March 31, 2011 March 31, 2010
Rupees in lakhs Rupees in lakhs
(i) CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
(a) Sales tax matters in dispute
relating to issues of applicability
and classification 575.52 106.33
In respect of the above sales tax
matters in dispute, the Company has
deposited Rs.10.54 lakhs (Previous
year Rs.34.10 lakhs) against various
orders, pending disposal of the
appeals. This amount is included under
Schedule 10 - Loans and Advances,
considered good.
(b) Excise duty and service tax matters
in dispute relating to applicability
and classification 1,114.29 1,114.29
In respect of the above excise and
service tax matters in dispute, the
Company has deposited Rs.2.50 lakhs
(Previous year Rs.2.50 lakhs)
against various orders, pending
disposal of the appeals. This amount
is included under Schedule 10 -
Loans and Advances, considered good.
(c) Income Tax matters in dispute 45.04 33.61
(d) Corporate guarantee given on
behalf of subsidiary company (SGD 9.5
million) 3,398.15 3,051.12
(Outstanding amount against the
guarantee) (1,982.25) (2,797.12)
(e) Claims against the Company not
acknowledged as debt 461.00 561.00
(f) Others 23.42 23.42
(iii) Estimated amount of contracts
remaining to be executed on capital
account and not provided for. 361.99 1089.97
(iv) Provision of Rs.138.00 lakhs (Previous year : Rs. 99.00 lakhs) has
been made for anticipated warranty costs relating to certain products
manufactured and sold by the Company upto March 31, 2011 on the basis
of technical and available cost estimates.
(v) Revision in projected profit/(loss) on contracts arising from
change in estimates of cost to completion of contracts are reflected
during the course of the work in each accounting year. These have not
been disclosed in the Financial Statement as the effect cannot be
accurately determined. (vi) The Company through its wholly owned
subsidiary TRF Singapore Pte Ltd. entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement on April,15, 2010 with existing shareholders of Hewitt Robins
International Holding Limited, a United Kingdom based Company engaged
in design, manufacturing of screens, mobile crushing and related
products to acquire 100% shares in the Company for a consideration
comprising of an initial purchase consideration of GBP 3.00 million and
a future additional consideration based on future performance of the
company.
The acquisition has been funded by raising Commercial Borrowing of GBP
3.50 million from DBS Bank, Singapore to be repaid over a period of 4
years.
(vii) No provision has been made for liquidated damages and other
claims by certain customers, wherever these have been refuted by the
Company and it expects to settle them without any loss. Pending
settlement of these claims, the relative sundry debtors balances have
been shown in the accounts as fully recoverable and have been disclosed
as contingent liabilities under Claims against the Company not
acknowledged as debt.
(viii) Scrap and off-cuts at the contract sites are being accounted on
cash basis, since segregation and quantification of such items at the
financial year end is not practicable in view of the contracts being in
progress.
Stock of Works division scrap and off-cuts have been brought into
account as on March 31, 2011 in accordance with past practice.
(b) The company operates post retirement defined benefit plans as
follows :
a. Unfunded
1. Leave encashment
2. Pension to Directors
3. Farewell Gifts
4. Post Retirement Medical benefits of ex-employees.
b. Funded 1. Gratuity
# Amount transferred from associate companies Rs. 1.54 lakhs (Previous
year Rs. 5.73 lakhs) ## Includes Rs. 1.87 lakhs of unpaid liability
pertaining to a subsidiary company
* The gratuity liability in respect of P&YE division of the Company is
determined based on premiums charged by LIC under the group gratuity
scheme. Expenses recognised in the period as disclosed above excludes
Rs. 9.39 lakhs (Previous year Rs. 6.99 lakhs) contributions made by P&
YE division to LIC. Amount recognised in the balance sheet as disclosed
above excludes Rs.Nil (Previous year Rs. 2.13 lakhs) pertaining to P &
YE division.
Disclosures pursuant to AS - 15 have not been made in respect of the
Post retirement Gratuity plan of P&YE division as details have not been
furnished by LIC to the company and the amounts are not expected to be
material.
The basis used to determine overall expected rate of return on assets
and the effect on major categories of plan assets is as follows:
The major portions of the assets are invested in PSU bonds and Special
Deposits. The long term estimate of the expected rate of return on the
fund assets have been arrived at based on the asset allocation and
prevailing yield rates on these asset classes. Assumed rate of return
on assets is expected to vary from year to year reflecting the returns
on matching Government Bonds.
Disclosures pursuant to AS - 15 have not been made in respect of
Farewell Gifts and Post Retirement Medical Benefits of ex-employees as
the amounts are not expected to be material.
(xvi) (a) In respect of one (Previous year: Nil) outstanding forward
exchange contract for USD 11.25 lakhs (Previous year: Nil), the premium
/ discount on the contract to be recognised in the profit and loss
account in the subsequent period is Rs. 9.23 Lakhs (Previous year: Nil)
and the amount recognised in the profit and loss account for the
current year Rs. 13.89 lakhs (Previous year: Nil). The net difference
in foreign exchange debited to the profit and loss account arising out
of such forward transactions in the current period is Rs.6.47 lakhs
(Previous year: Nil). These forward contract has been entered into by
the Company to hedge the installment payable on the foreign currency
term loan.
(xvii) The Company has agreed to provide contingent support to its
wholly owned direct subsidiary (WOS), TRF Singapore Pte Ltd. only in
the event of the WOS being unable to generate the required liquidity
internally or externally.
(xviii) Figures for the previous year have been regrouped and restated
wherever necessary. |