New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- From scissors to the Supreme Court, a seven-year-old dispute over a haircut at a five-star hotel ended with the apex court trimming a Rs.2-crore compensation award to Rs.25 lakh. The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) awarding Rs.2 crore as compensation to a model who alleged loss of career opportunities after a bad haircut at the ITC Maurya Hotel in Delhi, holding that her claims were unsupported by reliable and admissible evidence. A bench of justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan ruled that the complainant , Aashna Roy failed to prove any concrete loss of modelling assignments, film roles or income attributable to the haircut, and directed that Rs.25 lakh --- already disbursed to her pursuant to earlier court orders, would remain the final compensation. The dispute dates back to April 12, 2018, when Aashna Roy visited the salon at ITC Maurya for a haircut. Dissatisfied with the service, she approached NCDRC alleging deficiency in service and negligence, claiming that the haircut adversely affected her confidence, appearance and professional prospects in the modelling and film industry. In September 2021, NCDRC found the hotel guilty of deficiency in service and awarded Rs.2 crore as compensation. While the Supreme Court, in February 2023, declined to interfere with the finding of deficiency, it remitted the matter back to NCDRC for fresh determination of the quantum of compensation. Roy then enhanced her claim to Rs.5.2 crore and produced photocopies of emails, certificates and other documents....