Note 1: ADDITIONAL NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1. Contingent Liabilities and commitments: Contingent Liabilities not
acknowledged as debts:
a) regarding excise duty on unbranded French fries Rs.0.59lacs
(previous Rs.0.59) - Matters under appeal hence interest on such demand
not provided for.
b) regarding Income Tax approx. Rs. 129.84 lacs (Previous Year Rs.
129.84 Lacs)
2. The confirmation, reconciliation and adjustment of balances
pertaining to trade receivables and payables, loans and advances and
capital advances is an ongoing process. As regards the outstanding
trade receivables, loans and advances and capital advances, the
significant portion of these are independently verified and the company
is of the opinion that the same are fully recoverable and consequential
adjustments and provisioning, if any, are not likely to be material
given the naturead size of its operation.
3. In the absence of any possibility of taxable profits in the near
future, the company has not provided for Deferred Tax Asset as per
AS-22. The company is not recognizing deferred tax assets in respect of
huge unabsorbed depreciation and carried forward losses and other
deferred tax assets as there is no certainty that sufficient future
taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets
can be realized.
4. The company had raised invoice claims on Lamb Weston Inc. amounting
to Rs.12.17 lacs during earlier years towards renting of cold storage,
testing charges, custom duty and freight charges which are outstanding
as at March 31,2015 . These amounts are recoverable in foreign currency
and are doubtful of recovery. Accordingly, provision for these amounts
had already been made in these accounts in 1997-98.
5. The company has not received any intimation from suppliers
regarding their status under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Act. 2006. There are no micro and small enterprises to whom the
Company owes dues, which are outstanding for more than 45 days as at
31st March, 2015. The above information pertaining to micro and small
enterprises has been determined to the extent such parties have been
identified on the basis of the information available with the Company.
This has been relied upon by the auditors.
6. In respect of Accounting Standard 17 on "Segment Reporting", the
Company is a single segment Company dealing in fresh, frozen and canned
foods in accordance with the criteria for identification of reportable
segment specified in the said standard.
7. Interest on secured term loans (IDBI Bank and IFCI Ltd.) with the
secured lenders have not been provided for in the books of accounts as
the company had entered into negotiated settlement with the Secured
Lenders - Financial Institutions in 2009-10. The company made a payment
of Rs. 1 crore towards thesaid settlement in earlier years as part of
the settlement but defaulted in the payment of further installments.
Both of the secured lenders have revoked the negotiated settlement but
the company has approached them again for resettlement of the matter
and is hopeful of settlement in the near future. Current provision of
Interest of Rs. 28.99 crs. due to the secured lenders along with
Principal amount of Rs. 3.40 crs. as per Books of Accounts is more than
the settlement amount discussed with these lenders and in view of this,
there is no fresh provision of interest made for the year under review
in the Books of Accounts.
8. The company has entered into One Time Settlement with one of its
secured creditors- International Asset Reconstruction Company Pvt. Ltd.
(assigned byStandard Chartered Bank) for Rs.40 Lacs and has
completelysatisfied their charge. The interest on term loan provided
but not paid amountingto Rs.1.08 Crs has been written backand isshown
underthe head- Extra-Ordinary Items.
9. The net worth of the company is negative as at the Balance Sheet
date. However accounts of the company have been prepared on going
concern basis since the company is taking necessary steps for its
revival. In case the company is unable to continue as going concern in
future, the resultantadjustments,ifanyarepresentlynot ascertainable.
10. Liabilities recognized in the Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2015
with respect to gratuity is Rs. 9.39 Lacs (Previous year Rs. 8.77 lacs)
and with respect to leave encashment/ entitlements Rs. 0.87 Lacs
(Previous Year Rs. 1.19 lacs) as per the Actuarial Valuation. The
following table set out the status of the Gratuity plan as required
under AS-15. Reconciliation of the opening and closing value of the
defined benefit obligation.
11. The cold store building had suffered damages due to earthquake in
March, 1999. The building requires major repairs in insulation and RCC
works has to be repaired and substantial insulation will have to be
re-done. The company had filed insurance claim with the National
Insurance Co. in 2001 which remains unsettled till date.
12. The Company suffered loss on account of deterioration of stocks
arising out of break down in Generating set and earthquake damages to
the cold store building. Company had filed insurance claim with
National Insurance Co. in 2001 for deterioration of stocks, machinery
break down, for generator set and cold store building which are all
pending till date.
13. The company has filed a case in Delhi High Court in 2004 for
losses on account of damages to the cold store, deterioration of
stocks, machinery breakdown. The case has been admitted and the
evidences are being taken up.
14. The company has been served with a statutory notice under section
13 (2) of Securitization and Reconstruction of the Financial assets and
Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002, by IDBI Bank Ltd. in
2007.
15. The access to the factory is through the land owned by third
party. A case has been filed and admitted in the local courts of
Rudrapur in earlier year denying the access to the Factory through the
land under control of third Party.
16. Exceptional Items include interest of Rs.3.44 lacs u/s 7Q and
damages of Rs. 6.60 lacs u/s 14B levied on non deposit of Provident
fund for the period July, 2007 to December, 2010 under the Employees'
Provident Fund and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952.
17. Related Party Disclosure-As per AS 18, the disclosure of
transactions with the related partiesare given below:
a. List of Related Parties where control exists and related parties
with whom transactions have taken place and relationship: Sr.No. Name
of the Related Party Relationship
1. Mr.G.S.Sandhu- Key Management Personnel
2. Dr. Ram Pyare Singh Key Management Personnel
3. KiranSandhu Relative of Key Managerial Person
4. Suraiya Exports Pvt. Ltd. } Company in which Key
5. Tarai Farmlands Pvt. Ltd. } Managerial Person are Directors
b. Detailsoftransactionsduringtheyearwithrelatedparties:
Nature of transactions Key Managerial Personnels (KMP)
(Rs.In Lacs)
18.Previous year's figures have been regrouped/ reclassified where
vernecessary to correspond with the current year's classification/
disclosure.
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