Hindu Succession Act
Hindu Succession Act
CHAPTER II — INTESTATE SUCCESSION · Section 29

Failure of heirs

Synced on 13 Aug 2026Text as per India Code

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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