JSF converter

package converter;

import java.util.TimeZone;
import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean;
import javax.faces.bean.RequestScoped;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.convert.ConverterException;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import util.Utility;

@ManagedBean
@RequestScoped
public final class DateTimeConverter implements Converter
{
    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value)
    {
        DateTime dateTime=null;
        try
        {
            dateTime = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss aa").withZone(DateTimeZone.forTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("IST"))).parseDateTime(value);
            //DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter=DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss aa");
            //dateTime = dateTimeFormatter.parseDateTime(value).withZone(DateTimeZone.UTC);
        }
        catch (IllegalArgumentException e)
        {
            throw new ConverterException(new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "", Utility.getMessage("datetime.converter.error", DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss aa").print(DateTime.now().withZone(DateTimeZone.forID("Asia/Kolkata"))))), e);
        }
        catch(UnsupportedOperationException e)
        {
            throw new ConverterException(new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "", Utility.getMessage("datetime.converter.error", DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss aa").print(DateTime.now().withZone(DateTimeZone.forID("Asia/Kolkata"))))), e);
        }
        return dateTime;
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
    {
        DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter=DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss aa").withZone(DateTimeZone.forID("Asia/Kolkata"));  //This zone will be tackled later from the database to display.
        return value instanceof DateTime?dateTimeFormatter.print((DateTime)value):null;
    }
}