Published on : 03 Dec 2025, 2:19 pm 2 min read

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Central government's stand on a petition raising concern over the failure to constitute tribunals under the Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020 [N A Sebastian & Anr v. Union of India].

The Court was told that the IR Code, which came into effect recently on November 21, transferred all the industrial disputes to the new industrial tribunals. However, these tribunals have not been constituted under the new Code till date.

The petition thus seeks a stay on the notification appointing November 21, 2025 as the date of the IR Code coming into force.

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said,

“This petition raises an important issue

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