Multiple choice

An employer is not liable to pay compensation to a workman for the injury caused:

  1. by accident

  2. by negligence of his co-workman

  3. when the workman was under the influence of drink or drugs

  4. The workman had given consent to the risk of injury
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Under Workmen's Compensation Act, employers are NOT liable when injury results from the workman's own fault - specifically being under influence of intoxicants (Section 3(2)(a) exception). The employee's deliberate impairment breaks the causal chain required for employer liability. Other options (A, B, D) all represent situations where compensation would typically be payable.

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