Section 248
Statutory text (Thai original)
ภายในบังคับแห่งบทบัญญัติมาตรา ๑๙๓/๒๗ การใช้สิทธิยึดหน่วงหาทำให้อายุความแห่งหนี้สะดุดหยุดลงไม่ หมายเหตุ: [เลขมาตรา ๑๙๓/๒๗ แก้ไขเพิ่มเติมโดยมาตรา ๑๕ แห่งพระราชบัญญัติให้ใช้บทบัญญัติบรรพ ๑ แห่งประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ที่ได้ตรวจชำระใหม่ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕]
English translation
Subject to the provisions of Section 193/27, the exercise f a right of retention does not prevent the running of prescription against the obligation.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 248 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) 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 9 Supreme Court decisions (1949 to 1997)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 292/2540 (1997)
- Decision 7631/2538 (1995)
- Decision 477/2537 (1994)
- Decision 164/2492 (1949)
- Decision 1370/2498 (1955)
- Decision 185/2508 (1965)
- Decision 1254/2504 (1961)
- Decision 153/2502 (1959)
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 248 (Thailand) -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 248 -
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