Legal Principle: A master is liable for the wrongs committed by the servant in the course of his employment. Factual Situation: Obalesh works as a clerk in a pharmaceutical company Bio-Pharma Ltd. He is required to take stock of the goods supplied and maintain the accounts of the company. Ramachandra, a friend of Obalesh, from the neighboring village, came to meet Obalesh in the office. Since Ramachandra did not have any other acquaintance in the city, he gave 10,000 he had with him, to Obalesh for safekeeping. When Ramachandra returned to the office the next morning to collect the money. He found Obalesh had fled away with the money. Ramachandra brings a legal action against Bio- Pharma Ltd. for the recovering of the money.

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Legal Principle: A master is liable for the wrongs committed by the servant in the course of his employment. Factual Situation: Obalesh works as a clerk in a pharmaceutical company Bio-Pharma Ltd. He is required to take stock of the goods supplied and maintain the accounts of the company. Ramachandra, a friend of Obalesh, from the neighboring village, came to meet Obalesh in the office. Since Ramachandra did not have any other acquaintance in the city, he gave 10,000 he had with him, to Obalesh for safekeeping. When Ramachandra returned to the office the next morning to collect the money. He found Obalesh had fled away with the money. Ramachandra brings a legal action against Bio- Pharma Ltd. for the recovering of the money.





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