1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of M/s Ansal Housing &
Construction Ltd. as at 31st March 2011 and also the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date
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 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, evidences supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant 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 (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by (Amendment) Order, 2004 issued by the Central Government of
India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 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. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note No. 5 in
Schedule 15 to the financial statements. The Company has advanced Rs.
751.02 lacs to certain parties /collaborators which have been accounted
for as ‘advances for land’. In the absence of underlying contract /
agreement in this regard, we have relied on the management’s
representation that the advances are good and recoverable.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
and 4 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 purpose 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 the
books.
c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with accounting
standards referred to in sub section (3C) of Section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March 2011 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 accounts read with accounting
policies and other notes, give the information required by the
Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give 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 31st March, 2011 and ;
ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date.
iii) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditors'' Report
(Referred to in Paragraph 3 thereof)
Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a
true and fair view on the Financial Statements of the Company and
taking into consideration the information and explanations given to us
and the books and accounts and other records examined by us in the
normal course of audit, we report that:
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) As explained to us, the fixed assets are physically verified by the
management in a phased periodical manner, which in our opinion is
reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its
assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical
verification.
c) The Company has not disposed of a substantial part of the fixed
assets during the year and hence the going concern assumption is not
affected.
2. a) As per information and explanations given to us, the inventory
of building materials, stores and spares, restaurant''s provisions,
beverages etc. and fats/shops/ houses etc. at major locations has been
physically verified during the year by the management. In our opinion,
the frequency of verification is reasonable. According to the
information and explanations given to us, keeping in view the nature of
the operations of the Company, inventory of work-in-progress can not be
physically verified.
b) In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us, the
procedures of physical verification 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 has maintained proper records of inventory. As
explained to us, there were no material discrepancies noticed on
physical verification of inventory as compared to the book records.
3. a) The Company has granted unsecured interest free loan to a wholly
owned subsidiary company. The maximum amount involved during the year
and year end balance of loan was Rs. 500 lacs.
b) The loan is interest free being given to a wholly owned subsidiary.
c) In respect of loan given to the wholly owned subsidiary, there is no
stipulation regarding repayment.
d) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control procedure
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business for purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for sale of
goods and services. During the course of audit, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct
major weakness in the aforesaid internal control procedures.
5. a) According to information and explanation given to us, we are of
the opinion that the transactions that need to be entered into the
register in pursuance of section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have
been so entered. b) In our opinion and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of
contracts or arrangements entered into the register in pursuance of
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of Rs.
five lakhs in respect of each party during the year have been made at
prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time where such market prices are available.
6. 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. According to
the information and explanations given to us, in this regard, no order
under the aforesaid sections has been passed by the Company Law Board
or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court
or any other Tribunal on the Company.
7. In our opinion the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records U/s 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 for any of
the products of the Company.
9. a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is
generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed
statutory dues relating to provident fund, investor education and
protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other
statutory dues, wherever applicable. However, in the case of service
tax payable on construction services levied w.e.f. 1st July, 2010 vide
amendment in Finance Act, 2010, the same was deposited in the month of
March 2011 as the matter was pending in High Court about constitutional
validity of the amendment. No undisputed amounts payable in respect of
these dues were outstanding at the year end for a period of more than
six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the disputed amounts payable in
respect of income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, custom tax and excise
duty / cess not deposited with the appropriate authorities are as
follows:
Nature of dues Amount Period to which the Forum where
(Rs.In lacs) relates dispute is
pending
Wealth Tax 0.49 Assessment Year CWT (Appeals)-I,
2004-05 New Delhi
Sales Tax 20.37 Assessment Year Tribunal,
31.50 - 2003-04 Commercial Tax,
63.64 - 2004-05 Ghaziabad.
- 2005-06
Sales Tax 43.87 Assessment Year Deputy
39.70 -2006-07 Commissioner of
-2010-11 Trade Tax,
Ghaziabad.
Sales Tax 638.70 Assessment Year Joint
2007-08 Commissioner of
Trade Tax,
Ghaziabad.
Provident Fund 66.78 June 1994 to Employees
March 2006 Provident Fund
Appellate
Tribunal
Employee State 2.97 June 1998 to District Courts,
Insurance April 1999 Tees Hazari,
Delhi
Service Tax 271.31 October 2003 to *
March 2010
* As informed to us, the Company is in the process of fling an appeal
against the service tax demand which has been received on 28th April,
2011.
10. The Company does not have any accumulated losses and has not
incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and
the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in the repayment of dues to financial institutions and banks during the
year.
12. According to the information and explanation 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 other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. The Company has given guarantees for loans taken by its wholly
owned subsidiaries and other companies from banks or financial
institutions. In our opinion and based on the information and
explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees
are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, terms loans obtained for financing real estate
projects, in our opinion, on an overall basis, were used for the real
estate projects.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the Balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on short term basis
which have been used for long term invest- ments.
18. The Company has made preferential allotment of shares during the
year to parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. In our opinion and according to
the information and explanations given to us, the price at which shares
have been issued to these parties is not prejudicial to the interest of
the Company.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
21. According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the year, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported
during the course of our audit.
For Khanna & Annadhanam
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No. 001297N)
(Jitender Dhingra)
Partner
Membership No. 90217
Place : New Delhi
Date : 30th May, 2011
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