Judicial Commissioner Azizul Azmi Adnan ruled that Maria did not have an arguable case before the court.

He said the High Court was bound by an earlier Court of Appeal decision involving two voters in Sarawak.

The Court of Appeal ruled the EC need not reveal details of the land mass in its proposed exercise. It referred to Section 14 of the 13th Schedule in the Federal Constitution.

Azizul told Maria’s lawyer, Syahredzan Johan, that his client might wish to revisit the Court of Appeal’s decision at a higher stage.

The lawyer informed the court that he did not receive any instructions from his client to appeal. He withdrew a bid to stay the EC’s exercise.

No cost was ordered by Azizul.

Maria wanted to stop the on-going redelineation exercise in the peninsula.

She was seeking a declaration that the exercise which began last month was null and void.

Maria also wanted a court order for the EC to provide information on land mass in each of the parliamentary and state constituencies in the peninsula.

She claimed she and voters of Petaling Jaya Utara were interested parties, entitled to receive information as a matter of constitutional right.

Maria is being held under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012. It provides for detention without trial for a prolonged period of up to 28 days. There’s no judicial oversight under this law.