New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- In relief to Vedanta Ltd, the Delhi High Court has ordered status quo on the Union government's direction asking the company to stop operations and hand over the CB-OS/2 offshore oil and gas block in Gujarat to the Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC).

A single judge bench of Justice Amit Sharma passed the interim order on Tuesday, and released today.

The order effectively puts the government's takeover plan on hold while Vedanta's legal challenge is examined. The court issued notice to the government and ONGC and listed the matter for further hearing on 27 February 2026.

Emailed queries sent to Vedanta seeking a response remained unanswered till press time.

The case concerns the offshore oil and gas block near Suvali...