Court orders State to pay MVR 1.1 million for unlawful dismissal

The Civil Court has ordered the state to pay MVR 1.1 million in compensation to a former senior official of the Islamic Ministry, after the courts found he was dismissed unlawfully.

The case involves Mus’ab, who served as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. He was dismissed from his post in 2019, a decision that was challenged through the courts.

In an earlier ruling, the High Court had declared the dismissal illegal and ordered the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to compensate Mus’ab with MVR 1.1 million. However, the CSC appealed this ruling to the Supreme Court.

While the Supreme Court upheld the decision that Mus’ab was wrongfully dismissed, it overturned the compensation order, stating that damages must be claimed through a separate lawsuit.

Following the Supreme Court's instructions, Mus’ab filed a new compensation case in the Civil Court. In its ruling today, the court again confirmed that the dismissal was unlawful and ordered the Civil Service Commission to pay him salary for the remaining 2 years, 10 months, and 15 days he would have worked — totaling MVR 1.1 million.

The court also directed the CSC to pay employment allowances owed under civil service rules, as well as MVR 40,000 to cover Mus’ab’s legal expenses.

The state has been given one month to settle the payment.