Shishupal Verdict: Homemaker Value | UPSC | UPSCPDF
Shishupal verdict: SC values a homemaker
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How the Supreme Court attached real economic value to a homemaker's unpaid labour — the new "Loss of Domestic Care" head, a ₹30,000/month notional income, and what it means for gender justice, the care economy, and India's compensation jurisprudence. On 11 June 2026, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court — Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh — held in Shishupal @ Shish Ram vs. Surjeet (2026 INSC 634) that the unpaid domestic work of homemakers must be recognised while calculating motor-accident compensation. The Court created a distinct new head of compensation called "Loss of Domestic Care" and fixed ₹30,000 per month as the minimum notional monthly income of a homemaker who has no independent earnings, to be revised upward by 10% every three years. The case arose from a 2001 road accident near Sirsa, Haryana, in which the appellant's wife — a homemaker — was killed. After a quarter-century of litigation, the Court enhanced the family's compensation from ₹8.43
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