Article 43: Applying to replace a deceased party
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าทายาทของผู้มรณะ หรือผู้จัดการทรัพย์มรดกของผู้มรณะ หรือบุคคลอื่นใดที่ปกครองทรัพย์มรดกประสงค์จะขอเข้ามาเป็นคู่ความแทน ก็ให้ยื่นคำขอโดยทำเป็นคำร้องต่อศาลเพื่อการนั้นในกรณีเช่นนี้ เมื่อศาลเห็นสมควร หรือเมื่อคู่ความฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งมีคำขอ ศาลอาจสั่งให้ผู้ที่จะเข้ามาเป็นคู่ความแทนนั้นแสดงพยานหลักฐานสนับสนุนคำขอเช่นว่านั้นได้ เมื่อได้แสดงพยานหลักฐานดังกล่าวนั้นแล้ว ให้ศาลมีคำสั่งอนุญาตหรือไม่อนุญาตในการที่จะเข้าเป็นคู่ความแทน
English translation
If an heir of the deceased, an administrator of the deceased's estate, or any other person having custody of the estate wishes to enter the case as a party in place of the deceased, he shall submit an application in the form of a motion to the court for that purpose. In such a case, when the court thinks fit or upon the application of either party, the court may order the person who is to enter as a party in place of the deceased to produce evidence in support of such an application. When such evidence has been produced, the court shall make an order granting or refusing the substitution as a party.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 43 sets out the voluntary route for substituting a deceased party, complementing the compulsory summons route in section 44 and the one-year framework in section 42. A person claiming to be an heir, administrator, or custodian of the estate applies by motion, and the court may require evidence to support the claim before ruling. The court's task is to verify the applicant's standing and then grant or refuse the substitution. The provision is regularly applied through special-court statutes, including those for labour and intellectual property cases, and in the civil part of cases connected to criminal proceedings.
Why this matters in practice
If a relative or someone whose estate you administer was a party to a case, you can step in and continue it by filing a motion under section 43, but be ready to prove you really are the heir, administrator, or custodian, for example with a death certificate, a court order appointing the administrator, or documents showing the line of succession. Getting yourself formally appointed as estate administrator often makes this cleaner, which is where litigation and probate work meet. Because timing matters under the one-year rule in section 42, do not delay; a Thai lawyer can prepare the motion and the supporting evidence and, if needed, help with the estate side through our wills and estate service.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 14005/2558 (2015)
Where a plaintiff dies during the Supreme Court stage, the court may allow the deceased's heirs to enter as parties in place of the deceased under section 43.
During the Supreme Court stage the plaintiff died, and the Supreme Court allowed two named persons to enter as parties in place of the deceased plaintiff under section 43. The case concerned property acquired during a marriage where the spouses had separated without divorcing, and the substitution allowed the litigation to continue on behalf of the deceased plaintiff.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 15036/2558 (2015)
Where a defendant dies during the Supreme Court stage, the court may, on the other party's application, summon the deceased's children as heirs to enter as parties in place of the deceased under section 43, applied through the labour court procedure statute.
During the Supreme Court stage the second defendant died, and the plaintiff applied to summon the defendant's three children to enter as parties. Finding that they were heirs of the deceased second defendant, the Supreme Court ordered them to enter as parties in place of the second defendant under section 43, applied through section 31 of the Act on Establishment of and Procedure for Labour Courts. The underlying dispute concerned a guarantee of an employee's work.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 3724/2564 (2021)
In the civil part of a case connected to criminal proceedings, where a co-plaintiff dies during trial, a person may apply to enter as a party in place of the deceased under section 43, applied through section 40 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and the court may grant it.
In a case combining criminal charges with a civil claim, the third co-plaintiff died during the proceedings, and a named person applied to enter as a party in place of the deceased under section 43, applied through section 40 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The trial court granted the application, allowing the civil claim to continue alongside the criminal case.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.
Cited in 31 Supreme Court decisions (1952 to 2023)
Décisions de citation sélectionnées
- Decision 4044-4046/2566 (2023)
- Decision 14005/2558 (2015)
- Decision 1303/2551 (2008)
- Decision 2915/2548 (2005)
- Decision 291/2540 (1997)
- Decision 2159/2537 (1994)
- Decision 1890/2536 (1993)
- Decision 387/2533 (1990)
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 42 19
- Article 44 7
- Article 142 4
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
Comment un héritier reprend-il le dossier d'une personne décédée ?
En vertu de l'article 43, l'héritier, l'administrateur successoral ou le dépositaire de la succession dépose une requête visant à intervenir en qualité de partie à la procédure en remplacement du défunt. Le tribunal peut exiger la preuve de leur qualité pour agir et accorde ou refuse ensuite la substitution.
De quelles preuves le tribunal a-t-il besoin pour la substitution ?
Le tribunal peut ordonner au requérant de produire des éléments de preuve à l'appui de sa requête, tels que la preuve de sa qualité d'héritier, d'administrateur ou de dépositaire de la succession. Ce n'est qu'après la production de ces éléments que le tribunal statue sur l'autorisation ou non de la substitution.
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