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Issues: Whether the secured creditor's registered security interest under the SARFAESI Act has priority over the State's VAT dues and charge under the Gujarat Value Added Tax Act.
Analysis: The secured asset had been classified as NPA, proceedings under the SARFAESI Act had been initiated, and the security interest was registered in the Central Registry. The Court relied on the statutory scheme introduced by Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act, which accords priority to the debts due to a secured creditor over all other debts and over revenues, taxes, cesses and other rates, after registration of the security interest. The Court also noted that Section 35 of the SARFAESI Act gives the Act an overriding effect, and followed the earlier view that, in the context of registered security interest, the secured creditor's claim prevails over the State's charge under Section 48 of the VAT Act.
Conclusion: The issue was decided in favour of the petitioner-bank. The State tax charge could not override the bank's prior and registered security interest, and the bank was entitled to priority over the secured properties.
Ratio Decidendi: Where the security interest is duly registered under the SARFAESI Act, Section 26E gives the secured creditor priority over statutory dues and charges of the State, and the State VAT charge cannot prevail against that registered security interest.
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