Liability for Acts of Employees: A Test Case

Okay friends, yeh MCQ aap sabse pehle to solve karein: X, a company's employee, in the course of their employment, causes damage to Y by negligently driving a company vehicle. Who will be liable for the damage?

A) Company under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor B) X personally, since they were driving the vehicle C) Company, since X was acting in the course of their employment D) Y, as they allowed X to drive the vehicle

My attempt: C) Company, since X was acting in the course of their employment... Wait, no. I'm sure it's A) Company under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor. Yeah, that's it.

Now it's your turn! Aapki answer kya hai?