Just and Equitable

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....principle behind just and equitable clause, in the words of the House of Lords is that "equity always does enable the Court to subject the exercise of legal rights to equitable considerations". In other words, equitable considerations get superimposed on statutorily governed legal rights under this clause. It is well settled that the words "just and equitable" in the legislation specifying the gr....