Section 264 — Protecting a party's interests during proceedings
Statutory text (Thai original)
นอกจากกรณีที่บัญญัติไว้ในมาตรา ๒๕๓ และมาตรา ๒๕๔ คู่ความชอบที่จะยื่นคำขอต่อศาล เพื่อให้มีคำสั่งกำหนดวิธีการเพื่อคุ้มครองประโยชน์ของผู้ขอในระหว่างการพิจารณาหรือเพื่อบังคับตามคำพิพากษา เช่น ให้นำทรัพย์สินหรือเงินที่พิพาทมาวางต่อศาลหรือต่อบุคคลภายนอก หรือให้ตั้งผู้จัดการหรือผู้รักษาทรัพย์สินของห้างร้านที่ทำการค้าที่พิพาท หรือให้จัดให้บุคคลผู้ไร้ความสามารถอยู่ในความปกครองของบุคคลภายนอกคำขอตามวรรคหนึ่งให้บังคับตามมาตรา ๒๑ มาตรา ๒๕ มาตรา ๒๒๗ มาตรา ๒๒๘ มาตรา ๒๖๐ และมาตรา ๒๖๒
English translation
Apart from the cases provided for in Section 253 and Section 254, a party is entitled to apply to the court for an order prescribing measures to protect the applicant's interests during the proceedings or in order to enforce the judgment, such as ordering disputed property or money to be deposited with the court or with a third person, or ordering the appointment of a manager or custodian of a disputed business or shop, or ordering an incapacitated person to be placed under the care of a third person. An application under the first paragraph is governed by Section 21, Section 25, Section 227, Section 228, Section 260, and Section 262.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 264 is the general, open ended provision for protecting a party's own interests, distinct from the plaintiff focused restraints in Section 254. It is available to any party, not only the plaintiff, and its examples, depositing disputed money, appointing a manager for a contested business, or placing an incapacitated person in a third party's care, show its preservative rather than coercive character: it aims to hold the disputed subject matter safe during litigation or for enforcement. The second paragraph plugs it into the wider procedural framework by making Sections 21, 25, 227, 228, 260, and 262 apply, so the same rules on motions, appeals, post judgment continuation, and changed circumstances govern these orders.
Why this matters in practice
Section 264 is the tool of choice when the goal is to preserve the disputed subject matter itself, for example securing rental income in a property dispute, keeping a contested business running under a neutral manager, or arranging for a vulnerable person's care in a family case, rather than to freeze a defendant's general assets. Either party can use it, including at the appellate stage, so a defendant is not limited to challenging the plaintiff's measures. Because the categories are illustrative and the court has wide discretion, a well drafted application matters; the process is described in the guide on going to court in Thailand.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 1540/2568 (2025)
Under the first paragraph of Section 264 a party may apply for measures to protect its own interests during the proceedings, such as ordering the opposing party to deposit with the court the disputed income the applicant claims a right to.
The plaintiff applied under Section 264, paragraph one, for a protective measure during the proceedings, asking that the first defendant deposit with the court the rental damages the plaintiff claimed a right to from letting the space to third parties. The Supreme Court treated this as a proper use of the Section 264 protective power.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 475/2562 (2019)
A party may apply under Section 264 for a measure to protect its own interests during the appellate proceedings, such as permission to remain in a disputed house while awaiting the appellate judgment. The court assesses whether the applicant has a protectable interest.
After their statements of defence were not accepted, the defendants appealed and applied under Section 264 for a measure protecting their interests during the appellate proceedings, seeking to reside in the disputed house pending the appellate judgment. The courts treated the request as an application under Section 264 for protection of the applicant's interests during the case.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 7788/2560 (2017)
Section 264 may be invoked by a defendant as well as a plaintiff to seek measures protecting the applicant's interests, and the court will rule on such an application on its merits.
The second and third defendants filed an application under Section 264 asking the court to prescribe a measure to protect their interests. The trial court dismissed it, and the appellate court affirmed, treating the request as a Section 264 protective application to be decided on its merits.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.
Frequently asked questions
How is Section 264 different from Section 254?
Section 254 lets a plaintiff restrain the defendant to secure eventual enforcement, while Section 264 lets any party seek measures to protect its own interests in the disputed subject matter during the case, such as depositing disputed money or appointing a manager.
Can a defendant use Section 264?
Yes. Section 264 is available to any party, and it can be invoked during the proceedings, including at the appellate stage, to protect the applicant's own interests in the disputed matter.