New Delhi — You know that feeling when you think your favorite Rajma Chawal shop has shut down… but then find out they’re just renovating? That’s a bit like what’s going on with our labour courts and industrial tribunals. Panic not, Dilliwalas — they’re still serving justice, with a side of delay.
Lado Sarai Judge Saab Isn’t Jobless (Yet)
The buzz began when the labour courts and industrial tribunals were supposed to transition into shiny new avatars under the fancy-sounding Industrial Relations Code, 2020. Now, while that law was passed in 2020 (just when we were mastering banana bread), the actual formation of new tribunals has been — let’s just say — fashionably late.
The government just told the Delhi High Court: “Chill guys, the old courts are fully functional till we roll out the new ones.” In official terms, existing labour courts won’t be dismantled or closed until their replacements are properly formed, staffed, and ready to throw gavels.
“Toh File Kab Lagegi?”—The Real Talk
Let’s not sugarcoat it. For workers battling wage disputes in Okhla, or factory management in Mayapuri trying to resolve union tiffs, the legal limbo is confusing AF. Are you filing in the current court? Or waiting for some mega tribunal blueprint to hatch? Until that dust settles, the court corridors — already more dramatic than a Dilli soap opera — are going to stay even more crowded.
These are courts that handle everything from wrongful termination cases to wage delays. For the average Dilli labourer, this isn’t just “procedural transition” — this is chai-khaane wali tension.
📍 Spot Check: Tis Hazari Courts, Karkardooma, Rouse Avenue — if you’re anywhere near these, expect more litigants, longer queues, and lots of muttering about “date pe date.”
The Final Word
So while the legal universe updates its firmware, the old systems are still running — despite the lag. Want our take? Just please don’t switch off the old court wifi till the new connection is up. Meanwhile, pack some patience (and maybe a thermos of chai).
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