| 1. Company Information
Bhagheeratha Engineering Ltd. is a public Limited Company Incorporated
in 1976 and became a Public Limited Company in 1980. The company is
engaged in the business of undertaking civil construction contracts.
The company has an excellent track record in taking up and completing
complex engineering projects such as roads, highways, bridges, dams,
canals, tunnels, industrial structures and other turnkey jobs.
During the last few years the company had fallen into financial
distress due to cancellation of contracts. The Management is making
earnest efforts to revive the company.
2. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE
List of Related Parties:
a Key Management Personnel:
i Chairman - Mr. V.C. Antony
a Managing Director - Mr. Tomy C Madathil b Enterprise owned or
significantly influenced by key management personnel or their
relatives:
1) Associate Companies
i Bhagheeratha developers Ltd.
a Techni soft India Ltd.
Hi Bhagheeratha Energy controls Ltd.
2) Joint Ventures
i PATI-BEL Joint Venture Delhi a PATI-BEL Joint Venture, Kochi iii
BEL-TBL Joint Venture
3. IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS
No material Impairment of Assets has been identified by the Company and
a detailed exercise is being done to examine this aspect to fall in
line with the provision as required as per Accounting Standards (AS 28)
issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the results
of which will be incorporated in the next financial year.
4. The Company has entered into Joint Venture agreements with other
entities for execution of projects as detailed below.
Name of JV Project
PATI - BEL Joint Venture-Kochi Road work in Keraia-Thaikood-Chenganoor
Alleppey - Changanassery
PATI - BEL Joint Venture-Delhi Etawah Road Work (NH2) Package IC, U.P.
The Company has not made any investments in the capital of the above
Joint Ventures. The JV is executing the projects of the PATI-BEL JV.
5. Contract works at the following four projects were terminated by
the Clients.
Etawah Road Project - Client - National Highways Authority of India-
work taken through BEL-ACC Joint Venture.
IWT Project at Kottayam - Client - Kerala State Transport Projects
West Bengal Bridge project - Client - National Highways Authority of
India
Mizoram Road Project - Client - Mizoram State PWD- Work taken through
BEL-ABL Joint Venture.
a) The clients of all the projects had imposed restrictions on transfer
of equipment, vehicles, stores and spares in the projects, pending
settlement of disputes, as a result of which equipments worth Rs. 318
lakhs (WDV) and stores worth Rs. 248 lakhs are retained at the
respective project sites.
b) Company has challenged the above termination and preferred claims
for the loss incurred in various Disputes Redressal forums. Though
company is confident of getting the decisions in its favour the
management as a measure of abundant caution has decided not to
recognize the claims as revenue in strict adherence to the Accounting
Standard No.7 (Accounting for Construction contract).
6. Claims if any against the company on account of the termination of
contracts are not presently ascertainable.
7. Bank guarantees amounting to Rs.2140 lakhs (IWT-Kottayam, Rengali
Project - Orissa, Gulab Sagar Project - Madhya Pradesh and ROB
Project-Calicuf, Kerala ) are invoked by the clients and company has
obtained stay orders from the Court and matter is pending for final
decision. Company is confident of getting a decision in its favour and
hence no provision for the same is considered necessary.
8. The Audit of Accounts of PATI-BEL JVs in which company is a
partner is not complete, the turnover and loss of share on account ' of
JV are incorporated based on provisional accounts.
9. Receivables against uncertified work amounting to Rs.623 lakhs,
security deposit and with-holding from contract income amounting to Rs.
312 lakhs relating to closed projects are pending realization due to
dispute with the clients which are in different stages of
arbitration/legal proceedings. Based On the progress made so far in the
cases, company is confident of realizing the above dues in the near
future.
10. Sales tax assessment in relation to some of the projects of the
company is pending. In respect of those projects sales tax paid in
advance amounting to Rs. 252 lakhs is debited to sales tax advance
account and provision for sales tax is created to the extent of Rs. 189
lakhs. In addition, in respect of one of the projects sales tax
department has raised a demand of Rs. 136 lakhs which is disputed and
appeal is pending.
11. The stock of spare parts and materials worth Rs. 48.37 lakh is
written off during the year as these items have become obsolete and
unusable due to ageing and corrosion and expiry of shelf life. Scrap
value if any will be assessed and accounted at the time of disposal.
12. Earthmoving equipment having original cost of Rs261.52 lakh and
WDV nil and Construction machinery worth original cost of Rs465.63 lakh
and WDV nil have been written off as these items are obsolete and very
old and are lying in a deteriorated and scrap condition. Scrap value if
any will be assessed and accounted at the time of disposal.
13. CONTINGENT LIABILITY
1) Bankers of the company have issued general guarantees on behalf of
the company amounting to Rs.2140 (Rs.2140) lakhs which are secured by
hypothecation of machinery, pledge of fixed deposit receipts and
personal guarantees of Directors in addition to the counter guarantees
issued by the company for an equal amount.
14. PREVIOUS YEAR FIGURES ,
During the year ended 31st March 2012 the Revised Schedule VI notified
under the Companies Act 1956, has become applicable to the company.
The company has reclassified previous year figures to confirm to this
year's classification.
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