The Supreme Court has reiterated that contributory negligence cannot be presumed in motor vehicle accidents without direct or corroborative evidence. The Court applied the ratio laid down in Jiju Kuruvila v. Kunjujamma Mohan (2013) 9 SCC 166, where it was held that in the absence of any direct or corroborative evidence on record, it cannot be assumed that the accident occurred due to the rash...