Doctrine of "escheat" or "bona vacantia"

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..... nd the property of a dissolved Corporation passes to the Government by escheat or as bona vacantia. Of course such property will be subject to trusts and charges, if any, previously affecting it. CIT vs M/S Carton Hotel Pvt Ltd.- 2017 (1) TMI 1471 - ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT ...........In Sunni Central Board of Waqfs vs. Sri Gopal Singh Visharad and others 2010 ADJ (1) SFB) (LB) (in which one of us Sud .....

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..... n view of the gradual elimination of intermediate or mesne lords since 1290 AD. The Crown takes as bona vacantia goods in which no one else can claim property. In Dyke Vs. Walford 5 Moore PC 434 = 49613 ER 557 (580) it was said it is the right of the Crown to bona vacantia to property which has no other owner. The right of the Crown to take as bona vacantia extends to personal property of every ki .....

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