The Enemy Property Act, 1968 is an Act of the Parliament of India, which enables and regulates the appropriation of property in India owned by Pakistani nationals. The act was passed following the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
Ownership is passed to the
Custodian of Enemy Property for India, a government department.
[ There are also movable properties categorized as enemy properties.][
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Amendments: Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh who serves as the Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice in the Government of India.
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in Modi Government
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introduced the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016.[
The 2016 bill seeks to do the following:
* The Bill amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968, to vest all rights, titles and interests over enemy property in the Custodian of the Enemy Property for India.
* The Bill declares transfer of enemy property by the enemy, conducted under the Act, to be void. This applies retrospectively to transfers that have occurred before or after 1968.
* The Bill prohibits civil courts and other authorities from entertaining disputes related to enemy property.
The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 10 March 2017. The Bill, with amendments made in the Rajya Sabha, was passed by the Lok Sabha on 14 March 2017.]
See also
* Custodian for Enemy Property for India
The Custodian of Enemy Property for India is an Indian government department that is empowered to appropriate property under the Enemy Property Act, 1968 in India owned by Pakistani nationals. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Enemy Pr ...
, for the government takeover of property of rulers who migrated to Pakistan
* Political integration of India
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* Central Wakf Council
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* Evacuee Trust Property Board
The Evacuee Trust Property Board, ( ur, ) a statutory board of the Government of Pakistan, is a key government department which administers evacuee properties, including educational, charitable or religious trusts left behind by Hindus and Sikh ...
* Privy Purse in India
References
Law of India
Modi administration
Indira Gandhi administration
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