1. Contingent liabilities not provided for:
a) Bank Guarantees given in respect of projects undertaken by the
Company TRs. 330,039 (Previous Year TRs. 393,817)
b) Interest and Penal Charges on Bank Borrowings TRs. 102,840
(Previous year TRs. Nil)
c) Disputed Demands in respect of :
i. Income Tax Matters - TRs. 95,925 (Previous year TRs. 86,721)
ii. VAT/ Sales Tax Matters - TRs. 37,057 (Previous Year TRs. 37,057)
d) Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts:
i. Other Matters (including interest charged by vendors) - TRs. 114,197
(Previous Year TRs. 114,197)
ii. Liquidated Damages / penalties (including amounts provisionally
withheld by customers) - TRs. 448,736 (Previous Year TRs. 448,736)
2. a) There are several cases which have been filed by parties/vendors
against the Company and some of its past and present officials under
sections 138 and 143 of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 on account
of dishonor of PDCs issued to them. Further the parties have claimed
interest and other legal charges for which provision has not been
created as the same remains to be quantified.
b) The Madhya Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation Ltd.
(MPSEDC) had wrongfully invoked guarantee of TRs. 25,000 (Previous year
TRs.
25,000) which was submitted towards Earnest Money pertaining to the
Company's bid for an upcoming project on the plea that there had been a
withdrawal by one of the consortium members. This withdrawal was
considered as an alteration to the bid conditions as prescribed by
MPSEDC. The Company had filed a case against MPSEDC in Madhya Pradesh
High Court and obtained a stay, besides an order against such
appropriation, directing the Madhya Pradesh govt. to keep the money in
a separate account, till further orders. Pending finality in the
matter, no provision has been made for this invocation and the amount
paid is carried under advances (considered good).
c) In the case of a major contract with Telecommunications Consultants
India Limited (TCIL), one of the vendors, to whom a corporate guarantee
for TRs. 32,000 (Previous year TRs. 32,000) had been given, had
obtained the stay order from the Delhi High Court, directing TCIL not
to make any payment to the Company till such time the vendor's
liability has been settled in full. The matter is pending.
> The Company follows the intrinsic value method of accounting as per
Guidance Note issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
on Employee Share-based Payments. As per the said method, the fair
value of the share is worked out by an independent valuer on the date
of grant. Accordingly, the difference between the fair value and the
exercise price has been treated as Deferred Stock Compensation expenses
to be amortized over the period of vesting.
> The estimated fair value (measured independently by a valuer) of each
of the stock options granted viz.
Employee Stock Option Scheme -II and III is Rs. 150.70 and 111.95
respectively, per share on the date of grant. The model inputs were:
4. a) The Company had issued and allotted 160, 2.5% unsecured Foreign
Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB's) of the face value of US $ 100,000
each aggregating to US $ 16 Million. As per the terms of the issue the
holder has an option to convert the FCCB's into equity shares at an
initial conversion price of Rs. 130.00 per share with a fixed rate of
exchange on conversion of Rs. 39.33 to US $ 1 from the issue date until
October 14, 2012. The conversion price is subject to certain
adjustments. Further under certain conditions the bondholder has the
option for early redemption in whole but not in part unless previously
converted, redeemed or purchased and cancelled, The Bonds are due for
redemption on November 14, 2012. There is a dispute between the company
and Bond Trustee (Bank of New York, Bony) regarding early redemption of
Bonds for which, on the request of bondholders holding more than 25% of
outstanding bonds, the Trustee has served the acceleration notice on
the company.
c) During the year, the Company has transferred TRs. 634 to Bond
Redemption Reserve as per Section 117c of the Companies Act, 1956 to
the extent of available profit.
5. The Company had vide Agreement dated October 30, 2008 with Belgium
Satellite Service Company (BSS) 100% subsidiary of the Company
converted the amount of TRs. 5,88,256 kept in Share Application Money
as Convertible long term loan carrying interest @ 9 % from October 01,
2008.
After conversion of part of said long term to the tune of TRs. 325,607
into equity shares in BSS leaving the balance of 5,230,381 Euro
outstanding as Loan.
6. a) Loans from banks include TRs. 81,862 (Previous year TRs. Nil)
for which bank statements and certificate of conformations are not
available.
The Company has submitted restructuring proposals to the Bank and is
negotiating with Banks for the restructuring of its dues and settlement
thereof. The Company has received in-principle approval of
restructuring proposal submitted to one of the Bankers which includes
inter alia with other conditions, the waiver of all unpaid interest.
The Company is hopeful of getting through with its restructuring
proposals with other Bankers also. In view of above, provision for
Interest and Penal Charges on loans from banks has not been made in the
books of account. However, the Company has shown such interest
amounting to TRs. 102,840 (Previous year TRs. Nil) as Contingent
Liability.
b) Balance with banks includes TRs. 9,501 (Previous year TRs. 9,584)
and TRs. 9,565 (Previous year TRs. 12,197) for which bank statements
and certificate of confirmation respectively from the bankers remained
to be received. Consequently the accounts could not be reconciled.
7. Inventories include slow moving / non- moving stores and spares
having an aggregate value of TRs. 50,286 (Previous Year TRs. 50,286).
No provision for the fall in value has been considered necessary by the
management keeping in view the nature and type of items and the needs
of the customer.
8. a) The Company was awarded a large order in respect of Convergent
Billing Project of MTNL by Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) in March 2006
comprising Supplies and Services which, inter - alia, included
Installation and Commissioning, Facility Management, Print Bureau and
AMC.
The Company had, during 2006-07, completed the entire Supply portion of
the said order. However, there were certain delays in execution of the
Order due to reasons beyond the control of the Company, primarily on
account of delays in inspection of the goods at the OEM sites by the
end customer as per the terms of the agreement, without which, the
supplies could not have been shipped. In terms of the purchase order,
in the event of any delay in the supply of material to MTNL, liquidated
damages (LD) to the extent of 12% could be imposed by BEL on the
Company, on the total supply value, if MTNL imposes LD on BEL.
As at the year end the Company has a balance of receivables from BEL
amounting to TRs. 384,065 (Previous year TRs. 383,617) BEL has however
not confirmed such balance. Out of the above balance, the Company has
shown TRs. 266,758 (Previous year TRs. 266,758) under "Contingent
Liability" on account of LD provisionally withheld by BEL.
During the year, the Company has continued and executed the work and
recognized the revenue to the tune of TRs. 132,069 as per percentage
completion method. As per the agreement with BEL, the dues will be
collected only after achievement of certain milestones.
Considering the circumstances under which the supplies got delayed, the
Company is confident of (a) obtaining a waiver of the said provisional
liquidated damages from BEL and (b) certainty of recoverability of its
dues. Consequently, the said dues along with other outstanding amounts
are considered good and recoverable.
b) The Company is to receive sum of TRs. 47,146 (Previous year TRs.
48,673) from Alberio Telematics Pvt Ltd. (formerly known as Global IP
Technologies Pvt Ltd) for supplies made to the tune of TRs. 26,827 and
advances given to the tune of TRs. 20,319 in the earlier years which
had become overdue. In response to the Company's claim, the party has
in turn raised several issues pertaining to debits raised by them
aggregating TRs. 18,319 on account of rent charges, service charges and
others, which have not been responded to by the Company. The matter is
under resolution and reconciliation for effecting necessary
recoveries/rectification/adjustment. Effect on the accounts on due
resolution / reconciliation / adjustment thereof can not be indicated
at this stage.
c) Sundry Debtors (other than those mentioned in (a) & (b) above) of
TRs. 1,926,132 (Previous year TRs. 1,936,721) are still outstanding.
These amounts will be realized in due course of time as steps in this
direction have already been taken. Accordingly no provision for non
recovery of these amounts, if any, is considered necessary at this
stage.
9. (a) Advances recoverable in cash or kind or for value to be
received include TRs. 28,455 (Previous Year TRs. 25,557) pertaining to
CENVAT (Service tax) recoverable not adjusted during the financial year
2010-11. Since the amount of service tax payable exceeds this credit
available to the Company, management is confident of availing the same
at the time of payment of Service Tax dues.
(b) Loans and Advances recoverable include TRs. 625,403 (Previous year
TRs. 578,469) due from Subsidiary and Associate Companies. Besides the
Company have investments in these companies aggregating to TRs. 724,312
(Previous Year TRs. 724,312). These subsidiaries (other than BSS) have
significant accumulated losses and in some of the cases the companies
are either not operating in the same segment or having negative net
worth. The Company has, provided for TRs. 190,810 (Previous Year TRs.
190,810) towards likely erosion in the value of Investments. However,
no such provision has been considered against the above receivables.
In the management's opinion, the provision made is adequate keeping in
view the long term relationship and their potential in the long run.
10. Impairment of Fixed Assets:
In accordance with the Accounting Standard (AS -28) on 'Impairment of
Assets' notified by Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006, the
Company has reassessed its fixed assets and is of the view that no
impairment is considered to be necessary in view of its expected
realisable value.
11. In compliance with Accounting Standard 22 - Accounting for Taxes
on Income, the Company has recognized deferred tax assets. The breakup
of deferred tax asset into major components as at March 31:
13. (a) Operating Leases
The Company has entered into cancelable lease transactions during the
current financial year mainly for leasing of office premises. Terms of
lease includes terms of renewal, increase in rents in future periods
and terms of cancellation. The Operating lease payments recognized in
the Profit and Loss account amounts to TRs. 3,541 (Previous Year TRs.
3,122).
(b) Finance Leases:
The Company has taken Vehicles under Finance Lease during the earlier
years.
Reconciliation of Minimum Lease Payments and their Present Value as at
Balance Sheet date in accordance with Accounting Standard 19 on Leases
notified by Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006:
(c) The Company's primary business segment is reflected based on
principal business activities carried on by the Company. The Company's
primary business activity comprises Systems integration & Services, and
Telecommunications business.
(d) Segment revenue, results, assets and liabilities include amounts
identifiable to each segment and amounts allocated on a reasonable
basis.
16. Information pursuant to Part II of Schedule VI of the Companies
Act, 1956: Particulars in respect of goods manufactured:
17. The Company has not received any intimation from suppliers
regarding their status under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Act, 2006 and hence disclosures regarding:
a) Amount due and outstanding to suppliers as at the end of accounting
year;
b) Interest paid during the year;
c) Interest payable at the end of the accounting year; and
d) Interest accrued and unpaid at the end of the accounting year .
have not been given.
The Company is making efforts to get the confirmations from the
suppliers as regards their status under the Act.
18. In respect of amounts as mentioned under Section 205C of the
Companies Act, 1956, there were no dues required to be credited to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund as on March 31, 2011.
19. Balances in parties' accounts either debit or credit are subject
to confirmation. Besides, in some of the cases, balances in parties'
accounts are stated to be under reconciliation. Effect on the accounts
on due confirmation, reconciliations and adjustments thereof can not be
indicated at this stage. Debit and Credit balances in regard to
recoverable and payable has been taken as reflected in Books of
Account. In the opinion of the Company Management, Loans and Advances
and Current Assets if realized in ordinary course of business, have the
value at which they are stated in the balance sheet.
* Net of Notice pay recovery TRs. 616. (Previous Year NIL.)
Note : Remuneration paid to the Whole time Director and Managing
Director during the year exceeded the maximum permissible limit laid
down by Schedule XIII of the Companies Act, 1956. Approval of the
Central Government is yet to be obtained.
21. Employee Benefits
Consequent to the adoption of Accounting Standard on Employee Benefits
(AS 15 Revised 2005) notified by Companies (Accounting Standards)
Rules, 2006, the following disclosures have been made as required by
the Standard:
(a) Leave Encashment/Compensated Absences
Leave encashment liability is on the basis of Defined Benefit Plan
which is unfunded. A provision of TRs. 856 (TRs. 216) has been made in
the accounts as on 31st March 2010 based on actuarial valuation.
22. Previous year's figures have been regrouped / rearranged, wherever
necessary, to conform to current year's classification.
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