https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196639 A goods-truck owner is not vicariously liable when the driver unauthorisedly carries a passenger in breach of Rule 4.60 of the Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940, because such carriage is a statutory contravention outside the normal course and scope of employment. On the stated facts, the passenger was treated as a trespasser vis-a -vis the owner, so no duty of care arose from that relationship. On interest, the compensation assessment was maintained, and interest was directed to run from the date of the claim petition, with no wider interference in the award. en-us Mon, 22 Oct 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:31:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196639 A goods-truck owner is not vicariously liable when the driver unauthorisedly carries a passenger in breach of Rule 4.60 of the Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940, because such carriage is a statutory contravention outside the normal course and scope of employment. On the stated facts, the passenger was treated as a trespasser vis-a -vis the owner, so no duty of care arose from that relationship. On interest, the compensation assessment was maintained, and interest was directed to run from the date of the claim petition, with no wider interference in the award. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Oct 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196639