# SC seeks Centre reply on Kerala Waqf portal deadline extension 2026-08-22T12:59:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Saturday sought the Centre’s response to the Kerala Waqf Board’s plea for more time to upload property details on the UMEED portal. Nearly 25,000 of Kerala’s about 60,000 Waqf properties are still pending verification and approval. The Board sought a six-month extension, citing the scale of the exercise and technical glitches. The court indicated that four months could be sufficient, but said the Centre’s response was required because the law limits extensions. The statutory deadline expired on May 17, 2026, while the Kerala High Court had granted a one-month extension on July 8. The matter will next be heard on September 7. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Waqf properties are assets formally dedicated to religious, charitable or public purposes, so the portal exercise affects how their ownership, use and administration are recorded. A central digital register can make it easier to identify discrepancies, but incomplete or inaccurate entries could complicate later disputes and oversight. The immediate legal issue is whether the Supreme Court can grant practical relief within the limits written into the UMEED Act. The Centre’s response will indicate whether it supports additional time and how it interprets the statutory cap before the September 7 hearing. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Straight account of court proceedings, statutory limits and the Boardu2019s request This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Kerala Waqf Board, Supreme Court, UMEED Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-seeks-centre-reply-on-kerala-waqf-portal-deadline-extension/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-seeks-centre-reply-on-kerala-waqf-portal-deadline-extension/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/