During the year no remuneration has been paid to Non-Executive
Directors except for the sitting fees of Rs 45,000/- (Previous
Year Rs 52,500/-).
ii) In the opinion of the Board and to the best of its knowledge, the
value of realization of current assets, loans and advances in the
ordinary course of business would not be less than the amount at which
they have been stated in the Balance Sheet.
iii) The assessment of the Company in respect of Income Tax & Wealth
Tax is completed up to Assessment Year 2007-2008.
iv) The Company in the year 2003, entered into an agreement with
Liberty Enterprises and Liberty Group Marketing Division for taking
over their footwear business on franchise basis and with Liberty
Footwear Co. for use of Liberty trademark on exclusive basis for an
initial period of 7 years with automatic extension for further period
of 3 years/with mutual consent of the parties respectively. The
footwear business as defined in the agreement include Fixed Assets,
intellectual Properties, Know-how and Distribution Network etc. of the
two Partnership Firms. Under the terms of the agreements, no ownership
of assets, tangible or intangible, has been transferred to the Company.
During the year, in terms of the agreements and in conformity with the
requisite approvals of the Central Govt, the Company has made the
payments (including provisions) amounting to Rs 6,00,00,000/- (Previous
year Rs 6,00,00,000), Rs 7,00,00,000/- (Previous year Rs 7,00,00,000/-)
and Rs 3,37,50,000/- (Previous year Rs 3,22,50,000/-) respectively. In
terms of the respective agreements, the same have been renewed for the
further period of 3 years. Further while deciding on the dispute
amongst the Partners of Liberty Enterprises as regards to the aforesaid
franchise agreement, the learned arbitrator confirmed the Companys
stand by holding that the arbitrational verdict will not be having any
impact on the Company as regards to such arrangements being not a party
to the dispute. Moreover Liberty Enterprises in addition to their
confirmation to the agreement has also informed that on certain legal
issues its affected partners are filing their objections before the
appropriate authority and seeking order for setting aside of such
award. Considering the same, the Company is also contemplating legal
opinion for taking appropriate action, if required.
v) Interest to others include, Rs 93,14,647/- (Previous year Rs
1,01,22,198/-) against short term loan @ 12% p.a. from M/s Geofin
Investments Pvt. Ltd.
vi) During the year the Company has capitalized the borrowing cost of
Rs Nil (Previous year Rs Nil) as part of the cost of the qualifying
assets.
vii) The Company has paid the excise duty amounting to Rs 5,44,61,762/-
(Previous year Rs 7,08,28,579/-) against the sales executed during the
year.
Also the Company has made the provision of excise duty of Rs
1,22,50,886/- (Previous Year Rs 1,02,48,087/-) against finished goods
lying in stocks as on 31st March, 2010 and the difference
of two has been recognised separately in the Profit & Loss Account.
viii) Fixed Deposit receipts (including accrued interest) for value of
Rs 3,07,37,476/- (Previous year Rs 4,03,82,573/-), appearing under head
Cash & Bank Balances, are under lien with Banks/ respective
authorities for issuance of bank guarantees/ letters of credits and as
earnest money.
ix) Under the Focus Product Scheme of Director General of Foreign
Trade, Government of India, during the year, the Company has received
an incentive of Rs 51,99,800/- (Previous year Rs 46,42,225/-) for
foreign exchange realized against exports made during the financial
years 2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 and the profits of the Company for the
year are higher to that extent.
x) Till date the Company, out of the leasehold land comprising 42.29
acres with validity till 12th December 2008, has purchased 31.36 acres
of land at Libertypuram. Out of the purchased land, 27.02 acres of land
have been got registered in the name of the Company and the Company is
in process of getting the necessary compliances done for the balance.
The validity of the lease deed for 0.75 acres of land, belonging to
promoter, has been got extended for mutually agreed terms.
xi) To further strengthen the organized retailing and to promote its
own retail initiatives directly and through its Subsidiary Company M/s
Liberty Retail Revolutions Ltd., during the year, the Company under its
retail sales promotion policy has borne the cost of retail stores on
account of rental and maintenance charges by suitably reducing the
retailers margins against its sales. The same have been booked under
the account head Sales Promotion Expenses.
xii) The Company has not received any memorandum (as required to be
filed by the suppliers with the notified authority under the Micro,
Small & Medium Enterprise Development Act, 2006) claiming their status
as on 31st March, 2010 as Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise.
Consequently the amount paid/payable to these parties during the year
is nil.
xiii) Contingent Liabilities
(Amount in Rs)
Particulars 2009-10 2008-09
I) Bank Guarantees issued on behalf of
the Company submitted with
various 2,31,68,160 1,96,86,114
institutional customers in terms of
their orders.
II) Excise Duty1 for the financial year
1994-95 &1995-96. CESTAT has
decided this 2,78,31,534 2,78,31,534
particular matter in favour of the
Company but the department has
preferred
their appeal with the Honble
Supreme Court.
III) On account of disallowance of
legitimate credit of CENVAT
against Excise Duty/ 3,55,81,366 3,55,06,657
Education Cess for the period
from November 2004 to June 2005,
May 2006 to June 2006, Financial
year 2002-03 and 2004-05. CESTAT
while admitting Companys appeal
directed to deposit Rs 39.00 Lacs
under protest and has granted
stay.
IV) Service Tax for Financial year
2002-03 on service received from
outside India prior to 1,24,536 -
the applicability of the related
law.
V) Invoice Funding facility. 4,43,63,581 -
VI) Counter Guarantee given to banks
for securing working capital
limits of retail 10,88,00,000 14,80,00,000
subsidiary and joint venture
Company2.
VII) Income Tax on account of routine
assessment for the assessment
35,03,426 55,68,874
years 1998-99,2003-04.
VIII) Income Tax for the assessment
year 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05
on account of 17,86,599 17,86,599
reduction in amount of
deduction u/s 80HHC in terms of
Taxation Law Amendment
Bill, 2005.
IX) Value Added Tax3 for the
financial year 2005-06, 2006-07
and 2007-08 on account 2,96,02,499 2,96,02,499
of classification of goods
at different rate of tax.
X) Service Tax4 penalty for non-
payment of service tax on
commission paid against - 1,36,446
exports for the period for
which the Company was not
legally liable to pay under the
provisions of the applicable
law.
XI) Due to some administrative
compliance relating to EPCG
licenses for which 4,42,00,783 4,42,00,783
the Company has fulfilled its
export obligation.
On the basis of indemnifying clause under the agreement with the two
Partnership Firms whose business has been available to the Company on
franchise basis, the Company has given its undertaking to the Excise
Department to pay the liabilities, if any arises, relating to the
period prior to the date of the agreement.
includes the corporate guarantee for Rs 5,88,00,000/- (Previous year
Rs9,80,00,000/-) given on behalf of joint venture company. However, the
Company is in process of getting the same vacated.
3Including amount deposited under protest Rs60,90,487/- (Previous year
Rs 55,90,487/-).
Including amount deposited under protest Rs Nil (Previous year Rs
1,36,446/-)
xiv) Capital commitments not provided for are estimated at Rs Nil
(Previous year Rs 50/- Lacs).
xv) Provision for doubtful debts: During the year the Company has
considered debts for Rs 3,15,58,132/- (Previous year Rs3,55,20,855/-)
as doubtful debts and made the provision accordingly. Also during the
year considering the un-recoverability of some of the doubtful debts,
the Company has withdrawn Rs 3,03,37,030/- (Previous year Nil) out of
the provisions made in the earlier years for the same and written off
the bad debts (net) for Rs 2,96,31,364/-. Differential of the provision
made and amount withdrawn during the year, detailed as under, has been
charged to Profit & Loss Account for the year and the balance has been
carried in the balance sheet:
xvi) The Board of Directors of the Company considers and maintains
Footwear as the only business segment of the Company.
xviii) Related Party Transactions
The Company has made the following transactions with related parties as
defined under the provisions of Accounting Standard 18 issued by
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A) Transactions between
the Company and related parties and the status of outstanding balances
as at 31st March, 2010:
xx) For the current year Deferred Tax asset and liability has been
calculated after considering the timing differences of Rs 1,66,38,968/-
(Previous year Rs1,66,36,198/-) and Rs Nil (Previous year Rs
2,01,800/-) respectively on account of depreciation and expenses
written off.
xxi) There are no dues payable to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund as at 31 st March, 2010.
xxii) Previous year figures have been regrouped/ re-arranged wherever
necessary. The current year and previous year figures have been rounded
off to the nearest rupees. |