 bill no 17 of  2013 the hindu succession (amendment) bill, 2013 byshri anurag singh thakur, mpa billfurther to amend the hindu succession act, 1956be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of  the republic of  india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the hindu succession (amendment) act, 2013short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointsection 32 in section 3 of the hindu succession act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the"(k) "self-acquired property" means any property including both movable and immovable property acquired by a female hindu by her own skill or exertion"amendment of section 153 in section 15 of the principal act, in sub-section (2), after clause (b), the following clause shall be added, namely:—5"(c) if a female hindu dies intestate, her self-acquired property, in the absence of husband and any son or daughter of the deceased (including the children of any predeceased son or daughter), shall devolve, not upon the heirs as referred to in subsection (1) in the order specified therein, but in the following manner:(i) firstly, upon the mother and the father of the female; (ii) secondly, upon the heirs of the father of the female; (iii) thirdly, upon the heirs of the mother of the female; and (iv) lastly, upon the heirs of the husband of the female"10 statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe proposed amendment has been necessitated in view of the vast changes in the social milieu over the past few years over the years, women have taken a stride in all spheres of life the consequence is that women are acquiring property earned by their own skill these situations do not seem to have been in the contemplation of legislators when the act was initially enactedsocial justice and the principle of equality as enshrined in article 14 of our constitution demands that the women should be treated equally, both in the economic and the social sphere further, the constitution of india not only grants equality to women but under article 15(3) also empowers the state to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio-economic, educational and political disadvantages faced by themthe proposed bill seeks to make changes in sections 3 and 15 of the hindu succession act, 1956 so that first preference is given to the parental heirs of the wife over the husband's heirs to inherit the self-acquired property of a women dying intestate in the absence of husband and any son or daughter of the deceased (including the children of any predeceased son or daughter)it is expedient in public interest to make the aforesaid amendments with regard to selfacquired property of women in the parent acthence this billnew delhi;anurag  singh  thakurnovember 29, 2012 annexure(extract from the hindu succession act, 1956)(act no 30 of 1956)    3 (a)    (b)    definitions and interpretation(c)    (d)    (e)    (f)    (g)    (h)    (i)    (j) "related" means related by legitimate kinship:provided that illegitimate children shall be deemed to be related to their mother and to one another, and their legitimate descendants shall be deemed to be related to them and to one another; and any word expressing relationship or denoting a relative shall be construed accordingly    15 (1)    (2) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),—general rules of succession in the case of female hindus(a)    (b) any property inherited by a female hindu from her husband or from her father-inlaw shall devolve, in the absence of any son or daughter of the deceased (including the children of any predeceased son or daughter) not upon the other heirs referred to in subsection (1) in the order specified therein, but upon the heirs of the husband    ———— a billfurther to amend the hindu succession act, 1956————(shri anurag singh thakur, mp)