1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Bang Overseas Limited
as at 31 March, 2011 and also the Profit and Loss Account for the year
ended on that date and the Cash Flow Statement 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 thesefinancial statements based on ouraudit.
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 from any material misstatement. An audit
includes, examining on atest 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 presentation of the
financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basisforouropinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report ) Order 2003 as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) order, 2004
issued by theCentral Government of India in terms of sub section (4A)
of Section 227 of the Companies Act 1956, we enclosed in the Annexure
a statement on the matter specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
order.
4. Furtherto 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 necessaryforthe purposes of
ouraudit;
b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from ourexamination of those
books;
c) the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreementwith the books of
account;
d) the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Accountand Cash
FlowStatementdealtwith bythis report comply with the Accounting
Standards referred in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies
Act, 1956;
e) on the basis of the written representation received from the
directors, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, as on 31
March 2011, we report that, none of the directors is disqualified as
on 31 March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of the sub-section (1) of the 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 said accounts read together with
significant accounting policies and notes to accounts give the
information required by 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 Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date;and
iii) in thecaseof Cash Flow Statement, of thecash flows for the year
ended on that date
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
report of the 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. The
particulars in respect of fixed assets of Retail Division are under
process of updation.
(b) The fixed assets of the company have been physically verified by
the management at reasonable intervals and no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification:
(c) During theyearthe Company has not disposed off asubstantial part
of the fixed assets.
(ii) In respect of inventories:
(a) As explain to us, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management during theyear.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company andthe nature of its business;
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of inventories.
No material discrepancies were noticed on the physical verification
done by the management.
(iii) In respect of loans taken/granted:
(a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has taken unsecured loans during the year from one company and
eleven parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount due on such unsecured loans
during the year is Rs. 21,78,38,204/-and theyearend balance is Rs.
20,89,13,342/-
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not granted loans to the Companies, firms, directors and
the other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956.
(c) In our opinion the terms and conditions on which the loan has been
taken by the Company are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of
the Company.
(d) TheCompany is regular in repaying principal amount and interest as
stipulated.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of it''s business
for the purchase of Inventory and Fixed assets and sale of goods.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct measure weaknesses in such internal controls.
(v) In respect of register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956:
(a) Based on the information and explanations given to us, the
transaction pertaining to contracts and arrangements that need to be
entered in to a register in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
(b) According to information and explanation given to us, the
transactions made in pursuance of such contract or arrangement entered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
and aggregating during theyearto Rs.5,00,000/- or more in respect of
any party have been made at prices which are reasonable having regards
to the prevailing market prices.
(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from public and
therefore the provisions of Section 58 and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1
956 and Rules there underare not applicableto the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by the Internal Auditor have been commensurate with the size
of the Company and nature of it''s business.
(viii) As informed to us, the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records under section 209 (1) (d)
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax
and custom duty have generally been regularly deposited with the
appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanation given to us, there was no
undisputed amount payable in respect of statutory dues were in arrears
as at 31 st March, 2011 for a period of more than 6 months from the
date they became payable.
According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no
dues of income tax, provident fund, service tax and other material
statutory dues which have not been deposited with appropriate
authorities on account of any disputes.
(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
covered by ouraudit and the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and the information and explanation
given by the management, we are of the opinion thatthe Company has
notdefaulted in repayment of dues to bank.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us , the
Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by
way of pledgeof shares, debentures and othersecurities.
(xiii) The Company is not a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.
(xiv) In our opinion the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. All the Investments made
by the Company are in the name of the Company.
(xv) The Company has given guarantee of Rs. 10,00,00,000/- for loans
taken by its Subsidiary Vedanta Creations Ltd. from The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
(xvi) According to the records of the Company, and as per the
information and explanation given to us the Company has not taken the
term loan and hence provision of clause 4(xvi) of the order is not
applicable.
(xvii) Based on the information and explanation given to us and over
all examination of Balance Sheet of the Company, in our opinion, there
are no funds raised on a short term basis which have been used for long
term investment and vice versa.
(xviii)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.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures.
(xx) We have verified the end use of money raised by public issue
during the year and the same is disclosed in notes to the financial
statements (Note B-6 of the Schedule 22).
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanation given to us no fraud on or by the Company
has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
For Rajendra K.Gupta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 108373W
Rajendra Kumar Gupta
Partner
Membership No:9939
Place: Mumbai
Date : 31st August 2011
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