JSC
Justice resigns as opposition warns of "deliberate dismantling" of democracy
A digest of yesterday's top story.
05 Mar 2025, 09:00
Maldives parliament dismisses Supreme Court justices
Chief Justice Didi and Justice Adam Mohamed Abdulla removed from the bench.
18 Nov 2019, 09:00
Watchdog recommends dismissal of Chief Justice Didi and Justice Adam Mohamed
The JSC also suspended the pair.
13 Nov 2019, 09:00
Chief justice slams ‘illegal’ suspension of Supreme Court director
Didi accused the Department of Judicial Administration of “bullying” court staff.
13 Nov 2019, 09:00
Watchdog summons ‘unlawful,’ contends Justice Adam Mohamed
The justice challenged the legitimacy of the watchdog’s ethics probe.
12 Nov 2019, 09:00
Chief justice refuses to accept summons from watchdog
The JSC is investigating 18 complaints against Didi.
12 Nov 2019, 09:00
Judge alleges coercion to sentence ex-president
Government officials sought assurances that Yameen will be jailed, Judge Hailam alleged.
09 Nov 2019, 09:00
Weekend roundup: tension escalates between watchdog and Supreme Court
A roundup of the top stories over the weekend.
02 Nov 2019, 09:00
Thursday roundup: U-turn on impeachment of chief prosecutor
A roundup of the day’s top stories.
17 Oct 2019, 09:00
Parliament dismisses Supreme Court Justice Didi
A recommendation by the judicial watchdog was approved unanimously with 72 votes.
28 Aug 2019, 09:00
Lower court judge elected to judicial watchdog
Magistrate Ali Shareef was elected to represent the trial courts.
25 Aug 2019, 09:00
Supreme Court justices face censure for taking over case
The case was before the civil court.
24 Jul 2019, 09:00
Probe recommends censure of Supreme Court justices
The watchdog decided to advise the top judges.
23 Jul 2019, 09:00
Detained Supreme Court justices suspended without pay
The decision was made with reference to recent changes brought to the Judges Act, which state that the judicial watchdog must suspend judges without pay once they have been charged with a criminal offence.
04 Apr 2018, 09:00
Judicial watchdog suspends criminal court judge
The judicial watchdog has suspended Criminal Court Judge Ahmed Rasheed pending an inquiry into complaints of ethical misconduct.
24 Aug 2017, 09:00
Criminal court chief judge transferred to juvenile court
The transfers were made at the request of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Service Commission said in a statement issued late last night.
11 Jul 2017, 09:00
Justice Areef appointed to judicial watchdog
President Abdulla Yameen has appointed Supreme Court Justice Abdulla Areef to the judicial watchdog body to replace Justice Ali Hameed Mohamed.
10 Jul 2017, 09:00
Judge accuses police of framing him with drugs
A judge at the Thinadhoo magistrate court who was arrested on a drug charge last month told the Supreme Court today that he was framed by the police. Magistrate Ali Rasheed was arrested on May 28 “in a state of intoxication,” according to the police.
08 Jun 2016, 09:00
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.
10 Apr 2016, 09:00
High Court judge complains over transfer to southern branch
High Court Judge Azmiralda Zahir has filed a complaint with the parliament’s independent institutions oversight committee over her transfer to a southern branch of the appellate court.
13 Mar 2016, 09:00
