The Administrative Court dismissed the case.

Chan" Om The Administrative Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by "Chan" to revoke the order of the Pathum Thani Provincial Office and the Governor of Pathum Thani to order compensation. Buying exercise equipment is too expensive. Serious negligence damaged the Provincial Office Pointing out the amount ordered for compensation is appropriate. The Central Administrative Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by Mr. Chan Phuong Petch to revoke the order to indemnify the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization in the case of the procurement of exercise equipment of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization between the fiscal year 2012 and the fiscal year 2023 and the appeal decision to dismiss the appeal of the President of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization (Defendant No. 1) who issued the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization Order No. 02390/2564 dated December 8, 2021 to indemnify the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization for compensation in the case of the purchase of exercise equipment of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization. The plaintiff who did not agree with the order filed an appeal to the Governor of Pathum Thani Province (the 2nd defendant). Mr. Chan saw that the above appeal order and decision were unlawful, so he brought the case to the court. The Central Administrative Court considered that when the facts were heard, Mr. Chan had approved the purchase of exercise equipment according to the report requesting approval for the purchase of exercise equipment under the project to promote good health of the people of Pathum Thani Province. The subordinates were not instructed to investigate the prices that are normally traded in the market from private companies who are entrepreneurs or professionals who sell exercise equipment, to analyze and determine the reference price, and then use the results of the price investigation to consider and determine the price estimate for the purchase of exercise equipment of the Pat hum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization. As a result, the estimated price of the purchase of exercise equipment under the project is higher than the price that is normally traded in the market. If Mr. Chan, as the Supreme Commander of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization and the person with the authority to order, supervises the procurement process and procedures, as well as carefully considers the procurement approval report for each project proposed by his subordinates, it will be detected that the procurement of exercise equipment according to the procurement approval report under the project has not been investigated at the usual trading price in the market. Because in the procurement approval report, It is only stated that it is a product that is not specified in the standard price account of the equipment, and the budget is set according to the local price, without the details of the price investigation or the source of the price estimate in the procurement approval report o r supporting documents supporting the procurement approval report. This is considered the essence of the procurement of supplies. The plaintiff signed and approved the procurement approval report proposed by his subordinate without any objection. As a result, the estimated price of purchasing exercise equipment is higher than the price that is normally traded in the market. Therefore, it is a serious negligence in the performance of its duties, causing the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization to suffer damages that must be purchased under the project at a price higher than the price normally traded in the market. Therefore, the company is liable to pay compensation to the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization, and when including the damages suffered by the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization from the estimate of the price of purchasing exercise equipment under the Pathum Thani Provincial Health Promotion Project. Only the list of 8 exercise equipment was calculate d in the part that Mr. Chan signed to approve the purchase. 7 contracts are higher than the usual trading price in the market. amounting to 33,657,049.92 Baht. However, When the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization exercised its right to claim compensation for damages in the amount of 31,071,932 Baht, the court could not make a judgment beyond the damages that the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization exercised its right to claim. And when it was diagnosed that Mr. Chan performed his duties with gross negligence. As a result, the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization suffered damage that had to be purchased for exercise equipment. At a price higher than the price that is normally traded in the market. This is an act of violation against the Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization. Therefore, Mr. Chan, the 1st plaintiff, is liable for damages, but when the facts appear that in the procurement of exercise equipment under the Pathum Thani Provincial People 's Health Promotion Project of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization, the plaintiff is liable for the damages. It is a project proposed by the members of the Council of Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organizations to the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization to solve the problems of the people and improve the quality of life in various aspects. The equipment is still in good working condition compared to the period from the day the machine was installed to the date of inspection. Considering the seriousness of the act and the fairness of the said case, it is seen that the Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization has ordered the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization to pay compensation at the rate of 50% of the damages in respect of the part that the 1st Plaintiff signed to approve the procurement of 7 contracts amounting to 15,535,966 Baht and to be liable for compensation at the rate of 15% of the said damages amounting to 2,330,394.90 Baht. T herefore, the order of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization No. 02390/2564 dated December 8, 2021 to compensate the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organization in the amount of 2,330,394.89 Baht is a lawful order. Therefore, the appeal decision to dismiss the appeal of the 1st plaintiff is also legal. The judge dismissed the lawsuit. Source: Thai News Agency