The Central Administrative Court has ordered a temporary suspension of an announcement postponing the Social Security Board election, clearing the way for the poll to proceed until the court issues a final ruling.
The court issued the injunction late on Friday after more than 13 hours of hearings in a case brought by the Progressive Social Security Team, which is seeking to overturn the election committee's July 27 announcement delaying the election.
The court ruled that suspending the announcement would not obstruct state administration or public services, noting the Social Security Office (SSO) has updated databases for all three categories of insured persons and can immediately retrieve voter information by province.
It said the plaintiffs had met the three legal requirements for temporary protection and ordered enforcement of the postponement suspended until the case is final or the court issues another order. The court is scheduled to issue its ruling at 3pm on Tuesday.
The case was filed by the reform group led by Sustarum Thammaboosadee, a former employee representative on the Social Security Board. The group has 14 candidates contesting seats representing employers and insured workers.
The group argued that election officials misinterpreted an earlier court order concerning a requirement for voters to register with the SSO before voting.
