law: Railways Act, 1989
  84. Unclaimed consignment. 
  (1) If any person fails to take delivery of- 
  (a) any consignment; or
  (b) the consignment released from detention
  
  made under sub-section (1) of section 83; or
  (c) any remaining part of the consignment
  
  under sub-section (2) of section 83 such consignment shall be treated as
  
  unclaimed.
  (2) The railway administration may,- 
  (a) in the case of an unclaimed consignment
  
  which is perishable in nature, sell such consignment in the manner provided in
  
  clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 83; or
  (b) in the cast of an unclaimed consignment
  
  which is not perishable in nature, cause a notice to be served upon the
  
  consignee if his name and address are known, and upon the consignor if the name
  
  and address of the consignee are not known, requiring him to remove the goods
  
  within a period of seven days from the receipt thereof and if such notice
  
  cannot be served or there is a failure to comply with the requisition in the
  
  notice, sell such consignment in the manner provided in clause (b) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 83.
  (3) The railway administration shall, out of
  
  the sale proceeds received under sub-section (2), retain a sum equal to the
  
  freight and other charges including expenses for the sale due to it and the
  
  surplus, if any, of such sale proceeds shall be rendered to the person entitled
  
  thereto.