Thinadhoo city status dispute to be redirected to Civil Court

Raghib says he plans to submit the case to the Civil Court.

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[File] Justice Building where Civil Court operates out of -- Photo: Mihaaru

Ameera Osmanagic

2024-12-31 18:18:43

After High Court rejected a constitutional petition filed to downgrade Gdh. Thinadhoo's 'city' status because it fails to meet the population requirement of 10,000 people, the applicant has now decided to take the case up with the Civil Court.

Thinadhoo was given a status of a city during the presidential campaign of former President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih. According to the statistics of the time, the population of Thinadhoo was about 8,000. Of these, about 5,000 are believed to live in the island.

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