1. Contingent Liabilities : (Rs. in lacs)
Current Year Previous Year
a) i) Bank Guarantees 2,276.28 1728.82
(includes expired BGs-Rs.
82.57 lacs - Pre.
Yr. Rs. Nil)
ii) Letters of Credit 2,072.63 886.14
Times deposits pledged
with banks agst. (a-i) above 166.27 166.27
b) Excise/Service Tax matters 2.52 2.52
c) Sales Tax matters - 13.27
d) Income Tax matters 477.72 6.50
e) Penalties for late deliveries/liquidated damage in respect of
contracts are accounted for as and when claims are received and
accepted. Aggregate amount of possible claims as at the year end is not
ascertained.
f) Pursuant to the judgement of the State Industrial Court, Raipur, on
the labour case relating to strike declared in the year 1990, the
Company has been directed to pay compensation to the retrenched workers
amounting to Rs.82.80 lacs in total. However the company has obtained a
stay against the said order from the High Court, Bilaspur vide order
dated 28.11.2001, on account of a petition contending the order which
is yet to be heard. Since the management is hopeful of favourable
decision, no provision has been made in the accounts for the said
liability of Rs. 82.80 lacs.
g) Pursuant to the interim judgement of the Honourable High Court,
Bilaspur in the case relating to levy of Terminal Tax by Municipal
Corporation, Bhilai, the Company has been directed to deposit 50% of
the tax demand for the period upto 31st December, 2001 subject to which
the balance 50% has been stayed. Accordingly the company deposited
Rs.5.83 lacs on 14.02.02. However the said amount covers about 50% of
the full liability (100%) upto 31.03.2005. The petition is yet to be
heard. However from 2005-2006 onwards the company is making a provision
/ payment only for 50% of the tax liability for the respective year on
the basis of the interim judgement. Since the management is hopeful of
favourable decision no provision is being made in the accounts for the
balance 50% of the liability.
2. Interest on Investments under lien & custody of Government
Departments and Export Incentives, the quantum of which are
unascertainable with reasonable certainty, continue to be accounted for
on Cash basis.
3. a) Sales include sale of scrap / surplus raw materials from
manufacturing units. Sales and Job work receipts are exclusive of :
i) Sales Tax Rs. 6,62,02,706/- (Previous Year Rs. 5,21,90,286/-)
b) Sales of goods include direct & indirect exports as under;
-Direct Exports Rs. 7,57,44,878/- (Previous Year - Rs.5,02,32,936/-)
-Indirect Exports Rs. Nil (Previous Year - Rs. Nil)
4. During the year ending 31-03-2011 the company has generally worked
on single shift. Hence depreciation has been provided on single shift
basis.
5. Pursuant to Accounting Standard (AS) 28, as explained to us, there
being no indication of impairment of assets, no loss has been
recognised on this account by the company.
6. Sundry Debtors and other debit and credit balances are subject to
confirmation.
7. Previous year''s figures have been re-arranged & re-grouped wherever
necessary to conform to the classifications and make them comparable
with those of current year.
8. Some of the Bank Balances are subject to reconciliation and balance
confirmation.
9. As per the accounting policy followed by the company the valuation
of Finished Goods is inclusive of excise duty. Accordingly the value
of Finished Goods in Profit & Loss A/c include the amount of excise
duty. Correspondingly the amount of such duty on.finished goods has
been debited to Excise Duty Expenses in the Profit & Loss A/cwith an
equivalent credit amount carried forward in the Balance Sheet under the
head Liability for Expenses''. As a result the effect of the same on
the profit for the year is ''Nil''.
10. There are no Micro, Small & Medium Enerprises, to whom the Company
owes dues, which are outstanding for more than 45 days as at 31st
March, 2011. This information as required to be disclosed under the
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act, 2006 has been
determined to the extent such parties have been identified on the
information available with the Company. |