1. CONTIGENT LIABL1ITIES NOT PROVIDED FOR
As on 31.03.2010 As on 31.12.2008
Particulars (Rs.) (Rs.)
Central Excise demand
under appeal/ disputes 22,03,839 22,03,839
2. The Accounts for the period have been prepared on a Going concern
basis since the Modified Draft Rehabilitation cum Merger Scheme ofthe
Company with its Associate, Gandhimathi Appliances Limited is under
consideration of Honble BIFR. BIFR, vide its order dated 15.07.2009
has already granted in-principle approval for the said merger.
3. In view of a sum of Rupees five crores borrowed from an Associate
Company converted into an interest free loan w.e.f 1st January 2009, no
interest becomes payable by the Company on the said loan from that date
and hence no interest is provided for in the accounts during the period
under review.
4. The Corporate Guarantee of Rs.22.50 crores extended to a lender in
respect of monies borrowed by the Promoters, their relatives and
associates has been cancelled, as the aforesaid liability has been
taken over by an associate company, Gandhinhathi Appliahces Ltd (GMAL),
during the period in anticipation of the proposed merger ofthe Company
with the said associate company, GMAL.
5. As required under Section 194Aof the Income Tax Act, 1961, the
Company is required to deduct income tax at source and pay the same to
the Government even if actual payment of interest is not made but a
provision for such interest is made in the accounts. Since the Company
is a Sick Company and facing serious financial problems, the Company
is not in a position to make payment of tax to be deducted at source to
the Government as stated above and hence the Company has not made any
provision for interest payable of Rs.39.00 lakhs (previous period -
Rs.50 lakhs). Consequently, the loss for the period has been
understated to an extent of Rs.39.00 lakhs and the debit balance in the
Profit and Loss account and the corresponding liability are understated
to that extent.
6. The particulars required to be disclosed under the Mtcro, Small &
Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 relating to unpaid balances,
interest payable thereon to Small Scale Industries as defined in the
said Act could not be disclosed for want of information on whether
sundry creditors include dues payable to any such undertakings.
7. In terms ofthe understanding which the Company had reached in
earlier years with certain suppliers on account of its acute financial
crisis, the payment due to these suppliers has been re-classified under
Unsecured Loans-Others*. Accordingly Unsecured Loan Others reflected
in Schedule 2 hereof is inclusive of such balances of those creditors
aggregating Rs.94.35 lakhs (previous yeaf Rs. 105.39 lakhs).
8 Figures for the previous year have been regrouped/ recast wherever
necessary to conform to the current periods classification
9 Figures for the current financial year which is for a period of 15
months are not strictly comparable with the figures of previous year
which comprises of a period of 6 months. |