The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) faces legal challenges in three courts over the integrity of the 8 February elections after major irregularities were reported.

The Administrative Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Royal Thai Army and the Army Commander-in-Chief by author and independent researcher Sarinee Achavanuntakul, iLaw Director Yingcheep Atchanont, and television host Winyu ‘John’ Wongsurawat who claimed they were targeted by Information Operations (IO) in 2021.

The Central Administrative Court has ruled that a ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM) does not constitute discrimination.

Lawyers representing US academic Dr Paul Chambers filed an administrative lawsuit on Thursday (4 September) over the revocation of Chambers’ visa, seeking over 3.6. million baht in damages.

The Medical Council of Thailand has filed a lawsuit in the Administrative Court against the National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Pharmacy Council of Thailand over a new initiative which would allow those covered by the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) to get free medication for common illnesses from pharmacies.

A group of activists have filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court against the police over the violent dispersal of a protest on 18 November 2022, demanding a court order prohibiting the use of excessive force to disperse protests, as well as 12 million baht in damages.

<p>The Chiang Mai Administrative Court ruled in favour of students from the Media Arts and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, who <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9505">filed for a temporary injunction</a> on 18 October after the University administration prohibited them from showing their final theses in the University Art Centre because some pieces dealt with social and political themes.</p>

<p>Writer Suchart Sawatsri filed a lawsuit on Thursday (14 October) against the National Culture Commission (NCC) and the Ministry of Culture for stripping him of his national artist status, reportedly due to social media posts he made about the monarchy</p>

<p>Arthit Suriyawongkul, a Thai PhD student at Trinity College Dublin, has filed a complaint with the Thai Administrative Court on Wednesday (25 March) calling for the repeal of the new travel restrictions announced by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), which require Thai nationals returning from overseas to present a fit to fly certificate and a certifying letter from their local Thai Embassy before being allowed to board a flight home.</p>

<p>The Administrative Court has ruled that Chulalongkorn University must reduce the penalty imposed on Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and his 7 colleagues and revoked the order removing him as President of the Student Council. This came too late to change anything as his one-year term ended last year.</p>

<div> <div>The Administrative Court has nullified an order that fined Thai PBS for broadcasting political talks about the Thai monarchy.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 15 February 2018, the Administrative Court ruled to invalidate a fine of 50,000 baht imposed by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Thai PBS for broadcasting political discussions about the Thai monarchy.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The court ruled that bias on the part of Lt Gen Peerapong Manakit, one of the NBTC members who proposed the punishment, led to an unfair trial. </div></div>

<div> <div>Despite an earlier court ruling, the Thai Army has filed a defamation lawsuit against a torture victim in the Deep South, who exposed his experience on TV in support of an anti-torture bill.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 14 February 2018, the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 filed defamation charges against Isma-ae Tae, a founder of the Patani Human Rights Organisation. </div></div>