Section 250 — Supreme Court president's dika regulations
Statutory text (Thai original)
หลักเกณฑ์และวิธีการในการยื่นคำร้อง การพิจารณาวินิจฉัยและระยะเวลาในการพิจารณาคำร้องตามมาตรา ๒๔๗ การตรวจรับฎีกา การแก้ฎีกา การพิจารณา และการพิพากษาคดี รวมทั้งการสั่งคืนค่าฤชาธรรมเนียม ให้เป็นไปตามข้อกำหนดของประธานศาลฎีกา
ข้อกำหนดของประธานศาลฎีกาตามวรรคหนึ่ง เมื่อได้รับความเห็นชอบจากที่ประชุมใหญ่ศาลฎีกาและประกาศในราชกิจจานุเบกษาแล้วให้ใช้บังคับได้
English translation
The rules and procedures for filing the application, for considering and deciding it, and the time limits for considering the application under Section 247, together with the examination and acceptance of the dika, the response to the dika, the hearing, and the judgment of the case, including the ordering of a refund of court fees, shall be in accordance with the regulations of the President of the Supreme Court.
The regulations of the President of the Supreme Court under paragraph one shall come into force once they have been approved by the plenary session of the Supreme Court and published in the Government Gazette.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 250 delegates the working procedure of the leave-based dika system to regulations of the President of the Supreme Court, keeping the Code itself at the level of principle. It covers the whole path of a dika: filing the leave application, the timetable for deciding it, examining and accepting the dika, the opposing party's response, the hearing, the judgment, and refunds of court fees. The regulations gain force only after approval by the plenary session and publication in the Government Gazette, which mirrors the safeguard in Sections 249(6). Practitioners must therefore read this section together with the current President's regulations, not the Code alone.
Why this matters in practice
Before preparing a dika, check the current regulations of the President of the Supreme Court, because they, not the Code, set the practical rules on how and when to file, how the dika is examined, and how court fees may be refunded. These details change by regulation rather than by statute, so relying on an outdated form or timetable can cost you the case. A Thai lawyer who follows the current Supreme Court practice can confirm the up-to-date steps.
Frequently asked questions
Where are the detailed dika procedures set out?
Under Section 250 they are set by regulations of the President of the Supreme Court, covering filing, time limits, acceptance of the dika, the hearing, judgment, and fee refunds, not by the Code itself.
When do the President's regulations take effect?
They come into force once approved by the plenary session of the Supreme Court and published in the Government Gazette.