Man, woman, even working professional, anyone looking after family at home is a ‘homemaker’: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the term 'homemaker' is gender-neutral and applies to any individual, including working professionals, who contributes to the welfare of their family. The court clarified that a person's educational qualifications or employment status do not disqualify them from being recognized as a homemaker.
Why it matters
This legal precedent broadens the definition of domestic contribution, which is significant for calculating compensation in legal and insurance cases.
The High Court of Karnataka has said that any individual, male or female, including working professionals, who “tirelessly strives, showers unconditional love, sacrifices personal comfort at times and ultimately becomes a pillar of a happy and stable family” is a “homemaker.”
To consider a woman a “homemaker”, it is “not necessary to project or establish that she is illiterate, stays at home 24x7, or attends only to household work and nothing more”, the court said.
Observing that “every woman who renders services to her family members at home is liable to be regarded as a ‘homemaker’, irrespective of the fact that such a woman holds higher qualifications, be it a degree, postgraduate qualification or doctorate”, the court said.
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