Humayun said he took his sister to a family wedding, where the upper part of the shoe came off. PHOTO: FILE
A consumer court on Monday summoned the proprietor of a shoe shop by January 2 in a suit seeking Rs300,000 damages.
Petitioner Muhammad Humayun said he had purchased a pair of shoes for his sister from LBM Metro Shoes at Liberty Market on August 26 for Rs 1,995.
Humayun said on August 27, he took his sister to a family wedding, where the upper part of the shoe came off. This was embarrassing for his sister, he said.
He contacted the shop owner the next day, he said, and was told to bring the shoe to the store. He said he did and was asked to pick up the shoe in a week.
But when he went back to collect the shoe, he was told to return again in a week. He said this had gone on for several weeks.
He asked the court to direct the respondent to pay him Rs300,000 damages for the humiliation and inconvenience.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 12th, 2013.
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@hajirah: Think outside the box and look at the bigger picture
New Mexico woman sued McDonald's over burns suffered from a hot cup of coffee -- and won $2.9 million jury award many years back. This man's demand is very low.
like seriously? Such a small issue not does not need to be published! You know people without shoes are walking on the streets!
I just wish the suitor wins provided he's fair and rightful. The court should set a precedence so that consumer rights are protected.
This should be encouraged I guess. There are so many examples where customers have to go through alot of pain and time wastage due to bad attitude of owners. This will be an example to be nice with customers.