MP High Court Enhances Compensation, Rules Homemaker’s Services Cannot be Equated to Unskilled Labour

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently enhanced the compensation awarded to the family of a deceased woman, observing that a homemaker’s contribution is far greater than that of an unskilled labourer.

Justice Hirdesh noted that a homemaker renders multifarious services and manages a household without fixed hours or leave, possessing an economic value that must be recognized for "just compensation."

The Court found the Tribunal’s initial assessment of ₹3,500 per month too low, raising it to the level of a semi-skilled worker (₹5,975).

Consequently, the total compensation was increased to over ₹12 lakh.

[Manoj v. Arvind Kumar Jha]