Civil Court injunction prevents government takeover of Alidhoo, Kudarah resorts
05 Jun 2013, 1:59 PM
Neil Merrett
The Tourism Ministry has been prevented from taking control of resort properties operated by Yacht Tours Maldives under a Civil Court injunction issued yesterday (June 4), pending a final ruling on a long-running dispute over unpaid rent.
J Hotels and Resorts, a company owned by opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Abdulla Jabir, went to the Civil Court yesterday to contest the government’s right to reclaim the two resorts over allegations the company had failed to settle rent payments and fines totalling some US$7 million (MVR 107 million).
The company has claimed that the vast majority of the outstanding payment is the result of fines issued by the state during the ongoing payment dispute.
The government has sought to revoke the lease for Alidhoo Resort in Haa Alif Atoll and Kudarah Island Resort in South Alifu Atoll from J Hotels and Resorts’ parent company Yacht Tours Maldives since late last year. The state had previously provided the operator a seven day period to hand over the properties.
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