Section 497
Statutory text (Thai original)
สิทธิในการไถ่ทรัพย์สินนั้น จะพึงใช้ได้แต่บุคคลเหล่านี้ คือ(๑) ผู้ขายเดิม หรือทายาทของผู้ขายเดิม หรือ(๒) ผู้รับโอนสิทธินั้น หรือ(๓) บุคคลซึ่งในสัญญายอมไว้โดยเฉพาะว่าให้เป็นผู้ไถ่ได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The right of redemption may be exercised only by: (1) The original seller or his heirs, or (2) The transferee of the right, or (3) Any person expressly allowed to redeem by a 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 497 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) 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 11 Supreme Court decisions (1943 to 2012)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 15794/2555 (2012)
- Decision 4729/2543 (2000)
- Decision 3390-3391/2538 (1995)
- Decision 2018/2530 (1987)
- Decision 132/2523 (1980)
- Decision 381/2511 (1968)
- Decision 1093/2509 (1966)
- Decision 2010/2500 (1957)
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