It's a rare reversal of roles but the judiciary seems to have found itself on the other side of the bench in the court of public opinion with its decision to build a one-billion-baht housing and office project at the foot of the forested Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai.
The court has the law on its side, but seemingly nothing else.
As protests against the controversial project gathers steam and public outcry grows louder, the esteemed institute could learn the hard way that what is lawful may not always be right.
