Principle: A person becomes liable for his negligence when he owed a duty of care to others.
Facts: A train was leaving the platform. Dhiraj rushed and boarded the moving train. He was carrying a parcel of long wooden reapers. Even though Dhiraj managed to enter the train, the parcel was protruding out through the compartment door. Mohit, who came to see off his friend, was standing on the platform waiting for the train to move. The protruding parcel hit Mohit on his chest. Mohit claims compensation for the injury from Dhiraj. Will Mohit succeed?

A. Mohit will succeed because Dhiraj ought to have taken care to keep the parcel inside the train and he should have anticipated some untoward incidence due to his carelessness

B. Dhiraj is not liable, as he was only entering the moving train and he did not get adequate time to pull the parcel inside. Mohit was standing at the platform and was careless

C. Mohit will not succeed as it was his duty to take sufficient care to avoid any accident, while standing on the Station platform

D. Dhiraj is not liable to Mohit as it was the duty of the railways to ensure the safety of the people allowed to enter the platform

Answer: Option A