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Indian salon told to pay $271,000 for model's botched trim

Indian salon told to pay $271,000 for model's botched trim

Instead of chopping off four inches, the hairdresser at a top New Delhi salon left only four inches of hair on the woman's head.
24 Sep, 2021

An Indian salon has been ordered to pay more than $271,000 in damages to a model for a botched haircut which she claimed caused a "severe mental breakdown".

Aashna Roy went to the salon at a top New Delhi hotel in 2018 and asked staff to trim a conservative four inches (10 centimetres) from her tips, according to a judgement by the city's consumer court.

"However, to the utter shock and surprise of the complainant, the hairdresser chopped off her entire hair leaving only four inches from the top and barely touching her shoulders," it added.

The court determined that as Roy had already established a career lending her skills to advertisements for hair products, the botched haircut had led to "severe mental breakdown and trauma".

"There is no doubt that the women are very cautious and careful with regard to their hair," said the ruling by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

"They spend a handsome amount on keeping the hair in good condition. They are also emotionally attached with their hairs," it added.

"She lost her expected assignments and suffered a huge loss which completely changed her lifestyle and shattered her dream to be a top model."

The court told the salon, which can still appeal the verdict, to pay 20 million rupees within eight weeks of the order.

Comments

H Sep 24, 2021 05:47pm
Oops! At least shes got 4 inches of hair left!
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N_Saq Sep 24, 2021 06:00pm
Nice! That is why they say in the US to measure or ask twice before you cut because once you cut there is no turning back.
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M. Saeed Sep 24, 2021 06:05pm
What is the hair cost? She can always buy hair extensions for her assignments and nobody can even distinguish. Besides, 4 inches can be either way, without clear elaboration.
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Ghani K Sep 24, 2021 06:33pm
"$271,000 in damages " - Salon better declared bankruptcy .
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A Bostonian Sep 24, 2021 07:48pm
India has Dollars now?
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John Sep 24, 2021 08:49pm
Good
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Zak Sep 24, 2021 11:01pm
Imagine what indian doctors must be doing to their patients. Everything substandard.
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Imtiaz Ali Sep 24, 2021 11:45pm
Indian companies are rich
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Naseer Sep 25, 2021 12:11am
Was she sleeping during the hair cut and woke up to a new reality.
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Ff Sep 25, 2021 12:50am
I want to visit same saloon to become a milioner
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad/bhaRAT Sep 25, 2021 02:16am
These models should not be entertained in the future.
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Truth Hurts Sep 25, 2021 03:55am
@M. Saeed this is not for the cost of the hair, in case you do not understand.
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Truth Hurts Sep 25, 2021 03:56am
@A Bostonian this is just the equivalent amount in dollars.
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Truth Hurts Sep 25, 2021 03:58am
@Ghani K this is a rich salon. They earn lots. Still, punishment must bite.
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Truth Hurts Sep 25, 2021 04:03am
@Ghani K actually a good observation, but exactly the reason why South Asians are behind in law and order. Punishments do not have enough bite. For example, a 500 rupee fine for a red light violation means nothing to the car owner these days. Similarly, the fee for entrances to zoos and monuments should be in dollars. Poor people should need to pay less.
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Anonymouseee Sep 25, 2021 05:26am
These Indians have become the joke of the world.
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Omar Sep 25, 2021 07:24am
I would declare bankruptcy even if I were a millionaire, just to thumb my nose at the out of line verdict.
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John Deepak DSouza Sep 25, 2021 08:05am
@A Bostonian 500 billion dollars in foreign exchange reserves!!!
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Lord Ickenham Sep 25, 2021 08:19am
@M. Saeed - why are you always angry at women?
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Watchmann Sep 25, 2021 09:05am
20 million INR!
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SayNoToPlastics Sep 25, 2021 09:07am
If her hair was 8" long before the cut then she has no case
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Rana Talukdar Sep 25, 2021 09:47am
Only rich r beneficiary of consumer redressal courts. For common men day to day life runs on whims of service providers and traders.
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SlowTrack Sep 25, 2021 11:08am
@Zak very true. No wonder many Pakistanis go to India for treatment.
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BS Rules Sep 25, 2021 12:32pm
What was she doing all the time when the dresser was cutting the hair? It doesn't take just one snipe and over in a second. She must have had ample opportunity to have the course corrected! Seems like a publicity stunt by a wanna be model. Feel sorry for the salon people.
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M.Imriaz Sep 26, 2021 09:09am
She needs publicity and hairdressor helping her.
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