The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has accepted Former High Court Judge Dr Azmiralda Zahir and Former Civil Court Judge Aisha Shujune Mohamed as nominations for the Supreme Court bench.

As per Article 148 of the Constitution of Maldives, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih nominated Dr. Azmiralda and Shujune to the top court, and sent the names to the JSC for a consultation.

The President can only appoint a judge to a court after consulting with the JSC and securing a majority vote through the Parliament.

JSC also revealed that they will be forming a committee consisting of all members to work in the appointment of new judges to the top court. They also added that their goal is to finish all of these works by coming Monday, and to send the names to President Solih accordingly.

Dr. Azmiralda had previously served as a High Court judge while Shujune had served as a Civil Court judge. The 19th session of the Parliament had previously decided to increase the bench of Supreme Court from four to seven, as it was previously.

The Supreme Court bench currently consists of Chief Justice Dr. Ahmed Abdulla Didi, Justice Abdulla Areef, Justice Mohamed Abdulla, Justice Abdulla Didi and Justice Abdul Ghanee Mohamed.