Meerasaibo Mahamed Haniffa vs Athambawa Mohamed Idroos – SC APPEAL 199/2011-2014

In the case between Athambawa Mohamed Idroos (substituted Plaintiff-Respondent) and the 2nd to 8th Substituted Defendants-Appellants-Petitioners, the court addressed the issue of whether a re-listing application for a final appeal may be validly made by an Attorney other than the original registered Attorney on record in the District Court. The appellate inquiry centered on procedural compliance and the distinction between applications originating from lower court proceedings and those arising within appellate consideration, including the authority required for legal representation in such requests. It was held that a re-listing application, being ancillary to and derived from the principal proceeding in the District Court, must be filed by the original Attorney whose proxy remains in forc