The claims arising out of the matters specified in the Schedule II shall have priorities in accordance with the following principles namely:--
(a) Category I shall have precedence over all other categories and Category II shall have precedence over Category III, and so on;
(b) the claims specified in each of the categories, shall rank equally and be paid in full, but, if the amount is insufficient to meet such claims in full, they shall abate in equal proportions and be paid accordingly;
(c) the question of discharging any liability with regard to a matter specified in a lower category shall arise only if a surplus is left after meeting all the liabilities specified in the immediately higher category
(a) Category I shall have precedence over all other categories and Category II shall have precedence over Category III, and so on;
(b) the claims specified in each of the categories, shall rank equally and be paid in full, but, if the amount is insufficient to meet such claims in full, they shall abate in equal proportions and be paid accordingly;
(c) the question of discharging any liability with regard to a matter specified in a lower category shall arise only if a surplus is left after meeting all the liabilities specified in the immediately higher category
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Transfer to, and vesting in, the Central Government of the undertakings of the Company.Section 4 · Transfer and vesting of shares held by the Company in the specified companies.Section 5 · General effect of vesting.Section 6 · Central Government or the Government company not to liable for certain prior liabilities.Section 7 · Power of Central Government to direct vesting of the undertakings of the Company in a Government c ompany.Section 8 · Payment of amounts to the Company and specified companies.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.