Supreme Court blocks appeals of decade-old rulings
The Supreme Court has annulled a High Court ruling on a 46-year-old land dispute, claiming the court’s decision to reopen the case disrupted the system of governance and upset the peace.
03 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court has annulled a High Court ruling on a 46-year-old land dispute, claiming the court’s decision to reopen the case disrupted the system of governance and upset the peace.
Lawyers say the Supreme Court’s ruling is significant because it has stopped the reopening of hundreds of cases dealt by former courts.
The 1969 ruling by the now defunct ministry of justice was appealed at the High Court in November 2013. The appellate court accepted the case referring to special provisions that give judges to accept late appeals.
The High Court overturned the justice ministry’s ruling in 2014. The Supreme Court then issued a writ of prohibition last week stating: “The High Court’s decision to accept and reopen the case goes disrupts public peace and upsets legal precedences set in the Maldives.”
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