monetize the domestic work done by a house-moth
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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO.1415 OF 2015(Arising !" # SLP (Ci$i%& N.4'')2014&
JITENDRA *HIMSHAN*AR TRIVEDI + ORS. ..A,,-%%n"s
V-rs!s
*ASAM DAUD *UM/HAR + ORS. ..R-s,n-n"s
J U D M E N T
R. BANUMATHI, J.
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-3isin in General Manager, Kerala S.R.T.C. $s. Susamma
Thomas + Ors.1; "- "ri8!n% ss-ss- "- in37- # "-
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$s. )nite! In!ia Insurance Company t!.*. As gins" "-
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$s. Ra+ir Singh + "rs.-, n i+u Kuru%ila & "rs. $s. Kun+u+amma
Mohan & "rs./; "is C!r" s r- s!8s"n"i% 7!n" #
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3s- in n; Rs.1;00;000)? is r- "rs %ss #
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##-3"in " "- 7inr 3i%r-n. Trs %ss # -s""- n
#!n-r% -,-ns-s; r # 37,-ns"in # Rs.15;000)?
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r- -n"i"%- " ""% 37,-ns"in # Rs.;4B;000)?.
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Rs.2;';4:0)?; #r ing 37,%-"- 9!s"i3- " "- ,r"i-s;
--r3ising 9!risi3"in !n-r Ar"i3%- 142 # "- Cns"i"!"in #
Ini; - --7 i" ,,r,ri"- " r -nn3- 37,-ns"in
# Rs. ;4B;000) " "- 3%i7n"s.
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!n-r Ar"i3%- 142 # "- Cns"i"!"in # Ini. In "riental
6 (2013) 9 SCC 54
7 (2013) 9 SCC 166
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Insurance Company imite! $s. (ri+ Mohan an! "rs.,0 "is C!r"
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In 1e!!appa & "rs. $s. (ranch Manager, National Insurance
Company imite!,2 i" s 8s-r$- s !n-r>?
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1B. T- n-" 6!-s"in #%%ing #r !r 3nsi-r"in is "-
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8 (2007) 7 SCC 56
9 (2008) 2 SCC 595
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in"-r-s" " "- r"- # 15 ,-r 3-n" i3 s r-!3- " 12 ,-r
3-n" 8 "- Hig C!r". T- r"- # in"-r-s" r- 8 8"
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# "- 3%i7 ,-"i"in "i%% "- "- # ,7-n". S #r s "-
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ITEM NO.1B-For Judgment COURT NO.12 SECTION IX
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINS
C!"!# A$$e%# No&'(........)2*1+ %r!'!ng ,rom SP&C(No./0/)2*1
JITENDRA IMSANAR TRI3EDI 4 ORS. A$$e##%nt&'(
3ERSUS
ASAM DAUD UMBAR 4 ORS. Re'$ondent&'(
D%te 5 *6)*2)2*1+ T7!' $et!t!on 8%' 9%##ed on ,or $ronoun9ement o, JUDMENT tod%:.
For A$$e##%nt&'( Mr. A;7!;#e Mr'. Ju't!9e R. B%num%t7! $ronoun9ed t7e
;#e Mr'. Ju't!9e R. B%num%t7!.
e%"e gr%nted.
T7e %$$e%# !' $%rt#: %##o8ed !n term' o, t7e '!gned
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