Contrary to Justice William Atuguba�s statement on page 40 of his judgement in the just ended 2012 Presidential Election petition that �For starters I would state that the Judiciary in Ghana, like its counterparts in other jurisdictions, does not readily invalidate a public election but often strives in the public interest, to sustain it�, the Maldives Supreme Court has annulled results from the first round of voting in presidential elections.