Nine individuals have applied to join the Criminal Court judges’ bench, following the latest announcement seeking additional judges to the court.
Judicial Service Commission (JSC) opened applications for two positions on the Criminal Court judges’ bench on June 7. JSC revealed nine individuals applied at the end of the given deadline, including Drug Court Judge Adam Arif. Others who applied for the positions include Rafeeuddin Ahmed, Ali Nadheem, Ibrahim Ihsan, Ahmed Thaufeeq, Aminath Azlifa, Ismail Shafeeu, Sulaiman Ahmed and Mohamed Sameer.
Earlier this month, JSC decided to transfer Criminal Court Judge Mohamed Sameer to the Drug Court upon his request. JSC has also initiated a dismissal motion against Criminal Court Judge Ismail Rasheed, following a disciplinary investigation against him.