Principle An employer is liable for an injury caused to an employee in the course of the employment ...........

Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 Others

Principle: An employer is liable for an injury caused to an employee in the course of the employment.

Facts: ?A‘ and ?B‘ were working in a factory as unskilled laborers. A was carrying a basket of stones on his head. B was sitting on the ground. When A crossed B, all of a sudden a stone fell down from the basket and hit B on his head. B died instantaneously.

The employer will be liable

The employer will not be liable

A will be liable

Both employer and A will be liable

Explanation:

If a co-worker is injured by an employee while on the job, workers’compensation is available to employers to protect them from a lawsuit by the injured employee. This holds true so long as the employee was acting within the scope of employment when the accident happened. The employer will be liable