1. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN RESPECT OF:-
i) Disputed excise duty liability amountingRs. 1,646,266 (P. Y. Rs.
11,376,598 )
ii) Corporate guarantee issued by the Company amounting to Rs. NIL (P. Y.
Rs. 500,000,000) to secure financial assistance being availed by a
subsidiary company.
iii) Outstanding guarantees given by Banks Rs. 2,769,969 (P. Y Rs.
2,769,969).
iv) Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital
account and not provided for in the accounts is Rs. 24,081,092 (P. Y Rs.
129,604,655 ) net of advance paid.
v) Demand notices received for damages / interest on account of arrears
/ late payments of E.S.I.C. (Rs. 354,903) and Provident Fund dues (Rs.
2,471,962) aggregating to Rs. 2,826,865 (P. Y Rs. 3,148,254) are disputed
by the Company. The Company has paid Rs. 1,000,000 and has also furnished
a Bank Guarantee for Rs. 1,471,165 against P.F. demands to the P.F.
authorities.
vi) The Income tax assessments of the Company have been completed up to
Assessment Year 2008-09. The disputed tax demand outstanding upto the
said Assessment Year is Rs. 8,227,088. The company as well as the Income
Tax Department are in appeal before the Appellate Authorities against
the assessments of earlier financial years. The impact thereof, if any,
on the tax position can be ascertained only after the disposal of the
above appeals. Accordingly, the accounting entries arising there from
will be passed in the year of the disposal of the said appeals.
2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
i) The Company has executed a non disposal undertaking to a lender bank
stating that it shall not dispose / transfer / pledge / encumber any
shares owned / held by it in its subsidiary company, Vamona Developers
Private Limited, until the loan of Rs. 4,750,000,000, taken by Vamona
Developers Private Limited is fully repaid to the Bank.
ii) The Company has created a charge, by way of mortgage, on 17,853
square meters of its land for the loan taken by its wholly owned
subsidiary, Pallazzio Hotels and Leisure Limited (PHLL) from the banks.
The Company has developed a mixed use retail structure on the said
land. The Company has transferred the rights of development of 2/3rd
portion of 17,853 square meters of the said land to PHLL for the
construction of a hotel, vide a Land Development Agreement. The
conveyance of the said portion of Land, in favour of PHLL, will be made
at any time after the completion of the construction of the Hotel but
not before three years from the date of the agreement with PHLL.
3. Based on the valuation reports of the Government approved valuers,
the Company had revalued its assets consisting of land including
leasehold land and land leased in perpetuity, Buildings and Plants and
Machinery as on 31st March 1985. Depreciation on revalued land,
building and plant and machinery has been calculated as per the rates
specifed by the valuers, which includes an additional charge amounting
to Rs. 962,748 (P.Y. Rs. 952,660) in comparison to depreciation provided
under the Companies Act, 1956, and an equivalent amount has been
withdrawn from Revaluation Reserve and credited to profit and Loss
account.
4. The matter of the levy of service tax on renting of immovable
property is subjudice. The case of Home Solution Retailers of India and
others v/s. Union of India and others [Delhi], has again challenged the
constitutional validity of Section 65(105) (zzzz) of the Finance Act,
1994 as amended by the Finance Act, 2010. Pending the outcome of the
final decision, the Company has continued to levy the service tax on
license fees, conducting fees, common area maintenance charges etc.
billed to licensees, during the Financial Year 2010-11. However, citing
the reason of the matter being subjudice, many licensees have not paid
the service tax component billed to them and accordingly in such cases,
the Company too, has not deposited the service tax with the Government,
aggregating to Rs. 157,965,195 as at 31st March, 2011. The company does
not expect the outcome of the matter to have any adverse effect on its
financial position or results of operations.
The Balances of the sundry debtors are subject to confrmations from the
respective parties and are pending reconciliations/adjustments arising
on account of the service tax billed.
5. The balances in respect of sundry creditors, loans and advances,
deposits pledged with excise authorities, either debit or credit as
appearing in the books of accounts are subject to confrmations by the
respective parties and adjustments/reconciliation arising therefrom, if
any.
The Company has accounted for its share of loss amounting to Rs. 329,071,
pertaining to the financial year 2009-2010 in the current year. The
share of profit/loss for the current financial year will be accounted in
the books of the Company on the finalisation of the accounts of the frm.
6. Disclosure as per Accounting Standard 15 (Revised) Employee
benefits as notifed by the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules,
2006.
a) Defned Contribution Plan, recognised as expenses for the year are as
under : Employer''s Contribution to Provident and Pension Fund Rs.
1,137,059 (P. Y. 1,341,096).
The Company makes contributions towards provident fund and pension fund
for qualifying employees to the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner.
b) Defned benefit Plan:
The company provides gratuity benefit to it''s employees which is a
defned benefit plan. The present value of obligation is determined based
on actuarial valuation using the Projected Unit Credit Method, which
recognizes each period of service as giving rise to additional unit of
employee benefit entitlement and measures each unit separately to build
up the final obligation. The obligation for leave encashment is
recognised in the same manner as gratuity.
The company has funded its Gratuity obligation under Group Gratuity
Policy managed by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Of India. The
disclosures stated above have been obtained from an independent
actuary.
The estimates of rate of escalation in salary considered in actuarial
valuation, take into account inflation, seniority, promotion and other
relevant factors including supply and demand in the employment market.
The above information is certifed by the actuary.
7. There are no Micro and Small Enterprises, to whom the Company owes
dues, which are outstanding for more than 45 days as at March 31, 2011.
The above information, regarding Micro, Small and Medium enterprises
has been determined to the extent such parties have been identifed on
the basis of the information available with the Company. This has been
relied upon by the Auditors.
8. In view of the Accounting Standard : AS 18 on Related Parties
Disclosures as notifed by the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules
2006 , the disclosure in respect of related party transactions for the
year ended on 31st March 2011 is as under:
a) RELATIONSHIPS
Category I : Subsidiaries of the Company
Blackwood Developers Private Limited
Bellona Finvest Limited
Big Apple Real Estate Private Limited
Butala Farm Lands Pvt.Ltd. (w.e.f. 29.10.2010)
Gangetic Developers Private Limited
Enhance Holdings Private Limited
(formerly Kalani Holdings Private Limited )
Market City Management Private Limited
Marketcity Resources Private Limited
Palladium Constructions Private Limited
Pallazzio Hotels and Leisure Limited
Pinnacle Real Estate Development Private Limited
Plutocrat Assets and Capital Management Private Limited
Upal Developers Private Limited
Vamona Developers Private Limited
Category II : Associates of the Company
Bartraya Mall Development Company Private Limited
Starboard Hotels Private Limited
(formerly Classic Software Technology Park Developers Private Limited)
Classic Mall Development Company Private Limited
Classic Housing Projects Private Limited
Entertainment World Developers Limited
Escort Developers Private Limited
Galaxy Entertainment Corporation Limited
Galaxy Entertainment (India) Private Limited
Island Star Mall Developers Private Limited
Juniper Developers Private Limited
Offbeat Developers Private Limited
Picasso Developers Private Limited
Ramayana Realtors Private Limited
Category III : Other Related Parties where common control exists
B.R.International
R.R.Hosiery Private Limited
R.R. Hosiery
R.R. Textiles
Phoenix Construction Company
Phoenix Hospitality Company Private Limited
Phoenix Retail Private Limited
Category IV : Key Management Personnel
Ashokkumar R. Ruia ) Chairman & Managing Director
Atul Ruia ) Jt. Managing Director
Kiran B. Gandhi ) Whole-time Director
Shishir Shrivastava ) Group CEO and Jt. Managing Director
Category V : Relatives of Key Management Personnel
Gayatri A Ruia
9. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, vide
General Circular No. 2 and 3 dated 8th February 2011 and 21st February
2011 respectively has granted a general exemption from compliance with
section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, subject to fulfllment of
conditions stipulated in the circular. The Company has satisfed the
conditions stipulated in the circular and hence is entitled to the
exemption. Necessary information relating to the subsidiaries has been
included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
10. The previous year''s fgures have been regrouped and / or recast
wherever necessary so as to conform to the current year''s
classifcation.
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