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Just, the expression 'just' denotes equitability, fairness and reasonableness, and non arbitrary. If it is not so it cannot be just (See Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, AIR 1998 SC 3191), Divisional Controller KSTRC v. Mahadeva Shetty, AIR 2003 SC 4172 (4177): (2003) 7 SCC 197. (Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, s. 163A and Schedule II)

The word 'just' as its nomenclature, denotes equit-ability, fairness and reasonableness having large peripheral field. The largeness is, of course, not arbitrary; it is restricted by the conscience which is fair, reasonable and equitable, if it exceeds; it is termed as unfair, unreasonable, inequitable not just. In Law Lexicon, 5th Edn., by T.P. Mukherjee 'Just' is described:

The term just' is derived from the latin word Justus. It has various meanings and its meaning is often governed by the context. 'Just' may apply in nearly all of its senses, either to ethics or law, denoting something which is morally right and fair and sometimes that which is right and fair accord-ing to positive law. It connotes reasonableness and something conforming to rectitude and justice.

Something equitable fair (vide p. 1100 of Vol. 50, Corpus Juris Secundum). At pg. 438 of Words and Phrases, edited by West Publishing Co., Vol. 23 the true meaning of the word 'Just' is in these terms: 'The word 'Just' is derived from the Latin justus, which is form the Latin Jus, which means a right and more technically a legal right-a-law. Thus 'Jus dicere' was to pronounce the judgment; to give legal decision. The word 'Just' is defined by the Century Standard Dictionary as right in law or ethics and in Standard Dictionary as conforming to the requirements of right or of positive law, in Anderson's Law Dictionary as probable, reason-able, Kinney's Law Dictionary defines 'Just' as fair, adequate, reasonable, probable; and jurra cause as a just cause, a lawful ground. Vide Bregman v. Kress, 81 NYS 1072, 1073: 83 App Div I.' Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corpn., AIR 1998 SC 3191 [See also Motor Vehicles Act (4 of 1939), ss. 110-13].

As fair, adequate, reasonable, probable, and justa causa as a just cause a lawful ground. (Kinney's Law Dictionary) see also Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.

As probable, reasonable. (Anderson's Law Diction-ary) See also Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.

Means as conforming to the requirements of right or of positive law, (Standard Dictionary) See also Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.

Means as right in law or ethics. 'Century Standard Dictionary'. See also Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.

Is derived from the latin justus, which is from the latin jus, which means a right and more technically a legal right-a-law. Thus 'jus dicere' was to pro-nounce the judgment; to give the legal decision. (Words and Phrases, edited by West Publishing Co., Vol. 23) See also Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.

Is derived from the latin word Justus. It has various meaning and its meaning is often governed by the context. 'Just' may apply in nearly all of its senses, either to ethics or law, denoting something which is morally right and fair and sometimes that which is right and fair according to positive law. It connotes reasonableness and something confor-ming to rectitude and justice, something equitable, fair (Law Lexicon, 5th Edn.). See also Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.

As its nomenclature, denotes equitability, fairness and reasonableness having a large peripheral field. The largeness is, of course, not arbitrary; it is restricted by the conscience which is fair, reasonable and equitable, if it exceeds; it is termed as unfair, unreasonable, unequitable, not just, Helen C. Rebello v. Maharashtra S.R.T.C., (1999) 1 SCC 90.