Regulations cannot be interpreted to force a halt on Presidential oath taking or budget: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled today that failure to proceed with the no confidence motion in Parliament does not constitute as reasonable grounds to inhibit the inauguration of the President Elect or the work on the State budget.

While the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in deciding that a sitting on a Speaker's no confidence motion can proceed in parliament even in the Deputy Speaker's absence, the bench ruled against the party by deciding that legally obligated work of the Parliament must proceed even in the instance that a no confidence motion remains parked.