An amendment bill to the Judges Act has been proposed to provide a residence for judges who are not homeowners and to increase the retirement age to 65
The amendment bill was proposed on behalf of the Government of the Maldives in order to bring crucial changes to the rules and regulations of the judiciary. It includes allowing judges to apply for public housing and improving their salary and benefits structure and setting a minimum living allowance of no less than 30% of their basic salary. It also proposes to hike the retirement age from 55 to 65 years of age.
Furthermore, the amendment bill proposes to allow judges to accept payment from work they are legally allowed to be involved in. It also allows individuals who have two years of experience working as a legal assistant or being involved in legal work at a magistrate court or any other court to apply to become a judge.