The High Court judges' bench, looking into the appeal case of Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon's arrest and detention order, has been disbanded, says Faris' legal team.

In a letter to the High Court on Monday, lawyer Maumoon Hameed said the judges' bench was disbanded after Judge Shujau Usman left.

The letter said that Judge Usman, who is from the court’s southern wing, was transferred to Male' for a three-month period which ended on December 4.

In the letter, Hameed requested the court to order the original bench to once again preside over Faris' appeal case.

The former bench that presided over the case included High Court’s Chief Judge Abdulla Didi, Judge Ali Sameer and Judge Abdul Rauf Ibrahim. However, Judge Usman later replaced Judge Sameer.