CEO Who Sued Ex-Girlfriend over Lavish Gifts Loses Case
The judge found the payments were gifts, not loans, and said Agarwal had no proof that Lee agreed to repay him.
- On Thursday, the Singapore High Court dismissed a lawsuit by Chander Agarwal, CEO of India-listed TCI Express Limited, seeking to recover S$468,090 from former girlfriend Felicia Lee, whom he claimed owed him interest-free loans.
- Agarwal and Lee began a romantic relationship in September 2022 after meeting on a flight in 2019, separating in late 2023 after he suspected her infidelity. He argued she had "requested various interest-free loans" to fund her lifestyle, which she disputed.
- Senior Judge Lee Seiu Kin found no objective evidence that Lee agreed to repay funds, noting that Agarwal "displayed a consistent pattern of showering with lavish gifts" and reassured her he expected no repayment.
- The judge dismissed the claim as "contrary to common sense," observing that Agarwal became embittered after the relationship soured. Citing English playwright William Congreve, the court remarked such emotion is "not the sole province of one gender."
- This ruling parallels a 2023 dispute where Singapore courts struck out lawsuits filed by K Kawshigan against Nora Tan after she rejected his romantic advances. Tan subsequently counter-sued to recover costs incurred defending herself from his alleged harassment.
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The businessman Chander Agarwal, executive director of a logistics company in Singapore, lost an action in the court trying to recover from former girlfriend Felicia Lee $468,000 Singaporean dollars (about R$ 1.8 million). The amount corresponded to gifts and other expenses paid by him during the relationship. The Supreme Court of Singapore concluded that the securities were voluntarily delivered and could not be charged as loans.
A man in Singapore lost the process by which he tried to recover $468,000 Singaporean dollars spent on his ex-girlfriend, the court establishing that money was willingly offered, in the form of gifts, not loans. Article A man in Singapore lost the process by which he tried to recover $369,000 that he spent on expensive gifts for his girlfriend first appeared on Romania TV.
A CEO failed in his attempt to sue his ex-girlfriend before the Singapore High Court for nearly $370,000 ($468,090 Singapore dollars) after breaking up with her, claiming that she owed her money for the luxurious gifts he...
A Singapore court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a company CEO seeking the return of S$468,090 from a former girlfriend after a breakup. The court ruled that the money was a "gift given out of affection" and not a loan that needed to be repaid.
A Singapore director general tried to recover in court the hundreds of thousands of dollars that he generously spent for his ex-girlfriend during their relationship, according to BBC. Chander Agarwal, the executive director of a logistics company, met Felicia Lee, former flight attendant, during a flight in...
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