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Determination of Compensation u/s 168 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

ByAdvocate Raji Nathani

Principles re-clarified relating to determination of compensation in case of death of homemaker in a car accident, Recognizing the Unseen

 

[Arvind Kumar Pandey v. Girish Pandey, (2025) 2 SCC 145]


Case Comment:

 Held, Contribution of a House Wife/Homemaker are invaluable

  1. The role of a homemaker is as important as that of a family member whose income is tangible as a source of livelihood for the family.
  2. The activities performed by a home-maker, if counted one by one, there will hardly be any doubt that the contribution of a home-maker is of a high order and invaluable.
  3. In fact, it is difficult to assess such a contribution in monetary terms.

 

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