Delhi High Court Flags Failure to Repeal Earlier Labour Laws Under Industrial Relations Code

The Delhi High Court noted that the Central government brought the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, into force without issuing proper repeal notifications for the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

The Bench said that a commencement notification must expressly declare the repeal of previous statutes, which has not been done. It asked the ASG to work with government officials to resolve the omission.

The Court also recorded a fresh notification stating that Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals under the ID Act will continue to hear existing and new cases until tribunals under the Code are constituted.

[NA Sebastian v. Union of India]