VEDANTA LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 22nd December, 2025 Pronounced on: 6th January, 2026 + W.P.(C) 14738/2025, CM APPL. 60479-80/2025 & 77491/2025 VEDANTA LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate with Ms. Anuradha Dutt, Mr. Anish Kapur, Ms. Nikhita K. Suri, Ms. Suman Yadav, Mr. Gurudas Khurana, Mr. Raghav Dutt and Mr. Keshav Sehgal, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC with MR. Umar Hashmi, Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Ms. Iqra Sheikh and Ms. Urmila Sharma, Advocates for R-1. Mr. R. Venkataramani, AGI with Mr. Nakul Sachdeva, Mr. Sagar Arora, Mr. Shreyansh Rathi, Ms. Shrinkhla Tiwari, Mr. Abhinandan Sharma, Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal and Ms. Yamika Khanna, Advocates for R-2. Mr. Ajoy Roy, Ms. Avlokita Rajni, Mr. Lakshya Khanna and Ms. Shradha Sriram, Advocates for R-3. Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Mr. Shaswat Kumar Pandey, Mr. Dhananjay Singh, Mr. Amit Sharma and Mr. Kumar Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETI KUMARI SHARMA W.P.(C) 14738/2025 Page 1 of 120 Signing Date:06.01.2026 20:05:22 Kartikeya, Advocates for R-4/ONGC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, has been filed seeking the following prayers: - “a) Issue a writ of Certiorari, in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ order or direction quashing the Rejection Letter dated 19.09.2025 of Respondent No.1 rejecting the Application dated 28.06.2021 and all consequent actions/directions of the Respondent No. 1 & 2 including the Direction dated 19.09.2025 (not in the possession of the petitioner) to Respondent No. 4 to take over the assets and Petroleum Operations of the Block; b) Is