Judicial Recognition and Quantification of Unpaid Domestic Labour in India – A Feminist Analysis

The Supreme Court of India in Shishu Pal @ Shish Ram & Ors v Surjeet & Ors, 2026 INSC 634 has provided a distinct framework for quantifying the unpaid care rendered by a homemaker at a minimum baseline of 30,000 INR per month. This watershed ruling marks a judicial transition from generational disregard and glorification […]