Section 296
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในระหว่างลูกหนี้ร่วมกันทั้งหลายนั้น ท่านว่าต่างคนต่างต้องรับผิดเป็นส่วนเท่า ๆ กัน เว้นแต่จะได้กำหนดไว้เป็นอย่างอื่น ถ้าส่วนที่ลูกหนี้ร่วมกันคนใดคนหนึ่งจะพึงชำระนั้น เป็นอันจะเรียกเอาจากคนนั้นไม่ได้ไซร้ ยังขาดจำนวนอยู่เท่าไรลูกหนี้คนอื่น ๆ ซึ่งจำต้องออกส่วนด้วยนั้นก็ต้องรับใช้ แต่ถ้าลูกหนี้ร่วมกันคนใดเจ้าหนี้ได้ปลดให้หลุดพ้นจากหนี้อันร่วมกันนั้นแล้ว ส่วนที่ลูกหนี้คนนั้นจะพึงต้องชำระหนี้ก็ตกเป็นพับแก่เจ้าหนี้ไป
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
As between themselves joint debtors are liable in equal shares, unless it is otherwise provided. If from one of the joint debtors the contribution due from him cannot be obtained, the deficiency shall be borne by the other debtors who are bound to make contribution; provided that one of the joint debtors has been released from joint obligation, the creditor takes upon himself that share which the debtor released by him ought to have born.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 296 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 33 Supreme Court decisions (1956 to 2025)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 319/2568 (2025)
- Decision 4244/2565 (2022)
- Decision 2794/2565 (2022) Employer Liability for Employee Tort
- Decision 14144/2553 (2010)
- Decision 12168/2553 (2010)
- Decision 7108/2551 (2008) Post-Divorce Spousal Maintenance Continuation
- Decision 2111/2551 (2008)
- Decision 2551/2544 (2001)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
Most often cited alongside
- Section 229 12
- Section 682 10
- Section 291 7
- Section 293 5
- Section 340 5
- Thai CPC s. 142 4
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