o f c a s e s

Figure 7.2 - Total criminal cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding,


2014

2015

14,000

15,000

16,000

17,000

18,000

19,000

20,000

21,000

22,000



Figure 7.3 - Total civil cases lodged, disposed of and outstanding,


2014

2015


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9. CRIME STATISTICS

9.1 Summary of criminal offences disposed of

In 82% (118,007) of the 144,290 criminal offences disposed of in 2015, the defendants were proven guilty and sentenced; while 18% of the offences were acquitted or non-adjudicated

(Figure 8.2).

The Court of Rodrigues has the highest percentage (95%) of offences proven guilty followed by

the Supreme Court (94%) and the Industrial Court (87%).

Only 3,530 (3%) of the offences proven guilty were sentenced to Custodial Orders, i.e. the

persons were detained in an institution to serve their sentences. For the majority (97%) of these

offences, the defendants were either sentenced to pay fines or to serve Community

Service/Probation Orders (Non-Custodial Orders).

Some 94% of the sentences pronounced (proven guilty) at the Supreme Court followed by 37%

at the Intermediate Court were Custodial Orders. Conversely, all the sentences pronounced at the

Industrial Court and 98% of those pronounced at the District Courts were Non-Custodial Orders.

9.2 Convicted offences

The overall convicted offences increased by 2% to 118,007 in 2015 from 115,348 in 2014

(Table 8.3). This rise is due to main increases in sexual offences (+16%), property offences

(+6%), drug offences (+4%) and road traffic contraventions (+3%).

From 2014 to 2015, the rise in convicted sexual offences was mainly due to an increase in

‘solicits/importunes another person for immoral purpose’ from 9 to 17.

Similarly, the main increase in convicted property offences was due to rises in fraud and

dishonesty (+27%) from 731 to 928 and theft (+5%) from 3,282 to 3,451.

About 76% of the criminal offences disposed of in the Republic of Mauritius in 2015 were road

traffic contraventions. In addition to the 89,917 contraventions convicted in 2015 as shown in

Table 8.3, more road traffic contraventions were paid via fixed penalty notices. These are

directly paid to cash offices and are not considered as offences lodged and disposed of at court.However, if the contravened is not agreeable to pay the fine, then a case is lodged.


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20142 2015 2014 2015 2014

2 2015

Homicide and related offences 133 139 4 1 137 140

Intentional homicide (committed) 16 20 - 1 16 21

Intentional homicide (attempted) 1 - - - 1 -

Non intentional homicide 116 119 4 - 120 119

Assault and related offences 7,035 7,354 279 185 7,314 7,539

Sexual offences 239 357 20 7 259 364

Property offences 7,972 8,755 228 149 8,200 8,904

Fraud and dishonesty 909 1,187 6 19 915 1,206

Embezzlement 321 277 1 10 322 287

Theft 3,587 3,851 167 85 3,754 3,936

Automobile theft 1 1 - - 1 1

Robbery 1,258 1,391 63 20 1,321 1,411

Burglary 365 470 17 16 382 486

Other theft 1,963 1,989 87 49 2,050 2,038

Other property offences 3,155 3,440 54 35 3,209 3,475

Drug offences 2,355 2,329 58 149 2,413 2,478

Road traffic contraventions3 93,987 97,606 4,433 4,755 98,420 102,361

Other contraventions 6,783 4,985 295 225 7,078 5,210

Other offences 14,094 17,135 157 159 14,251 17,294

Total 132,598 138,660 5,474 5,630 138,072 144,290

2Revised

3Exclude figures on fixed penalty notice

Table 8.1 - Criminal offences1 disposed of according to United Nations classification of

offences (broad categories), Republic of Mauritius, 2014 & 2015

Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius

1An offence may involve one or more persons

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Table 8.2 - Criminal offences1 disposed of by courts and outcome of judgment, Republic of Mauritius, 2014

2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Supreme Court 1 2 35 32 - - 4 2 -

Industrial Court 51 32 - - - - 393 216 3

Intermediate Court 1,569 1,761 1,169 1,108 - 1 1,490 984 879

District Courts: 21,103 24,488 1,893 2,307 127 82 107,525 110,291 1,830

Port Louis Div II 1,154 1,960 106 335 11 11 10,329 9,883 167

Port Louis Div III 3,795 3,795 107 187 4 7 11,947 12,990 150

Pamplemousses 588 618 194 379 7 19 15,241 14,135 248

Riviere du Rempart 2,588 3,063 49 133 3 1 10,231 9,676 112

Flacq3

2,137 2,923 117 239 6 5 14,199 12,455 233

Moka 1,306 1,626 62 115 9 2 6,989 7,761 77

Lower Plaines Wilhems 2,846 2,516 512 346 65 21 8,796 10,319 243

Upper Plaines Wilhems 1,996 2,838 91 148 3 2 9,107 9,919 163

Grand Port 812 1,433 404 108 5 2 5,529 7,438 67

Savanne 1,197 1,808 79 152 3 3 6,402 5,958 98

Black River 2,073 1,619 89 115 9 9 4,004 4,694 245

Rodrigues 611 289 83 50 2 - 4,751 5,063 27

Island of Mauritius 22,113 25,994 3,014 3,397 125 83 104,661 106,430 2,685

Republic of Mauritius 22,724 26,283 3,097 3,447 127 83 109,412 111,493 2,712

ImprisonmentRYC, CYC & other

institutionsFine

Probation, Comm

Service, Conditi

Absolute Disch


2Acquitted means dismissed and non-adjudicated means struck out and Nolle Prosequi

3Revised (data for year 2014)

Acquitted & non-

adjudicated2

Convictions by penalty imposed

4 1


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Figure 8.2 - Summary of criminal offences disposed of, Republic of Mauritius, 201

1 An offence may involve one or more persons2 Acquitted means dismissed and non-adjudicated means struck out & Nolle Prosequi3 Custodial Orders comprise imprisonment and detention in Rehabilitation & Correctional Youth Centres

4 2

District Courts

(Island of

Mauritius)

133,599

(93%)

Criminal offences1

disposed of

144,290

(100%)

Intermediate Court

4,775

(3%)

Industrial Court

250

(negligible)

Supreme Court

(exclude appeal cases)

36

(negligible)

Acquitted &

non-

adjudicated2

2

(6%)

Proven

guilty

34

(94%)

Acquitted &

non-

adjudicated2

32

(13%)

Proven

guilty

218

(87%)

Acquitted &

non-

adjudicated2

1,761

(37%)

Proven

guilty

3,014

(63%)

Acquitted &

non-

adjudicated2

24,199

(18%)

Proven

guilty

109,400

(82%)

CustodialOrders3

32

(94%)

Non -Custodial

Orders

2(6%)

CustodialOrders3

Nil

Non -Custodial

Orders

218

(100%)

CustodialOrders3

1,109

(37%)

Non -Custodial

Orders

1,905

(63%)

CustodialOrders3

2,339

(2%)

Cu

O

10

(


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2014 2015 20142 2015 2014

2 2015 20142 2015 2014

Homicide and related offences 46 41 - - 60 32 - - 1

Intentional homicide (committed) 14 17 - - - - - - -

Murder 6 4 - - - - - - -

Manslaughter 8 13 - - - - - - -

Abortion - - - - - - - - -

Intentional homicide (attempted) 1 - - - - - - - -

Attempted murder 1 - - - - - - - -

Non intentional homicide 31 24 - - 60 32 - - 1

Wounds and blows causing death without

intention to kill30 22 - - 1 - - - -

Involuntary homicide 1 2 - - 59 32 - - 1

Assault and related offences3 74 94 3 - 2,750 2,615 95 69 25

Assault causing loss of eye and limbs - - - - - - - - -

Simple assaults/wounds & blows 40 48 3 - 2,543 2,387 88 66 12

Assault causing sickness or incapacity for personal labour for > 20 days

9 7 - - 53 20 3 - 10

Assault against an agent of Civil Authority 15 15 - - 138 183 1 1 1

Assault with corrosive substance - 8 - - 2 3 - - -

Assault with premeditation 10 16 - - 14 22 3 2 2

Table 8.3 - Convicted offences1 according to United Nations classification of offences, Republic of Ma

OffencesImprisonment

RYC, CYC &

other

Institutions

Fine ProbationCommu

Servi

4 3


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2014 2015 20142 2015 2014

2 2015 20142 2015 2014 201

Sexual offences 51 48 - 3 19 32 4 7 20 20

Rape 9 2 - - - - - - - -

Sodomy 9 3 - - - - - 2 1

Attempt upon chastity 19 4 - 3 - 3 4 - 4

Sexual intercourse with minor under 16; with

handicapped person; with specified person11 14 - - 2 2 - 1 12 2

Solicits/importunes another person for

immoral purpose1 - - - 5 17 - - 1 -

Sexual offences other 2 2 - - 12 6 - 4 2

Child Protection Act (CPA) -

Causing child to be sexually abused;accessing to a brothel; and engaging in

prostitution

* 23 * - * 4 * - *

Property offences 1,545 1,926 25 33 2,014 1,921 181 164 239 366

Fraud and dishonesty 162 310 - 1 390 325 11 14 47 104

Forgery 47 46 - - 117 94 - - 33 5

Swindling 47 170 - - 33 23 1 - 3 12

Making use of forged document 2 7 - - 19 16 - - 2

Swearing false affidavit 3 - - - 2 3 - - - -

Impersonation - - - - 3 1 - - - -Counterfeiting bank notes/ possession/

uttering of counterfeit bank notes3 21 - - 4 9 - - -

Forgery of passport/making use of forged

passport1 5 - - 11 3 - - - -

Extortion - 1 - - - - - - - -

Table 8.3 (cont'd) - Convicted offences1 according to United Nations classification of offences, Republic of Ma


RYC, CYC &

other InstitutionsFine Probation

Community

Service

4

4


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2014 2015 20142 2015 2014

2 2015 20142 2015 2014

Giving false evidence - 1 - - 6 6 - - -

Issuing cheque without provision 28 40 - - 146 123 8 11 3

Demanding money or property by threat of

false accusation4 6 - 1 1 4 - - 2

Usurping public function 3 3 - - 3 - - - -

Fraud and dishonesty other 22 7 - - 45 43 2 3 4

-

Bribery by Public Official - - - - - - - - -

Bribery of Public Official 1 3 - - - - - - -

Other offences under POCA 1 - - - - - - - -

Embezzlement 45 26 - - 70 68 5 5 34

Theft 1,228 1,490 24 30 816 846 146 99 132

Automobile theft - - - - 1 1 - - -

Robbery 478 586 11 15 116 153 61 25 60

Larceny armed with offensive weapon 34 36 - 1 3 12 - - 1

Larceny with violence by night breaking

8 8 - - 1 3 - - 1

Larceny with aggravating

circumstances/violence (including

upon minors/handicapped persons,

etc.)

59 108 2 4 18 18 6 4 4

Larceny by two or more individuals 328 373 8 7 87 112 47 19 53

Larceny on public road 49 61 1 3 7 8 8 2 1

Offences under Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA)

Table 8.3 (cont'd) - Convicted offences1 according to United Nations classification of offences, Repu


RYC, CYC &

other

Institutions

Fine ProbationCom

Ser

4 5


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2014 2015 20142 2015 2014

2 2015 20142 2015 2014 2

Burglary 210 269 11 4 27 48 10 9 18

Larceny by night breaking 86 113 7 - 7 8 2 2 4

Larceny (day) breaking 20 33 - 4 4 3 - 2 2

Larceny scaling 104 123 4 - 16 37 8 5 12

Other theft (excluding automobile theft) 540 635 2 11 672 644 75 65 54

Larceny by servant or any person in

receipt of wages 20 39 - - 28 41 36 17 16

Other simple larcenies 459 527 1 7 617 572 34 41 34

Attempt at larceny 61 69 1 4 27 31 5 7 4

Other property offences 110 100 1 2 738 682 19 46 26

Damages to property 20 5 - - 483 466 5 10 4

Receiving and possession of stolen

property90 93 1 2 254 215 14 36 22

Arson - 2 - - 1 1 - - -

Table 8.3 (cont'd) - Convicted offences1 according to United Nations classification of offences, Republic


RYC, CYC &

other

Institutions

Fine ProbationCommun

Service

4 6


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2014 2015 20142 2015 2014

2 2015 20142 2015 2014

Drug offences 194 193 - - 2,041 2,131 2 3 7

Road traffic contraventions4 96 148 - - 87,522 89,652 - 6 91

Other contraventions 8 16 - - 5,500 3,453 8 74 3

Other offences 1,083 981 99 47 9,506 11,657 32 35 102

of which offences under:

Environment Protection Act 1 1 - - 601 774 - - -

Food Act & Public Health Act - - - - 681 1,511 - - -

Local Government Act 1 - - - 853 1,398 - - 10

Protection from Domestic Violence Act 44 39 - - 250 291 4 1 3

Total 3,097 3,447 127 83 109,412 111,493 322 358 488


2

Revised 3'Assault causing effusion of blood' reclassified under 'assault against an agent of Civil Authority'

4Exclude figures on fixed penalty notice

*Not collected separately

Table 8.3 (cont'd) - Convicted offences1 according to United Nations classification of offences, Republi


RYC, CYC &

other

institutions

Fine ProbationComm

Servi

4 7


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Offences

Div II Div III

Homicide and related

offences4 1 - 1 2 1 6 - - - -

Intentional homicide(committed)

- - - - - - - - - -

Non intentional homicide 1 - 1 2 1 6 - - - -

Assault and related offences 291 177 377 368 387 194 275 251 238 149

Sexual offences 6 4 1 4 5 - 7 10 6 2

Property offences 379 379 686 364 372 260 198 546 378 182

Fraud and dishonesty 40 51 57 37 35 15 5 32 58 15

Embezzlement 6 9 22 17 8 7 9 23 13 4

Theft 262 243 447 218 237 186 126 405 238 120

Automobile theft - - - - 1 - - - - -

Robbery 84 92 158 74 75 47 37 104 71 24

Burglary 23 14 70 22 23 27 7 53 22 13

Other theft 155 137 219 122 138 112 82 248 145 83

Other property offences 71 76 160 92 92 52 58 86 69 43

Drug offences 496 137 144 51 62 135 51 224 235 49

Road traffic contraventions5 7,464 10,420 12,757 8,266 9,296 6,346 4,694 8,046 7,353 6,706

Other contraventions 221 218 90 280 1,011 160 415 367 166 248

Other offences 1,560 1,961 768 691 1,827 533 568 1,446 1,811 644

Total 10,418 13,296 14,824 10,026 12,961 7,634 6,208 10,890 10,187 7,980

2SC stands for Supreme Court

Table 8.4 - Convicted offences1 by court and according to United Nations classification of offenc


Port Louis Pample-

mousses

Riv. du

RempartFlacq

Grand

PortSavanne

Rose-

HillCurepipe Moka


4 No case for intentional homicide (attempted) in 2015 5Exclude figures on fixed penalty notice

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Drug offences 2012 2013 20141 2015

Heroin 284 401 303 486

Importation 11 27 15 6

Dealing 3 12 40 15

Possession (heroin & articles) 270 256 207 407

Consumption * 106 29 50

Other * * 12 8

Gandia 510 778 1,004 1,129

Importation 2 - 7 22

Cultivation 14 78 91 129

Dealing 2 2 25 87

Possession (gandia & articles) 492 567 678 656

Consumption * 131 182 187

Other * * 21 48

Other drugs 1,600 1,243 957 748

Importation 1 22 7 6

Dealing 33 17 267 114

Possession (drugs & articles) 728 654 414 452

Consumption 410 178 121 68

Other 428 372 148 108

Total 2,394 2,422 2,264 2,363

1Revised

*Not collected separately

Table 8.5 - Drug offences convicted by type, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2015

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10. THE LEGAL AID UNIT

During the year 2015, for the Republic of Mauritius, some 3,184 applications for legal assistance

were received, of which 3,132 were for civil cases. The number of legal aid recipients at the

Supreme Court decreased by nearly 24% to 1,890 in 2015 from 2,472 in 2014. There were 1,715recipients in 2015 with respect to matrimonial cases, 123 for other civil suits and 52 for criminalcases (Table 9.1).

Nearly Rs 1,2 Million were spent for the year 2015 with respect to legal aid in the Republic ofMauritius compared to the 2014 figure of Rs 1,1 Million.

11.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE JUDICIARY

For the first semester of 2015, the revenue collected (at the various courts of the Island of

Mauritius and Island of Rodrigues) stood at around Rs 116 Million (provisional) (Table 10.1).

For the same period, the expenditure of the Judiciary for the Republic of Mauritius was estimated

at around Rs 246 Million (provisional) with 96% for actual recurrent expenditure (Rs 235Million) and the rest (4%) for capital expenditure (Rs 11 Million).


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2012 2013 2014 2015

Civil

Received 4,788 6,317 3,498 3,132

of which matrimonial 4,707 6,024 3,175 2,985

Granted 1,985 2,279 2,430 1,838

of which matrimonial 1,879 2,140 2,272 1,715

Criminal1

Received & granted 21 19 42 52

985,995 1,589,687 1,144,375 1,179,968

2012 2013 2014January to June

2015

Fines 255,553,758 277,466,327 294,655,628 93,039,442

Other 2 53,630,312 50,357,032 46,167,681 23,008,493

Total 309,184,070 327,823,359 340,823,309 116,047,935

2012 2013 2014January to June

2015

Capital1 1,007,046 30,719,139 26,897,557 10,982,033

Recurrent 345,068,522 424,662,702 459,169,282 234,519,674

Total 346,075,568 455,381,841 486,066,839 245,501,707

Source: The Judiciary & Central Administration, Rodrigues (Finance Unit) and Court of Rodrigues

2Other includes court, ushers and other miscellaneous fees

Table 9.1 - Legal aid assistance - applications received, services granted and amount paid -


Amount paid (Rupees)

Table 10.1 - Revenue collected from courts, Republic of Mauritius,

2012 - 2014 & January to June 2015

Table 10.2 - Expenditure of the Judiciary, Republic of Mauritius, 2012 - 2014 &

January to June 2015

1Refers to Island of Mauritius

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Male Female Total Male Female Total

Chief Justice 1 - 1 1 - 1

Senior Puisne Judge 1 - 1 1 - 1

Puisne Judge 11 8 19 9 9 18

Judge in Bankruptcy & Master and Registrar 1 - 1 1 - 1

Deputy Master and Registrar & Judge in Bankruptcy - 1 1 - 1 1

President, Intermediate Court (Civil & Criminal sides)

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