Bill prohibiting judges from business dealings accepted

18 hours ago

The government-backed bill to amend the Judges Act to ban judges from engaging in businesses while holding office has been accepted by the Parliament on Monday and forwarded to the Judiciary Committee. The government-backed bill sponsored by North Thinadhoo MP Saudhulla Hilmy was accepted with the votes of 69 lawmakers in attendance, with no lawmaker voting against it. As such, the bill