India, Dec. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Monday turned down pleas seeking more time for waqf (Islamic charitable endowments) registration on a central portal. It said the Waqf (Amendment) Act passed this year provides for the extension of time by approaching a tribunal.

"Our attention has been drawn to Section 3B(1) proviso. Since the remedy before the tribunal is available, we allow the petitioners to approach the tribunal," said a bench of justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih.

Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the applicants seeking additional time, cited glitches in the portal and said the details could not be uploaded.

The Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development portal was ...