KUTCHI LAL RAMESHWAR ASHRAM TRUST EVAM ANNA KSHETRA TRUST THR. VELJI DEVSHI PATEL vs COLLECTOR,HARIDWAR

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the Collector's order that property in dispute vested in the government under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, due to the absence of heirs following Mohan Lal's death. The Court found that the petitioner, a public trust, failed to establish its claim over the property, which was purportedly purchased by Swamy Udhav Das Ji Maharaj in Mohan Lal's name. The Court emphasized that the unregistered declaration by Mohan Lal renouncing rights to the property was significant in determining ownership.