1. Contingent Liabilities not provided for :
2010-11 2009-10
Rs. in lakhs
(a) Disputed Excise Duty and
Customs Duty (net of provision). 626 487
(b) Disputed demand of Sales Tax and
Interest on Turnover Tax &
Purchase Tax against which the Company has
preferred appeals. 462 1580
(c) Claims by Statutory Corporations and
others disputed and not acknowledged as debt. 4111 4208
(d) Disputed gas price/royalty on
gas with ONGC. 752 752
(e) Claims by employees/ex- employees pending
before courts. Not ascertainable
(f) The Industrial Tribunal, Vadodara vide its
award dated 27/01/2009 in reference (IT) No.
88/1999 directed the Company to pay to the
concerned employees 50% of the amount calculated
by working out double the amount qua the extra
hours relating to the overtime done by
concerned employees i.e. Supervisors and
Sr. Supervisors during the period from 01/01/
2001 to 31/03/2009. It has further been
directed that the aforesaid would be effective
upto March-2009 and thereafter if the concerned
employees i.e. Supervisors and Sr. Supervisors
are made to work overtime then in that situation
such overtime wages would have to be paid at
double the rate. The Industrial Tribunal''s
award has been challenged by the Company in the
Hon''ble High Court of Gujarat and the Hon''ble
High Court has granted Ad-interim relief there by
stayed the implementation, operations and execution
of the award dated 27/01/2009. Vide an order dated
11/03/2010, the Hon''ble High Court has confirmed
the interim relief granted earlier till final
disposal of the petition. Aggrieved by the said
order, the Grade-II Employees'' Union filed the
Letters Patent Appeal before the Division Bench of
the High Court, which has been
dismissed by the Div. Bench.
The Company has not provided
liability at this juncture as the
matter can be proceeded, if
required, on merit at both the
High Court and Supreme Court
stages. 839 839
(g) The Company has provided
sponsor''s Guarantee towards
the borrowing of the joint venture
company, Tunisian Indian
Fertilizers S.A., Tunisia (TIFERT)
upto 15% of the amount due and
outstanding. 18237 9256
2. Estimated amount of contracts
remaining to be executed on capital
accounts, net of advances. 9831 12063
3. In respect of LSHS consumed for production of Steam, which is used
for manufacturing fully exempted fertilizers, Central Excise
authorities had issued various Show- Cause Notices (SCNs) denying
MODVAT Credit availed by the Company from 1997 till 2001. The Company
litigated against such denial and the Hon. Supreme Court gave
favourable order against one of the SCNs in July 2008 upholding the
MODVAT credit eligibility of the Company. Thereafter, the Company
requested Excise authorities to adjudicate pending the Show Cause
Notices on the basis of Supreme Court order. However, Commissioner,
Central Excise & Customs, Vadodara adjudicated the matter in November
2010, against the Company on various grounds and ordered the Company to
pay Rs. 3436.60 Lacs for Cenvet availed on LSHS and interest on the
same of Rs. 453.78 Lacs. The Company has appealed to the CESTAT
against this order. The Company has not provided liability at this
juncture.
4. (a) As one of the promoters of the Gujarat Industries Power Company
Ltd.(GIPCL), the Company has given undertaking to Industrial
Development Bank of India (IDBI), Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC)
and Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd. (GIIC) for non
disposal of and non creation of a charge against the Company''s
investment in the shares of the said company during the pendency of
loans given to GIPCL by IDBI, PFC and GIIC.
(b) As one of the promoters of the Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal
Company Limited (GCPTCL), the Company has given undertaking to ICICI
Bank for not to transfer, assign, dispose off, pledge, charge or create
any lien or in any way encumber Company''s existing or future
shareholding in the GCPTCL in favour of any person so long as money
remains due by GCPTCL to ICICI Bank or till the project is duly
completed, whichever is later.
(c) The ordinary shares of Tunisian Indian Fertilizers S.A., Tunisia
(TIFERT) held by the Company and included under Investment (Schedule-6)
have been pledged to secure the obligations of TIFERT to their lenders.
(d) As per the Security and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation 2009 (ICDR Regulations), the
Company has given consent for lock-in of its shareholding of equity
shares in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. for a period of one
year or for such other time as may be required from the date of
allotment of Public Issue.
5. The Sundry Creditors in Schedule-11 includes Rs. 60.05 lakhs
(previous year Rs. 184.49 lakhs) due to Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises and Rs. 46443.09 lakhs due to other creditors. As per the
provisions of The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,
2006, the principal amount payable to Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises is Rs. 60.05 lakhs and no interest due thereon is remaining
unpaid as on 31st March, 2011. This information has been determined to
the extent such parties have been identified on the basis of
information available with the Company.
6. (a) No provision has been considered necessary towards the income
tax demand of Rs. 5719 lakhs for the assessment years 1987-88, 1992-93,
1997-98, 1999-2000, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2008-09 as the same
is disputed in appeals and the Company is hopeful of succeeding in the
said appeals.
7. The Company established Sikka Jetty at its own cost, which is in
operation since 1987. After due discussion with Gujarat Maritime Board
(GMB), a consensus was arrived at establishing ownership of jetty with
GSFC. Thereafter, in terms of resolution passed by GMB, the ownership
of the jetty at Sikka was transferred to the Company. However, during
1994, GMB has reversed its earlier decision not supported by resolution
and contended that the ownership of the jetty rests with GMB. The
Company has made representation to the appropriate authority with
regard to the ownership of the jetty with the Company.
The matter of deciding the status of Jetty was under examination at GMB
& Government of Gujarat levels since long back. Various meetings were
also held and after due diligence on the matter, it is decided by the
Board of GMB supported by a resolution to assign the status of Captive
Jetty to Sikka Jetty and the Company has to sign Captive Jetty
Agreement with GMB. The matter is under discussion with GMB
authorities. Pending finalization of the Captive Jetty Agreement, no
provision is considered necessary in respect of various claims against
the Company and counter-claims of the Company (both the amounts not
determined).
At present the Company is in possession of the Jetty and continues to
be the owner of the Jetty till the Captive Jetty Agreement is signed.
8. During the year, based on a favourable decision of the Court,
pertaining to the year 1997-98, the Company has accounted subsidy on
DAP amounting to Rs. 761.87 lakhs in Sales and interest thereon
amounting to Rs. 688.33 lakhs in Other Income.
9. Disclosures pursuant to Accounting Standard - 15 (Revised)
Employee Benefits :
(a) The Company operates post employment and other long term employee
benefits defined plans as follows:
I Funded
i. Gratuity
ii. Pension
II Unfunded
i. Leave Encashment Benefit
ii. Post Retirement Medical Benefit Scheme (PRMBS)
(c) The estimates of future salary increases considered in actuarial
valuation take account of inflation, seniority, promotion and other
relevant factors.
(d) Provident Fund contributions are made to Trusts administered by the
Company. The interest rate payable to the members of the Trusts shall
not be lower than the statutory rate of interest declared by the
Central Government under the Employees Provident Funds and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and shortfall, if any, shall be made
good by the Company. Having regard to the assets of the Fund managed by
the Trusts and the return on the investments, the Company does not
expect any deficiency in the foreseeable future.
10. Long term wage settlement at Baroda unit of the Company has
expired in December 2010. Pending negotiation for wage settlement, no
provision has been made for the period January to March 2011.
11. Related Party Disclosures :
Related Party Disclosures as required by AS-18 Related Party
Disclosures are given below :
1. Relationship :
(a) Associate Company :
Effluent Channel Project Ltd.
(b) Joint Venture :
Tunisian Indian Fertilizers, S.A. (TIFERT)
(c) Directors and their relatives :
Shri H. V. Patel - Managing Director
15. Balance of certain creditors and debtors/advances are subject to
confirmation/reconciliation and consequential adjustments, if any.
ii) SECONDARY SEGMENT INFORMATION :
The Company operates mainly in Indian market and there are no
reportable geographical segments.
iii) OTHER DISCLOSURES :
1. The Products and Services covered under each business segment is as
under :
Fertilizer Products :
Urea, Ammonium Sulphate, Di-ammonium Phosphate, Ammonium Phosphate
Sulphate, NPK (12:32:16)(10:26:26), traded fertilizer products etc.
Industrial Products :
Caprolactam, Nylon-6, Nylon Filament Yarn, Nylon Chips, Melamine,
Polymer products, traded industrial products etc.
2. Segment revenue, results, assets and liabilities include the
respective amounts identifiable to each of the segment and amounts
allocated on reasonable basis.
12. Previous year''s figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.
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