Najib Abdul Razak has failed to get a stay on a court ruling related to the government’s RM1.69 billion tax suit against him.<br /><br />In effect, this means that the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) can proceed with its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings against the former prime minister.<br /><br />The High Court in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon dismissed Najib’s application to stay its summary judgment ruling in the IRB’s tax suit against him.