1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Advanta India Limited
as at December 31, 2010 and also the Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that date,
annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and signifcant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (‘the
Order), we enclose in the Annexure, a statement on the matters
specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The balance sheet, the Profit and loss account and the cash fow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the balance sheet, the Profit and loss account and
the cash fow statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
Directors, as on December 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualifed as on
December 31, 2010 from being appointed as a Director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts, read together with the
notes thereon, give the information required by the Companies Act,
1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in
conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;
a) In the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at December 31, 2010;
b) In the case of the Profit and loss account, of the loss of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
c) In the case of cash fow statement, of the cash fows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date Re:
Advanta India Limited (the Company)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, some of the fixed assets have been physically
verifed by the management under the phased programme of physical
verifcation which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. The frequency of
verifcation is reasonable and no material discrepancies have been
noticed on such physical verifcation.
(c) There was no substantial disposal of the fixed assets during the
year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verifcation of inventory
at reasonable intervals.
(b) The procedures of physical verifcation of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of
the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verifcation.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to a Company covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 2,822.76 lacs and the
year-end balance of the loan granted to such company was Rs. 1,496.48
lacs.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and the other terms and conditions
for said loan are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) The loans granted are repayable on demand. As informed, the
repayment of principal amount and payment towards interest are made as
and when demanded by the Company.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loan granted to a company covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The Company has taken loan from a company covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum
amount involved during the year was Rs. 37,500 lacs and the year-end
balance of the loan taken from such company was Rs. 37,500 lacs.
(f) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(g) In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as
stipulated and payment of interest has been regular.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchases of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been
noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weakness in internal control system of the
company.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have
been so entered.
(b) In respect of transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs entered into during
the financial year, because of the unique and specialized nature of the
items involved and absence of any comparable prices, we are unable to
comment whether the transactions were made at prevailing market prices
at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products of the Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance,
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, cess and
other material statutory dues applicable to it. Excise duty is not
applicable to the Company.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax,
wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other
undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax on account of any dispute are as follows:
Name of Nature Amount Period to
the of Dues (Rs.in lacs) which the
Statute Amount relates
Income Tax
Act, Income Tax 0.07 Assessment year
1961 2002-03
4.84 Assessment year
2004 -05
199.86 Assessment year
2005-06
434.93 Assessment year
2006-07
Income Tax Act, 1961 Fourm where dispute is pending
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no
dues of sales tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty and cess which
have not been deposited on account of any dispute. Excise duty is not
applicable to the Company.
(x) The Companys accumulated losses at the end of the financial year
are less than ffty per cent of its net worth and it has incurred cash
losses in the current and immediately preceeding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to bank. The Company has
no outstanding dues in respect of a financial institution or
debentures.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the document and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual Benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or
financial institutions, the terms and conditions whereof in our opinion
are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through public issue during
the year.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates
Firm Registration No. 101049W
Chartered Accountants
per Sudhir Soni
Partner
Membership No.: 41870
Place : Hyderabad
Date : February 28, 2011
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