Overview
- The government told the Delhi High Court it will finalise the rules to implement the Industrial Relations Code by the end of February, with public feedback already invited.
- Two notifications issued on Monday repeal older labour laws from November 21, 2025 and specify that current statutory authorities will operate until new bodies are set up under the code.
- The bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia disposed of the case after noting the Centre’s transition measures and timeline.
- The court allowed petitioners to return if implementation problems arise once the rules are notified, though it found current apprehensions to be unfounded.
- The Industrial Relations Code, 2020—part of four labour codes replacing 29 laws including the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and the Trade Unions Act, 1926—was brought into force on November 21, 2025.