‘She should not wait any longer’: High Court rejects bid to delay RM1.48m condo prize for Miss Asia Malaysia 2023 winner

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has permitted Miss Asia Malaysia 2023 winner Luwe Xin Hui to enforce a ruling awarding her a RM1.48 million condominium or its cash equivalent, following the rejection of a stay request by the pageant organizer, Asia Television Digital Media.

Judge Datuk Arik Sanusi Yeop Johari ruled that Luwe should not endure further delays in receiving the promised grand prize, which had been outstanding since she won the pageant in 2023.

The court dismissed the company's arguments for a stay, deeming them insufficient to meet the "special circumstances" required for such a request.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Miss Asia Malaysia 2023 winner Luwe Xin Hui can proceed with enforcing a court order for a RM1.48 million condominium, or its cash equivalent, after the High Court rejected an attempt by the pageant organiser to put the ruling on hold pending an appeal.

High Court judge Datuk Arik Sanusi Yeop Johari said Luwe should not be made to wait any longer for the grand prize she was promised after winning the pageant three years ago, the New Straits Times reported.

The judge dismissed an application by Asia Television Digital Media (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to stay the execution of an earlier ruling in Luwe’s favour.

On January 29, the High Court granted Luwe summary judgment and ordered the company to transfer and register in her name a unit at Picasso Residence in Jalan Ampang worth RM1.48 million, together with vacant possession and the keys.

The company was also ordered to bear the relevant costs, stamp duty and legal expenses.

If the transfer could not be completed, the court ordered the company to pay Luwe RM1.48 million in cash instead.

In his grounds of judgment, Arik said Luwe was entitled to the grand prize represented and promised by the company as the pageant’s main organiser.

He noted that although Luwe was crowned in 2023, she had still not received the property by the time she filed her lawsuit in 2025.

“However, since the plaintiff was announced as the champion of the pageant in 2023 until this action was filed in 2025, the defendant had failed, refused and neglected to deliver the grand prize to the plaintiff.

“Since the defendant had failed, refused, and neglected to deliver the grand prize worth RM1.48 million to the plaintiff, it is appropriate, as an alternative, for the defendant to remedy the situation and pay damages of RM1.48 million, equivalent to the value of the condominium, to the plaintiff,” he said.

The court also ordered the company to pay RM5,000 in costs.

In seeking a stay, Asia Television Digital Media argued that the condominium remained registered in the name of developer Premier De Muara Sdn Bhd and that transferring the unit would involve several procedural steps as well as additional costs and expenses.

It also argued that being required to pay Luwe RM1.48 million in cash could leave it facing substantial difficulty in recovering the money if its appeal ultimately succeeded.

Arik rejected those arguments, ruling that they did not amount to the “special circumstances” required to justify a stay of execution.

He said the company’s concern that it might not be able to recover the RM1.48 million was speculative.

“The court is of the view that this reason does not constitute a special circumstance which justifies a stay of execution of the judgment,” he said.

The judge also rejected the company’s argument that allowing Luwe to enforce the judgment would render its appeal nugatory or academic.

“If the defendant succeeds in its appeal later, the defendant may recover the RM1.48 million from the plaintiff and this would not prejudice or deny the defendant’s rights to the money,” he said.

The company filed its notice of appeal on February 26.

Luwe was represented by Chew Wee Kian and Ee Pei Ying, while Marcus Teoh and Doris Na acted for the company.

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吉隆坡高等法院已允许 2023 年马来西亚亚洲小姐冠军卢欣慧执行一项裁决，该裁决判给她一套价值 148 万令吉的公寓或等值现金。此前，选美比赛组织方亚洲电视数字媒体提出的暂缓执行请求被驳回。

法官拿督阿里克·萨努西·叶奥普·乔哈里裁定，卢维不应再拖延领取承诺的大奖，该大奖自她 2023 年赢得选美比赛以来一直未兑现。

法院驳回了该公司提出的暂缓执行申请的理由，认为这些理由不足以满足此类申请所需的“特殊情况”。

吉隆坡，10 月 6 日讯——2023 年马来西亚亚洲小姐冠军卢欣慧可以继续执行法院判决，获得价值 148 万令吉的公寓或等值现金。此前，高等法院驳回了选美比赛组织者提出的暂缓执行该判决的请求，等待上诉结果。

据《新海峡时报》报道，高等法院法官拿督阿里克·萨努西·叶普·乔哈里表示，卢维不应该再等待三年前赢得选美比赛后被承诺的大奖。

法官驳回了亚洲电视数字媒体（马来西亚）有限公司提出的暂缓执行先前有利于卢维的裁决的申请。

1月29日，高等法院批准了卢维的简易判决，并命令该公司将位于安邦路毕加索公寓价值148万令吉的一套公寓连同空置的房屋和钥匙一起过户到她名下。

该公司还被责令承担相关费用、印花税和诉讼费。

如果转账无法完成，法院命令该公司改为向 Luwe 支付 148 万令吉现金。

在判决理由中，阿里克表示，作为选美比赛的主要组织者，卢韦有权获得该公司所代表和承诺的大奖。

他指出，虽然卢维在 2023 年加冕，但到 2025 年提起诉讼时，她仍然没有收到财产。

“然而，自原告在 2023 年被宣布为选美比赛冠军，到 2025 年提起诉讼期间，被告一直未能、拒绝和疏忽向原告交付大奖。

“由于被告未能、拒绝和疏忽向原告交付价值 148 万令吉的大奖，因此，作为替代方案，被告应补救这种情况，并向原告支付相当于该公寓价值 148 万令吉的赔偿金，”他说。

法院还责令该公司支付5000令吉的诉讼费。

亚洲电视数字媒体公司在寻求暂缓执行时辩称，该公寓仍登记在开发商 Premier De Muara Sdn Bhd 的名下，转移该单元将涉及多个程序步骤以及额外的成本和费用。

该公司还辩称，如果上诉最终成功，要求其向 Luwe 支付 148 万令吉现金可能会使其在追回这笔款项时面临相当大的困难。

阿里克驳回了这些论点，裁定这些论点不构成“特殊情况”，不足以证明暂缓执行死刑的合理性。

他表示，该公司担心可能无法追回148万令吉的说法只是猜测。

他说：“法院认为，这一理由并不构成足以中止执行判决的特殊情况。”

法官还驳回了该公司的论点，即允许 Luwe 执行判决将使其上诉变得毫无意义或缺乏实际意义。

“如果被告日后上诉成功，被告可以从原告处追回148万令吉，但这不会损害或剥夺被告对这笔钱的权利，”他说。

该公司于2月26日提交了上诉通知书。

Luwe 的代表是 Chew Wee Kian 和 Ee Pei Ying，而 Marcus Teoh 和 Doris Na 代表公司。

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