The Union Cabinet has decided to bring a comprehensive bill in winter session of parliament on enemy property incorporating the original ordinance as well as the official amendments. The original Ordinance could not be converted into a bill during the Monsoon session of parliament and the Ordinance has since lapsed. The government had proposed certain official amendments in the Bill during the Monsoon session but because of difference of opinion among BJP, RJD and the SP over the amendments ,the Bill could not be taken up for consideration and passing. The three amendments which the government wanted to incoporate in the proposed Enemy Property Bill included the one that proposed to allow enemy property to be claimed by legal heir of the original owner provided he or she is an Indian national. The second amendment was aimed at putting limitations on the courts in the divestment of the properties, allowing the custodian (the government) to control it. The third amendment was to ensure that the legal right of current tenants/occupants of enemy properties remains unaffected by the Bill.At present, there are over 2,000 such properties across the country, which were left by those who had migrated to Pakistan during Partition.