Section 389
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าการชำระหนี้ทั้งหมดหรือแต่บางส่วนกลายเป็นพ้นวิสัยเพราะเหตุอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งอันจะโทษลูกหนี้ได้ไซร้ เจ้าหนี้จะเลิกสัญญานั้นเสียก็ได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If performance becomes wholly or party impossible by a cause attributable to the debtor, the creditor may rescind the contract.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 389 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 8 Supreme Court decisions (1974 to 2010)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 6615/2553 (2010)
- Decision 8153/2544 (2001)
- Decision 1504/2542 (1999)
- Decision 9937/2539 (1996)
- Decision 390/2538 (1995)
- Decision 6239/2551 (2008)
- Decision 38/2517 (1974)
- Decision 3964/2528 (1985)
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 389 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 389 -
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