Civil Court rejects injunction request for Fohtheyo Lagoon lease deferment

The Civil Court has declined to grant an interim injunction to postpone the leasing of Vaavu Atoll's Fohtheyo lagoon.

Following the government's announcement of leasing Fohtheyo, the largest lagoon in the country located in Vaavu atoll, the Vaavu Atoll Council intervened in the decision. The council asserted that the state can only lease the lagoon in accordance with the council's regulations. As a result, the council sought an injunction through the Civil Court to halt the leasing process.