The Supreme Court ruled that, despite Musab being unlawfully terminated, he is not entitled to the MVR 1.1 million compensation as he had not initially demanded compensation in his lawsuit at the Civil Court.
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Musab Abdulla, was unlawfully terminated from his position. However, the court overturned the ruling that stated he was owed over MVR 1 million in compensation.
The High Court ruled that Musab, who was dismissed from his position following cases investigated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in 2019, was unlawfully terminated. The court subsequently ordered that he be paid MVR 1.1 million in compensation.
When this case was appealed at the Supreme Court by the CSC, the court ruled today that although the letter of dismissal stated Musab was terminated for sharing state documents on Twitter, the state failed to prove that the documents shared were confidential. Therefore, the court concluded that he was not eligible for the harshest action against him under the law for this action, which was dismissal from his position.
The Supreme Court ruled that, despite being unlawfully dismissed from his position, the High Court was wrong to order MVR 1.1 million in compensation as Musab had not initially demanded compensation in his lawsuit at the Civil Court.
Therefore, the three-judge-bench presiding over the case decided to overturn the compensation of MVR 1.1 million.
The verdict included, however, that if Musab wishes to seek compensation, he has the right to pursue this as a separate case.
The Supreme Court panel hearing the case included Justice Aisha Shujoon Mohamed, Justice Dr. Azmiraldha Zahir, and Justice Mahaz Ali Zahir, with Justice Shujoon leading the bench.
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