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Following Tiwari Committee Report and the Narasimham Committee Report, the present Section 19 (19) was incorporated in the 1993 Act for protection of paripassu charge of secured creditors, including workmen's dues at the time of distribution of the sale proceeds of such company. The participation of workmen along with secured creditors under Section 19 (19) is. to a limited extent, in the distribution of the sale proceeds by DRT and not for determination of their claims against the debtor company by DRT. Once the company is in winding up, the only competent authority to determine the workmen's dues and quantify workmen's portion is the liquidator. The liquidator has the responsibility and competence to determine the workmen's dues where the debtor company is in liquidation. 63.3. Thirdly the expression. "the Tribunal may order the sale proceeds of such company to be distributed among its secured creditors in accordance with the provisions of Section 529-A of the Companies Act" occurring in Section 19 (19) does not empower DRT to itself examine, determine and decide upon workmen's claim under Section 529-A. The above expression means that where the debtor company is in winding up, the sale proceeds of such company realised under the 1993 Act are to be distributed among its secured creditors by following Section 529-A of the Companies Act. Mention of Section 529-A in Section 19 (19) is neither a legislation by reference nor a legislation by incorporation. What it requires is that DRT must follow the mandate of Section 529-A by making distribution in equal proportion to Neutral Citation Number: 2022/DHC/005642 the secured creditors and workmen of the debtor company in winding up."