Justice Shaheed elected Vice President of JSC

Supreme Court Justice Hussein Shaheed has been elected Vice President of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after Yazmeed Mohamed resigned from the post. Shaheed was appointed to the Supreme Court in March 2025 to fill one of three vacancies. The vacancies occurred after one justice resigned and two were removed following an investigation that bypassed legal due process. The removed justices were Mahaz Ali Zahir and one other. The Vice President election was conducted via internal vote among commission members.

Supreme Court Justice Hussein Shaheed has been elected Vice President of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after Yazmeed Mohamed resigned from the post. Shaheed was appointed to the Supreme Court in March 2025 to fill one of three vacancies. The vacancies occurred after one justice resigned and two were removed following an investigation that bypassed legal due process. The removed justices were Mahaz Ali Zahir and one other. The Vice President election was conducted via internal vote among commission members.

Supreme Court Justice Hussein Shaheed has been elected Vice President of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after Yazmeed Mohamed resigned from the post. Shaheed was appointed to the Supreme Court in March 2025 to fill one of three vacancies. The vacancies occurred after one justice resigned and two were removed following an investigation that bypassed legal due process. The removed justices were Mahaz Ali Zahir and one other. The Vice President election was conducted via internal vote among commission members.

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