A. (Rs. in Lacs)
1. Contingent liabilities not provided for in the accounts :-
a) Bank guarantees and Letter of credits * 2982.00 (3070.79)
b) Claims against company, not acknowledged as debts,
-by Sales Tax authorities** 14.85 (5.04)
-by Excise & Custom authorities 30.20 (31.90)
-by other parties 38.84 (38.82)
c) Court cases 200.58 (83.07)
d) PSEB Demand *** 27.96 (27.96)
e) Interest on Employees Security
deposits payable 0.65 (0.93)
after completion of 5 years of service
*Includes expired guarantees for Rs. 61.03 Lacs (21.86 lacs) against
which neither any claims have been lodged nor reversed by issuing banks
pending returning of original guarantee by beneficiary.
** The Company has filed appeal which has been admitted by the
competent authority.
*** Company received a Demand Notice from PSEB Mohali which is being
contested through the Lessee as per Lease Agreement.
2. Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital
account Nil (Nil).
3. The company has transferred unpaid dividend amounting to Rs. Nil Lacs
(5.72 Lacs) to Investor Education & Protection Fund during the year as
per section 205C of Company Act. 1956.
4. In the opinion of the Board of directors, the current assets and
loans and advances have a value on realisation at least equal to the
value stated in the foregoing balance sheet. Adequate provision has
been made for all known liabilities and is not in excess of the amount
considered reasonably necessary.
5. Loans and Advances includes amount due from Directors at the year
end Rs. Nil (Nil) and maximum amount outstanding at any time during the
year from Directors was Rs. Nil lacs (Rs. Nil lacs) .
6. Punjab Digital Industrial Systems Ltd (PDISL), the fully-owned
subsidiary, has been ordered to be wound up by the Hon''ble Punjab &
Haryana High Court vide their order dated 20/02/2009. The Company has
filed its statement of affairs with the Official Liquidator appointed
by the said court. The loss on account of permanent diminution in
investment in equity shares of Rs.24.79 lacs in PDISL has been provided
for. Full provision amounting to Rs. 40.35 lacs against amount
recoverable of Rs. 40.35 lacs (Rs.40.35 lacs) and Rs. 4.55 Lacs against
balance appearing in Sundry Debtors at Rs. 4.55 lacs (Rs. 4.55 lacs) has
also been made.
7. The Board of Directors of the company at their 81st meeting held on
29.01.1997 decided to bear all statutory expenditure in respect of its
subsidiary company namely PCL Telecom Ltd, which presently is under
winding up process.
8. The company had sent balance confirmation letters to all parties
requesting them to confirm the balance within 15 days, failing which
the balance will be presumed to be correct. The company has no other
means of confirming the balances for which no response has been
received except presuming them to be correct as per the terms of the
letter.
9. Previous year''s figures have been regrouped, rearranged and
recasted, wherever thought necessary, in order to make them look
comparable with the current year''s figures.
10. Sales includes goods despatched amounting to Rs. 104.69 lacs (Rs.27.79
lacs) in respect of which the customer has taken delivery in the next
accounting year and acknowledged accordingly.
11. The details of dues of small scale industries to whom the company
owes any sum for more than 30 days are Rs. 1035/- to M/s Alfa
Electronics, Pune; Rs. 15317/- to M/s Fastners and industrial
Corporation, Bangalore; Rs. 2447/- to M/s Oswin Industries, Panchkula; Rs.
44657/- to M/s Techno Crafts Mohali; Rs. 5267/- to M/s Goyal Enterprises,
Chandigarh; Rs. 4558/- to M/s New Age Metal, Mohali; Rs. 5586/- to M/s
Hindustan Enterprises, Allahabad; Rs. 2442/- to M/s Paramount
Electronics, Bangalore; Rs.100/- to M/s Elite Industries Mohali; and Rs.
880/- to M/s Progressive Engg. Works Mohali.
12. The company had invested Rs. 700 lacs in the Bonds of UP Co-operative
Spinning Mills Ltd (UPCSMFL) duly guaranteed by the UP State Govt. for
a tenure of 18 months. The company invoked the government guarantee
consequent to the bonds not being redeemed on the due date of
redemption viz 20.12.1999. The suit was filed for recovery of Rs. 993.44
lacs (Principal of Rs. 700 lacs and Interest of Rs. 293.44 lacs.) The
company had recognised income to the extent of Rs. 156.45 lacs (@ 14.90%
on Principal for a period of 18 months. The suit has been decided
ex-parte in favour of the company on 31.01.2004. The U.P State
Government (Guarantor) has deposited Rs. 735.63 lacs and a Govt.
guarantee of equivalent amount in the Civil Court, Lucknow in
compliance of the orders of the Hon''ble Punjab and Haryana High Court,
Chandigarh. The matter is subjudice and the Company has not recognized
the accrued interest amounting to Rs.968.43 lacs up to 12.07.2005 viz.
the date of deposit of Rs. 735.63 lacs by the U.P. Govt., and for the
period subsequent thereto, keeping in view the uncertainty involved in
the matter of realization of interest. This is in conformity with the
Accounting Standard 9-Revenue Recognition issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountant of India.
Further an amount of Rs. 735.63 lacs deposited with the Executing Court
has been released to the Company (decree holder) on 24.04.2006 against
furnishing bank guarantee of the equivalent amount.
13. Outstandings from subsidiary have been separately disclosed in the
respective schedules to the Balance Sheet.
14. The provision against excise demand Rs. 251.67 lacs (Rs. 268.94 lacs)
consisting of excise duty Rs. 64.50 lacs (Rs. 64.50 lacs), penalty of Rs.
64.50 lacs (Rs. 64.50 lacs) and interest upto the year Rs. 132.67 lacs (Rs.
149.94 lacs) has been made consequent to the decision of Commissioner
of Central Excise on withdrawal of the modvat credit relating to
earlier years. The company is contesting the demand with the Central
Excise Tribunal. Rs. 10 Lacs has already been paid as duty under protest.
Excess interest provided in previous years has been adjusted in current
year.
15. The company has provided for Rs. 8.00 lacs (Rs. Nil lacs) and Rs. 27.31
lacs (Rs. 15.75 lacs) after review of non-moving items in respect of
obsolete and slow moving inventories of Raw material and Finished Sub
Assemblies respectively after studying the future requirement. An
amount of Rs. 0.46 lacs (Rs. 0.47 lacs provided for) in respect of doubtful
debts and advances has been written back during the year. The provision
remaining as on 31 march 2011 is considered adequate.
16. The company has been giving performance guarantees against
equipments supplied to various customers and has not incurred any
material expenditure on replacement of any part or equipment except for
expenditure on traveling of service engineers which is accounted for as
and when incurred. Keeping in view the past pattern and the concept of
materiality, no provision has been created or disclosure has been made,
except contingent liabilities already disclosed at Note 1. This is in
keeping with the requirments of AS 29 Provisions, Contingent
Liablities and Contingent Assets issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India.
17. There are some current liabilities that have been outstanding for
more than three years and for which the concerned parties have not
filed claims with the company for payment.
18. In the absence of convincing evidence regarding there being
sufficient taxable income under the normal provisions of the Income Tax
Act, 1961 within the period specified under section 115JAA of the said
Act, the Minimum Alternate Tax paid in the year under audit and earlier
years has not been recognized as an asset. This is in keeping with the
Guidance Note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
on the matter.
Additional information/quantitative details pursuant to paragraphs 3
and 4 of part II Schedule VI of the Companies Act 1956.
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