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Issues: Whether the secured creditor had priority over the State's claim for dues and whether the lien note on the revenue record was liable to be cleared with issuance of the sale certificate.
Analysis: The writ petition was covered by the earlier decision between the same legal regimes, and the Court applied that ruling mutatis mutandis. It held that the bank, as secured creditor, had preference over the State in respect of the secured assets. The statutory priority conferred by Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and Section 31B of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 prevailed over the State's claim under Section 26 of the H.P. VAT Act, 2005, which had to give way.
Conclusion: The issue was decided in favour of the petitioners. The Bank's charge over the secured assets was held to prevail, and the directions for issuance of the sale certificate and clearing of the lien note followed.
Final Conclusion: The petition succeeded on the question of priority and consequential relief, with the secured creditor's rights affirmed over the State's revenue claim.
Ratio Decidendi: The statutory priority of a secured creditor under the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 overrides a conflicting State tax charge on the secured assets.
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