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-17.9 (-0.99%) | Auditor's Report (Bajaj Auto) | Year End : Mar '12 |
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Bajaj Auto Limited
(the Company) as at 31 March 2012, and the related Statement of
Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date
annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to this report.
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 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the Order), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of ''The Companies Act, 1956''
of India (the Act'') and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
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, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31 March 2012 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, 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 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii)in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to Auditors'' Report Referred to in paragraph [3] of the
Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of Bajaj Auto Limited on
the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2012
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) 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 Act. Accordingly, clauses 3(b) to 3(d) of para
4 of the order are not applicable to the Company for the year.
(b) 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 Act. Accordingly, clauses 3(f) and 3(g) of
para 4 of the order are not applicable to the Company for the year.
4. 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. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no major weaknesses have been noticed or
reported.
5. (a) In our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh in respect of any
party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
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 Act 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 National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any
Court or any other Tribunal on the Company in respect of the aforesaid
deposits.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the 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 and other material statutory dues, as
applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty and excise duty as at
31 March 2012 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute,
are as follows:
(Rs. In Crore)
Name of the Nature of dues Amount Period to which
the Forum where the
statute amount relates dispute is
pending
Excise Duty Additional Demand
Received 6.61 Various years
1984-2006 CEGAT
Additional Demand
Received 0.50 Various years
1991-2003 Commissioner
Appeals
Additional Demand
Received 1.83 Various years
1986-2000 High Court
Additional Demand
Received 6.25 Various years
1993-1999 Supreme Court
Sales Tax Additional Demand
Received on Financial year
2000-01 to Joint Commis
-sioner of
288.04
the basis of
Assessment Order 2004-05 and
2007-08 Sales tax
Additional Demand
Received on Financial year
2001-02 to
2004-05,
63.30 Tribunal
the basis of
Assessment Order 2008-09,2009-10,
2011-12
Additional Demand
Received on Financial year
1996-97 to
6.5 High Court
account of entry tax 2000-2001
Demand Notice
Received
Income Tax against regular
Assessment 9.57 Financial year
2007-08 CIT (APPeals)
3.77 For the year
2002-03 High Court
Service Tax Denial of Credit 2.38 Various years
2004 to 2008 CEGAT/CESAT
Customs
Duty Recovery of Duty
by treating 3.84 Financial
year 1988-89 High Court
Customs
Duty the vehicles as
not fuel efficient 0.24 Financial year
2001 and 2002 CEGAT
10. The Company has no accumulated losses.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. 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. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. The Company has not obtained any term loans.
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 a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year; and
does not have any debentures outstanding as at the year end.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Dalai and Shah
Firm Registration Number: 102021W
Chartered Accountants
Anish P Amin
Partner
Membership Number: 40451
Pune: 17 May 2012
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