Adequate - Indian Laws - General

Meaning of word adequate Webster s Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) defines- Legally sufficient: such as is lawfully and reasonably sufficient Similarly, in words and Phrases (Permanent Edition-volume 2) the word adequate has been defined at p.545 thus: Adequate means fully equal to requirements or occasions, commensurate, but in its primary and more popular significance nothing can be said to be adequate which is not equal to what is required, suitable to the case or occasion, fully sufficient, proportionate, and satisfactory. SONIA BHATIA VERSUS STATE OF UP.- 1981 (3) TMI 250 - SUPREME COURT