Section 226 — Interlocutory orders and delayed appeal
Texte légal (original thaï)
ก่อนศาลชั้นต้นได้มีคำพิพากษาหรือคำสั่งชี้ขาดตัดสินคดี ถ้าศาลนั้นได้มีคำสั่งอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งนอกจากที่ระบุไว้ในมาตรา ๒๒๗ และ ๒๒๘
(๑) ห้ามมิให้อุทธรณ์คำสั่งนั้นในระหว่างพิจารณา
(๒) ถ้าคู่ความฝ่ายใดโต้แย้งคำสั่งใด ให้ศาลจดข้อโต้แย้งนั้นลงไว้ในรายงาน คู่ความที่โต้แย้งชอบที่จะอุทธรณ์คำสั่งได้ภายในกำหนดหนึ่งเดือนนับแต่วันที่ศาลได้มีคำพิพากษาหรือคำสั่งชี้ขาดตัดสินคดีนั้นเป็นต้นไปเพื่อประโยชน์แห่งมาตรานี้ ไม่ว่าศาลจะได้มีคำสั่งให้รับคำฟ้องไว้แล้วหรือไม่ ให้ถือว่าคำสั่งอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งของศาลนับตั้งแต่มีการยื่นคำฟ้องต่อศาลนอกจากที่ระบุไว้ในมาตรา ๒๒๗ และ ๒๒๘ เป็นคำสั่งระหว่างพิจารณา
traduction anglaise
Before the court of first instance has rendered a judgment or an order finally deciding the case, if that court has issued any order other than those specified in Sections 227 and 228:
(1) no appeal against that order shall be allowed during the trial;
(2) if any party objects to any order, the court shall record that objection in the record; the party who objected is entitled to appeal the order within one month from the date on which the court renders the judgment or the order finally deciding the case.
For the purpose of this section, whether or not the court has already ordered acceptance of the complaint, any order of the court from the time the complaint is filed with the court, other than those specified in Sections 227 and 228, shall be deemed an interlocutory order.
Cette traduction anglaise est fournie à titre indicatif uniquement et n'a pas encore été vérifiée de manière définitive ; référez-vous toujours à l'original thaï.
Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 226 is the interlocutory-order rule that prevents piecemeal appeals from fragmenting and delaying a trial. Any order made before final judgment, except those specifically listed in Sections 227 and 228, cannot be appealed while the case proceeds. Instead, the objecting party must have the objection recorded and may appeal only after the final judgment or dispositive order, within one month. The deeming clause is broad: essentially every order from the filing of the complaint onward, other than the Section 227 and 228 categories, is interlocutory, so the default is no immediate appeal. The recorded objection is the crucial step, because failing to lodge it forfeits the right to challenge the order later.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
The single most important habit under Section 226 is to object on the record the moment the court makes an adverse interlocutory order, even a routine one; without that recorded objection your right to appeal it later is gone. You then appeal it together with, or after, the final judgment, within one month. Do not try to appeal an interlocutory order immediately, because it will be rejected as premature. Careful trial management protects your appeal rights; see our guide to going to court in Thailand.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 4289/2565 (2022)
An order allowing a defendant to file and accepting an amended answer is an interlocutory order under Section 226; the objecting party may appeal it only within one month after the final judgment, not immediately.
When the court accepted the defendant's amended answer raising limitation, the plaintiff objected. The Supreme Court held that order was an interlocutory order under Section 226 (with Section 7 of the Consumer Case Procedure Act), so it could be appealed only within one month from the final judgment, not during the trial.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3748/2565 (2022)
An order revoking the acceptance of a claim and allowing a new third-party claim is not an order refusing or returning a pleading appealable under Section 228, but an interlocutory order barred from immediate appeal under Section 226(1), which the party must object to under Section 226(2) to preserve the right.
The Supreme Court held the order in question was not a Section 228 order refusing or returning a pleading, but an interlocutory order under Section 226(1). To preserve any appeal, the claimant had to make a recorded objection under Section 226(2). It agreed with the Court of Appeal and dismissed the dika.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3202/2559 (2016)
Where a party recorded its objection to an interlocutory order (here shortly after issues were framed), it preserves the right to raise that point on appeal under Section 226(2).
Because the plaintiff had recorded its objection to the interlocutory order the day after the court framed the issues, the Supreme Court held it retained the right to appeal that point under Section 226(2) (applied with the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court Act), and proceeded to consider the appeal.
Décisions sélectionnées avec numéros de dossier vérifiés dans la base de données de la Cour suprême. Les versions anglaises sont des traductions éditoriales réalisées par le cabinet à des fins d'étude.
Foire aux questions
Can you appeal an interlocutory order during the trial?
No. Under Section 226, orders made during the trial (other than those in Sections 227 and 228) cannot be appealed while the case is proceeding. You must object on the record and appeal within one month after the final judgment.
What happens if I do not object to an interlocutory order?
You lose the right to appeal it. Section 226(2) requires the objection to be recorded during the trial; without a recorded objection, you cannot later challenge that order on appeal.