1) Contingent Liability not provided for in respect of
1.1) Bank Guarantees issued to various Government Bodies to the extent
of Rs 8,000,730/- (Previous year Rs 6,786,084/-).
1.2) Claim against the Company not acknowledged as debts amounting to
Rs 25,440,300/- (Previous year Rs 25,440,300/-).
1.3) West Bengal Sales Tax demand for the Assessment Year 2000-01 of Rs
80,543/- (Previous year Rs 80,543/-).
1.4) Income tax demand of Rs 779,200/- and Rs 1,328,258/- being
contested by the company for the Assessment year 2007-08 and 2008-09
respectively (Previous year Rs 4,771,575, Rs 94,181 and Rs 3,100,689
for the assessment year 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively).
1.5) Central Sales Tax demand for the Assessment Year 2003-04 and
2004-05 of Rs 2,528,836/- and Rs 2,718/- respectively (Previous year Rs
2,528,836/- and Rs 194,968/- respectively).
2) Stock of Tea includes 8,14,417 Kgs. valuing Rs 80,642,607/- lying
with other Parties (Previous year 1,191,736 Kgs. valuing
Rs110,585,116/-)
3) Depreciation as calculated includes additional charges of Rs 49,895
on revalued assets and an amount equivalent to the additional charges
has been transferred to Profit and Loss Account from Capital Reserve
(Revaluation of Fixed Asset) such transfer according to an
authoritative Professional view being acceptable for the purpose of the
Companies annual accounts.
4) In accordance with the AS - 28 on Impairment of Assets, the company
has assessed as on the balance sheet date, whether there are any
indication (listed in paragraphs 8 to 10 of the standard) with regard
to impairment of any assets. Based on such assessment, it has been
ascertained that no potential loss is present and therefore, formal
estimate of recoverable amount has not been made. Accordingly, no
impairment loss has been provided in the books of accounts.
5) No provision has been made for Sundry Debtors amounting to Rs
414,544/- considered as Doubtful of Recovery (Under Litigation Rs
108,930/-) (Previous year Rs 414,544/-)
6) Sundry Creditors include outstanding in respect of Machinery and
vehicle amounting to rs 9,691,870/- (Previous year Rs 11,080,830/-)
purchased in terms of Hire Purchase Agreements.
7) The Company has not received any information from its suppliers
regarding registration under The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Act, 2006. Hence, the information required to be given in
accordance with Section 22 of the said Act, is not ascertainable.
Hence, not disclosed.
8) The disclosures required under Accounting Standard 15 ( Revised 2005
) Employee Benefits notified in the Companies (Accounting Standards)
Rules,2006, are given below:
a) Defined Contribution Plan - Provident Fund
Employers contribution to Provident Fund 14,608,829/-
Employees contribution to Provident Fund 14,608,829/-
b) Defined Benefit Plan - Gratuity
No provision has been made in respect of present liabilities for future
payment of gratuity to the staff and workers, which will be charged to
accounts as and when paid. According to actuarial valuation under
Revised AS-15, the liability for gratuity obligation to staff and
workers as on 31st December, 2010 is Rs 64,225,223/- (Previous Year Rs
80,590,980/-).
The Company extends defined benefit plan in the form of gratuity to
employees contribution to gratuity is made to Life Insurance
Corporation of India & HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd. in
accordance with the scheme framed by the Corporation. The details are
as under:
The discount rate is based upon the market yield available on
government bonds at the accounting date within a term that matches that
of the liabilities and the salary increase should take account
Inflation, Seniority, Promotion and other relevant factors.
9) In accordance with Accounting Standard (AS) 13 issued by the Council
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Long Term
Investments held by the Company are valued at cost and Rs 7,245,068./-
(Previous year Rs 8,023,805./-) being diminution in values thereof has
been considered by the management to be temporary and accordingly has
not been recognized in this account. These would, however be covered
adequately by the Companys year-end Reserves & Surplus.
10) Miscellaneous Expenses includes Directors Board Meeting Fee &
Committee Meeting Fee Rs 36,000/- (Previous year Rs 28,000/-).
11) The company has not accounted for interest receivable from M/s
Pretoria Enclave Limited, as per One Time Settlement (OTS) held in the
year 2008. According to OTS M/s Pretoria Enclave Limited will pay Rs80.0
lacs as compensation in three yearly installments and after the
completion of installments of Rs 80 lacs, the aforementioned Company
will pay its principal amount from the year 2011-12 in three years
time. Interest will be Charged from April, 2011 onwards.
12) No Provision has been made in respect of West Bengal Professional
Tax liability of Rs 327,41 II- in respect of interest for which the
company had applied for waiver. (Previous year Rs 327,417/-).
13) No provision has been made for loan receivable amounting to Rs
1,744,778/- as considered doubtful of recovery during the year. Hence
no interest has been provided on the said loan. (Previous year Rs
2,763,111/-).
14) Sundry Creditors includes Rs284,352/- (Previous Year Rs 560,436/-)
due to Small Scale Industrial undertakings to the extent such parties
have been identified from the available documents/information. An
amount of Rs 9,062/- is due to party namely Vijay Trading Company which
is outstanding for more than 30 days.
15) Land & Plantation includes Rs 790 lacs in respect of Ambari Tea
Estate, conveyance for which is not executed.
16) The Companys profits for the period 1st April, 2010 to 31st
December, 2010 together with those for the subsequent period to 31st
March, 2011 will be assessable (including under section 115JB of the
Income Tax Act, 1961) as one composite income for the Assessment Year
2011 -2012 and in the view of this, no provision for the taxation and
Deferred Tax Liability has been made as the tax liability in respect of
the said period of Nine months cannot be quantified at present.
However provision for Income Tax for the Three month from 1st Jan, 2010
to 31st March, 2010 along with previous Nine month from 1st April, 2009
to 31st December, 2009 has been ascertained and duly provided.
17) In accordance with the Accounting Standard 22 Accounting for Taxes
on Income issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
the Company has reviewed the net deferred tax liability/assets as at
31st March, 2010 and the net deferred tax liability have been computed
Rs 6,396,794/-. Accordingly the deferred tax amounting to Rs
9,367,769/- for the year has been recognized in the Profit and Loss
Account and the Deferred tax liability/Assets for the period from 1st
April, 2010 to 31st December, 2010 has not been provided in view of the
above note number 16.
18) In the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company the Current
Assets, Loans, Advances and Deposits are approximately of the value
stated in the accounts, if realised, in ordinary course of business
unless otherwise stated. The provisions for all known liabilities are
adequate and not in excess of the amount reasonably required.
19) The Company is engaged in the business of integrated activities of
manufacture and sale of tea, predominantly in the domestic market.
Hence, there is no reportable segment as per the AS - 17 on Segment
Reporting as issued by the ICAI.
26) Figures for the Previous year have been regrouped, rearranged and
recast wherever necessary. |