1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of AGC Networks Limited
(the Company) as at March 31, 2011 and also the Profit and Loss
account and the cash flow statement for the six months period 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 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) (the Order) 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. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
i. 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;
ii. 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;
iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash
flow 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.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. 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;
a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit for the
six months period ended on that date; and
c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the six
months period ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date Re: AGC
Networks Limited (the Company)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the period and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during
the period.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the period.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 verification.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the
provisions of clauses 4 (iii) (a) to (d) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, 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. Accordingly, the provisions of the
clauses 4 (iii) (e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company and hence not commented upon.
(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
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.
(v) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, in our opinion, there are no contracts or arrangements that
need to be entered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed the 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, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441A 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, excise duty, cess and
other material statutory dues which were outstanding, at the period
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, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, custom duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of dues Amount
statute (Rs. in 000)
The Central Excise Demands on account 4,310
Act, 1944 of incorrect duty credit /
short payment
Finance Act, 1994 Service tax on RTU 3,518
activation and
penalty thereon
Finance Act, 1994 Service tax on RTU 7,413
activation and
penalty thereon
West Bengal Sales Interest on works 291
Tax Act, 1994 Contract tax/Sales tax
Kerala Value Added Differential VAT 727
Tax Act, 2003 rate demand
Name of the Statue Period to which Forum where the
the amount relates dispute is pending
The Central Excise
Act, 1944 1991-92 to 1996-97 Customs, Excise &
Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal
Finance Act, 1994 2006-07 and 2007-08 Customs, Excise &
Service Tax
Commissioner Appeals
Finance Act, 1994 2004-05 to 2006-07 Commissioner of
Service Tax, Appeals
West Bengal Sales
Tax Act, 1994 2005-06 and 2006-07 Assistant Commissioner
(Commercial Taxes)
Kerala Value Added
Tax Act, 2003 2008-09 Deputy Commissioner
of Appeals
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
period and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and
immediately preceding 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 a financial
institution, bank or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents 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 clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the
period.
(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
period.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
period.
(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 period.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES
Firm registration number: 101049W
Chartered Accountants
per Shyamsundar Pachisia
Partner
Membership No.: 49237
Place : Mumbai
Date : 23 May 2011
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