Current Year Previous Year
Rupees Rupees
1.Estimated amount of contracts
remaining to be executed on
capital account and not provided
for 231,960 7,289,807
2.Contingent liabilities, in
respect of
a.Show cause notices received
from customs authorities
relating to imports made in
earlier 242,015,325 242,733,026
years. The Company has
filed replies to these notices
and does not expect any demand
to materialize
b.Disputed demands of custom
duty pending before the Customs,
Excise and Service Tax 2,414,221 2,414,221
Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)
c.Disputed penalty demands of
Custom Authorities with respect
to (b) above, pending before 2,412,221 2,412,221
the Customs, Excise and
Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
(CESTAT)
d.Disputed demand of excise duty
in connection with valuation of
products manufactured by 38,715,672 38,715,672
the Company pending
before CESTAT
e.Disputed penalty demands of
Excise Authorities with regard
to (d) above, pending before 39,517,713 39,517,713
the CESTAT
f.Custom duty paid under protest
The raw material/trading material/
software imported by the Company
are subjected to 4,487,728 4,487,728
different rates of customs duty
based on classification under
respective Tariff Head. The
Customs department has objected to
the classifications adopted by the
Company for certain items and has
demanded additional duty for the
same. The Company has paid such
differential duty under protest,
which is included under
Advances recoverable in cash or in
kind or for value to be received in
Schedule 8, pending
resolution of the dispute.
g.SEBI had filed a criminal case,
in the Metropolitan Magistrate
court, in June, 2006 under Section
77A(4) r/w Section 621 for alleged
contravention of provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for failing to
complete the process of buy back of
shares as provided under the said
section. The Company had filed an
application in the Hon’ble High
Court of Bombay and the Hon’ble
High Court has passed Orders
staying the proceedings in the
Metropolitan Magistrate court.
The stay is continuing. The Company
does not expect any liability on
this account at this stage.
3. The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 31st
March, 2011 approved the sale of the Structured cabling business
comprising of manufacture, sale and marketing of structured cabling
products carried under the brand name “DIGILINK”, hereinafter referred
to as (Digilink Business), to Schneider Electric India Private
Limited (“ Schneider”). The Digilink Business together with its
respective assets and liabilities, shall be transferred to Schneider
on a ''slump sale'' basis as a going concern, for a cash consideration
of Rs. 5,030,000,000/- to be adjusted for any net working
capital changes as on the closing date.
In this connection, the Company has signed the Business Transfer
Agreement dated 31st March, 2011 and has obtained the shareholder''s
approval subsequent to the year-end.
Subsequently, the Company has received the aforesaid amount on 13th
May, 2011, the closing date, and has taken steps to complete the
transaction with Schneider.
Accordingly, the ''DIGILINK'' business is considered as a ''discontinued
operation'' in terms of Accounting Standard 24 on ''Discontinued
Operations'' (AS 24).
The disclosures required under AS 24 are as under:
4. Lease transactions
Operating leases
The Company has taken premises /vehicles on cancellable operating lease
basis. The tenure of the agreement ranges from 33/60 months. There are
no renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses in these
agreements.
The lease rentals for the year charged to revenue are Rs. 1,334,624/-
(previous year Rs. 1,345,178/-)
5. Related party disclosures
Names of related parties where control exists
Digilink Middle East (FZE) (w.e.f. 07th April 2010)
List of related parties with whom transactions have taken place during
the year and nature of relationship
Name of the related parties Nature of relationship
Digilink Middle East (FZE)
(w.e.f. 07th April 2010) Subsidiary company
Mr.Kamalaksha R. Naik Key management person
Mr. Jangoo Dalal
(previous year upto
31.05.2009) Key management person
Mrs.Sudha K. Naik Relative of key management person
Mrs. Lakshana A. Sharma Relative of key management person
Ms. Arati K. Naik Relative of key management person
D-link India Limited
(formerly known as
Smartlink Enterprise over which key
management person and his
relatives are
Network Systems Limited)
(previous year upto 15-07-2009) able to exercise significant
influence
Notes
1) There are no provisions for doubtful debts or amounts written off or
written back for debts due from or due to related parties.
2) Figures in brackets are those of the previous year.
6. Segment information
(A) Segment information for primary reporting (by business segment)
The Company has its operations in developing, manufacturing, marketing,
distributing and servicing networking products. These networking
products are sold to distributors, Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEM’s) and System Integrators (SI). The primary reporting segment for
the Company, therefore, is the business segment, viz., networking
products.
(B) Segment information for secondary segment reporting (by
geographical segments)
The secondary reporting segment for the Company is the geographical
segment based on location of customers, which is as follows:
i) Domestic
ii) Export
Information about secondary segments
7. Excise duty collected from customers against sales has been
disclosed as a deduction from turnover . The excise duty related to the
difference between the opening and closing stock of finished goods is
disclosed separately in the profit and loss account as Excise Duty.
8. The Company had instituted “Employee Stock Option Plan” (ESOP) for
its employees in the year 2000. To administer the ESOP the Company had
created a Trust viz. D-Link (India) Limited ESOP Trust (the Trust) in
September 2000. The said Trust was allotted 6,50,000 Equity Shares of
Rs 2/- each. In terms of the said ESOP, the Trust has been granting
options to the employees in the form of Equity Shares which vest at the
rate of 25% on each successive anniversary of the grant date. The Trust
has been renamed as Smartlink ESOP Trust. The accounting of ESOP''s
granted by the Trust to the employees of the Company is done in
accordance with the SEBI (ESOS and ESPS) Guidelines, 1999. These
Guidelines were amended in July 2004 for all accounting periods
commencing after 30th June 2003. The amendment required the Company to
prepare its accounts as if the ESOS/ESPS scheme was administered by
itself (rather than by the Trust). The Company has accordingly
considered all the options granted by the Trust on or after 1st April
2004. The difference between the Market price of the share (intrinsic
value) and the exercise price of the option, on the date of grant, is
being amortised over the vesting period. The annual amortization is
included under “Payments to and Provisions for Employees” in
Schedule-13 and the cumulative charge is disclosed in the Balance sheet
under “Employee stock options outstanding”.
9. Cash credit account with the bank was secured by hypothecation of
movable assets, stock, stores, work-in-process, book debts both present
and future. The aforesaid charge has been released by the bank during
the year.
10. Previous year''s figures have been regrouped , wherever necessary,
to conform to those of the current year. |