(J) Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation [legal or constructive] as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date.
If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, when appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. When discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as a finance cost.
Provisions are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it is no longer probable that the outflow of resources would be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.
(K) Employee benefits:
(i) Short term employee benefits
All employee benefits payable wholly within twelve months of rendering the service are classified as short term employee benefits. Benefits such as salaries and performance incentives, are charged to standalone statement of profit and loss on an undiscounted, accrual basis during the period of service rendered by the employees in the financial year.
(ii) Defined contribution plan:
Contributions to defined contribution schemes such as employees' state insurance, labour welfare fund, superannuation scheme, employee pension scheme etc. are charged as an expense based on the amount of contribution required to be made as and when services are rendered by the employees. The above benefits are classified as Defined Contribution Schemes as the Company has no further defined obligations beyond the monthly contributions.
(iii) Defined benefit plans
Company has an obligation towards gratuity a defined benefit retirement plan covering all employees. The plan provides for a lumpsum payment to employees at retirement/determination of service on the basis of 15 days terminal salary for each completed year of service subject to maximum amount of ' 20 Lacs.
Company's liability towards gratuity and compensated absences is determined using the projected unit credit method, with actuarial valuations being carried out at the end of each annual reporting period by independent actuary. Remeasurement, comprising actuarial gains and losses, the effect of the changes, is reflected immediately in the balance sheet with a charge or credit recognized in other comprehensive income [OCI] in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in the other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained earnings and is not reclassified to profit or loss.
(L) Revenue recognition
Sale of products/services
Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when control of the products being sold is transferred to our customer and when there are no longer any unfulfilled obligations. The Performance Obligations in our contracts are fulfilled at the time of dispatch, delivery or upon formal customer acceptance, depending on terms with customers.
Revenue is measured on the basis of contracted price, after deduction of any trade discounts, volume rebates and any taxes or duties collected on behalf of the Government such as Goods and Services Tax, Value Added Tax etc. Revenue is only recognised to the extent that it is highly probable a significant reversal will not occur.
Sales include goods sold by contract manufacturers unit [CMU] on behalf of the Company, since risk and reward belong to the Company in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract manufacturing agreements, the related cost of sales is also recognized by the Company, as and when incurred by the CMU.
Sales through State Corporations: Revenue is recognized at the time of dispatch/delivery to the Corporation as significant risk & rewards associated with ownership are transferred to the Corporation along with the transfer of the property in goods. The Company has complete physical control over the goods and the liquor manufacturer does not have any right to take back or have lien on such goods.
Specific recognition criteria described below must also be met before revenue is recognized.
[a] Interest Income is recorded on time proportion basis using the effective rate of Interest [EIR].
[b] Rent: Rental Income is accounted on accrual basis.
[c] Interest on Income Tax refunds, Insurance claims, Export benefits [Duty Drawback etc] and other refunds are accounted for as and when amounts receivable can be reasonably determined as being acceptable to authorities.
[d] Royalty income is accounted on an accrual basis in accordance with terms specified in the relevant agreements.
[e] Income from franchisees business: The Company has entered into supply agreement with a party. Under the agreement, party manufacture at their own cost under supervision of the company and sell the same to retailers/corporation [Licensees] on behalf of the Company. Revenue is recognised net of cost of goods sold.
(M) Borrowing costs:
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale are capitalised as part of the cost of the asset until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale. Interest income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation.
All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds. Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the borrowing costs.
(N) Foreign currency transactions:
Foreign Currency Transactions involving export sales import purchases are recorded in the reporting currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the reporting currency and the foreign currency on the customs rate on the date of dispatch of goods/ arrival of import consignments at custom port. The difference between the rates recorded and the rates on the date of actual realization/ payment is transferred to difference in exchange fluctuation account. At the year end, the balances are converted at the year end rate and difference if any between the book balance and converted
amount are transferred to the exchange fluctuation account. The premium or discount arising at the inception of a forward exchange contract is amortized as expenses / income over the life of the contract. Any profit or loss arising on cancellation or renewal of such a forward contract is recognized as income / expenses for the period. Non-monetary items that are measured in historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
(O) Earning per share:
The Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share [“EPS"] data for its equity shares.
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit and loss attributable to equity shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the profit and loss attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares. Dilutive potential equity shares are deemed converted as of the beginning of the period, unless issued at a later date. Dilutive potential equity shares are determined independently for each period presented.
(P) Segment reporting:
(i) Operating segment:
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses [including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the Company], whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available. Operating segments of the Company are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. The company is operating under three segment i.e., “Liquor", “Food", “Distillery [Ethanol]" and “Others" as per Ind AS-108 “Segment Reporting" issued under section 133 of Companies Act 2013 read with Companies [Indian Accounting Standards] rules 2015.
(ii) Segment revenue and expenses:
Segment revenue and expenses are directly attributable to segment. It does not include interest income on inter-corporate deposits, interest expense and income tax.
Revenue and expenses which relate to the Company as a whole and are not allocable to segments on reasonable basis have been included under “unallocated revenue/expenses".
(Q) Contingent liabilities:
A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Company; or a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognized because it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability. Therefore, in order to determine the amount to be recognised as a liability or to be disclosed as a contingent liability, in each case, is inherently subjective, and needs careful evaluation and judgement to be applied by the management.
In case of provision for litigations, the judgements involved are with respect to the potential exposure of each litigation and the likelihood and/or timing of cash outflows from the company, and requires interpretation of laws and past legal rulings. The Company does not recognize a contingent liability but discloses its existence in the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
(R) Share based payments
Employees [including senior executives] of the Company receive remuneration in the form of share-based payments in consideration of the services rendered.
Under the equity settled share based payment, the fair value on the grant date is recognised as 'employee benefit
expenses' with a corresponding increase in other equity [Share Based Payment outstanding account] over the vesting period. The fair value of the options at the grant date is calculated by an independent valuer. When the options are exercised, the Company issues fresh equity shares and when the options are lapsed, the company transfers the balance into securities premium account i.e within other equity.
(S) Use of key accounting estimates and judgements:
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgements and assumptions in the application of accounting policies that affect the reported financial position and the reported financial performance. Difference between the actual results and estimates are recognised in the period in which it is known/materialised. Continuous evaluation is done on the estimation and judgements based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised prospectively.
In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are included in the following notes:
[i] Property, Plant and Equipments - Note 3A
[ii] Measurement of defined benefit obligation - Note 32
[iii] Measurement and likelihood of occurrence of provisions and contingencies - Note 31
Footnote(s):
[i] The Company has entered into fresh agreements during Financial year 2023-24 after cancelling the earlier agreement of FY 201 7¬ 1 8 for development and disposal for a part of leasehold land of Glass division at Sahibabad due to discontinuity of operations. Further, the company has entered into fresh agreement for development/ disposal of balance part of leasehold land of Glass division during FY 2025-26. In pursuance of the said agreements as amended from time to time, the Company has received a partial consideration of ' 9707 Lakhs towards part performance of the said agreements which is shown under current liability. The approval from UPSIDA has been received for sub division of the plots. The revenue of the same will be recognized at the time of completion of development and transfer/ sales of developed plots as per agreements.
(iv) Terms/ rights attached to equity shares
(a) 19072528 equity shares are having face value of ' 10/- per share. Each holder of such equity shares is entitled to one vote per share and dividend, if declared.
(b) 2,52,10,000 underlying Equity Shares of ' 10/- each fully paid up ranking pari-passu with existing shares were issued in the name of The Bank of New York Mellon, the Depository representing 12,60,500 Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) issued by the Company in the year 1 996. These GDRs do not carry any voting rights till they are converted into equity shares and are beneficially owned by Mr Karamjit Jasiwal pending transmission. and were beneficially owned by Late Mr. L.P. Jaiswal (NRI) Promoter of the Company. Mr. L.P. Jaiswal expired on 11th August, 2005.
Mr. L. P. Jaiswal had bequeathed his Jersey Estate by way of Will in favour of his son Mr. Karamjit Jaiswal, which inter-alia consisted his beneficial interest in the said GDRs representing 2,52,10,000 underlying equity shares of the Company. A Probate petition was filed in the Hon'ble Delhi High Court and the Hon'ble Delhi High Court probated the Will on 12th April, 2019 in
favour of Mr. Karamjit Jaiswal.
Thereafter, an application was filed in the Hon'ble Royal Court of Jersey, for the Probate of the Will as the estate in question was located in Jersey. The Hon'ble Royal Court of Jersey vide their order dated 20th June, 2023 has probated the Will in
favour of Mr. Karamjit Jaiswal and accordingly Mr. Karamjit Jaiswal has acquired the beneficial ownership of the said underlying equity shares. Mr. Jaiswal has disclosed the acquisition of the beneficial interest in the said underlying equity shares to the
Company. Accordingly, the underlying shares are being disclosed as held by Mr. Karamjit Jaiswal, as per declarations made to the Company. However, as per the records of the Company, the said underlying shares are held in the name of The Bank of New York Mellon, the Depository as the conversion of GDRs into underlying shares and transmission in the name of Mr. Karamjit Jaiswal is still pending.
(c) Represents 25,00,000 Equity Shares of ' 10/- each, fully paid up issued at a premium of ' 20/- per share, as a special series shares with differential rights to dividend and voting, during the financial year 2004-05. These shares have no right to the dividend and each share carry twenty voting rights as compared to one voting right per existing equity share . These shares are held by the promoters and promoter group companies.
(d) The holders of Equity Shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the Company, after distribution of all preferential amounts in event of liquidation of the Company in the proportion to their shareholdings.
(e) There are no equity shares, issued as bonus, for consideration other than cash or bought back during the period of five years
immediately preceding the reporting date.
Footnote(s):
(i) Capital redemption reserve
Capital redemption reserve was created pursuant to buy back of equity shares in earlier years out of free reserves. The capital redemption reserve amount can be applied by the Company, in paying up unissued share of the Company to be issued to shareholders of the Company as fully paid bonus shares in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
(ii) Securities premium
The amount received in excess of face value of the equity shares is recognised in securities premium. In case of equity settled share based payment transactios, the difference between the fair value on the grant date and nominal value of shares is accounted as security premium. In case of business acquistions, the difference between the fair value on the acquistion date and nominal value of shares is accounted as security premium. The company may issue fully paid-up bonus shares to its members/ buy back of shares out of balance lying in the securities premium account
(iii) General reserve
General reserve is created out of profit earned by the company by way of transfer from retained earnings. There are no restrictions on utilisation of the reserve except in case of declaration of dividend out of Reserves as prescribed under the Companies (Declaration
and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014 read with Section 123 of the Companies Act 2013.
(iv) Retained earnings
Retained earnings are the profits that the Company has earned till date, less any transfers to general reserve, dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. It also Includes revaluation reserve of ' 24,457 Lakhs (Previous year : ' 24,468 Lakhs) created on
first time adoption of Ind AS related to land situated at Hamira and Behror.
(v) Share option outstanding account
The reserve is used to recognise the grant date fair value of options issued to employee under employee stock option schemes and adjusted on exercise/cancellation/forfeiture of options.
(vi) The disaggregation of changes in each type of reserves are disclosed in Statement of Changes in Equity.
(vii) There are no changes in equity share capital and other equity due to accounting policy changes or prior period errors.
30. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
Basic EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to equity holder by weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to equity holder by weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year plus weighted average number of equity shares that would be issued on conversion of all dilutive
potential equity shares in to equity shares.
(ii) Sales tax / VAT/ GST
[a] Demand of sales tax & penalty under Telangana VAT Act on account of VAT on royalty ' 103 Lakhs [Previous year : ' 103 Lakhs).
[b] Demand of sales Tax & penalty under Punjab VAT Act on account of input VAT credit denied on rice husk ' 220 Lakhs [Previous year : ' 220 Lakhs].
[c] Demand of sales tax under Haryana VAT Act on account of disallowance of credit of excess VAT deposited due to rate difference
' 40 Lakhs [Previous year : ' 40 Lakhs.]
[d] Demand of sales tax under Ranchi VAT Act Assessment for FY 2015-16'65 Lakhs [Previous year : ' 65 Lakhs]
[e] Demand of sales tax under Dehradun VAT Act Assessment for FY 2016-17'71 Lakhs [Previous year : 71 Lakhs]
[f] Demand of GST under GST Act assessment for FY 2019-20 & FY 2020-21 is ' 164 lakhs [Previous year : ' 164 Lakhs]
(iii) Employee state insurance/employee related
[a] Claim in respect of case filed by ESI Corporation ' 6 Lakhs [Previous year : ' 6 lakhs]
[b] Employees related claims ' 208 Lakhs [Previous year : ' 208 Lakhs]
(iv) Others
[a] There are certain claims against the Company relating to usage of trade mark etc., which have not been acknowledged as debts. The quantum and outcome of such claims is not ascertainable at this stage.
[b] Claims by franchisee partner under arbitration :
- Pending before Retd Justice Sole Arbitrator : ' 192 Laks for damages [Previous year ' 192 Lakhs]
[c] Supplier cases under recovery cases : ' 41 lakhs [Previous year ' 41 lakhs]
(V) Income Tax Act, 1961
[a] Assessment under section 147 in respect of assessment year 2016-1 7 has been made by making certain disallowances/ addition of ' 445 Lakhs on account of provident fund and alleged bogus purchases resulting in reduction of carry forward of
losses to the same extent. The Company have filed appeal before First appellate authority and has strong legal reasons to get relief.
[b] Rectification order U/ s 154 for AY 201 7-1 8 making total additions of ' 1012 Lakhs on account of disallowance of expenses u/s 36[1] [va], 201[1A]/206 C[7] and provision for obsolete inventory has been passed.. The additions made by the AO purports to reduction of carry forward of Losses without any current tax impact. Aggrieved by the disallowance made by the A.O the assessee company have preferred an appeal before first appellate authority which is pending. The company expects substantial relief considering the legal position and past records.
(vi) The Company is contesting these above demands and the management, based on advise of its advisors, believes that its position will likely be upheld in the appellate process. No expense has been accrued in the standalone financial statements for these demands raised. The management believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position and results of operations. The Company does not expect any reimbursements in respect of the above contingent liabilities.
(B) Defined benefit plans
The benefit of Gratuity is payable as per the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 or maximum gratuity payable under the said Act, which ever is lower. The benefit vests upon completion of five years of continuous service and once vested it is payable to employees on retirement or on termination of employment. In case of death while in service, the gratuity is payable irrespective of vesting. The gratuity benefits payable to the employees are based on the employee's service and last drawn salary at the time of leaving. The employees do not contribute towards this plan and the full cost of providing these benefits are met by the Company. The Company does not have any funded plan.
Footnote(s) :
(i) Related parties have been identified by the management.
(ii) No amount has been written off / provided for or written back during the year in respect of amount receivable from or payable to related parties.
(iii) Key Management Personnel remuneration does not include provision for gratuity and compensated absences which is determined for the Company as whole on acturial basis.
(iv) Remuneration paid to KMP excludes expenses incurred in the course of performance of duty.
(v) There have been no guarantees provided to or received from related parties other than disclosed vide note 15
34. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The company's operating segments are established on the basis of those components of the group that are evaluated regularly by the chief operating officer (the 'Chief Operating Decision Maker' as defined in Ind As 108 -'Operating Segments'), in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. These have been identified taking into account nature of products and services, the differing risks and returns and the internal business reporting systems. The Company's business segments are as under:
Beverages: Segment includes manufacturing and supply of Bottled Indian Made Foreign Liquor, Country Liquor, Industrial Alcohol, Sanitizers and licensing use of its IMFL brands.
Food: Segment includes manufacturing and supplies of food products
Distillery: Segment includes manufacturing of Ethanol and Sales to Oil Marketing Companies (OMC)
Others: Segment includes trading of Petroleum products.
The accounting policies adopted for segment reporting are in line with the accounting policy of the Company with following additional policies for segment reporting.
(a) Revenue and expenses have been identified to a segment on the basis of relationship to operating activities of the segment. Revenue and expenses which relate to enterprise as a whole and are not allocable to a segment on reasonable basis have been disclosed as 'Unallocable'.
(b) The company's CODM does not review assets and liabilities for each operating segment separately, hence segment disclosures relating to total assets and liabilities have not been furnished.
Footnote(s) :
(i) The company has not received 10% or more of its revenue from one customer.
(ii) Non-current operating assets represent property, plant and equipment and capital work-in-progress.
35. FAIR VALUE
Fair value measurement:
(i) All the financial assets and financial liabilities of the company are carried at amortised cost except investment. Investment in subsidiaries are carried at fair value.
(ii) The management assessed that the carrying values of trade and other receivables, deposit, cash and short term deposits, other assets, borrowings, trade and other payables reasonably approximate their fair values because majority of these instruments have short-term maturities.
36. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company manages its capital to ensure that the Company will be able to continue as going concern and maximising the return to shareholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity. Company's capital management, includes issued equity capital, securities premium and all other equity reserves attributable to the equity shareholders.
The Company's management/ Board monitors capital using a gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by total capital. The Company includes within net debt, all non-current and current borrowings reduced by cash and cash equivalents and other bank balances. The Company
manages its capital structure and makes adjustments in the light of changes in economic conditions and the requirements of the financials covenants. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the level of dividend payments to shareholders, return excess capital to shareholders, issue new shares, or buy back shares. The capital structure is monitored on the basis of net debt to equity and maturity profile of the overall debt portfolio of the Company.
37. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
The company's principal financial liabilities comprise borrowings, lease liabilities, security deposits received, trade and other payables. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the company's operations. The company's principal financial assets include trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents and security deposits that are out of regular business operations.
The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks namely credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk and other risks. In order to manage the aforementioned risks, the Company operates a risk management policy and a program that performs close monitoring of and responding to each risk factors. The company's senior management oversees the management of these risks.
[a] Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument that will fluctuate be-cause of changes in market
prices. Market risk comprises of three types of risk i.e. interest rate risk, currency risk and other price risk, such as commodity risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk include borrowings, trade payables. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.
i Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of the Company's financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company's exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rate relates primarily to the company's borrowings with floating interest rates.
The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in interest rates on borrowings affected. With all other variables held constant, the Company's profit before tax is affected through the impact on floating rate borrowings, as follows:
ii Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in
foreign exchange rates. There does not seem to be any significant risk as transaction in foreign currency are very few.
As there is no significant foreign currency risk, sensitivity analysis showing impact on profit is not calculated. iii. Commodity price risk
The Company is affected by the price volatility of certain commodities. Its operating activities require the ongoing purchase and manufacture of spirit alcohol/Liquor/ethanol and manufacuring of malted food products and therefore require a continuous supply of Barley/Nakku/Husk/etc. The Company's Board of Directors have developed and enacted a risk management strategy regarding commodity price risk and its mitigation. The company's long standing relationships with most suppliers ensure steady availability of raw materials at competitive prices.
[b] Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of loss that may arise on outstanding financial instruments if a counterparty defaults on its obligations. The Company's exposure to credit risk arises majorly from loan, advances, trade and other receivables. Other financial assets like security deposits and bank deposits are mostly with government authorities and nationalised banks and hence, the Company does not expect any credit risk with respect to these financial assets. In respect to sales made to other than state government corporations, Company provides expected credit loss on the basis of simplified approach as prescribed under Ind AS 1 09 i.e. on expiry of three years or at the time of initiation of legal proceeding whichever is earlier. The Company management reviews trade receivables/ advances on periodic basis and take necessary mitigation measures, wherever required.
(ii) Disclosure required pursuant to Ind AS 102 - Share based payment
The shareholders of the Company at the Annual General Meetings held on September 30, 2021 had approved the Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP) 2021. As per the Scheme, the Company has granted 13,20,584 equity options up to March 31,2026
During the current year, the Company has not granted any stock option.
41. RELEVANT ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: (OTHER THAN DISCLOSED IN THE RESPECTIVE NOTES)
(i) The operating cycle of the company is assumed to be of twelve months in absence of clearly identifiable normal operating cycle and accordingly assets/ liabilities have been claissified as current/ non current.
(ii) No proceedings have been initiated or pending against the company for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and the rules made thereunder.
(iii) The Company has not carried out any transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act 201 3 or under section 560 of the erstwhile Companies Act 1956.
(iv) There is no charge or satisfaction of any charge which is not registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
(v) The company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans to promoters, directors, Key Managerial Person and the related parties except as stated in the note 6(i) and Note no 33 either severally or jointly with any other person which is either repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of demand.
(vi) The company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under clause (87) of section 2 of the Companies act read with companies (restriction on number of layers) rules 2017.
(vii) Company has not applied any accounting policy retrospectively or has made a restatement of items in Financial statements
(viii) The Company have not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the intermediary shall:
a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company (Ultimate Beneficiaries), or
b) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ix) The Company have not received any funds from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall:
a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries), or
b) provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(x) The Company have not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.
(xi) The Company does not have any such transaction which are not recorded in the books of account that have been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (such as, search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act,1961).
(xii) The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis despite continued losses from operations and negative net worth which is reduced due to monitisation of surplus non-core assets during the year. The sale proceeds from the disposal of non core assets has been utilized to repay high-cost bank borrowings aggregating ' 10,700 Lakhs, which results in reduction in finance costs in the
subsequent year. The sustainability of the Company's operation on long term basis is dependent upon continuous and stable operations of the 200 KL per day Ethanol Plant, improvement in operational performance, including growth in revenue and enhancement of gross and net margins of other operating segments. The Company is contemplating to infuse long term interest free funds through private equity placement & sizeable promoter contribution besides further monetization of surplus assets to augment the working capital. Based on the above measures and projected positive cash flows, management believes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations as and when they fall due. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, and no material uncertainty exists in this regard.
(xiii) On 21st November 2025, the Government of India notified the four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 - consolidating 29
existing labour laws. The Ministry of Labour & Employment published draft Central Rules and FAQs to enable assessment of the financial impact due to changes in regulations. There has been an impact of increase in employee benefits by ' 123 Lakhs in the gratuity and compensated absences liability in financial statementsas at 31.03.2026 due to change in definition of wages.
(xiv) The Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software. Further, where the audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated, the audit trail feature has not been tampered with.
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