[19A. Disposal of unclaimed articles and property.--(1) When any articles or goods have come into the possession of a Corporation for carriage or otherwise and are not claimed by the owner or any other person appearing to the Corporation to be entitled thereto, the Corporation shall, if such owner or other person is known, cause a notice to be served upon him requiring him to remove the articles or goods within seven days of the service of such notice.
(2) If such owner or other person is not known or the notice cannot be served upon him or he does not comply with the requisition in the notice, the Corporation may, after the expiration of such period as may be specified by regulation made under this Act, sell the articles or goods by public auction and shall, after deducting from the sale-proceeds expenses for holding the sale or any amount which may be due to the Corporation, credit the surplus sale-proceeds, if any, to the Fund of the Corporation; and the sale-proceeds so credited may be paid on demand to any person who establishes his right thereto in a court of competent jurisdiction or within one year of such sale to the satisfaction of the Corporation.]