New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay a Union government notification mandating registration of all waqf properties on a centralised digital portal within six months, directing individuals and organisations to comply with the requirement while the court considers the validity of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025. A bench led by Chief Justice Bhushan R Gavai made it clear that the court cannot stay the June 6 notification issued by the ministry of minority affairs until it delivers its reserved judgment on petitions challenging the 2025 law."What can be the problem in complying with the direction? You register your properties within six months, as the notification says. When we will pass our order, everything will be subject to our direction," justice Gavai told a lawyer seeking interim relief. When counsel pressed for a stay, pointing out that the registry had refused to list their application since the case was reserved, the Chief Justice responded: "How can we pass an interim order when the judgment has been reserved in the issue? You comply with whatever is required. We will consider everything in our order." The notification requires all waqf properties to be registered on the UMEED (Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development) portal within six months of its June 6 launch. According to the Centre, the platform seeks to create a centralised, transparent repository of waqf property details, including photographs and geotagged locations. Properties not registered within the timeframe risk being treated as disputed. The petitions challenging the Act were argued over three days in May, after which the bench, also comprising justice AG Masih, reserved orders on May 22. During those hearings, the court noted that maintaining an inventory of waqf properties has been part of the legal framework for over a century....