Article 234: Appealing a refusal to accept an appeal
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าศาลชั้นต้นไม่รับอุทธรณ์ ผู้อุทธรณ์อาจอุทธรณ์คำสั่งศาลนั้น ไปยังศาลอุทธรณ์โดยยื่นคำขอเป็นคำร้องต่อศาลชั้นต้น และนำค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมทั้งปวงมาวางศาลและนำเงินมาชำระตามคำพิพากษาหรือหาประกันให้ไว้ต่อศาลภายในกำหนดสิบห้าวันนับแต่วันที่ศาลได้มีคำสั่ง
English translation
If the court of first instance refuses to accept the appeal, the appellant may appeal against that order of the court to the appellate court by filing an application in the form of a motion with the court of first instance, and by depositing all the fees with the court and paying the amount due under the judgment or providing security to the court, within fifteen days from the date the court made the order.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 234 gives an appellant a remedy against a trial court's refusal to accept an appeal under Section 232. The appellant files a motion with the court of first instance challenging the refusal, and within fifteen days must complete three financial steps: deposit all fees, and either pay the amount due under the judgment or provide security. This step is a mandatory precondition to appellate review of the refusal. It connects to Section 236, under which the appellate court considers the motion and either affirms the refusal or orders the appeal accepted, with that decision being final.
Why this matters in practice
The fifteen-day deadline and the money requirements are strict. You cannot simply skip to the Supreme Court or seek leave for a further appeal without first challenging the refusal to the appellate court under this Section. And you must complete all the financial steps in time: deposit all fees and either pay the judgment amount or post security. Courts have dismissed challenges where the appellant failed to pay per the judgment or provide security within the fifteen days. Diarize the deadline the moment a refusal is issued, and have the funds or security ready.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 1837/2563 (2020)
Section 234 requires that, where the trial court refuses to accept an appeal, the appellant appeal that refusal to the appellate court by motion filed with the trial court, with all fees deposited and the judgment amount paid or security provided, within fifteen days of the order.
The Supreme Court set out the text of Section 234, holding that when the trial court refused the plaintiff's appeal, the plaintiff had to file a motion appealing that refusal, and the relevant fifteen-day requirement applied to the steps that follow.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 8717/2558 (2015)
Where the court of first instance refuses to accept an appeal and the appellate court then dismisses the appellant's motion against that refusal, the appellate court has in effect affirmed the refusal, and its order is final under Section 236 paragraph one.
The court of first instance refused to accept the defendant's appeal, and the defendant filed a motion appealing that order. The Court of Appeal Region 1 dismissed the motion. The Supreme Court held that this amounted to affirming the refusal, so the order of the Court of Appeal Region 1 was final under Section 236 paragraph one. It decided nothing about the payment of the judgment sum or the security required by Section 234.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 95/2568 (2025)
Where the trial court refuses an appeal and the party does not first appeal that refusal to the appellate court under Section 234, there is no appellate decision, so a petition for leave to further appeal and the further appeal itself are not properly available.
After the trial court refused the plaintiff's appeal, the plaintiff did not appeal that refusal to the appellate court under Section 234. The Supreme Court held that, with no appellate decision, the plaintiff could not seek leave to further appeal, and rejected the petition and the further appeal.
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Cited in 228 Supreme Court decisions (1954 to 2025)
Décisions de citation sélectionnées
- Decision 95/2568 (2025)
- Decision 18325/2556 (2013)
- Decision 7651/2555 (2012)
- Decision 2476/2554 (2011)
- Decision 1046/2554 (2011)
- Decision 8584/2553 (2010)
- Decision 5706/2553 (2010)
- Decision 2194/2552 (2009)
Cette liste est sélectionnée automatiquement, en privilégiant les jugements qui reposent sur cet article plutôt que sur ceux qui se contentent de le citer lors du prononcé de la peine. Elle n'a pas encore été examinée par le cabinet.
Le plus souvent cité aux côtés de
- Article 247 53
- Article 229 42
- Article 236 32
- Article 232 27
- Article 252 15
- Article 249 14
Sections qui apparaissent le plus souvent dans les mêmes jugements que celui-ci. Le chiffre correspond au nombre de décisions.
Calculé sur l'ensemble du corpus de 83 652 décisions de la Cour suprême du cabinet, de 1921 à 2026. Le décompte est exhaustif ; la plage d'années indiquée élimine les valeurs aberrantes rares afin de refléter la répartition réelle des citations. Ces chiffres sont calculés par nos soins et ne constituent pas des statistiques officielles de la Cour. Comment nous les comptons et ce que nous avons mesuré
Foire aux questions
Que puis-je faire si le tribunal refuse d'accepter mon appel ?
En vertu de l'article 234, vous pouvez faire appel du refus devant la cour d'appel en déposant une requête auprès du tribunal de première instance dans les quinze jours, en déposant tous les frais et en payant le montant du jugement ou en fournissant une garantie.
Quel est le délai pour contester un refus d'accepter un appel ?
Quinze jours à compter de la date du jugement de refus, tous les dépôts et paiements ou garanties requis doivent être effectués dans ce délai.
Puis-je faire appel directement sans contester d'abord le refus ?
Non. Vous devez d'abord interjeter appel du refus devant la cour d'appel en vertu de l'article 234. Sans décision d'appel à ce sujet, un autre appel ou une requête en autorisation d'appel n'est pas valablement recevable.
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Civil Procedure Code, s. 234 (Thailand) -
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