Section 1311
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุคคลใดสร้างโรงเรือนในที่ดินของผู้อื่นโดยไม่สุจริตไซร้ ท่านว่าบุคคลนั้นต้องทำที่ดินให้เป็นตามเดิมแล้วส่งคืนเจ้าของ เว้นแต่เจ้าของจะเลือกให้ส่งคืนตามที่เป็นอยู่ ในกรณีเช่นนี้เจ้าของที่ดินต้องใช้ราคาโรงเรือนหรือใช้ค่าแห่งที่ดินเพียงที่เพิ่มขึ้นเพราะสร้างโรงเรือนนั้น แล้วแต่จะเลือก
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If a person has, in bad faith, constructed a building upon another person's land, he must return the land after having put it in its former condition, unless the owner of the land chooses to have it returned in its present condition, in which case the owner of the land must pay at his option the price of the building or a sum representing the increased value of the land.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1311 is part of Book 4 (Property) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 12 Supreme Court decisions (1947 to 2008)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 5909/2540 (1997)
- Decision 2317/2537 (1994)
- Decision 2313/2537 (1994)
- Decision 5637/2536 (1993)
- Decision 5582/2536 (1993)
- Decision 1500/2526 (1983)
- Decision 784/2516 (1973)
- Decision 723/2490 (1947)
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