Businessman loses appeal to claim RM185,671 lottery prize without ticket in Shah Alam court

M Mahendravarman's appeal to recover RM185,671 from Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd was rejected by the Shah Alam High Court after he lost his winning lottery ticket.

Despite lodging a police report and presenting a photograph of the ticket as evidence, the court upheld the Sessions Court's decision, agreeing with the company's requirement for the original ticket to prevent fraud.

Mahendravarman's counsel argued that supporting evidence should suffice, but was overruled, with the court ordering him to pay RM3,000 in costs.

The legal team is considering a further appeal.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 19 — A businessman has failed in his bid to recover RM185,671 from Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd after losing his winning lottery ticket.

At the Shah Alam High Court today, judicial commissioner Seow Hock Peng dismissed M Mahendravarman’s appeal against a Sessions Court ruling that rejected his claim against the lottery operator, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported.

The court also ordered him to pay RM3,000 in costs.

Mahendravarman said he purchased a ticket bearing the numbers 1515 and 1010 for RM30 at a Petaling Jaya outlet on May 14, 2022, and won RM185,671 in the draw. He photographed the ticket but later misplaced it.

He lodged a police report on May 16, 2022 and attempted to claim the prize using the photograph.

The company refused to pay without the original ticket.

According to FMT, during the appeal, counsel R Kengadharan argued that the sessions court had placed undue weight on the missing ticket while overlooking supporting evidence.

He pointed out that the company’s witness confirmed the serial number in the police report matched the photograph of the ticket, and that no one else had produced the original to claim the prize.

Kengadharan cited provisions of the Evidence Act 1950 to support the admission of secondary evidence in cases where original documents are lost.

The company’s lawyer, Shamala Devi Balasundaram, countered that its rules required the original ticket to prevent fraud or duplicate claims.

Kengadharan said he would seek instructions from his client on whether to pursue a further appeal.

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M Mahendravarman 因丢失中奖彩票而向 Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd 提起上诉，要求追回 185,671 令吉，但被莎阿南高等法院驳回。

尽管报了警，并提交了罚单照片作为证据，但法院维持了地方法院的判决，同意该公司要求提供原始罚单以防止欺诈。

马亨德拉瓦尔曼的律师辩称，佐证应该足够了，但这一说法被驳回，法院命令他支付 3000 令吉的诉讼费。

律师团队正在考虑是否提起进一步上诉。

八打灵再也，10 月 19 日讯——一名商人试图从泛马来西亚博彩有限公司追回 185,671 令吉的奖金，但他丢失了中奖彩票后未能成功。

据《今日自由马来西亚》（FMT）报道，今天在莎阿南高等法院，司法专员萧福平驳回了M·马亨德拉瓦尔曼对地方法院裁决的上诉，该裁决驳回了他对彩票运营商的索赔。

法庭还判令他支付3000令吉的诉讼费。

马亨德拉瓦尔曼表示，他于2022年5月14日在八打灵再也的一家彩票店花费30令吉购买了一张号码为1515和1010的彩票，并在抽奖中赢得了185,671令吉。他拍下了彩票的照片，但后来弄丢了。

2022年5月16日，他向警方报案，并试图使用该照片领取奖金。

没有原票，公司拒绝付款。

据 FMT 报道，在上诉期间，律师 R Kengadharan 辩称，地方法院过分重视丢失的车票，而忽略了佐证。

他指出，该公司的证人证实，警方报告中的序列号与彩票照片相符，而且没有其他人出示过彩票原件来领取奖金。

Kengadharan 援引 1950 年《证据法》的条款，支持在原始文件丢失的情况下采纳间接证据。

该公司律师沙马拉·德维·巴拉桑达拉姆反驳说，公司规定需要原始票据以防止欺诈或重复索赔。

Kengadharan表示，他将向他的客户征求指示，以决定是否继续上诉。

律师称驱逐行动已中止，将向法院申请禁令，以保护巴莱·乌当·伦巴乌（Balai Undang Rembau）的权益。

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