High Court of the Maldives

The High Court of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޯޓު, romanized: dhivehiraajjeyge haikoatu) is the high court of the Republic of Maldives.^[2]

High Court of the Maldives
ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޯޓު
Established	5 October 1980
Jurisdiction	Maldives
Location	Theemuge, Malé, Maldives
Authorised by	Constitution of the Maldives
Appeals to	Supreme Court
Appeals from	Criminal Court, Civil Court, Family Court, Drug Court, Juvenile Court, Employment Tribunals and Magistrate Courts
Judge term length	Life tenure
Number of positions	11 judges
Annual budget	MVR 170k (2024)[1]
Language	Dhivehi
Website	highcourt.gov.mv
Chief Justice of the Maldives
Currently	Ahmed Muthasim Adnan
Since	8 December 2019

History

On 5 October 1980, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom 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.^[3]

Judges

Under Article 27 of the Maldives Court Act, the High Court has 11 judges:^[4]

• 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.^[5]

See also

• Judiciary of the Maldives
• Chief Justice of the Maldives