LEGAL PRINCIPLE : A master shall be liable for the acts of his servants done in the course of employment.
FACTUAL SITUATION : PUL, a public sector undertaking, is operating a number of bus services for its employees in Pune. These buses are quite distinct in their appearance and carry the board "for PUL employees only". M, a villager from neighboring state, was waiting for a regular bus in one of the bus stops in Pune. A bus belonging to PUL happened to stop nearby and number of people got into the bus. M, without realizing that it was PUL bus, got into the bus and soon thereafter, the bus met with an accident due to driver's negligence. M, along with several others, was injured in the accident. M seeks to file a suit against PUL claiming damages.
DECISION :

M will succeed, because he got into the bus without realizing that it was PUL bus.

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M will not succeed, because it was from him to find out whether it was a public transport.

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M will succeed, because the driver was anyhow duty-bound to drive carefully.

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PUL is not liable as the bus met with an accident due to driver's negligence.

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The correct option is B M will succeed, because he got into the bus without realizing that it was PUL bus.
Option 'c' is correct M will succeed as the driver was driving in the course of his employment further it was duty of the driver to drive carefully.

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The correct option is B M will succeed, because he got into the bus without realizing that it was PUL bus.Option 'c' is correct M will succeed as the driver was driving in the course of his employment further it was duty of the driver to drive carefully.

The correct option is B M will succeed, because he got into the bus without realizing that it was PUL bus.
Option 'c' is correct M will succeed as the driver was driving in the course of his employment further it was duty of the driver to drive carefully.