KUALA LUMPUR: Former Melaka chief minister Adly Zahari (pic) on Wednesday (Nov 10) failed in his bid to obtain leave from the KL High Court to stop the Melaka state election scheduled for Nov 20.

       Adly, 50, filed the application by naming former Melaka chief minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, Melaka Speaker Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, the Election Commission (EC) and Melaka Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Mohd Ali Rustam as the first, second, third and fourth respondents, respectively.

       Adly is seeking a declaration that Sulaiman’s action in advising Mohd Ali on Oct 4 to dissolve the state assembly was illegal and therefore null and void.

       More to come