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Karugaba v Attorney General - CONSTITUTIONAL APPEAL NO. 1 OF 2004 [2006] UGSC 9

Citation: [2006] UGSC 9 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 1 August 2006 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that the right to petition under Article 137 is a chose in action, not inheritable property under Article 26, so the petition abates on the petitioner's death.

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