1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ALOK INDUSTRIES
LIMITED (the Company) as at 31 March, 2011, the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, both annexed thereto.These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company''s Management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates
made by the 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report as follows:
(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 it appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
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 Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
(e) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts 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:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March, 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date and;
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on 31 March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
Re: Alok Industries Limited
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date
(i) In respect of fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us,
considering the nature of fixed assets, physical verification of major
portion of fixed assets as at 31 March 2011 was conducted by the
management during the year, which is reasonable having regard to the
size of the company and nature of its business and no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company.
(ii) In respect of inventories:
(a) As explained to us, inventories (except stocks lying with third
parties and in-transit, confirmation / subsequent receipt have been
obtained in respect of such inventory) have been physically verified
during the year by the management, at reasonable intervals.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(iii) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the Company
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company has granted loans to a party during the year. At the
year-end, the outstanding balance of such loan was Nil and the maximum
amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 59.12 crore.
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) The receipt of principal amounts and interest is on demand and on
that basis, the same is regular.
(d) There is no overdue amount in excess of Rs. 1 lakh since the same
is recoverable on demand.
The Company has not taken loans, secured or unsecured from companies,
firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and accordingly, clause (iii) (e) to (g)
of CARO are not applicable to the Company.
(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 with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the register
maintained in pursuance of section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
(a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts
or arrangements referred to in Section 301 that needed to be entered in
the register, have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections
58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard
to the deposits accepted from the public. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the Company
Law Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by firms of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of
its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 in respect of Textile and Polyester products manufactured by
the Company and are of the opinion, that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have, however,
not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to
determining whether they are accurate or complete. To the best of our
knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to
us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost
records for any other product of the Company.
(ix) According to the information and explanation given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) the company has generally been regular in in depositing undisputed
statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales-tax,
Wealth Tax, Custom Duty, Profession Tax, Works contracts tax,
Maharashtra Labour Welfare fund Cess and other statutory dues with the
appropriate authorities during the year, except for service tax dues
aggregating to Rs. 0.50 crore including interest of Rs. 0.02 crore,
which has been paid subsequent to year end.
(b) there are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income-tax,
Wealth-tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Cess and
other statutory dues in arrears as at 31 March 2011 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable, except for
service tax under Finance Act, 1994 based on reverse charge mechanism
of Rs.. 1.33 crore and Rs. 2.94 crore (including interest) (aggregating
to Rs. 4.27 crore) pertaining to the years ended 2008 and 2009
respectively due on various dates, quantified based on internal
assessment done by the management and which has been deposited with the
statutory authorities on 11 July 2011.
(c) there are no dues in respect of Sales Tax, income Tax, Wealth tax,
Customs Duty and Cess that have not been deposited as on 31 March 2011
on account of disputes, except as follows :
Name of the
statute Nature of dues Amount Period to
which the Forum where dispute
(Rs. in
crores) amount
relates is pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 * Income tax demand 5.91 AY 2006-07
to 2009-10 Commissioner of
(TDS dues) Income Tax (Appeals)
Works
Contract Tax Works Contract Tax 0.59 FY 2004-05 Deputy Commissioner
Act, 1986 of Sales Tax
* Refer note 1 (F)(a) of part B of Schedule 19 to the financial
statements.
(x) The company neither has accumulated losses at the end of the year,
nor incurred cash losses during the current and immediately preceding
financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks, financial institutions and debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and any other securities.
Accordingly, clause 4 (xii) of the order is not applicable to the
company.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit
fund/society. Accordingly clause 4 (xiii) of the order is not
applicable to the company.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures or investments. Accordingly clause 4 (xiv) of
the order is not applicable to the Company.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the explanation given to us, the
terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the company for loans
taken by subsidiary company from banks and financial institutions are
not prima facie prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(xvi) On the basis on records examined by us, and relying on the
infromation compiled by the Company for co-relating the funds raised to
the end use of term loans, we have to state that, the company has,
prima-facie, applied the term loans for the purpose for which they were
obtained, other than amounts temporarily invested pending utilisaion of
the funds for the intended use.
(xvii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet, we
report that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used during
the year for long – term investment.
(xviii)The company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in Register maintained under section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly clause 4 (xviii) of the order
is not applicable to the Company.
(xix) Security / Charges have been created in respect of debentures
issued as detailed in Note No 1 of schedule 3 of the Balance Sheet.
(xx) The Management has disclosed the end use of money raised Qualified
Institutional Placements. We have verified the same from the letter of
offer filed with Securities Exchange Board of India and as disclosed in
Notes to accounts (refer note 5 of part B of Schedule 19).
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells For Gandhi & Parekh
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
[Firm Registration No : 117366W] [Firm Registration No : 120318W]
R. D. Kamat Devang B. Parekh
Partner Partner
Membership No 36822 Membership No 105789
Mumbai, 29 July 2011 Mumbai, 29 July 2011
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