New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain petitions seeking an extension of the six-month window for the registration of Waqf properties under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, directing applicants instead to approach the Waqf Tribunal for relief. With the 6 December cut-off fast approaching, the Court's decision places the onus squarely on property-holders to pursue remedies through the statutory mechanism created by the amended law.

A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih held that the applicants already had a clear and adequate remedy under the 2025 Act.

"Since a remedy for the applicants is already available before the Waqf Tribunal, they may seek the same by December 6, which we are ...