Legal Principle: A master will be liable for the act of his servants in the course of employment. Factual Situation: Hanuman was a driver employed by Hindustan Petroleum to drive their petrol lorries. He was strictly forbidden from smoking in course of employment. That warning was printed in the body of the vehicle he was driving. One day when he was transferring petrol from his tank to the underground tank of Maruthi Filling Station, he struck a match to light a cigarette and threw it on floor. It caused an explosion damaging the properties of Maruthi Filling Station. Maruthi Filling Station filed a suit against the Hindustan Petroleum claiming damages.