16. The Special Judge shall rank all debts for priority,provided that debts in the earlier of the following classes shall have priority over those in the later classes :
Class (1) Debts recoverable under the Agra Tenancy Act, 19261, the Oudh Rent Act, 18862, and the Land Revenue Act, 1901 ;
Class (2) Public debts due to the Government and public debts due to a local authority creating a charge on immovable property ;
Class (3) Debts secured upon property against which the Collector may take action under the provisions of section 24 up to the value of the security ;
[ Class (3-A) Secured debts which are not legally recoverable otherwise than out of the compensation and rehabilitation grant payable to the landlord ;]
Class (4) Other secured debts ;
Class (5) Debts due on account of goods supplied or services rendered ; and
Class (6) Unsecured debts due to a local authority ; debts falling into class (3) in excess of the value of security and other unsecured debts.