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Uganda Journalists Safety Committee and Anor v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 6 of 1997)

Citation: [1997] UGCC 8 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 15 December 1997 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that Article 50 redress lies by ordinary civil action, not by Article 137 petition, and struck out the time-barred petition on preliminary objections.

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