Enemy Property Bill

A stringent law that gives the central government unbridled powers to take over any property owned by people who migrated to Pakistan or China in the 1960s or later passed was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The upper house's nod - where the ruling NDA alliance is in a minority - comes days after Uttar Pradesh, home to a majority of these prop...

President Pranab Mukherjee, signing the same ordinance or executive order for a record fifth time in a row, has made his displeasure clear.

The proposed discussion on the 2016-17 Uttarakhand budget and the Enemy Property Bill are likely to generate much heat between the treasury and opposition benches in both houses of parliament during the coming week.

A Bill seeking to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China after the wars, which was passed by Lok Sabha last week, was today surprisingly referred to a Rajya Sabha House Committee for detailed scrutiny.

With just three working days left in the first part of Budget session, the government plans to push for the passage of some key bills, including the Whistle Blower Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016.

The Centre will push for the ratification of the proclamation of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh and passage of a Bill to replace the ordinance to amend the Enemy Property Act during the first part of the Budget session beginning February 23.

The Central government on Wednesday approved amendments to the Enemy Property Act to ensure, among other issues, that such property is divested only to the owner or his lawful heir and continue to vest in the custodian till it is divested by the Centre.A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the proposal o...

There was uproar in the Lok Sabha on Monday over a bill to amend a law governing properties left behind by those who went to Pakistan during partition. The BJP said it will oppose the bill if it's revised and asked for it to be sent to a Standing Committee.Dubbing the bill as anti-Muslim, members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata...

In government records Lucknow's Butler Palace is 'Enemy Property'. So are 2200-odd properties across the country.  It's a legacy of the bitter partition of India. Post the 1965 war with Pakistan the Enemy Property Act came into being, and the Government of India took over the properties of those who migrated to Pakistan.  42 years later, ...

A stringent law that gives the central government unbridled powers to take over any property owned by people who migrated to Pakistan or China in the 1960s or later passed was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The upper house's nod - where the ruling NDA alliance is in a minority - comes days after Uttar Pradesh, home to a majority of these prop...

President Pranab Mukherjee, signing the same ordinance or executive order for a record fifth time in a row, has made his displeasure clear.

The proposed discussion on the 2016-17 Uttarakhand budget and the Enemy Property Bill are likely to generate much heat between the treasury and opposition benches in both houses of parliament during the coming week.

A Bill seeking to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China after the wars, which was passed by Lok Sabha last week, was today surprisingly referred to a Rajya Sabha House Committee for detailed scrutiny.

With just three working days left in the first part of Budget session, the government plans to push for the passage of some key bills, including the Whistle Blower Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016.

The Centre will push for the ratification of the proclamation of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh and passage of a Bill to replace the ordinance to amend the Enemy Property Act during the first part of the Budget session beginning February 23.

The Central government on Wednesday approved amendments to the Enemy Property Act to ensure, among other issues, that such property is divested only to the owner or his lawful heir and continue to vest in the custodian till it is divested by the Centre.A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the proposal o...

There was uproar in the Lok Sabha on Monday over a bill to amend a law governing properties left behind by those who went to Pakistan during partition. The BJP said it will oppose the bill if it's revised and asked for it to be sent to a Standing Committee.Dubbing the bill as anti-Muslim, members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata...

In government records Lucknow's Butler Palace is 'Enemy Property'. So are 2200-odd properties across the country.  It's a legacy of the bitter partition of India. Post the 1965 war with Pakistan the Enemy Property Act came into being, and the Government of India took over the properties of those who migrated to Pakistan.  42 years later, ...