Supreme Court of India has given a very important judgment in a case related to compensation for motor accident. In this judgment, the court clarified that a housewife’s contribution to the family will henceforth be treated as a separate compensable loss.‘b. The main objective of this judgment is to provide justice to families who have suffered major loss of household work and services due to accidental death or permanent disability of a housewife.
A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice NK Singh said the work of a housewife is not confined to the walls of the house., Instead, he plays an important role in strengthening the foundations of family and community. Court comments, housewives do not only housework, Rather, he also contributed to the country’s construction in a way.
The biggest issue of this judgment is h‘l That the Supreme Court has framed guidelines for assessment of domestic services Courts recognize that the household work and contribution made by housewives should have an economic value. 30 per month is the minimum price of their service for this,000 Taka‘B is called requirement. This amount is completely different from other compensation available under the Motor Vehicle Act‘b.
The Supreme Court added that this loss of home care is a predetermined standard, In particular, it will also link to the principles of Prannoy Shetty’s judgment‘b. That is, from now on, the contribution of the housewife will be added to the compensation independently of the old rules.‘b. Courts have directed motor accident claim cases to be disposed of as soon as possible. This is due to the Motor Vehicle Act, Also emphasis is placed on effective implementation of the process available under Article 169, Take timely and correct decisions‘The Supreme Court has asked every High Court to hear such cases as soon as possible.