12. Where any abandoned property is property in trust for a public purpose of a religious or charitable nature or is a waqf, the property shall remain vested in the Government only until such time as fresh trustees or mutwallis are appointed by the Government, and pending the appointment of fresh trustees or mutwallis the property and the income thereof shall be applied by the Government for fulfilling, as far as possible, a charitable purpose.
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