Civil Court has ruled that the case involving Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) owing MVR 4 million to former Kudahuvadhoo MP Ahmed Amir cannot proceed.
Civil Court has ruled that the case involving Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) owing MVR 4 million to former Kudahuvadhoo MP Ahmed Amir cannot proceed.
Previously, Civil Court had ruled that DRP must pay MVR 19 million for services rendered by two of Amir's studios during the 2008 presidential election. However, High Court later revised the amount to MVR 4 million.
Despite this ruling, DRP was dissolved by the Elections Commission in 2022 before the debt was settled.
Last week, Amir's lawyer filed a case in the Civil Court seeking payment, but the court ruled that DRP had no money or assets. The Supreme Court had previously established that while the Political Parties Act mandates that a dissolved party’s debts are borne by its top leader, liability cannot be transferred to someone who was not directly involved in the original agreement unless they explicitly consent to it.
As a result, Civil Court determined that there was no further legal action that could be taken to enforce the judgment.
DRP, once the largest opposition party in the country, was dissolved for failing to meet the required membership threshold of 3,000 members. The party had unsettled debts at the time.
Civil Court recently dismissed a case regarding MVR 83,000 owed by DRP to the state.
The party has appealed to Supreme Court against former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who was at DRP's top position being held liable for the MVR 1.1 million it owes to MTCC.
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