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The management of a school has given instruction of the driver of its vehicle not to allow any unauthorized person to board the vehicle. A similar information was pasted on the vehicle itself stated that no unauthorized person was permitted to travel in the vehicle. The driver allowed an unauthorized passenger to board and drove negligently causing an accident in which the unauthorized passenger was killed. The school management is

A. Liable because the driver was negligent in permitting the deceased to travel for which the school management was vicariously liable

B. Not liable because by violating the instruction of the company, the driver was acting outside his course of employment

C. Liable because mere pasting of information 'the unauthorized travel was not permitted' does not negate liability of the school management

D. Not liable because the passenger himself had voluntarily chosen to travel in the vehicle unauthorizedly

Answer: Option B


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