Govt may bring ordinance to amend Enemy Property Act

In the last week of October, the government wanted to get the ordinance promulgated, but unsure of getting parliamentary support, it decided to quietly drop the move even before the Cabinet could discuss it.

The government is likely to approve promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Enemy Property Act, 1968, sources said.

The ordinance is aimed at amending provisions declaring that all enemy property vested in “custodian” of enemy property would continue to be vested in the custodian irrespective of the “death or extinction of the enemy”. The main aim of the ordinance is to negate the effect of a court judgment in this regard.

The Modi government, following in the footsteps of the previous UPA government, has clearly indicated its resolve to amend the Enemy Property Act, 1968. While the UPA government had promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, the Bill introduced in Parliament could not be passed due to various issues, including differences within the UPA government.

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In the last week of October, the government wanted to get the ordinance promulgated, but unsure of getting parliamentary support, it decided to quietly drop the move even before the Cabinet could discuss it.

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