The Supreme Court of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ސުޕްރީމް ކޯޓު, romanized: dhivehiraajjeyge supreem koatu) is the highest court of the Maldives.

History

The Supreme Court was established on 18 September 2008 under Article 282 of the Constitution of the Maldives.[1] The first amendment to the Judicature Act made the Supreme Court bench down to 5 judges, while the third amendment reversed the first amendment and made it back to 7 judges.[2] In 2025, the government submitted a bill in parliament to alter the bench back to 5 judges, which was met with condemnation from opposition parties.[3][4]

Notable rulings

  • Four members of the country's Election Commission were set to spend six months in jail for 'disobeying orders'.[5] 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. Additionally, during this tense situation, the Chief Justice of Maldives was arrested.[6]

Justices

The Supreme Court has 7 justices:[7]

Name Appointment date Length of Tenure Appointer
1 Ahmed Muthasim Adnan 8 December 2019 5 years, 88 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
2 Azmiralda Zahir 4 September 2019 5 years, 183 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
3 Aisha Shujune Muhammad 4 September 2019 5 years, 183 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
4 Mahaz Ali Zahir 4 November 2019 5 years, 122 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
5 Husnu Al Suood 8 December 2019 5 years, 88 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
6 Ali Rasheed Hussain 8 September 2020 4 years, 179 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
7 Mohamed Ibrahim 8 September 2020 4 years, 179 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

See also

References

  1. ^ "ސްޕްރީމް ކޯޓުގެ ތަޢާރުފް" [History of the Supreme Court]. Supreme Court of the Maldives (in Divehi). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ Mohamed, Mariyath (24 February 2025). "Bill submitted proposing decreasing Supreme Court Judges to five". The Edition. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Government proposes bill to reduce number of Supreme Court justices". Adhadhu. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Opposition parties condemn government's move to alter Supreme Court bench amid constitutional case". Adhadhu. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  5. ^ Stout, David (10 March 2014). "Maldives Supreme Court Hits Entire Election Commission with Jail Terms". TIME.
  6. ^ "Maldives Chief Justice Arrested As President Abdulla Yameen Declares State Of Emergency". NDTV. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  7. ^ "Justices". Supreme Court of the Maldives. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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