A consumer court has directed a décor company to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation, not for defective work, but for the mental agony caused to a customer owing to substandard work.

Aâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088complaint filed by Anita Paranjpe, a Mahim resident, states that she had assigned gold leafing work to Yusuf Tukadi, proprietor of Bella Décor. During the deal, she was promised a warranty of five years. Tukadi completed the work on December 7, 2013, and was paid Rs 1,17,400 for it.