Court rejects govt Hopewell petition

Court rejects govt Hopewell petition

Original 2019 ruling binding, say judges

The Central Administrative Court has rejected a petition lodged by transport authorities seeking a retrial of the 2019 ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court in the “Hopewell saga”.

The petition lodged by the Transport Ministry and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) followed a Constitutional Court ruling on March 17 that said a Supreme Administrative Court verdict nearly 19 years ago was in fact a breach of the constitution.

However, the Central Administrative Court recently argued that even though a Constitutional Court ruling is legally binding on parliament, the cabinet, courts of justice, independent agencies and state agencies, such rulings do not bind other courts, Isra News Agency reported.

Moreover, the petition did not meet…