Businessman loses appeal over RM185,671 lottery prize despite photo, police report

High Court dismisses the appeal by M Mahendravarman, who sued Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd for refusing to pay his prize because of a missing ticket.

Free Malaysia Today V Anbalagan · News & blogs · 3 hr ago · 1 min read

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He lodged a police report on May 16, 2022, and subsequently attempted to claim the prize using the photograph.
During the appeal, Mahendravarman’s lawyer, R Kengadharan, argued that the sessions court placed excessive emphasis on the missing ticket without properly considering the cumulative evidence.
He said the company’s witness, Chong Yoon Yew, confirmed that the serial number in the police report matched the photograph, and that nobody else had presented the original ticket bearing that number to claim the prize.

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Judicial Commissioner Seow Hock Peng dismissed M Mahendravarman’s appeal against a sessions court ruling rejecting his claim against lottery operator Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd.SHAH ALAM: A businessman who lost his winning lottery ticket has failed in his appeal to recover RM185,671 from Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd.

At the Shah Alam High Court today, Judicial Commissioner Seow Hock Peng dismissed M Mahendravarman’s appeal against a sessions court ruling rejecting his claim against the lottery operator.

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

Mahendravarman claimed he bought a lottery 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.

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Published: October 19, 2026 at 5:32 AM UTC
By: V Anbalagan
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