3.11 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and ContingentAssets
Provisions involving substantial degree of estimation inmeasurement are recognized when there is a legal orconstructive obligation as a result of past events and itis probable that there will be an outflow of resourcesand a reliable estimate can be made of the amountof obligation. Provisions are not recognised for futureoperating losses. The amount recognized as a provisionis the best estimate of the consideration required tosettle the present obligation at the end of the reportingperiod, taking into account the risks and uncertaintiessurrounding the obligation.
Contingent liabilities are not recognized and are disclosedby way of notes to the standalone financial statementswhen there is a possible obligation arising from pastevents, the existence of which will be confirmed onlyby the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or moreuncertain future events not wholly within the control ofthe Company or when there is a present obligation thatarises from past events where it is either not probablethat an outflow of resources will be required to settle the
same or a reliable estimate of the amount in this respectcannot be made.
Contingent assets are not recognised but disclosed inthe Standalone Financial Statements by way of notesto accounts when an inflow of economic benefits isprobable.
3.12 Employee Benefits
Employee benefits are accrued in the year in whichservices are rendered by the employees. Short termemployee benefits are recognized as an expense in thestatement of profit and loss for the year in which therelated service is rendered.
(i) Gratuity (Defined Benefit Plan) : The Companyhas a Gratuity Fund administered by the Trustees,which is independent of the Company's finance. Theliability in respect of Gratuity has been determinedby actuarial valuation following Projected Unit CreditMethod.
(ii) Leave Encashment : According to the prevailingpractice of the Company, the employees are allowed toenjoy the leave within the year. No encashment of leaveis allowed.
iii) Provident Fund (Defined Contribution Scheme) :Accounted for on accrual basis based on the monthlycontribution made to the appropriate authorities.
3.13 Recognition of Dividend and Interest Income
"Revenue is recognised to the extent it is probablethat the economic benefits will flow to theCompany and the revenue can be reliably measured.Dividend Income is recognised when the Company'sright to receive the payment is established.Under Ind AS 109, interest income is recorded usingthe Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method for all financialinstruments measured at amortised cost. The EIR isthe rate that exactly discounts estimated future cashreceipts through the expected life of the financialinstrument or, when appropriate, a shorter period,to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.The EIR (and therefore the amortised cost of the asset)is calculated by taking into account any discount orpremium on acquisition, fees and costs that are anintegral part of the EIR."
3.14 LeasesAs a lessee
"A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contractconveys the right to control the use of an identifiedasset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.The Company's lease asset class primarily consist of leasesfor Land. At the inception of the contract, Companyassess whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. Acontract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveysthe right to control the use of an identified asset for aperiod of time in exchange for consideration. To assesswhether a contract conveys the right to control the useof an identified asset, the Company assesses whether:
(i) the contract involves the use of an identified asset
(ii) Company has substantially all of the economic benefitsfrom the use of the asset through the period of the lease and
(iii) Company has the right to direct the use of the asset.
At the date of commencement of the lease, Companyrecognizes a right-of-use asset (""ROU"") and acorresponding lease liability for all lease arrangementsin which it is a lessee, except for leases with a term oftwelve months or less (short-term leases) and low-valueleases. For these short-term or low-value leases, theCompany recognizes the lease payments as an operatingexpense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.The right-of-use assets are initially recognized atcost, which comprises the initial amount of thelease liability adjusted for any lease payments madeat or before the commencement date of the leaseplus any initial direct cost less any lease incentives.They are subsequently measured at cost lessaccumulated depreciation and impairment losses.Certain lease arrangements includes the options to extendor terminate the lease before the end of the lease term.ROU assets and lease liabilities include these optionswhen it is reasonably certain that they will be exercised.The lease liability is initially measured at amortizedcost at the present value of the future lease payments.The lease payments are discounted using theinterest rate implicit in the lease or, if not readilydeterminable, using the incremental borrowing rates.Lease liabilities are remeasured with a correspondingadjustment to the related right of use asset if theCompany changes its assessment if whether itwill exercise an extension or a termination option.On the Balance Sheet, ROU assets have been included inproperty, plant and equipment and lease liabilities havebeen presented separately."
3.15 Taxes on Income
Income tax expense representing the sum of currenttax expense and the net charge of the deferred taxes isrecognized in the income statement except to the extentthat it relates to items recognized directly in equity orother comprehensive income.
Current tax is provided on the taxable income andrecognized at the amount expected to be paid to orrecovered from the tax authorities, using the tax rates
and tax laws that have been enacted or substantivelyenacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differencesbetween the carrying amounts of assets and liabilitiesin the Standalone Financial Statements and thecorresponding tax bases used in the computation oftaxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generallyrecognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferredtax assets are generally recognized for all deductibletemporary differences to the extent that it is probablethat taxable profits will be available against which thosedeductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at thetax rates that are expected to apply in the period inwhich the liability is settled or the asset realized, basedon tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted orsubstantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewedat the end of each reporting period and reduced tothe extent that it is no longer probable that sufficienttaxable profits will be available to allow all or part of thedeferred tax asset to be utilized.
3.16 Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share are computed by dividingthe net profit attributable to the equity shareholdersof the company by the weighted average number ofequity shares outstanding during the period. Dilutedearnings per share is computed by dividing the net profitattributable to the equity shareholders of the companyby the weighted average number of equity sharesconsidered for deriving basic earnings per share andalso the weighted average number of equity shares thatcould have been issued upon conversion of all dilutivepotential equity shares.
[ Critical accounting judgments, assumptions and keysources of estimation and uncertainty
The preparation of the standalone financial statementsin conformity with the measurement principle of Ind ASrequires management to make estimates, judgmentsand assumptions. These estimates, judgments andassumptions affect the application of accounting policiesand the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities atthe date of the standalone financial statements andreported amounts of revenues and expenses duringthe period. Accounting estimates could change fromperiod to period. Actual results could differ fromthose estimates. Appropriate changes in estimates aremade as management becomes aware of changes incircumstances surrounding the estimates. Differences
between the actual results and estimates are recognizedin the year in which the results are known / materializedand, if material, their effects are disclosed in the notes tothe financial statements.
Application of accounting policies that require significantareas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgmentsand the use of assumptions in the financial statementshave been disclosed below. The key assumptionsconcerning the future and other key sources ofestimation uncertainty at the balance sheet date, thathave a significant risk of causing a material adjustmentto the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within thenext financial year are discussed below:
4.1 Depreciation and impairment on property, plantand equipment and investment property
Property, plant and equipment are depreciated onstraight-line basis over the estimated useful lives inaccordance with Schedule II of the Companies Act,2013, taking into account the estimated residual value,wherever applicable.
The company reviews its carrying value of its TangibleAssets and Investment Property whenever there isobjective evidence that the assets are impaired. Insuch situation Asset's recoverable amount is estimatedwhich is higher of asset's or cash generating units (CGU)fair value less cost of disposal and its value in use. Inassessing value in use the estimated future cash flowsare discounted using pre-tax discount rate which reflectthe current assessment of time value of money. Indetermining fair value less cost of disposal, recent marketrealisations are considered or otherwise in absence ofsuch transactions appropriate valuations are adopted.The Company reviews the estimated useful lives of theassets regularly in order to determine the amount ofdepreciation and amount of impairment expense to berecorded during any reporting period. This reassessmentmay result in change estimated in future periods.
4.2 Current Tax and Deferred Tax
"Significant judgment is required in determination of
taxability of certain income and deductibility of certainexpenses during the estimation of the provision forincome taxes.
Deferred tax assets are recognised for unused losses(carry forward of prior years' losses) and unused taxcredit to the extent that it is probable that taxable profitwould be available against which the losses could beutilised. Significant management judgment is requiredto determine the amount of deferred tax assets thatcan be recognised, based upon the likely timing and thelevel of future taxable profits together with future taxplanning strategies."
4.3 Defined Benefit Obligations (DBO)
Critical estimate of DBO involves a number of criticalunderlying assumptions such as standard rates ofinflation, mortality, discount rate, anticipation of futuresalary increases, etc as estimated by Independent Actuaryappointed for this purpose by the Management. Variationin these assumptions may significantly impact the DBOamount and the annual defined benefit expenses.
4.4 Provisions and Contingencies
"Provisions and liabilities are recognized in the periodwhen it becomes probable that there will be a futureoutflow of funds resulting from past operations orevents and the amount of cash outflow can be reliablyestimated. The timing of recognition and quantificationof the liability requires the application of judgement toexisting facts and circumstances, which can be subject tochange.
Management judgment is required for estimatingthe possible outflow of resources, if any, in respect ofcontingencies/claim/litigations/ against the Companyas it is not possible to predict the outcome of pendingmatters with accuracy.
The carrying amounts of provisions and liabilities andestimation for contingencies are reviewed regularlyand revised to take account of changing facts andcircumstances."
e) The Company has elected an irrevocable option to designate its investment in equity instruments (other than investment insubsidiary companies) through FVTOCI, as these investments are not held for trading and the Company continues to investin these securities on long-term basis. This includes investments made in equity of the companies which are leaders in theirrespective sectors and the Company believes that these investments have potential to remain accretive over the long-term.
f) The Company's investments in unquoted equity shares have been valued based on latest available audited financialstatements.
g) Out of the total dividend recognised during the year from investment in equity instruments designated at FVTOCI, Nil(March 31,2024- Nil) is relating to investments derecognised during the period and ? 39.70 Lakhs (March 31, 2024- ? 35.13Lakhs) pertains to investments held at the end of the reporting period (Also refer note no. 22).
h) During the year, pursuant to issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1, the Company has received 1,18,667 equity shares ofRs. 10 each of Reliance Industries Limited, taking the total shareholding of the Company to 2,37,334 equity shares of Rs.10 each as on March 31,2025.
i) During the year, pursuant to demerger of the hotels business of ITC Limited, the Company has been allotted, in the ratioof 1:10, 9,000 equity shares of Re. 1 each of ITC Hotels Limited for 90,000 fully paid-up equity shares of Re. 1 each held bythe Company in ITC Limited.
j) The other disclosures regarding fair value and risk arising from financial instruments are explained in note no. 42 & 43.
20.1 Refer Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity for movement in balances of reserves
Nature and purpose of reserves:
20.2 Capital Reserve
Capital reserve is a reserve which is not free for distribution. The balance in this reserve represents the amount of shareforfeited by the Company.
20.3 Capital Revaluation Reserve
This represents revaluation of Land at Kolkata and Bangalore and Building at Bangalore.
20.4 Statutory Reserve
Statutory reserve represents the reserve created pursuant to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (hereinafter referred to as"the RBI Act") and related regulations applicable to those companies. Under the RBI Act, a Non Banking Financial Companyis required to transfer an amount not less than 20% of its net profit to a reserve fund before declaring any dividend.Appropriation from this reserve fund is permitted only for the purposes specified by the Reserve Bank of India.
20.5 General Reserve
The general reserve is created from time to time by appropriating profits from retained earnings. The general reserve iscreated by a transfer from one component of equity to another. Accordingly, it is not reclassified to the statement of profitand loss.
34. Contingent Liabilities and Commitments (to the extent not provided for)
(a) Contingent LiabilitiesAs at March 31, 2025
In respect of an ongoing litigation concerning the Company's tenancy for one of the premises at Ballard Estate, Mumbai,pending final decision on the matter and determination of the amount, the interim compensation as directed by theBombay High Court pursuant a petition filed by the Company, amounting to ? 80.68 Lakhs pertaining to the period fromthe date of impugned decree till March 31, 2025 and ? 2.31 Lakhs per month thereafter has since been deposited by theCompany.
The contentions made by the Landlord in the matter not being based on facts and circumstantial evidences, as advisedlegally, are not valid and an appeal has therefore been filed before the Small Causes [Appellate] Court, Mumbai. Pendingthis, considering the merit involved, amount of the rent for the said premises as applied consistently has been continuedto be recognized in the books of accounts and no further provision in this respect has been considered necessary.
As at March 31, 2024
The Company has since received a demand towards increase in rent (including applicable duties and taxes) aggregating to? 49.47 Lakhs from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata- Estate Division in respect of one of its premises taken on leasefrom them. The liability towards rent as invoiced as per the lease agreement has been recognised and paid by the Company.The matter has been taken up with the Port Trust Authorities and pending final resolution of the matter, no further liabilityin this respect is expected to materialise.
(b) Commitments
(i) Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for (net of advance)- Nil(March 31,2024- Nil)
(ii) Other commitments- Nil (March 31,2024- Nil)
35. Disclosures as required by Indian Accounting Standard 37 "Provisions, Contingent liabilities and Contingentassets"
Contingent asset
A contingent asset is a possible asset that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by theoccurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the entity. Duringthe normal course of business, unresolved claims remain outstanding. The inflow of economic benefits, in respect of suchclaims cannot be measured due to uncertainties that surround the related events and circumstances.
38 Segment reporting
(a) The Company operates mainly in one business segment, viz., investing in immovable properties, fixed deposits,securities including equity, bonds, mutual funds, and carrying out other non-banking financial activities, and as suchthere are no other reportable segments as identified by the Chief Operating Decision Maker of the Company in termsof requirements under Ind AS 108 "Operating Segments".
(b) Geographical information
The Company operates entirely within India and as such, separate geographical information has not beendisclosed.
39. Disclosures for leasing arrangements- Company as a Lessee
(i) Nature of lease:
The Company's significant leasing arrangements are in respect of the following assets:
Premises obtained on lease for administrative offices.
(ii) Amount recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss in respect of lease of low value assets have beendisclosed in note no. 31.1.
(ii) Risks related to defined benefit plans:
The major risks to which the Company is exposed in relation to defined benefit plans are:
(a) Interest rate risk
The plan exposes the Company to the risk of fall in interest rates. A fall in interest rates will result in an increase in theultimate cost of providing the above benefit and will thus result in an increase in the value of the liability.
(b) Salary risk
Higher than expected increases in salary will increase the defined benefit obligation.
Footnote:
Figures in brackets pertain to previous year(B) Fair value hierarchy
The fair value of the financial assets and financial liabilities are included at an amount at which the instrument could be
exchanged in an orderly transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values:
(i) Fair value of cash and cash equivalents, other bank balances, other financial assets and other financial liabilitiesapproximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
(ii) Investments (other than investments in subsidiary companies) which are quoted in active market are fair valued atthe reporting date based on the prevailing quote. Investment in unquoted equity shares have been valued based onthe latest available audited financial statements. Investment in mutual fund are measured using NAV at the reportingdate.
The Company uses the following fair value hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial
instruments:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
or indirectly.
Level 3: Inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
43 Financial risk management- objectives and policies
The Company's principal financial liabilities includes lease liabilities and other financial liabilities and principal financialassets include investments, cash and cash equivalents, other bank balances and other financial assets.
The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. The Company's senior management under thesupervision of Board of Directors oversees the management of these risks. The Company's financial risks are governed byappropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with theCompany's policies and risk objectives.
(a) Market risk
Market risk is the risk or uncertainty arising from possible market fluctuations resulting in variation in the fair valueor future cash flows of a financial instrument. The major components of market risks are currency risk, interest raterisk and other price risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk includes investments, other receivables andpayables.
(i) Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changesin foreign exchange rates. The Company does not have any foreign currency and accordingly, is not subjected to suchrisk.
(ii) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because ofchanges in market interest rates. Since the Company does not have any financial assets or financial liabilities bearingfloating interest rates, any change in the interest rates at the reporting date would not have any significant impact onthe standalone financial statements of the Company.
(iii) Other price risk
The Company is exposed to equity price risk arising from investments held by the Company and classified in theBalance Sheet at fair value through other comprehensive income.
To manage its price risk arising from investment in equity securities, the Company diversifies its portfolio. Diversificationof the portfolio is done in accordance with the limits set by the Company.
The majority of the Company's equity investments are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) or the NationalStock Exchange (NSE) in India.
Sensitivity analysis- equity price risk
The table below summarises the impact of increase/ decrease of the index on the Company's equity and totalcomprehensive income for the year. The analysis is based on the assumption that the equity/ index had increased by2% or decreased by 2% with all other variables held constant, and that all the Company's equity investments movedin line with the index.
Other components of equity would increase/ decrease as a result of gain/ losses on equity securities classified as fairvalue through other comprehensive income.
The Company's exposure in subsidiary companies are carried at cost and these are subject to impairment testing asper the policy followed in this respect.
(b) Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that a customer or counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument orcustomer contract, leading to a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities(primarily loans). The management has a credit policy in place and the exposure to credit risk is monitored on anongoing basis. The Company periodically assesses the financial reliability of amounts outstanding, taking into accountthe financial conditions, current economic trends.
The carrying amount of respective financial assets recognised in the standalone financial statements represents theCompany's maximum exposure to credit risk.
The Company establishes an allowance for impairment that represents its estimate of incurred losses in respect ofdoubtful loans. Receivables are reviewed/ evaluated periodically by the management and appropriate provisions aremade to the extent recovery there against has been considered to be remote.
The credit risk on cash and cash equivalents are insignificant as counterparties are banks with high credit ratings.
(c) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that the Company will not be able to settle or meet its obligations on time or ata reasonable price. The Company's objective is to maintain optimum level of liquidity to meet its cash and collateralrequirements at all times. The Company relies on internal accruals to meet its fund requirement.
Liquidity Risk Tables
The following tables detail the Company's remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilitieswith agreed repayment periods. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financialliabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company can be required to pay. The tables include both interestand principal cash flows as at balance sheet date:
The Company has financial assets which will be realised in ordinary course of business. Further it has significantretained surplus lying invested in realisable securities and the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demandto meet expected operational expenses and obligations.
4 Capital Management(a) Risk management
The primary objective of the Company's capital management is to ensure that it maintains a healthy capital ratio inorder to support its business and maximise shareholder value. The Company's objective when managing capital is tosafeguard their ability to continue as a going concern so that they can continue to provide returns for shareholders andbenefits for other stake holders. The Company is focused on keeping strong total equity base to ensure independence,security, as well as a high financial flexibility for potential future borrowings.
The value of investments as disclosed hereinabove is without considering the impact of impairment allowance
49A.The Company, neither had any transactions during the years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31,2024 with companies,which have been struck off by the Registrar of Companies nor any balance is outstanding from such companies as at theend of respective reporting period.
49B. No funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or securities premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries") withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly,lend or invest in party identified by or on behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries). The Company has not receivedany fund from any party(s) (Funding Party) with the understanding that the Company shall whether, directly or indirectly
lend or invest in other persons or entities identified by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
50A. I n respect of the year ended March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors has proposed a final dividend of ? 5 (50%) per share tobe paid on fully paid equity shares. The said dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meetingand accordingly, has not been included as a liability in these standalone financial statements. The proposed equity dividendis payable to all holders of fully paid equity shares.
50B. The Company's land at Whitefield, Bengaluru has since been sold pursuant to the deed of conveyance executed on May8, 2025 for an agreed consideration of ? 48,590.00 Lakhs. The transaction being entered into subsequent to the balancesheet date, necessary adjustment in this respect will be given effect to in the subsequent period.
51. The standalone financial statements have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 23, 2025 forissue to the shareholders for their adoption.
As per our report of even date attached
For A L P S & CO. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Chartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No.: 313132E
A. K. Khetawat H. V. Lodha
Partner Director
Membership No. 052751 DIN- 00394094
Partha Pratim Das P. K. Madappa
Place: Kolkata Chief Executive Officer Director
Date: May 23, 2025 PAN- ADEPD0664L DIN- 00058822