Section 26E:
Priority to secured creditors.
1[26E. Priority to secured creditors.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the
time being in force, after the registration of security interest, the debts due to any secured creditor shall be
paid in priority over all other debts and all revenues, taxes, cesses and other rates payable to the Central
Government or State Government or local authority.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, it is hereby clarified that on or after the
commencement of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), in cases where insolvency or
bankruptcy proceedings are pending in respect of secured assets of the borrower, priority to secured
creditors in payment of debt shall be subject to the provisions of that Code.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 18, ibid. (w.e.f. 24-1-2020).