1. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES :
(a) Claims against the company towards listing fee for three stock
exchanges not acknowledged as debt is Rs. 3.11 Lacs (Previous Year Rs.
2.91 Lacs) as company has sought delisting from these stock exchanges.
(b) The company has filed an appeal before The Custom, Excise & Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in the matter of excise duty involving
disputed amount of Rs. 2.52 Lacs. The case is in progress and the
company is likely to succeed. The matter being sub-judice, no provision
has been made in the books of accounts.
(c) Demand of entry tax amounting to Rs.4.36 Lacs under U P VAT Act
disputed in Appeal. How ever the same has been deposited with
department under protest.
(d) Demand of service tax amounting to Rs.5.34 Lacs and demand of
penalty amounting to Rs.5.34 Lacs under section 76 of Finance Act, 1994
for service tax disputed in Appeal.
2. Secured Loan
i) Working capital loan from Punjab National Bank is secured by way of
hypothecation of inventories and book debts, equitable mortgage of
factory land and building, first charge on block of assets of the
company for plant & machinery and Effluent Treatment Plant and all so
personally guaranteed by the directors of the company.
ii) Loan from Religare Finvest Limited is secured by immovable property
situated at C-4A and 4B, N-122, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi belonging to
the relatives of directors of the Company and also guaranteed by the
Directors of the company and their Associate concern.
iii) Vehicle loans are secured against respective vehicles.
3. In the opinion of the Board, the Current Assets, Loans and Advances
including Sundry Debtors are of the value as stated in financial
statement in the ordinary course of business, although, some of them
are outstanding for a long period. The provision of all known
liabilities has been made. The accounts of certain Sundry Debtors,
Creditors, banks and loans & Advances are subject to confirmation and
reconciliation.
4. Balance with taxation departments shown under schedule Loans &
Advances of the balance sheet includes a sum of Rs. 46,13,849/- for
which the company filed a claim before the trade tax authorities during
the F.Y.2009-10 for refund of Trade Tax paid on purchases and stock
transfer in respect of Molasses for the earlier years in view of the
decision of the Hon''ble Allahabad High Court in the case of M/s. SAF
Yeast Company Private Limited vs. State of U.P. and Another. The claim
of the company before the appropriate authorities is still pending.
5. In view of the order of Board for Industrial and Financial
Reconstruction (BIFR) and brought forwarded accumulated
losses/unabsorbed depreciation, no provision for income tax/ MAT for
the year has been made in the accounts.
6. In view of the accumulated business losses & unabsorbed
depreciation and since there is no reasonable certainty of realization,
the company has not recognized the deferred tax liability/asset arising
on account of timing difference as stipulated in Accounting Standard
(AS-22), Accounting for taxes of Income issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accoun- tants of India by way of prudence.
7. The Company has not received any information from suppliers or
service providers, whether they are covered under the Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (Development) Act, 2006. Therefore, it is not
possible to give the information required under the Act.
8. Managerial Remuneration under Section 198 of the Companies Act,
1956:
i) Remuneration to Mr. M L Kothari (Managing Director): Rs.2,70,000/-
(Previous year Rs. 2,15,000/-) ii) Remuneration to Mr. Pramod Kothari
(Managing Director): Rs.3,30,000/- (Previous year Rs. 2,25,000/-)
9. The arbitration cases relating to supply of rice to Govt. of
Bangladesh during 1995-96 pending in Bangladesh have been awarded in
favour of company allowing our claims of USD 427,021.89 against Govt.
of Bangladesh. The arbitration awards have been filed with the
appropriate court in Bangladesh and the Court has made the award as
rule of law. However, the Govt. of Bangladesh filed an appeal against
the same before the Hon''ble High Court at Bangladesh, which is pending
yet.
10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (AS- 18) (a) Key Personnel & Relatives
(i) Mr. Moti Lal Kothari Chairman & Managing Director
(ii) Mr. Pramod Kothari Managing Director
Note: Mr. Pramod Kothari is the son of Mr. Moti Lal Kothari.
(c) There is no amount written off or written back in respect of debts
due from or to related parties.
Note:
(i) The amount of loan/advances received and given have been paid and
received back in full during the year itself.
(ii) Related party relationship is as identified by the management and
relied upon by the Auditors.
11. Previous year''s figures have been re-grouped/reclassified wherever
necessary, to make them comparable.
12. Schedule A to M form integral part of the Balance Sheet and Profit
& Loss Account. |