 bill  no  xxxiv of  2008 the hindu minority and guardianship (amendment) bill, 2008 a billfurther to amend the hindu minority and guardianship act, 1956be it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the hindu minority and guardianship (amendment)act, 2008 statement of objects and reasonsthe hindu minority and guardianship act, 1956 was enacted as a supplement to the guardians and ward act, 1890 and deals with natural guardians and testamentary guardians incidentally abolishing the de facto guardians the act, however, does not treat men and women equally which has to be correctedhence this billbrinda  karat annexure extracts from the hindu minority and guardianship act, 1956          natural guardians of a hindu minor6  the natural guardians of a hindu minor, in respect of the minor's person as well as in respect of the minor's property (excluding his or her undivided interest in joint family property), are—(a) in the case of a boy or an unmarried girl-the father, and after him, the mother, provided that the custody of a minor who has not completed the age of five years shall ordinarily be with the mother;(b) in the case of an illegitimate boy or an illegitimate unmarried girl-the mother, and after her, the father;(c) in the case of a married girl-the husband:provided that no person shall be entitled to act as the natural guardian of a minor under the provisions of this section—(a) if he has ceased to be a hindu, or (b) if he has completely and finally renounced the world becoming a hermit(vanaprastha) or an ascetic (yati or sanyasi) explanation: in this section, the expression "father" and "mother" do not include step-father and a step-mother7  the natural guardianship of an adopted son who is a minor passes, on adoption to the adoptive father and after him to the adoptive mothernatural guardianship of adopted son           rajya sabha————a billfurther to amend the hindu minority and guardianship act, 1956————(shrimati  brinda karat, mp)gmgipmrnd—2542rs—03-07-2009