The Selangor government has failed in its bid to postpone Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali's scheduled appearance at an Election Commission's local inquiry today to present the state's objections to the ongoing redelineation exercise.

Azmin's lawyer Ambiga Sreenivasan told reporters at the High Court in Shah Alam that they have made an oral application for an Erinford injunction, or a stay on the decision pending appeal.

"The judge asked us to make a formal application (for the stay), so we will be putting in a formal application for an Erinford injunction.

"That's what my instructions are so far," said Ambiga, who appeared together with lawyer Lim Wei Jiet during the hearing in chambers this morning before Justice Azimah Omar...