Democrats allowed to intervene in SC petition on Nasheed ouster
The party had announced on Sunday evening that the Supreme Court had decided to allow The Democrats to take up the case.
By
Fathmath Ahmed Shareef
The Supreme Court on Sunday evening has decided to accept the The Democrats' motion to intervene in the MDP's constitutional petition filed over the deadlock in parliament on taking a vote of no-confidence against speaker Mohamed Nasheed.
The Democrats had previously filed a motion to intervene in the Supreme Court case against the parliament. The Supreme Court had then ordered the members not to be allowed to intervene in the case citing it to be a constitutional issue.
The Democrats directly moved the Supreme Court on Sunday to withdraw the case, after a majority of the council voted for it on Sunday.*
The party had announced on Sunday evening that the Supreme Court had decided to allow The Democrats to take up the case and accepted their proposal.
The council meeting, which approved the party's motion to the Supreme Court to intervene in the case, also decided to give the party's interim chairman Hassan Latheef the power to appoint those who will advocate on behalf of the party.
The no-confidence motion against the Speaker of Parliament, Mohammed Nasheed, cannot be continued due to the absence of the Deputy Speaker in parliament. So MDP requested the Supreme Court to issue an order actionable thus:
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In the absence of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, the matter shall be proceeded with in accordance with Rule 44 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament
Eva on Sunday informed the parliament that she is reluctant to preside over the matter until the Supreme Court rules on the matter. The first hearing of the case will be held at 9:30 am Monday.
