India, Feb. 2 -- The central government on Monday informed the Delhi high court that the rules to implement the new Industrial Relations Code will be finalised by the end of February.

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, one of the four labour codes consolidated to replace 29 existing labour laws, came into force on November 21. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, is a specific code within the broader labour reforms framework. It replaces earlier laws such as the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and the Trade Unions Act, 1926, to regulate industrial relations.

Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, along with standing counsel Ashish Dixit, submitted before a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia t...