New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered maintenance of status quo on the Union government's decision denying extension of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) held by Vedanta Limited and directing the takeover of the offshore oil and gas block by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

The direction was passed by Justice Amit Sharma while hearing Vedanta's writ petition challenging the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas' order dated September 19, 2025.

Vedanta has approached the court assailing the Centre's rejection of its application seeking a 10-year extension of the PSC for the CB/OS-2 offshore block off the Gujarat coast, originally executed in 1998.

The impugned order not only refused an extension but als...