The Supreme Court of India has a new rule. Now, families get more money if a homemaker dies in a car accident.

印度最高法院制定了一項新規則。現在，如果家庭主婦在車禍中喪生，家屬可以獲得更多賠償金。

The court says homemakers do important work. This work has a value. Now, the court says this work is worth at least 30,000 rupees every month. This money is extra. Families get this money and other money too.

法院表示家庭主婦所做的工作非常重要，這些工作具有價值。現在法院認定這類工作每月至少價值 30,000 盧比。這筆錢是額外的，家屬在領取這筆款項的同時，也能獲得其他賠償金。

Judges say homemakers help the whole country. They help other people do their jobs. Before, the court gave very little money for this work. Now, the court gives more money because the work is important.

法官表示家庭主婦對整個國家有所貢獻，她們幫助其他人能順利地履行工作。此前，法院對這類工作的賠償金非常低，但現在因為認定其重要性，法院將提高賠償金額。

Some court cases take too long. One case took twenty years. The judges say this is bad. They want cases to finish in one year. They asked other judges to make this happen quickly.

部分法庭案件處理時間過長，其中一宗案件甚至拖了 20 年。法官認為這是不可接受的，他們希望案件能在一年內結案，並要求其他法官迅速地將其落實。

Families now get more money for homemakers. Also, court cases will be faster.

現在家屬能為家庭主婦獲得更多賠償，同時法庭案件的處理速度將會加快。

The Supreme Court of India has decided that the domestic services provided by homemakers must be valued at a minimum of ₹30,000 per month when calculating compensation after fatal road accidents.

印度最高法院決定，在計算致命交通事故的賠償金時，家庭主婦提供的家政服務每月價值必須至少為 30,000 盧比。

The court, led by Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh, changed the previous practice of comparing a homemaker's income to the wages of unskilled workers. The judges emphasized that such old standards did not show the real economic value of domestic labor. Consequently, the loss of domestic care is now recognized as a separate type of damage that must be paid. This amount will increase by 10 percent every three years. Furthermore, if the deceased person also had a professional job, this domestic care payment will be added to their professional income.

由法官 Sanjay Karol 與 N Kotiswar Singh 領導的法院，改變了先前將家庭主婦收入與非技術工人薪資進行比較的做法。法官強調，此類舊標準未能反映家政勞務的真實經濟價值。因此，失去家庭照顧現在被認定為一種獨立的損害類型，必須予以賠償。該金額每三年將增加 10%。此外，若死者亦擁有專業工作，此項家庭照顧賠償將累加至其專業收入之中。

This decision follows earlier cases that warned against treating unpaid housework as if it had no value. The Court described homemakers as 'nation builders' because their work allows other people in society to succeed professionally.

此決定承接了先前警告不可將無償家務視為毫無價值的案例。法院將家庭主婦形容為「國家建設者」，因為她們的工作讓社會上其他的人能夠在專業領域取得成功。

Additionally, the Court addressed the slow speed of the legal system. After mentioning a case in Punjab that lasted over twenty years, the bench asserted that such delays defeat the purpose of the Motor Vehicles Act. Therefore, the Court recommended that claims should be resolved within one year and asked High Court Chief Justices to ensure cases are handled more quickly using simplified legal procedures.

此外，法院也針對法律體系速度緩慢的問題進行處理。在提到一起於旁遮普邦持續超過二十年的案例後，法官陣容斷言，此類延遲使《汽車車輛法》失去了目的。因此，法院建議索賠應在一年內解決，並要求高等法院首席大法官確保透過簡化法律程序以更快速度處理案件。

This ruling ensures higher financial support for the families of deceased homemakers and demands a faster judicial process for accident claims.

此裁決確保了已故家庭主婦的家屬能獲得更高的財務支持，並要求加快交通事故索賠的司法程序。

The Supreme Court of India has mandated a minimum monthly valuation of ₹30,000 for the domestic services provided by homemakers when calculating compensation following fatal road accidents.

印度最高法院規定，在計算致命道路意外的賠償時，家庭主婦提供的家庭服務每月最低估值必須為 30,000 盧比。

The judicial determination, rendered by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh, represents a departure from the previous practice of equating the notional income of homemakers with the wages of skilled or unskilled laborers. The Court posited that such benchmarks fail to encapsulate the actual socio-economic utility of domestic labor. Consequently, the loss of domestic care is now recognized as a distinct and compensable head of damages. This valuation is to be applied cumulatively with the existing frameworks established in National Insurance Company Ltd v Pranay Sethi (2017), and is subject to a 10 percent increase every three years. In instances where the deceased was concurrently engaged in formal employment, the domestic care valuation shall be additive to the proven professional income.

這項司法裁定由 Sanjay Karol 和 N Kotiswar Singh 兩位法官組成的法庭作出，改變了以往將家庭主婦的名義收入等同於熟練或非熟練勞工工資的做法。法院認為，此類基準未能反映家庭勞動實際的社會經濟效益。因此，失去家庭照顧現在被視為一項獨立且可獲賠償的損害項目。此估值將與 National Insurance Company Ltd v Pranay Sethi (2017) 的既有框架累加計算，且每三年增加 10%。若死者同時從事正式工作，家庭照顧的估值將在已證明的專業收入之上額外累加。

This ruling is situated within a broader judicial trajectory, following precedents such as Kirti Vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd (2021) and Arun Kumar Agrawal Vs National Insurance Co Ltd (2010), which cautioned against the characterization of unpaid domestic work as valueless. The Court further articulated a conceptual shift in the status of homemakers, characterizing them as 'nation builders' whose contributions facilitate the professional success of other societal actors.

此次裁決處於一個更廣泛的司法軌跡之中，遵循了 Kirti Vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd (2021) 與 Arun Kumar Agrawal Vs National Insurance Co Ltd (2010) 等先例，警告不應將無薪家庭工作視為毫無價值。法院進一步闡明了家庭主婦地位的概念轉變，將其形容為「建國者」，其貢獻促進了社會其他成員的專業成功。

Parallel to the financial determination, the Court addressed systemic inefficiencies in the adjudication of motor accident claims. Citing a specific case from Punjab where litigation persisted for over two decades, the bench asserted that the welfare objectives of the Motor Vehicles Act are undermined by such delays. The Court recommended that claims be resolved within one year and requested that Chief Justices of all High Courts implement administrative oversight to ensure the expedited disposal of these matters, specifically through the rigorous application of the summary procedure outlined in Section 169 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

除財務判定外，法院還處理了交通意外索償審理中的系統性低效問題。法院引用了一個在旁遮普邦持續超過二十年的訴訟案例，強調《汽車號車法案》的福利目標被此類延遲所削弱。法院建議索償應在一年內解決，並要求所有高等法院的首席法官實行行政監督，以確保此類案件能快速處理，特別是透過嚴格執行《汽車號車法案》第 169 條規定的簡易程序。

The ruling establishes a higher financial floor for compensation for deceased homemakers and mandates an acceleration of the judicial process for motor accident claims.

此次裁決為去世家庭主婦提高了賠償的最低金額，並要求加速處理交通意外索償的司法程序。