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Introduction Escheat (from the Latin excidere for “fall away”) is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in “limbo” without recognised ownership. It originally applied to a number of situations where a legal interest in land was destroyed by operation of law, so that the…

Introduction Occupatio or occupation is a method of original acquisition of property in Scots law. It derives from the Roman law concept of the same name. Occupatio allows an occupier of an object (res) with the intention to own the property to become the owner. As most property in Scotland is owned, and with the caduciary right (or escheat) that all ownerless property falls to the Crown, its…

Escheat: Forum for adjudication of claim

Escheat: Intestate death resulting in vesting of property in Government. Collector taking over the property u/s. Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. No recourse made to Administrator General Act, 1963. No adjudication of facts by a Judicial Forum. Validity of. Section 29 in The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is as under:

29 Failure of heirs .—If an intestate has left no heir qualified to…

Escheat; State Vs. Shree Navanagar Sadavrat Trust [Kerala High Court, 23-06-2017]

Escheats and Forfeitures Act, 1964 (Kerala) – Ss. 3, 4, 5 & 6 – Jurisdiction of the State – Merely on failure of a party to show that he is a heir or a successor does not mean that the property would automatically vest in the State on the principles of escheat – this jurisdiction creates heavy burden on the State itself to show the facts and determine the facts – The onus is not on any person who…

Escheat

|esˈCHēt| chiefly historical

noun the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs. • an item of property affected by this.

verb [ no obj. ] (of land) revert to a lord or the state by escheat. • [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. escheated) hand over (land) as an escheat.

Doctrine of Escheat or Bona Vacantia

The Calcutta High Court in Syed Mohammed Atique Vs. Arup Kumar Todi & Anr. dated 15.05.2015 held that “The rigours of escheat are applicable only when there is undeniable evidence on record about the non-existence of the legal heirs of the tenant. Once the defendants failed to prove their relationship with the erstwhile tenant they were liable to be evicted.”

Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice…

Special Proceedings: Claim Not Allowed Beyond 5-Year Statutory Period In Escheat Proceedings…

Amada served as all-around personal domestic housekeeper of the late Elizabeth Hankins, a French national and a widow, for more than thirty years. She served as a faithful companion and girl Friday of Elizabeth who had no close relatives. In recognition of her faithful service, Elizabeth executed in Amada’s favour two parcels of lots covered by TCT Nos. 7807 and 7808, which, however, were…