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What happens to the property if a person dies intestate without any heirs, under Section 29 of the…

Under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, if an intestate leaves no heir qualified to succeed, the property devolves on the Government, so the "Government shall…

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What happens to the property if a person dies intestate without any heirs, under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

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Under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, if an intestate leaves no heir qualified to succeed, the property devolves on the Government, so the "Government shall take such property". The Government takes it subject to all the obligations and liabilities to which an heir would have been subject. This is the rule of escheat; the Act gives no such right to a trust, the police or a non-profit body.

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