Parliament on December 3 had passed the amendment to take secret votes in no-confidence motions, which had been filed at the Supreme Court by a private citizen. The amendment to take secret votes was passed by the votes of 41 members out of the 75 present while 34 members had voted against. Fahmy had filed the case alleging that he had been dismissed as President of CSC in violation of the constitution. Parliament in November had passed a motion to remove Fahmy from his post over allegations of sexually harassing a female employee. The axing of the CSC President’s case has been scheduled for next Monday while the secret votes in no-confidence motions case will commence next Wednesday. The two cases will be presided over by the seven Judge bench of the Supreme Court. The amendment to take secret votes submitted by opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) had been passed at a time when a no-confidence motion has been filed against President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. The opposition party has also filed a no-confidence motion against Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and Home Minister Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed. Supreme Court had earlier issued a temporary stay order on taking of secret votes in no-confidence motions in Parliament until the court decides on the case.