High Court
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
Court throws out lawsuit challenging new call for candidates for local councils
The appellate court threw out the petition by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party after its lawyer Anas Abdul Sattar failed to turn up to a hearing on Monday.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Concern over investor confidence after appeals court approves seizure of Villa properties
The high court has ruled the government’s seizure of two lagoons leased to Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group lawful in a verdict that critics claim was politically motivated and would affect investor confidence in the Maldives.
01 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Police institution not liable for unlawful arrest, high court rules
The ruling came after the police appealed a civil court’s judgment that declared Sabra Noordeen’s arrest unlawful, unwarranted, and an “abuse of power.” The high court overturned the lower court order for the police to apologise in writing and to erase the record of her arrest.
26 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Under pressure: Yameen accused of targeting business owned by MPs loyal to Gayoom
Yameen is being accused of cracking down on businesses owned by lawmakers loyal to his half-brother, following a renewed bid by the government to seize properties from Gasim’s Villa Group and Saleem’s Red Wave company, and the cancellation of a lucrative contract awarded to a third lawmaker.
08 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
High court rules in favour of Yameen in ruling party leadership row
The civil court was right to seize control from Gayoom due to “extraordinary circumstances” arising from the 78-year-old’s refusal to convene the party’s governing council and sacking of his deputy, the appellate court found.
24 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Gayoom appeals for fair ruling from high court
After concluding hearings today, the high court is due to decide whether the civil court was right to hand over control of the ruling party from Gayoom, the PPM’s elected leader, to his half-brother, President Abdulla Yameen.
22 Oct 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
Opposition activist arrested over tweet released with conditions
Shammoon ‘Lucas’ Jaleel was arrested on June 29 over a tweet in which he likened police officers to a streak of tigers. The 27-year-old spent one month and seven days at the police detention centre on the island of Dhoonidhoo.
08 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
State challenges payout to official sacked over sexual harassment claim
The attorney general’s office has filed a case at the high court to overturn a lower court order to compensate a top government official sacked for sexual harassment
29 Aug 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
Supreme Court overturns stay order halting executions
The Supreme Court has quashed a stay order issued Sunday by the High Court halting executions by the state pending a judgment on the constitutionality of regulations enacted for implementing the death penalty.
25 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
High Court issues stay order halting executions
The High Court has issued a stay order halting executions by the state pending a ruling on the constitutionality of regulations enacted in April 2014 for implementing the death penalty.
24 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Court to review acquittal of man charged with air gun possession
Inthif Rauf was arrested on October 30 after the police discovered a gun during a raid of his home in Malé. The criminal court, however, ruled earlier this month that the prosecution was unable to prove that it was “a dangerous weapon.”
30 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Magistrate arrested on drug charge released by high court
The High Court released this morning a magistrate arrested from the southern island of Thinadhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll Saturday night on a charge of drug abuse. Magistrate Ali Rasheed, 38, was arrested “in a state of intoxication” and a rubber packet containing drugs was found on the ground, the police said in a statement.
29 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Businesses’ right to challenge tax bills at courts restricted
Businesses that do not contest tax bills issued by the tax authority within a 30-day appeal period cannot challenge the claim at the courts at a later stage, even if the bill is incorrect, the high court has ruled.
17 May 2016, 9:00 AM
High court overturns acquittal in 2012 murder
The high court has found a man guilty for the 2012 murder of Ali ‘Tholhi Pele’ Shifan, after overturning a criminal court acquittal. Two others charged over the murder had their acquittals upheld.
15 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Eight years later, high court overturns murder conviction
The high court overturned today a murder conviction against Fariyash Ahmed, who was serving a life sentence over a killing in 2006. The 28-year-old had escaped from Maafushi Jail in October 2014, but was apprehended days later.
10 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Court upholds death sentence for murder accomplice
The high court has upheld today the death sentence of a young woman convicted of killing a prominent lawyer, despite her lawyer insisting the death penalty was disproportionate as she was an accomplice to the murder.
10 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Police searching for three suspected gang members with ‘MoniCon’ orders
The police are searching for three young men in order to enforce monitoring and control (MoniCon) orders granted by the High Court to electronically tag and monitor their whereabouts.
26 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
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