Supreme Court Rejects EC Request to Delay Senate Candidate Case
The Supreme Court's Election Division rejected the EC's request to delay a case challenging three Senate candidates' qualifications, ruling the EC had only resolved to petition the Constitutional Court but not yet filed it. Witness examinat
The Supreme Court's Election Division on November 5, 2026, considered a petition from the Election Commission (EC) seeking to postpone a case filed by Direk Phonseema challenging the qualifications of three Senate candidates. The EC argued it had resolved to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the EC's candidate registration orders were final and unchallengeable except under specific legal provisions, and wanted the Supreme Court to await that ruling. The Supreme Court found the EC had only passed a resolution to petition the Constitutional Court but had not actually filed the case, so there was no basis to delay proceedings. The court dismissed the EC's petition and scheduled witness examinations for the plaintiff on December 21, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and for the defendants on December 22, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
