Legal Measures Regarding on the expedited judgment in the Administrative Court of the Kingdom of Thailand

Abstract

This research aims to study the concepts, theories, precedents, legal measures, and related research concerning legal issues related to requests for expedited consideration in the Administrative Court of the Kingdom of Thailand. This qualitative research examines Thai and international documents, legal texts, academic texts, and electronic media. The research found that the applicable laws, The Administrative Court Establishment Act and Administrative Procedure Act B.E. 2542(1999), section 66 and the Regulations of the Plenary Session of the Supreme Administrative Court on Administrative Procedure (No. 7)  B.E. 2562(2019), section 49/2 do not contain any provision granting authority to those entitled to file a lawsuit in the Administrative Court to request expedited consideration. The existing laws do not mandate that relevant parties participate in expedited proceedings, and the laws do not adequately cover the timeframe for expedited consideration. Therefore, section 66 should be amended to establish criteria for those entitled to request expedited consideration in the Administrative Court and section 49/2, by defining expedited litigation procedures to cover both the court and the parties involved, as well as adding clarification on controlling the timeframe for expedited litigation, in order to improve the law to be comprehensive and consistent with timely problem solving.