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Under the Constitution, the Maldivian Judiciary is as independent as it has ever being, and the current Constitution established, for the first time in the history of the Maldives, a Supreme Court, and declared it the highest institution of the Maldivian Judiciary. The structure of the Judiciary is as follows: Supreme Court is the highest Court,
The High Court of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޯޓު, romanized: dhivehiraajjeyge haikoatu) is the high court of the Republic of Maldives. [ 2 ] History
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.
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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 people injured.
Excluding the Supreme Court, there also exists the High Court (two branches), a Criminal Court, Civil Court, Family Court, Juvenile Court, Drug Court and many Lower Courts in each Atoll/Island. An Attorney General is part of the Cabinet and also needs the approval of Parliament before taking office.
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]