Civil Court
Bank of Maldives loses bid to withhold information from corruption probe
The civil court refused to grant a stay order.
29 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
Court warns of judgment in absentia in Sealife apartment scam
Sealife owes US$12 million to 258 people who paid booking fees and advance payments.
04 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
Umar Naseer’s passport confiscated
The former home minister wants to run for president.
23 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Judge hears record 153 cases in one day
Civil Court Judge Mohamed Haleem scheduled a record 160 cases Thursday, heard 153 cases and delivered judgments in 66 cases.
29 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Gayoom’s secretary-general pays MVR85k fine for contempt of court
Aleem was fined after a five-judge panel decided that he contravened a civil court ruling that stripped Gayoom of his powers as the elected leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives.
08 May 2017, 9:00 AM
High court rules against Gasim’s Villa in resort lease dispute
Gasim had predicted that the high court would rule against Villa. “It looks like a big wave is building, looks like they are going to freeze all the accounts of Villa Shipping company again,” he said Sunday night.
22 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Judiciary denies closing high court northern branch after transferring staff to Malé
The department of judicial administration insisted that the northern branch on the island of Kulhudhufushi has not been shut down due to budget constraints. The judiciary was mandated to set up the branch by legal changes approved more than two years ago.
26 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Utility companies sue to recover millions lost in currency exchange scam
The State Electricity Company and Fenaka Corporation paid MVR20 million to Sharu Launch Services to buy dollars but cheques issued by the speedboat transfer company bounced.
16 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Court delays local council elections
The civil court ordered the elections commission to postpone January’s local council elections, citing the ruling party’s inability to prepare for polls in the wake of a bitter leadership dispute.
02 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
PPM wins legal bid to extend voter registration deadline
The civil court has ordered the elections commission to indefinitely extend the re-registration period for January’s local council elections pending a judgment on the ruling party’s request to delay the polls by two months.
21 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen faction seeks court order to delay council elections
As the party’s database, membership registry, and other important documents are missing, the PPM will face “irreparable damage” if the polls take place as scheduled on January 14, reads the case summary.
20 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Gayoom launches fresh legal bid to retake ruling party
Gayoom is petitioning the civil court asking it to invalidate Yameen’s usurpation of the authority of the party’s elected leader.
10 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
High court to hear appeal over PPM leadership dispute
A civil court ruling that stripped former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of his powers as the elected leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives has been appealed by a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen
20 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen loyalists take court action to remove Gayoom from PPM leadership
PPM descends into open warfare as Yameen loyalists seek court action to remove Gayoom from the party’s leadership, after successfully petitioning the elections commission to strike off his son’s name from its registry
15 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Ports company ordered to buy diesel exclusively from MPs’ company
The civil court granted the temporary order pending a judgment in a lawsuit filed by Meridiam Services, which claims the Maldives Ports Limited is buying diesel from other suppliers in breach of an agreement signed last April.
11 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Court ruling threatens to halve MDP’s membership and state funding
The civil court has ruled against an MDP petition that sought to overturn the retroactive application of a requirement for fingerprinted forms for political party membership, threatening to reduce the party’s membership and state funding by half
05 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Court throws out one of two challenges filed against work ban on Haveeru staff
The dismissal came after the lawyer representing Haveeru’s former staff failed to turn up to a hearing. Husnu Suood, a former attorney general, had failed to inform the court that he would be out of town.
04 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Bid to prevent relocation of Malé’s ancient mosque rejected
The civil court has rejected a bid by heritage campaigners to prevent the relocation of a 200-year-old mosque from the capital city Malé to a southern island
04 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Court orders reinstatement of ex-president’s bodyguard
The civil court ordered the defence ministry on Monday to reinstate a senior military officer who was unfairly dismissed in the wake of President Abdulla Yameen’s inauguration in November 2013. Sergeant Major Naushad Ali was among nine high-ranking officers fired over accusations of sowing discord within the military ahead of the 2013 presidential election.
20 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
High court hears challenge to work ban on ex Haveeru staff
The civil court ruling, which prohibits all former Haveeru employees from working at any other news outlet for two years, is unconstitutional and will amount to forced labour, attorneys said
24 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
