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The High Court of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޯޓު, romanized: dhivehiraajjeyge haikoatu) is the high court of the Republic of Maldives. [ 2 ] History
The king always had the final say in all disputes. This had been a feature of the Maldivian Judicial system throughout the known history. The King, who was the head of the executive was always the head of the judiciary; in no time in the history of the Maldives was the judiciary an independent institution of the state.
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The court was established along with the Ministry of Justice which established 8 courts, criminal hearings were heard from courts 6, 7, 8. The number was reduced from 8 to 4 and criminal hearings were heard from 1 and 2. The hearings were previously held at a shop in Haa Alif Atoll, before moving to the Justice building. When the name of the ...
Amid the state of emergency declared by President Abdulla Yameen, the Supreme Court's operations have been suspended, leaving the judiciary without anyone in charge. A court official subsequently verified that state security forces had forcibly entered the building, effectively confining the judges inside and preventing them from leaving.
The Maldivian legal system is derived mainly from the traditional Islamic law. There is a Supreme Court with 5 judges including the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice is appointed by the President, with the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission. Parliament is required to approve the appointment before he assumes office.
He is appointed by the president of the Maldives. He is a member of parliamentary committee and one member of the five Supreme Court justices. He overlooks on cases and handles national crises, including the 2011–12 Maldives political crisis as an example, as well as the protests in Maldives between 2015 and 2016 which left more than 1000 ...
The President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, announced in August 2019 his intention to nominate Zahir, alongside Aisha Shujune, as the Supreme Court's two new justices. [6] [9] Following interviews with the Judicial Service Commission, Zahir and Shujune were accepted as suitable candidates, with a vote planned for the People's Majlis. [6]