Damages claim against BMA dismissed

The long-running dispute over a high-rise development in Bangkok's Ruamrudee Alley has reached a definitive conclusion after the Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a damages claim filed by Larppratharn Co Ltd against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Pathumwan district director.

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Larppratharn had accused the district director of gross negligence for issuing an incorrect certification of the road width in Soi Ruamrudee, which the company relied upon in good faith to construct a large commercial building. Under building control regulations, such a structure may only be approved if the adjacent public road is more than 10 metres wide. Subsequent legal proceedings confirmed that Ruamrudee Alley did not meet this requirement