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Abid and Another v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 43 of 2017)

Citation: [2021] UGCC 27 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 1 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a Commission of Inquiry exercised judicial power reserved to courts under Article 126(1) by issuing status quo orders and an arrest warrant, contravening the Constitution.

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