1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of
BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED (the “Company”) as at 31 March 2011, and the related
Profit and Loss Account 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
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 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditors 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, 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 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 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 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 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, 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 2011
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.
(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.
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, 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, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) 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 directives issued by
Reserve Bank of India and 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 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, cess 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, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess as at 31 March 2011 which have not been deposited on
account of a dispute, are shown in Table 1:
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31 March 2011 and it
has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has
(Rs. In Crore)
Table 1:
Name of the Nature of dues Amount
statute
Sales Tax Additional demand received 319.5
on basis of assessment
order received
Additional demand received 2.40
on basis of assessment
order
Additional demand received
on basis of assessment
order received 6.50
Income Tax — —
Wealth Tax — —
Service Tax Denial of credit and others 0.09
2.44
3.77
Customs duty Recovery of duty by treating
the vehicles 0.24
as not fuel efficient 3.84
Excise Additional demand received 0.78
5.16
1.81
6.28
Octroi Rate difference cases 0.7
7.1
Name of the Period to which the Forum where the
statute amount relates dispute is
pending
Sales Tax FY 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, Commissioner
2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 Appeals
CEGAT
High Court
Income Tax — —
Wealth Tax — —
Service Tax — Commissioner
Appeals
Various years 2004-08 CEGAT
Various years 1997-2008 High Court
Customs duty FY 2001-02 CEGAT
FY 1988-89 High Court
Excise Various years 1991-2003 Commissioner
Appeals
Various years 1984-2006 CEGAT
Various years 1986-2000 High Court
Various years 1993-1999 Supreme Court
Octroi FY 2002-03 Civil court
Various years 2002-07 High court
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. In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein.
14. 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.
15. The Company has not obtained any term loans.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. 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 such case by the Management.
21. Considering the nature of the business conducted by the company,
clause xiii of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order
2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order,
2004, is not applicable in the case of the Company for the year, as
they do not relate to the business carried on by the company
For Dalal and Shah
Firm Registration Number: 102021W
Chartered Accountants
Anish P Amin
Partner
Membership Number: 40451
Pune: 18 May 2011
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