Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Section - 29 - Failure of heirs

Escheat
Failure of heirs.
29. If an intestate has left no heir qualified to succeed to his or her property in accordance with the provisions of this Act, such property shall devolve on the Government; and the Government shall take the property subject to all the obligations and liabilities to which an heir would have been subject.
 
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