ADMINISTRATIVE COURT PROCEDURE : SPECIFIC STUDY USING SUCCINCT METHODS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Abstract

          According to the announcement of the Administrative Court regarding the duration of litigation in the Administrative Court, B.E. 2023 has the following main issues: In cases where the judge has no more than 48 cases in his possession, the Administrative Court of First Instance will take approximately 2 years and 6 months at least. And if there are more than 48 cases in possession, the time for each step increases by 0.25 times by 24 cases. In addition to the "Administrative Case Statistics" collected since the opening of the Administrative Court on January 31, 2024, there are approximately 16,835 cases currently being considered by the Administrative Court of First Instance. It appears that the period specified in the announcement is unreasonably long for small claim cases. and cases without complications from the preliminary study, it was found that the Act Establishing the Administrative Court and Administrative Court Procedure, B.E. 2542, together with the regulations of the General Conference of the Supreme Administrative Court Judges Regarding administrative court procedures, B.E. 2000, there are no rules regarding "Separate judicial proceedings as appropriate" such as civil proceedings and criminal proceedings. and procedures for adjudicating administrative cases in the administrative courts of the French Republic. The Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Sweden an administrative civil courts such as the People's Republic of China or specialized courts such as the Republic of Estonia It is effective so that administrative cases can be considered quickly. To become more modern, it is necessary to study the application of summary judgment procedures that appear in various countries. To be applied to the current administrative court process in the Administrative Court of First Instance of Thailand. However, now the Administrative Court of First Instance will use "Urgent proceedings" but such proceedings still have conditions, criteria, and objectives that do not cover the cases in which they should be used. “Summary proceedings” as the author proposes to amend.