Chief Judicial Administrator Steps Down Amid Conflict With JSC

Aishath Rizna, Chief Judicial Administrator of the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), resigned citing inability to work within the legal framework and policies of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Her resignation comes amid a JSC investigation into judges' health insurance and recruitment. In her resignation letter to JSC Chairman Hussain Riza, she criticized the commission for lacking a positive vision and guidance. Rizna was appointed in September 2020 and previously served as Registrar of the Civil Court and Supreme Court, and as Assistant Resident Representative for UNDP in Maldives.

Aishath Rizna, Chief Judicial Administrator of the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), resigned citing inability to work within the legal framework and policies of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Her resignation comes amid a JSC investigation into judges' health insurance and recruitment. In her resignation letter to JSC Chairman Hussain Riza, she criticized the commission for lacking a positive vision and guidance. Rizna was appointed in September 2020 and previously served as Registrar of the Civil Court and Supreme Court, and as Assistant Resident Representative for UNDP in Maldives.

Aishath Rizna, Chief Judicial Administrator of the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), resigned citing inability to work within the legal framework and policies of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Her resignation comes amid a JSC investigation into judges' health insurance and recruitment. In her resignation letter to JSC Chairman Hussain Riza, she criticized the commission for lacking a positive vision and guidance. Rizna was appointed in September 2020 and previously served as Registrar of the Civil Court and Supreme Court, and as Assistant Resident Representative for UNDP in Maldives.

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