Supreme Court to review verdict on Dheebaja case

The Supreme Court has accepted the state's request to review its verdict on the Dheebaja case.

The state contracted Dheebaja to provide ferry services in the Northern Province in 2011, during the presidency of former President Mohamed Nasheed. However, after the following administration of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom terminated the contract in 2013, Dheebaja filed a lawsuit and won, with the Civil Court ordering the government to pay MVR 348 million to the company as compensation. The Supreme Court upheld the verdict last year.