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Supreme Administrative Court Judgment No. A 730-748/2557

Pays/Territoire
Thaïlande
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Déc 23, 2014
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand
Siège de la cour
Bangkok
Numéro de référence
Decided Case No. A. 730-748/2557
Langue
Thaï
Sujet
Questions juridiques, Air et atmosphère
Résumé

One power plant of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, located in Maemoh, used lignite coal to generate electricity. The authority failed to control the emission of sulfur dioxide from the production process in accordance to the legal standards, leading to health problems of local people. The court found the act of negligence a wrongful act and pronounce compensation for physical and emotional suffering of each plaintiff from 10,000 up to 200,000 THB.  

Texte intégral
Thailand Decision A 730-748 -2557.pdf
Decision-MaemohCase-SupremeAdminCourt-SulphurCompensation.pdf