Section 232 — Trial court screening of appeals
Texte légal (original thaï)
เมื่อได้รับอุทธรณ์แล้ว ให้ศาลชั้นต้นตรวจอุทธรณ์และมีคำสั่งให้ส่งหรือปฏิเสธไม่ส่งอุทธรณ์นั้นไปยังศาลอุทธรณ์ตามบทบัญญัติแห่งประมวลกฎหมายนี้ ถ้าศาลปฏิเสธไม่ส่ง ให้ศาลแสดงเหตุที่ไม่ส่งนั้นไว้ในคำสั่งทุกเรื่องไป ถ้าคู่ความทั้งสองฝ่ายได้ยื่นอุทธรณ์ ศาลจะวินิจฉัยอุทธรณ์ทั้งสองฉบับนั้นในคำสั่งฉบับเดียวกันก็ได้
traduction anglaise
When an appeal has been received, the court of first instance shall examine the appeal and make an order either forwarding or refusing to forward it to the appellate court in accordance with the provisions of this Code. If the court refuses to forward it, the court shall state the reasons for the refusal in every such order. If both parties have lodged appeals, the court may rule on both appeals in a single order.
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Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 232 gives the court of first instance a screening role over appeals. It examines the appeal for compliance with the Code and then either forwards it to the appellate court or refuses to forward it, giving reasons for any refusal. This is the provision under which a trial court rejects a defective or non-compliant appeal, and it works together with Section 234, which lets an appellant challenge a refusal, and Section 236, under which the appellate court makes the final decision on such a challenge. Where both parties appeal, the court may consolidate its rulings into one order.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
Because the trial court can reject an appeal at this stage, make sure your appeal is fully compliant before filing: correct form, timely, with the required deposits and any fees payable to the other party. If the court refuses to forward your appeal, it must give reasons, and you can then appeal that refusal to the appellate court under Section 234. Note that certain deposit obligations toward the other party are your responsibility to complete, and the court is not always required to prompt you to fix a shortfall before screening. A short pre-filing check with a lawyer can prevent a fatal defect.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 677/2563 (2020)
It is the duty of the court of first instance under Section 232 to examine an appeal and order it forwarded or refused. Where a party seeks to adopt an earlier appeal that has already lapsed, that appeal is unlawful, and the court should refuse to forward it and require a fresh appeal within a set time.
After the case was reset and judgment given afresh, the plaintiff tried to rely on an earlier appeal that had already lapsed. The Supreme Court held that this was an unlawful appeal, and that under Section 232 the trial court should have refused to forward it and required the plaintiff to file a fresh appeal within a set period.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 10115/2558 (2015)
Depositing the fees payable to the other party under the trial court's order is the appellant's own duty. Where the deposit is incomplete, the court need not notify the appellant to correct it before examining the appeal, since this is not a failure to pay court fees under Section 18 read with Section 232.
The defendants did not deposit in full the fees payable to the plaintiff as ordered. The Supreme Court held that this was the defendants' own duty and, not being a court-fee defect under Section 18 read with Section 232, the court did not have to prompt correction; even though the trial court had accepted the appeal, it did not thereby become lawful.
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Foire aux questions
Can the trial court reject my appeal before it reaches the appellate court?
Yes. Under Section 232, the court of first instance examines the appeal and may refuse to forward it if it does not comply with the Code. The refusal must state its reasons.
What happens if the trial court refuses to forward my appeal?
The court must give reasons for the refusal. You may then challenge it by appealing the refusal to the appellate court under Section 234, within fifteen days of the order.
If both sides appeal, are the appeals handled separately?
Not necessarily. Section 232 allows the court of first instance to rule on both parties' appeals in a single order.