The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on whether former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom can be held liable for MVR 1.1 million owed by the dissolved Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party to MTCC, after the company requested more preparation time. The Civil Court had previously ruled in Gayoom's favour, but MTCC appealed and the case reached the Supreme Court in April last year.
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The session, initially slated for today, was removed from the schedule following a request from the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) for additional preparation time.
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MTCC had previously initiated legal action to hold Maumoon accountable for an outstanding sum of MVR 1.1 million owed by DRP for services rendered.
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The Elections Commission later dissolved DRP for failing to meet the legally mandated membership threshold of 3,000 members.
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In response, Maumoon escalated the matter to the Supreme Court in April of last year.
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