State Act
Section 163. Village, etc., to vest in 3[the State Government] if not redeemed within twelve years.
The Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879
163. If no application be made for the restoration of a village or portion of a village so attached within the said period of twelve years, or if, after such application has been made, the superior holder shall fail to pay the balance, if any, still due by him within the period prescribed by the Collector in this behalf, the said village or portion of a village shall thence forward vest in 3[ the State Government ] free from all incumbrances created by the superior holder or any of the shares or any of his or their predecessors-in-title, or in anywise subsisting as against such superior holder or any of the shares, but without prejudice to the rights of the 4[ persons in actual possession of the land ].