Allowing a writ petition filed by Duni Chand, Justice Harpreet Singh Brar directed CONFED to compute and release salary arrears for the period from October 1989 to July 3, 1996, along with interest at 6 per cent per annum from the due date till actual payment. The court also imposed exemplary costs of Rs 2 lakh on the Federation for what it described as a “flagrant violation” of the petitioner’s rights.

Duni Chand had approached the high court seeking release of unpaid salary after serving as a salesman. He was appointed in 1979 by CONFED and was later posted to the Central Co-operative Consumer Store at Mandi Dabwali in 1983.…