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 to give decisive rulings upon motions and applications submitted to the Court of Appeal or Regional Court of Appeal in accordance with the law;

to give decisive rulings upon cases which the Court of Appeal and the Regional Courts of Appeal have the power to rule upon in accordance with other laws.

The Supreme Court of Justice has the power to try and adjudicate upon all cases in which appeals are made against judgments or orders of the Court of Appeal and Regional Courts of Appeal and cases in which appeals against judgments or orders of courts of first instance are directly made to the Supreme Court of Justice according to the legal provisions dealing with appeals or final appeals, as well as cases which any other law subjects to the power of trial and adjudication of the Supreme Court of Justice. In addition, it has the power to give decisive rulings or orders upon motions and applications submitted to it in accordance with the law.

As regards the cases for which the Supreme Court of Justice has already conducted trials and passed judgments or orders, no party has the right to further file a petition against them with the Crown.

A single judge shall have the following powers:

to issue summonses, criminal warrants, or writs requiring persons to be sent from or to other provinces;

to issue any order which does not constitute a decisive ruling upon a dispute in a case.

In a court of first instance, a single judge constitutes a panel with the following powers in relation to the cases subject to the competency of such court:

to conduct examinations and issue decisive rulings upon motions or applications submitted to the court for all cases;

to conduct examinations and issue orders relating to safety measures;

to conduct preliminary examinations and issue orders in criminal cases;

to try and adjudicate upon civil cases in which the value of the property in dispute or the amount of the money claimed does not exceed three hundred thousand baht; the said property value or money amount may be increased by enactment of a royal decree;

to try and adjudicate upon criminal cases for which the maximum rate of punishment designated by the law is imprisonment of not over three years, or a fine of not over sixty thousand baht, or both the imprisonment and fine; however, he cannot impose imprisonment in excess of six months, or a fine in excess of ten thousand baht, or both imprisonment and fine of which either or both exceed the said rate.

No junior judge has the power under (3), (4), or (5).

Subject to section 25, as for the trial and adjudication of cases before a court of first instance other than a municipal court or other court of justice for which its constituent act designates otherwise, there must be at least two judges,