The High Court of the Maldives () is the
high court of the
Republic of Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
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History
On October 5, 1980, President
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (; dv, މައުމޫން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician and an Islamic scholar who served as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Trans ...
established a court in every island of the Maldives with the aim of increasing trust and established the High Court. The judges were appointed the day after the High Court was established. The High Court was previously the highest court in the country until the ratification of the
2008 Constitution which lead to the creation of the
Supreme Court of the Maldives
The Supreme Court of the Maldives is the highest court of the Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, ...
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Judges
Under Article 27 of the Maldives Court Act, the High Court has 11 judges:
* Hussain Shaheed
* Mohamed Niyaaz
* Mohamed Faisal
* Hassan Shafeeh
* Fathimath Farheeza
* Huzaifaa Mohamed
* Dheebaanaz Fahumee
* Mohamed Saleem
* Mohamed Shaneez Abdulla
* Abdul Maaniu Hussain
Notable rulings
* The High Court ruled that Aishath Rasheed was wrongfully dismissed from her job at
Maldives Police Services and ruled that she were to be reinstated along with six months salary in compensation for losses incurred.
See also
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Judiciary of the Maldives
The Judiciary in the Maldives has been a systematic institution throughout the history of the nation. It has always been an institution which is under the full control of the Head of State and is still to some degree.http://www.haveeru.com.mv/engl ...
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Chief Justice of the Maldives
The chief justice of the Maldives is the most influential member of the judicial branch of the Maldives. 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. ...
References
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Judiciary of the Maldives
2000s establishments in the Maldives