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प्रश्न
Principle: Employer is liable for the injury caused to the employee in the course of his employment.
Facts: X organized a party and hired a caterer. During the party, the generator set went out of order and he requested one employee of caterer i.e. Y to bring the mechanic on his vehicle and promised to pay 1000 for the same to Y. Y met with an accident while going to fetch the mechanic and he seeks compensation.
पर्याय
X is liable as Y was working in the course of employment offered by X
X is not liable as Y is not his employee
X is liable because party was organized by him
A caterer is liable as Y is his employee
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उत्तर
X is liable as Y was working in the course of employment offered by X
Explanation:
X is liable as Y was working in the course of employment offered by X. In this case, the liability falls on X because for that time period Y was his employee as he had promised Y Rs.1000/- for the job of calling a mechanic using his own (X’s) vehicle.
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