Thai Administrative Court Allows Acting Auditor-General To Go On Working

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Administrative Court allows acting auditor-general to go on working

BANGKOK: -- The Central Administrative Court Friday issued an injunction allowing Pisit Leelavachiropas to carry on as the acting auditor general pending the outcome of the judicial review on the dispute over his office.

Pisit is fighting the court battle with Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka who insists to have the mandate to head the Office of the Auditor General despite reaching her retirement age at 65 in July.

Pisit and Jaruvan both claim to be a lawful office holder for the position of auditor general.

In Friday's judicial decision, the restraining order overrode Jaruvan's instruction, dated August 18, to cancel her earlier order naming Pisit as the acting auditor general, which was issued before she came out of retirement.

-- The Nation 2010-10-17

[chantorn]

So the law requiring mandatory retirement does not count? can see a lot more such cases lining up, and the rich and powerful will hang on to their position until they die.

[jayjayjayjay]

So the law requiring mandatory retirement does not count? can see a lot more such cases lining up, and the rich and powerful will hang on to their position until they die.

Khunying Jaruvan was hailed as a saint during the days of Taksin's downfall. Looks like she's as bigger meglomanic as Sondhi.

[basjke]

Must be a well paid job in my opinion.

[asiawatcher]

Must be a well paid job in my opinion.

Needs time to set up the chain of command after her demise to continue to receive payments!

[Bagwan]

So the law requiring mandatory retirement does not count?  can see a lot more such cases lining up, and the rich and powerful will hang on to their position until they die.

Khunying Jaruvan was hailed as a saint during the days of Taksin's downfall. Looks like she's as bigger meglomanic as Sondhi.

Has anybody considered that she might, rightly or wrongly, have the interests of Thailand at heart? She has been an outstandingly brave Auditor General and pulled in the reins on many Mafia types. Perhaps she has no confidence that her replacement will carry on the good work? 

TV is true to form. Members throwing the smelly stuff without any evidence that it is justified.

[david555]

So the law requiring mandatory retirement does not count? can see a lot more such cases lining up, and the rich and powerful will hang on to their position until they die.

probably the person is very "useful" to this government i think , rewarded for "services rendered" :jap:

[mccw]

So the law requiring mandatory retirement does not count? can see a lot more such cases lining up, and the rich and powerful will hang on to their position until they die.

in Europe right now there is large civil unrest; one reason being becausevof a rising retirement age, they don't want to have to work longer but society can't afford all the civil servants pensions; here's this lady volunteering to continue. No reason some one shouldn't continue until they are 70 or so long as everything is still working fine.

Longer serving army posts could lead to greater stability also. 4 or 6 years a time instead of just 1 or 2.

[golferchin76]

So the law requiring mandatory retirement does not count? can see a lot more such cases lining up, and the rich and powerful will hang on to their position until they die.

in Europe right now there is large civil unrest; one reason being becausevof a rising retirement age, they don't want to have to work longer but society can't afford all the civil servants pensions; here's this lady volunteering to continue. No reason some one shouldn't continue until they are 70 or so long as everything is still working fine.

Longer serving army posts could lead to greater stability also. 4 or 6 years a time instead of just 1 or 2.

A customer of mine in Rhode Island, USA is amazing. The company's workforce has a few very old employees who choose to continue their work pass their retirement age. They age between 70+ to the oldest being nearly 85 I believe and are still very active at work. The CEO of the company doesn't want to force them to retirement because these old men/women have been with the companies for decades, and he also feel that if they are out of work, they will actually live a shorter life at the end, because retired men/women at homes are very lonely.

So, these old dudes sometimes call my customer, the CEO (he's only 60), son you don't know what you are talking about, son this is not how we do things in the old time, etc (jokingly though)..... hey but they have fun working together.

I personally do not uphold the idea that the law should take away a person's right to work when he/she ages. The law should be there so for the ones who reach a retirement age, he/she can plan ahead and choose what to do, either it be continue to work, or cease to work and enjoy the retirement. For a few percentage of the population they just want to work until they can't move, sounds strange but it is true.

As for this acting auditor-general, if she can prove that her work quality doesn't suffer as she ages, why not let her continue her job, right?