A transport company issued a circular to all its drivers that they should not compete or obstruct other buses plying in the route. Driver A, in contravention of the express prohibition, obstructed another bus and while doing so met with an accident in which B was injured.

A. The company is not liable as it had expressly prohibited the drivers from competing and obstructing other buses

B. The company is liable as the accident happened in the course of employment

C. The company is not liable because the driver had disobeyed the company's instructions and thereby acted outside the course of employment

D. The company is not liable because the driver had not acted for the benefit of the employer, the company

Answer: Option B