Section 44 of the Indian Patents Act 1970
Section 44 of the Indian Patents Act 1970 is about Amendment of patent granted to deceased applicant. It is under CHAPTER VIII of the Act. CHAPTER VIII is titled GRANT OF PATENTS AND RIGHTS CONFERRED THEREBY.
Where, at any time after a patent has been [granted] in pursuance of an application under this Act, the Controller is satisfied that the person to whom the patent was granted had died, or, in the case of a body corporate, had ceased to exist, before the patent was 1[granted], the Controller may amend the patent by substituting for the name of that person the name of the person to whom the patent ought to have been granted, and the patent shall have effect, and shall be deemed always to have had effect, accordingly.
See also:
Section 43 Indian Patents Act 1970 (Grant of patents.)