Gayoom seeks to stay court battle for control of PPM

Gayoom has asked the civil court to halt a lawsuit over control of PPM, filed by MPs loyal to Yameen, until September when he returns from a private trip abroad.

Court threatens to hold AG in contempt

The civil court has threatened to hold Attorney General Mohamed Anil in contempt after his office decided to appeal a judgment that barred former Haveeru staff from working for any other media organisation for two years.

State to appeal ‘unlawful’ work ban on ex-Haveeru staff

The state believes a civil court order barring former Haveeru staff from working at any other media organisation for two years is unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid, and cannot be enforced, the attorney general’s office said.

Court bars former Haveeru staff from working for new paper

“We will jobless for the next two years. This is an absolute violation of our fundamental rights, our right to work anywhere we want. This is part of the government’s continuing crackdown on the press,” said assistant editor Ali Naafiz.

Court rejects lawsuit over delayed verdicts for May Day protesters

The civil court rejected Sunday a lawsuit filed by three May Day protesters against the criminal court’s “unreasonable” delays in delivering a verdict five months after hearings concluded.

STO ordered to reinstate unfairly dismissed manager

The State Trading Organisation dismissed Ashraf Ali, then-general manager of the administrative department, on December 4, 2013 after the company’s board decided to dissolve his department and merge it with the human resources department.

Man in marriage scam ordered to pay German woman €26,411

The lawsuit, thought to be the second case of its kind in the Maldives, was filed against Hassan Ali of Addu City, with Marion Arndt claiming she had transferred the money on a marriage proposal.

Court blocks Haveeru staff from registering new paper

Judge Haleem ordered Haveeru’s founder, management and staff not to “commit any act that could impair Haveeru’s archive, property, news, information, photo, video, money, all its resources, and any other item under Haveeru’s ownership”.

Court order sought to prevent Haveeru staff from registering new paper

The battle for the Maldives’ oldest newspaper, Haveeru Daily, took a new twist on Thursday, with the paper’s new shareholders requesting a stay order to prevent its founder and staff from registering or operating a new paper.

Prosecutor, ex-criminal court registrar appointed as judges

The judicial watchdog has appointed a public prosecutor involved in the prosecution of high-profile politicians and a former court registrar to the criminal court.

Court halts publication of Haveeru newspaper

The civil court has issued an order halting the publication of local daily Haveeru pending the outcome of a dispute over the ownership of the Maldives’ oldest newspaper. However, Haveeru Online version will continue to publish as the injunction only applies to the newspaper.

Court to hear Adeeb’s complaint of discriminatory treatment after talks fail

The civil court will formally hear a complaint by detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over discriminatory treatment in police custody after the police refused to settle the dispute out of court.

Court refuses to enforce UN human rights panel ruling on Nasheed

The civil court has thrown out a petition by former President Mohamed Nasheed requesting his immediate release in line with a UN human rights panel ruling. The court claimed it had no jurisdiction, according to lawyers.

Police officer, accused of being accomplice to rape, compensated for dismissal

A court has ordered the police to pay more than MVR800,000 (US$56,420) in damages to an officer who was dismissed in 2010 on a charge of being an accomplice to the rape of a woman.

Ex-president brought to Malé

Former President Mohamed Nasheed was brought to Malé this afternoon to attend a dispute resolution meeting at the civil court in a lawsuit filed by his brother against the prisons authority over denial of visiting rights. Ahmed Nazim Sattar had sued the Maldives Correctional Services over what he contends was an arbitrary decision to limit Nasheed’s weekly family visits to his parents, wife and children.

Criminal court chief judge sues army for MVR5m

The Chief Judge of the criminal court, Abdulla Mohamed, is suing the Maldives army for his detention is January 2012. He is seeking MVR5million (US$324,254) in compensation.

Courts unlikely to clear backlog by Supreme Court deadline

It now appears unlikely that Maldives courts will be able to clear long- pending cases when the one-month period imposed by the Supreme Court expires on September 12.

Judicial watchdog tight-lipped on suspension of civil court judge

The watchdog Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Civil Court Judge Mariyam Nihayath indefinitely, but has declined to reveal details of the complaint.

Gasim’s Villa denied stay order in court battle

Civil Court rejects Nazim’s defamation case against police chief