Section 249(5) in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955
(5)If, within the said three days, no person satisfies the Commissioner that he is the owner or person in charge of the dog the Commissioner may cause the dog either -(a)to be destroyed, or(b)to be sold and the proceeds of the sale, after deducting therefrom the said tax and costs (together with the costs of sale) to be paid to any person who within six months from the date of such sale, establishes to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, his claim to such proceeds.