1) Contingent Liabilities:
(a) Guarantees and Statutory Dues: Rs Million
Sr. Particulars Current year Previous year
No.
i Bank Guarantees / Counter Guarantees
issued and Letters of Credit outstanding
(Bank Guarantees are secured by
Charge on Fixed Assets and
Current Assets of the Company.) 6,709.97 2,083.29
ii Bills discounted 122.46 90.14
iii Corporate Guarantees / Counter Guarantees
— Group Company 1,060.00 2,160.00
— Government of India( Customs) 54.31 —
— Others 50.25 15.32
iv Sales tax demands of various years
in different states ,under appeal 165.71 157.35
against which Rs. 0.70 Million
( Previous year - Rs. 0.70 Million) has
been paid and included under Other
Deposits. Company''s Sales Taxes
assessments are pending in various
states. The additional liability,
if any, on completion of assessments,
if accepted, will be considered
in accounts.
v Claims against the Company not
acknowledged as debts. 85.00 82.83
vi Overseas Tax Demands under appeal
(hedged to the extent 44.56 42.82
Retention amounting to Rs. 24.70
Million (Previous Year Rs.
23.74Million)).
vii Disputed Income Tax Demand under appeal 5.42 31.18
Full provision is not considered, with regard to disputed Sales Tax /
Income Tax demands pending in various states , as the management is of
the view that demands are not sustainable and hence rib provision is
presently considered necessary.
b) The re-opening of the assessment for the assessment year 1995-96 has
been questioned on appeal at various stages. The company approached for
a settlement under KVSS and deposited Rs. 11.00 Million (Previous year
- Rs. 11.00 Million), which is included under loans and advances. As
per directives of the Appellate Authority, the matter has been remitted
to the assessing officer for re-doing the assessment.
c) The Company had filed arbitration proceedings against Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL) in the year 2003 to recover Rs. 366.35
Million (Previous year - Rs. 366.35 Million) with interest, against
which BHEL had filed counter-claims of Rs. 607.47 Million (Previous
year - Rs. 607.47 Million). The arbitration order is awaited.
2) Employee Benefits:
The Company has made provision in the accounts for liability for
Gratuity and Leave encashment based on Actuarial valuation, but has not
funded the amounts. The particulars under the AS 15 (revised) furnished
below are those which are relevant and available to the Company for
this year.
3) Liability towards Gratuity, Superannuation and Employees Deposit
Linked Insurance has been fully provided in the accounts. Unfunded
liabilities as at March 31, 2011 are Gratuity Rs. 32.75 Million
(Previous year- Rs.29.50 Million ), Superannuation Rs. 40.79 Million
(Previous year - Rs. 38.37 Million ), Employees Deposit Linked ,
Insurance Rs. 5.69 Million (Previous year Rs. 5.69 Million). The
payment of Gratuity is made by the Company to the employees directly,
when it is due for payment.
4) Balances under the head Loans and Advances, Other Current Assets
(Other Deposits) , Debtors and Creditors are taken as per books and are
subject to confirmation. In the opinion of the management, these are
realisable in the ordinary course of business at the values stated.
5) As per consistent practice followed by the Company, the entire
expenditure incurred at or for contract sites is shown under Contract
Costs without classifying the same under nominal heads of expenditure
as referred to under Para 3 (x) of Part II of Schedule VI to the
Companies Act, 1956.
6) On the basis of responses received to circulars sent and information
received, there are no amount due to,Micro, Small and Medium
enterprises.
As regards Small Scale Industries, there is a disputed claim made by
Small Scale Industrial Undertaking M/s. Vindhyachal Air Products
Limited of Rs. 5.37 Million and the matter is pending in the High
Court.
However, in the considered view of the management and as relied by the
Auditors, impact of interest, if any, that may be payable in accordance
with the provisions of this Act is not expected to be material.
7) Bank balances include:
(a) Certain accounts aggregating Rs. 0.004 Million (Previous year -
Rs.0.003 Million ) {including in-operative accounts aggregating Rs. NIL
( Previous year - Rs. 0.003 Million)} for which neither statement of
account nor confirmations of balances have been received.
(b) Fixed Deposits with Banks include Rs. 215.00 Million ( Previous
year - Rs. 242.57 Million ) lodged as margin money deposits.
(c) Balances with Indian Scheduled Banks in foreign currency account
Rs. 4.80 Million (Previous year - Rs. 1.67 Million) which are
incorporated in the accounts as appearing in the books.
8) Segment Reporting:
The Company has classified Operations into two Primary Business
Segments i.e. Mechanical Erection and EPC Electrical, and two Secondary
Segments i.e. Domestic and Overseas, in accordance with the requirement
of AS 17 - Segment Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India.
9) Related Party Disclosures :
a) Names of related parties and description of relationship
i) Associate Companies:
United Breweries (Holdings) Limited, Banglore
UB Infrastructure Projects Limited, Banglore
Kingfisher Finvest India Limited, Banglore
UB Electronic Instruments Limited, Secunderabad
ii) Subsidiary Companies:
UB Infrastructure Limited, Pune
Bhopal-Berasia-Sironj Highway Private Limited, New Delhi ( Step down
subsidiary)
UB Ostan (India ) Private Limited, Mumbai.
iii) Directors / Key Management Personnel:
Mr. J.K.Sardana - Managing Director
10) Orders placed of Capital Equipments not provided for Rs. 137.79
Million (Previous year - Rs. 1.20 Million).
11) Additional information pursuant to the provisions of Para 3,4C and
4D of Part II of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 is not given as
construction being service activity is not covered under Para 3(ii) (C)
of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956.
12) Deferred Taxation:
Deferred Tax Liability and Asset amounting to Rs. 5.39 Million and Rs.
24.14 Million respectively , represents timing difference on account of
Depreciation and deferment of deductions / allowances under Income Tax
Act.
13) Previous year figures have been reclassified / regrouped / restated
wherever necessary to conform to the current period classification.
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