Escheats, Forfeiture and Bona Vacantia Act, 2024

This Act is enacted by the State Government under Article 296 of the Constitution of India to take charge of the management, administration, supervision, custody, and disposal of property when the owner dies without leaving a will or legal heirs. It covers property that accrues when a person dies without known heirs, when heirs abandon their claim, or when property has no legal owner in the State of Goa.