The Members of the Company for the year ended 31st March 2011
The Board of Directors present the Twenty Third Annual Report together
with the Audited Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 31,
2011.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Particulars Year ended Year ended
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
(Rs. in lacs) (Rs. in lacs)
Sales (Net of Excise duty) - 0.46
Gross Profit/(loss) before Interest
and Depreciation (112.15) (266.10)
Profit/(loss) before tax and exceptional
items (927.70) (1102.70)
Less: Exceptional items 236.11 -
Add: Deferred Tax Assets - (516.48)
Profit/(Loss) (1163.82) (1619.38)
Loss brought forward from previous year (4121.54) (2502.16)
Balance carried to Balance Sheet (5285.37) (4121.54)
2. OPERATIONS:
During the year under review, the Company did not carry out any
production activity, the factory being closed with effect from June 26,
2008.
3. RESTRUCTURING
Subsequent to the lenders not agreeing to consider the Company''s
proposal for a reworking of the CDR package, the management is actively
exploring various other options for restructuring the business and
financials of the Company, including unlocking asset values and
entering into other business or product lines. To this end approval of
shareholders had been obtained in December 2008 as per provisions of
Sec 293 (1) (a) of The Companies Act, 1956, which will be implemented
in terms of the directions of Hon''ble Company Law Board in a matter
pending before it. As part of this ongoing exercise, the Company
entered into an arrangement for assignment of leasehold rights of land
during the previous year and advance received has been utilised, inter
alia, to settle part of the liabilities of the Company. However, the
global financial crisis and certain impediments having affected its
implementation, the management is pursuing the matter for an early
resolution. The option of establishing of manufacturing operations at
another site offering better competitive advantages in terms of supply
chain logistics, input availability and costs is being actively pursued
and a clearer picture on this front is expected to emerge by the end of
the current fiscal.
4. NET WORTH STATUS AND IMPLICATIONS
The net worth of the Company has fully eroded during the year ended
March 31, 2011. However, the management has received legal opinion to
the effect that no reference need be made to BIFR, as certain
conditions required for the same as per the Sick Industrial Companies
(Special Provisions) Act, 1985 are not applicable to the Company under
the present circumstances.
5. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS:
Subsequent to closure under the relevant provisions of The Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 which was declared with effect from June 26, 2008,
the employees'' union had preferred to move the Industrial Court in the
matter. The matter is pending in the Hon''ble Court. The management has
been advised that the closure is in line with relevant legal
provisions.
6. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
As per provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read
with Companies (particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended the
name and other particulars of the employee as on 31.3.2011 is given
below:-
Sr. Name Age Designation Nature of Remuneration Qualification
No duties (In Rs.)
1 Mr. 56 WholeTime General 1,30,655 B.Tech
S.P.Gupta Director Management (Chemical
Engineering)
and MBA
Sr. Name Date of Experience Last Employement held
No. commencement
of employement
Organisation Designation
1. Mr.S.P. June 28,2007 32 Consolidated Executive
Gupta Fibres & Director
Chemicals
Limited
7. SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT POLICY:
After the closure of manufacturing operations, the Company continues to
follow applicable practices relating to safety and health of personnel,
plant, machinery and the environment, to the extent relevant and
feasible.
8. DEMATERIALISATION OF COMPANY''S EQUITY SHARES:
87.97 % of the Company''s equity shares have been dematerialised.
9. THE COMPANIES (DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS IN THE REPORT OF BOARD OF
DIRECTORS) RULES, 1988:
Information required under the Companies Act (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is set out in Annexure
A and forms part of this report.
10. DIRECTORS:
Dr. P. P. Shastri retires by rotation, offers himself for appointment
as director, You are requested to appoint him.
Mr. R. S. Agarwal retires by rotation, and being eligible, offers
himself for re-appointment. You are requested to appoint him.
11. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance is annexed hereto and forms
part of this Report.
12. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
As required under section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Directors hereby confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanations relating to
major departures;
b) such accounting policies as were reasonable and prudent were
selected in preparation of the Accounts and applied consistently.
Further judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent were
also made in the course of preparation of Accounts so as to give a true
and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of
the financial year and of the profit of the Company for the year ended
31st March, 2011;
c) proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
13. AUDITORS:
M/s. Lodha & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Auditors of the Company,
retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They have expressed their
willingness to continue in office if appointed.
14. AUDITORS'' REPORT:
Observations of the Auditors in their Report are largely self
explanatory. However, for the sake of additional clarity, the relevant
observations of the Auditors'' at Para No 3 (a), (b), (e) and 4 is
further explained as follows - Your attention is drawn to Para ''3 and
''4'''' of this report as well as Note B.4 of Notes to Accounts. In the
view of the Board, the ongoing efforts towards restructuring of the
Company''s business are likely to fructify and hence treatment of
accounts on a ''going concern'' basis is appropriate.
15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to thank the Financial
Institutions, Bankers and other stakeholders for their continued
support and co-operation.
For and on behalf of the Board
S. P. Gupta G. P. Goenka
Whole time Director Chairman |