MVR 500,000 lump sum for retiring chief justices

6 days ago

Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has requested the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee to approve additional allowances for retiring chief justices; a move which comes after incumbent Chief Justice Ahmed Muthasim Adnan has filed for retirement.  The Committee is presently amending judges’ retirement regulations. Muthasim filed for retirement shortly after JSC suspended three Supreme Court justices on February 26th – Husnu Al-Suood, Dr. Azmiralda Zahir and