Companies Act, 1956
Sec 529A - Overriding preferential payments.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any
other provision of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, in
the winding up of a company,
(a) workmen's dues ; and
(b) debts due to secured creditors to the
extent such debts rank under clause (c) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of
section 529 pari passu with such dues, shall be paid in priority to all other
debts.
(2) The debts payable under clause (a) and
clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall be paid in full, unless the assets are
insufficient to meet them, in which case they shall abate in equal proportions.