64 35.6 Litigation The President of the Administrative Organization-Tambon Ban Laeng and 11 government agencies and Minister of Interior and 9 others Ms. Phayung Meesabai and the other 44 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit to the President of the Administrative Organization - Tambon Ban Laeng and 11 government agencies as the 1st to 11th defendant requesting the Administrative Court of Rayong Province to suspend or dismiss any activities of the Company in expansion IRPC Industrial Zone Project, which it is the public ways and gutters in disputed area (as mentioned in Note 35.4 to consolidated financial statements). In addition, they requested the Administrative Court to suspend or dismiss the opinion of the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (“EHIA”) report. Subsequently, the defendants filed the case and additionally submitted all docket to the Administrative Court. On 31 March 2017, the Company submitted the petition to Administrative Court to include the Company as 12th defendant in this lawsuit and the Administrative Court has agreed on this matter. On 6 December 2018, 11 plaintiffs submitted to withdraw from the case with Administrative Court which on 12 December 2018, the Administrative Court approved to withdraw the case. Subsequently, the Administrative Court has ordered that 29 July 2020 was the last day of investigation and has dismissed the case on 27 August 2020. The plaintiffs also submitted a petition of appeal to Supreme Administrative Court on 23 September 2020. The Supreme Administrative Court accepted the appeal of the plaintiffs and has ordered the defendants to revise the appeal. On 21 December 2020, the Company submitted the revision appeal to Supreme Administrative Court. As at 31 December 2023, the case is in the process of considering of the Supreme Administrative Court’s appeal. In 2017, Ms. Phayung Meesabai and the other 4 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit to Minister of Interior and 9 others requesting the Administrative Court to suspend the removal of public ways and gutters process (as mentioned in Note 35.4 to consolidated financial statements). On 15 January 2019, the Company submitted the petition as a defendant and additionally submitted the docket to the Court on 14 June 2019. Subsequently, the Administrative Court has ordered that 5 August 2020 was the last day of investigation and has dismissed the case on 25 September 2020. The plaintiffs also submitted a petition of appeal to Supreme Administrative Court on 22 October 2020. The Company submitted the revision appeal to Supreme Administrative Court on 4 March 2021 and as at 31 December 2023, the case is in the process of considering of the Supreme Administrative Court’s appeal. As at 31 December 2023 and 2022, the Company’s management and its legal consultant are of the opinion that the Company has evidence and information according to the contract to defend the issue in this case and considers that the case will probably not result in the Company incurring losses. Therefore, the Company has not recorded the estimated losses of relevant assets or provision in its accounts. 357 56-1 ONE REPORT 2023 Notes to the Consolidate Financial Statements
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