On March 11, 2025, pursuant to Article 91(a) of the Constitution, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu returned the Fifth Amendment Bill to the Judicature Act of Maldives (Act No. 22/2010) to the People’s Majlis for reconsideration.
The People’s Majlis had passed the Bill during the ninth sitting of its first session of 2025, held on February 26, 2025, and subsequently submitted it to the President’s Office for ratification.