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The aggregate value of the seven rescinded Jharkhand water-supply contracts could not be confirmed from the reported disclosure, so the cancellation percentage cannot be calculated reliably. The rescission report confirms seven projects but does not state their individual or combined contract value ^[1].

For reference, the latest reported quarter is Q1 FY27. SEPC’s disclosed domestic order-book categories sum to Rs 11,470 Crores, derived from Mining Rs 2,796 Crores, Water Rs 699 Crores, Industrial EPC Rs 2,681 Crores, Power Rs 2,607 Crores, Construction Rs 2,366 Crores, Roads Rs 289 Crores and Oil & Gas Rs 32 Crores ^[2].

The relevant calculation would be:

`Cancellation percentage = aggregate value of seven rescinded contracts / Rs 11,470 Crores × 100`

The previously reported Rs 427.9 Crore Jharkhand award was a separate intake-well contract and should not be treated as the aggregate value of all seven rescinded projects ^[3].

No project-level amount can currently be confirmed. SEPC’s seven Jharkhand rural water-supply agreements were reportedly rescinded on 24 October 2026, and the company is pursuing arbitration while evaluating the financial impact. However, the disclosed update does not quantify the receivables, unbilled revenue or performance bank guarantees tied to those projects. ^[1]

Implication for the next quarterly results: a project-specific write-off or adjustment cannot be estimated from the disclosed information. The relevant potential adjustments would be:

• impairment of receivables that are no longer expected to be collected;
• reversal or impairment of unbilled revenue/contract assets if the underlying claims are not enforceable or recoverable;
• provision for expected losses if performance guarantees are invoked;
• possible reversal of previously recognised project profit, depending on the accounting treatment of unfinished work and disputed claims.

The key distinction is between gross exposure and expected loss. The full amount of receivables, unbilled revenue or guarantees would not automatically be written off merely because the contracts were rescinded. The quarterly charge would depend on project-wise balances, certified work, recoverable costs, guarantee invocation status and management’s assessment of arbitration recoveries. Those inputs were not quantified in the reported update, so any numerical write-off estimate would be speculative.

Short answer: The seven Jharkhand rural water-supply contracts were reported as rescinded on 24 October 2026, with SEPC indicating that it intended to invoke dispute-resolution clauses and commence arbitration. ^[1] However, the cited record does not confirm that these specific contracts had previously been identified in recent Annual Reports as involving disputed receivables or arbitration.

On the performance-bond question, no immediate cash outflow from performance-bond invocation is confirmed. The rescission notice and the proposed arbitration are not, by themselves, evidence that the bonds have been invoked. The cited report mentions possible legal expenditure and working-capital blockage, but does not report:

• invocation of any performance bond;
• the amount of any demand;
• payment by a bank or SEPC;
• cash collateral being debited; or
• an accounting provision specifically linked to bond invocation. ^[1]

Analytical implication: the immediate financial effect currently supported by the disclosure is loss of the affected project execution opportunity and potential legal or working-capital consequences. A direct cash hit would require a separate confirmation of performance-bond invocation or a related bank payment. The existence, amount and recoverability of any disputed receivable connected with these seven contracts could not be confirmed for the recent Annual Reports.