Article 266 — Emergency application for interim relief
Texte légal (original thaï)
ในกรณีมีเหตุฉุกเฉินเมื่อโจทก์ยื่นคำขอตามมาตรา ๒๕๔ โจทก์จะยื่นคำร้องรวมไปด้วยเพื่อให้ศาลมีคำสั่งหรือออกหมายตามที่ขอโดยไม่ชักช้าก็ได้เมื่อได้ยื่นคำร้องเช่นว่ามานี้ วิธีพิจารณาและชี้ขาดคำขอนั้น ให้อยู่ภายใต้บังคับบทบัญญัติมาตรา ๒๖๗ มาตรา ๒๖๘ และมาตรา ๒๖๙
traduction anglaise
In a case of emergency, when the plaintiff files an application under Section 254, the plaintiff may file together with it a motion for the court to make an order or issue a writ as requested without delay. Where such a motion is filed, the procedure for hearing and deciding the application shall be subject to the provisions of Section 267, Section 268, and Section 269.
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Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 266 is the gateway to emergency provisional relief, opening Chapter 2 of the Title. It does not create a new type of measure; instead it lets a plaintiff who is already applying under Section 254 add a motion for the court to act at once, without the ordinary pace of notice and hearing. Filing that motion switches the matter onto the accelerated procedure defined by Sections 267 to 269, under which the court examines urgency quickly and may issue the order or writ immediately. The measures available remain those in Section 254, such as attachment of assets before judgment; Section 266 only changes the speed and manner of obtaining them.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
The emergency track is the difference between securing assets today and losing them while the ordinary process runs. A plaintiff should file the emergency motion together with the Section 254 application and be ready to show genuine urgency at once. Note the scope limit: emergency relief is meant to preserve the property, right, or interest actually in dispute until judgment, so it cannot be stretched to resolve unrelated post judgment questions. For creditors racing to stop assets from disappearing, this is a central tool in debt recovery.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 4703/2550 (2007)
Money attached before judgment as an emergency provisional measure under Section 254(1) read with Section 266 remains the property of the judgment debtor. Such an interim attachment is distinct from an attachment made to enforce a judgment.
A third party had deposited money under an interim attachment ordered before judgment as an emergency provisional measure under Section 254(1) read with Section 266. The Supreme Court held the right to that money still belonged to the judgment debtor when the execution officer later sought to attach it, so it was not property already tied up by execution.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 5997/2533 (1990)
An emergency application under Section 254 read with Section 266 must be to protect property, a right, or an interest actually in dispute in the case until judgment. It cannot be used at the enforcement stage to raise an unrelated issue, such as whether an applicant is a dependent of the defendant.
The Supreme Court held that seeking protection during the proceedings or for enforcement with an emergency motion under Section 254 and Section 266 must aim to protect the disputed property, right, or interest until judgment. A claimant who filed at the enforcement stage arguing he was not the defendant's dependent was outside that purpose.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3027/2530 (1987)
A court may issue an emergency attachment warrant on the plaintiff's application under Section 254, Section 255, and Section 266 on the same day the complaint is filed, prohibiting a third party debtor of the defendant from paying the defendant.
On the plaintiff's emergency application under Section 254, Section 255, and Section 266, the labour court issued an interim attachment warrant on the same day the complaint was filed, prohibiting a company that owed the defendant money from paying it to the defendant. The Supreme Court treated this as a proper emergency provisional attachment.
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
How does a plaintiff request emergency interim relief?
Under Section 266, when filing a Section 254 application in a case of emergency, the plaintiff attaches a motion asking the court to make an order or issue a writ without delay. The matter is then handled under the fast track in Sections 267 to 269.
What can an emergency measure under Section 266 be used for?
It is meant to preserve the property, right, or interest actually disputed in the case until judgment, for example an attachment of assets before judgment. It cannot be used to resolve unrelated matters in the enforcement stage.