In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has held that the contributory negligence of a driver involved in a motor vehicle accident cannot be imputed to the passengers in the vehicle, thereby rejecting the reduction of compensation on such grounds. The judgment came in a case involving a tragic accident that occurred in
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