The Supreme Court has begun hearing appeals from four former ruling party lawmakers contentiously deemed to have been stripped of their seats by the Elections Commission.
The four-party opposition alliance called the ruling "a deliberate and politically motivated attempt by President [Abdulla] Yameen" to thwart the upcoming no-confidence vote against Speaker Maseeh.
MPs will lose their seats if they either switch parties, leave or is expelled after winning on a political party ticket.
Ten PPM lawmakers who submitted resignation letters after signing an opposition-led no-confidence motion against the speaker were told that they are under investigation by the party's...
Nine MPs have left the Progressive Party of Maldives after the Attorney General sought the anti-defection ruling, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the 85-member...
Attorney General Mohamed Anil asked the Supreme Court to declare that an MP who leaves his party, joins another party or is expelled from his party...
The supreme court’s judgment declaring itself the final authority on the validity of no-confidence and impeachment votes has drawn widespread criticism from lawyers, lawmakers and legal...
The supreme court has declared itself the final authority to determine the validity of the parliament's removal of the president, vice president, ministers, judges, the auditor...
The Attorney General's office has asked the supreme court to determine that the parliament can only dismiss cabinet ministers for committing an impeachable offence.
The Maldivian judiciary has restricted the media's right to report court proceedings, undermined the autonomy of independent bodies, and arbitrarily disbarred lawyers, writes Shamsul Falaah.
The Judicial Service Commission decided at a meeting on Monday that it does not have to take further action since the constitution declares the supreme court...
The apex court declared that Judge Mariyam Waheed has "lost the legitimacy, legal capacity, and authority" to remain on the bench after she ruled against the...
Suood was suspended for and warned over flouting the apex court’s orders and challenging the judiciary’s authority in a series of tweets, the DJA said, adding...
The supreme court issued Monday an order disbarring prominent lawyer Husnu Suood and opposition MP Ali Hussein from practising law, pending an investigation into contempt charges.
“I have decided to withdraw my support for this government from this moment on, and I will not support this government in the future,” Gayoom said.
The apex court said it found no “legal basis” to hear Gayoom’s petition, and ruled that the civil court was right to install his half-brother and...
More than 130 graduates have been granted licenses to practice law following a delay of more than a year after the supreme court took over regulating...
