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