Income Tax Department's debt recovery rights limited to unsecured creditors; secured creditors' claims take precedence.

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....Recovery proceedings of tax dues - preferential right - secured creditors - Income Tax Department’s preferential right to recovery of debts over other creditors is confined only to ordinary or unsecured creditors. It would not extend to secured creditors. - The lien in favour of the plaintiff makes the plaintiff a secured creditor and therefore, the right of the plaintiff would prevail over that of the Income Tax Department. - HC....