The Supreme Court today refused to entertain pleas seeking extension of the ‘six-month deadline’ time for the registration of Waqf properties as per the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. 

 

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih suggested that, since a remedy for the applicants is already available before the Waqf Tribunal, they may seek the same by the 6th of this month. 

 

The applicants seek the said relief by filing applications before the Waqf Tribunal, as per the 2025 Act. 

 

The applicants argued, By the time the Tribunal considers applications with difficulties arising from the registration or digitisation of Waqf properties in the UMEED portal, the December 6 deadline would be over. 

 

The apex court, however, stated that any applicant facing a genuine difficulty in registering Waqf properties on the portal can seek an extension of the deadline from the Tribunal.