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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the legal phrase: ‘Bona vacantia’ means –

Bona vacantia means ownerless property. The term can apply to goods or other property. Under Article 296 of the Constitution of India, property accruing as bona vacantia…

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Choose the most appropriate meaning of the legal phrase:

‘Bona vacantia’ means –

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Bona vacantia means ownerless property. The term can apply to goods or other property. Under Article 296 of the Constitution of India, property accruing as bona vacantia generally vests in the State where it is situated, or in the Union in other cases, subject to the proviso for property held for Union or State purposes.

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Option A

Land can be unoccupied and still have an owner. Bona vacantia concerns the absence of a rightful owner.

Option B

An eviction order concerns possession of property. Bona vacantia concerns whether property has a rightful owner.

Option C

Goods that have no rightful owner are an example of bona vacantia, or ownerless property.

Option D

A building can be empty and still have an owner. Physical vacancy does not make property bona vacantia.

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