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| Notes to Accounts | Year End : Mar '12 |
1. Contingent Liabilities: DLF Universal Limited (Formerly known as DLF Industries Limited) (here in referred to as DLF) had filed a claim of Rs. 500 Lacs and the matter has been under Arbitration. During 2006-07, the Company had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the DLF in the terms of which DLF has agreed to sale/ transfer the machineries to the Company and/or its nominees which are in its possession or to be dispatched by the foreign supplier. The Company has agreed to make payment of Rs. 250 Lacs exclusive of Sales Tax, Freight and Insurance to be borne by. the Company for the machineries, which are in possession of DLF. The Company has also agreed to open confirmed Letter of Credit in favor of KONCAR for shipment of the remaining machineries. The Company has made the payment of Rs.50 Lacs to DLF. DLF has filed Statement of Claim before the Arbitral Forum inter alia for breach of terms of Memorandum of Understanding on the part of the Company. The Company has made a counter claim for financial losses, damages, costs and claims against DLF for non-fulfillment of contractual obligations. The matter is pending for hearing. 2. Disputed liabilities not provided for: 2.1. ESIC Kerala had made a demand of Rs.9.21 Lacs during 2009-2010 and the same has been stayed by Hon''ble High Court. This has been charged to revenue after adjusting the provision of Rs.2.4 Lacs available in the Books. 2.2. Disputed power charges to KSEB and arrears: After a prolonged discussions and requests with various Authorities, the long pending KSEB arrears was crystallized and the Company has paid Rupees Ten Crores during the year against final settlement. However, thereafter, the Board unilaterally demanded Rs.4,75,58,345/- as further dues, which the Company has challenged before the Hon''ble High Court of Kerala. The Court stayed the same and directed the Government to re-examine and consider the Company''s representation for waiver of the MD charges for the period when the Company was closed and no electricity was consumed. The Company is hopeful of a favorable decision and hence this liability is not provided in Books of Account. 2.3. Central excise Refund As per the order of the Asst. Commissioner of Central Excise, Kottayam Division, Kottayam dated 23.12.1998 holding that Calcium Carbide manufactured and used captive consumption in the manufacture of acetylene black within the factory is not liable for levy of excise duty, the company is entitled to a refund of excise duty of Rs.82,89,691/- in respect of the period from April 1978to July, 1983. This was confirmed by the Hon''ble CEGAT, New Delhi as per the order No.A/1076/02 NB (D) dated 24.10.2002. Based on the above order the company filed a refund claim for Rs.82,86,691/- before the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, Kottayam Division on 30.01.2003. However the Deputy Commissioner allowed only Rs.37,99,198/- as refund and the same was recognized as income in the Profit & Loss account in the year 2002-2003. The claim for the balance amount of Rs.44,86,993/- was rejected by the Excise authorities for want of proof for payment of duty. - Against this order the company had filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs (Appeals) Cochin on 22-10-2003 and the appeal was disposed of in favour of the Company. The Department has gone in Appeal. In view of the above, the claim for the refund of the balance amount of Rs. 44,86,993/- has not been recognized in the accounts. Company has also filed appeal before CEGAT, New Delhi for release of balance amount, which is pending for disposal. 3. Contingent Liabilities: During the year the Company has made payment of statutory dues, retrenchment compensation etc. amounting to Rs.473.41 Lakhs in aggregate to the remaining 261 employees of the Company who have submitted their resignation pursuant to a settlement agreement signed between the Company and the Trade Unions in the presence of Labour Commissioner, Trivandrum. Consequent upon this, the entire labour issues / industrial disputes stand settled once for all. 4. Due to Small Scale Industrial undertakings. - On verification of invoices issued by the suppliers of the company there is no Small Scale industry as defined under the Interest on Delayed Payments of Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertaking Ad, 1933 and section 3(i) of the Industrial (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, having total amount outstanding exceeding Rs. 1,00,000 to each unit. 5 Loans and Advances include amount of Rs.31,40,000/- (Rs. Nil) dues to Associate Concern. 6. Fixed Assets. During the financial year, the entire Plants and Machineries, equipments and other old movables at Chingavanam (Dist - Kottayam) were disposed off. 7. Current Assets 7.1. As the Company has been under Lock -out since July 1999, dues under the heads Sundry Debtors, Loans and Advances and Current Liabilities including Sundry Creditors are subject to confirmation. 7.2. Sundry Debtors include an amount of Rs.1,35,31,446/- (Rs.1,35,31,446/-) due for a period exceeding three years against which full Provision of Rs.1,35,31,446/- has been made towards Doubtful Debts. The Company has filed suits before different judicial authorities against certain debtors for recovery of dues amounting to Rs.42,91,787/- (Rs.42,91,787/-). Against some of these suits decrees were awarded in favour of the Company for an amount of Rs.23,11,610/- (Rs.23,11,610/-), which are in process of execution. 7.3. Advance against purchases include an amount of Rs.8,36,990/- (Rs.836990/-) due for a period exceeding three years for which provision for doubtful advance has been made. Fundamental accounting assumption regarding Going Concern. 8. As pending issues inter-alia resumption of power supply, grant of Financial Assistance and other incentives from State Government and other concerned Authorities remain unresolved, the chances of early resumption of manufacturing activities of viable plants receded. The Company has disposed off its Factory buildings, Plant and machineries etc., at Chingavanam during the year. The above conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. 9. Capital Commitments Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital accounts Rs.86,64,839/- (Rs. 86,64,839/-). 10. The Companies in which the Directors are associated have filed the Annual Returns and did not make any default in the repayment of deposits if any fallen out. On the basis of representations received from the Directors, none of the Directors attract disqualifications under section 274(1 )(g) of the Companies Act, 1956. 11. The Company had no full time Company Secretary as required u/s 383Aof the Companies Act, 1956 during the year under report due to layoff / lock out. 12. Others 12.1. Basic earnings per Equity Share and Diluted earnings per Equity Share have been computed by dividing net profit by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding for the year. 12.2. Calculation of basic Earnings per share 12.3. The Sundry Debtors, Sundry Creditors and Loans and Advances are subject to confirmation, reconciliation, and adjustments. The Management is of the opinion that such reconciliation or adjustments if any will not materially affect the accounts. 12.4. Traveling Expenses include foreign travel expenses of Directors, which are incurred for purposes other than business. 12.5. In view of the accumulated losses, the Management has not provided deferred tax assets as well as deferred tax liabilities. Hence the disclosure in respect of accounting of taxes on income as required under Accounting Standard 22 issued by ICAI is not done. 12.6. Figures are given in thousands unless otherwise stated 12.7. Figures for the previous year have been regrouped / rearranged wherever necessary and are given in bracket unless otherwise specified. 12.8. The Financial statements for the year ended 31.03.2011 had been prepared as per the then applicable pre-revised Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956. Consequent to the notification of Revised Schedule VI under the Companies Act, 1956, the Financial Statements for the year ended 31.03.2012 are prepared as per revised Schedule VI. Accordingly, the previous year figures have also been re-classified to conform to this year''s classification. The adoption of Revised Schedule VI for previous year figures does not impact recognition and measurement principles followed for preparation of financial statements. |
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