High Court has stated that if the Court did not issue a temporary stay order against the State in the case of the nullified agreement between the State and Maanenfushi, Maanenfushi would stand to sustain more damages than the State.
In the ruling issued by High Court on Thursday, it is stated that the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement signed between the parties has not yet expired. The ruling added that the lease period granted to Maanenfushi had not yet expired as well and that Maanenfushi lawyers had stated that the large expenses have been paid for drawings to be used in developing the islands.
High Court, on Thursday had nullified the Civil Court ruling that a temporary stay order cannot be issued against Ministry of Tourism when the Ministry had decided to nullify the agreement between the two parties for the lease of Maanenfushi.
High Court arrived at the decision in the appeal hearings of the case.
Even though High Court had issued this ruling, the Court had not released a temporary stay order against Tourism Ministry. However, Court stated that should Maanenfushi file the case in Civil Court for a stay order, the lawyers should refer to Thursday’s ruling issued by the Court.
Civil Court had refused to issue a stay order citing that if a stay order was issued, then a precedent for the case would be set.
High Court ruling stated that there was a strong case for legal protection for Maanenfushi and that a stay order would not impact the outcome of the case. The ruling added the Civil Court ruling in the issue was not just.
The High Court ruling was issued with the unanimous vote of the three judges in the bench.
Maanenfushi stands to lose more in a temporary stay order: High Court
