Sitaram Motilal Kalal vs Santanuprasad Jaishankar Bhatt on 8 February, 1966
Before we conclude, we would like to point out that the
recent trend in law is to make the master liable for acts
which do not strictly fall within the term "in the course of
the employment" as ordinarily understood. We have referred
to Sitaram Motilal Kalal v. Santanuprasad Jaishankar Bhat
(supra) where this Court accepted the law laid down by Lord
Denning in Ormrod and Another rs. Crosville Motor Services
Ltd. and Another (supra) that the owner is not only liable
for the negligence of the driver if that driver is his
servant acting in the course of his employment but also when
the driver is, with the owner's consent, driving the car on
the owner's business or for the owner's purposes. This
extension has been accepted by this Court.