Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has fined Haryana State Federation of Consumer Co-operative Wholesale Stores Limited (CONFED) with a fine of Rs.2 lakh for denying wages to a worker for 89 months, around 30 years back.

The HC bench of justice HS Brar also ordered that the federation will pay him the arrears and salary for the period between October, 1989 and July 1996, along with interest of 6% within three months.

The petition was filed by Duni Chand, who was appointed as salesman in 1979. In 1983, he was posted to the Central Co-operative Consumer Stores Ltd, Mandi Dabwali.

Earlier this year, he approached court alleging that his salary was not paid for the period between September, 1989 and July 1996, and he wa...