Non-obstante clause in Section 26E of SARFAESI Act shall prevail over the MSMED Act, in absence of any specific express provision giving priority for payment under the MSMED Act over the dues of the secured creditors or over any Taxes or Cesses payable to Central/State Government or Local authority – Canara Bank Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. – Himachal Pradesh High Court

High Court of Himachal Pradesh held that while dealing with the scope of MSMED Act, 2006 vis-à-vis SARFAESI Act, 2002 and the validity of the order of attaching of mortgaged secured assets, in view of recoverable dues, the Hon’ble Apex Court has categorically held Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. vs. Girnar Corrugators Pvt. Ltd. and Others (2023) ibclaw.in 05 SC, that non-obstante clause in Section 26E of SARFAESI Act shall prevail over the MSMED Act, in absence of any specific express provision giving priority for payment under the MSMED Act over the dues of the secured creditors or over any taxes or cesses payable to central/state government or local authority.

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