We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of M/s. Bannari Amman
Spinning Mills Limited as at 31.03.2011, the Profit and Loss Account
and also 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.
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 asevaluating the overall financial statement
presentation, We believe that our audit providesa reasonable basis for
our opinion.
I. As required by the Companies. (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 issued
by the Central Government of india in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we furnish below a statement on
the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
i In res pect of Its fixed assets:
a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b. All the assets have not been physically verified by the management
during the year but there is a regular programme of verification 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 verification,
c. During the year, the Company has disposed off substantial part of
plant and machinery. According to the information and explanation given
to us, we are of the opinion that the sale of said part of plant and
machinery has not affected the going concern status of the company.
ii. In respect of its inventories:
a. The inventories have been physically verified by the management. In
our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
b. 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 is maintaining proper records of inventories. As
explained to us, there were no material discrepancies noticed on
physical verification of inventory as compared of the book records.
iii. The company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our
audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in internal control system of the company.
v. a In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the particulars of all contracts or arrangements that need
to be entered Into the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act.1956 have been so entered.
b In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs 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.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
Therefore the provisions of clause (vi) of the Companies (Auditor''s
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable.
vii. In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts relating to
material, labour and other items of cost maintained by the Company
pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost Records under Section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and we 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 same.
ix. In respect of statutory dues:
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.
b. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income-tax, Sales-tax, Wealth
tax, Service tax, Customs Duty and Excise Duty were in arrears as at
31st March, 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date of
becoming payable.
c. The disputed statutory dues aggregating to Rs.139.13 Lakhs that
have not been deposited on account of matters pending before
appropriate authority are as under:
Amount Period to
Name of Nature of Forum where
(Rs. in which the
the Statute the Dues dispute is pending
Lakhs) amount relates
The Commissioner
Income Tax Income
75.79 2004 - 05 of Income Tax
Act, 1961 Tax
(Appeals)
Central
Excise Duty The CESTAT,
Excise Act, 59.09 2009 - 10
Rebate Chennai
1944
The Revision
Central
Excise Duty Authority, Ministry
Excise Act, 4.25 2008 - 09
Rebate of Finance,
1944
New Delhi
x. The Company has no accumulated losses and has not incurred any cash
losses during the financial year covered by our audit or in the
immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
financial institutions or banks.
xii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, no loans and advances have been granted by the Company 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, clause 4(xiii) of the
Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 is not applicable to the
Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Therefore, clause 4(xiv)
of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 is not applicable to the
Company.
xv. According to information and explanations given to us, the company
has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or
financial institutions.
xvi. In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose
for which the they have been raised.
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 the no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long
term investments.
xviii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. The Company has not issued debentures during the year.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
xxi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, no fraud by the company has been noticed or reported
during the course of our audit. We have been informed that an executive
had committed a fraud by undervaluing/ misappropriation of goods for a
value of Rs 82.19 Lakhs and Company had taken criminal proceedings
against the executive.
II. Further to the 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 subsection (3C) of Section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
e) On the basis of 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 directors 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 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:
(i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st 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 case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
For P N Ragavendra Rao & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
P R Vittel
Partner
M.No. 200/18111
FIRM REGN.No.003328S
Coimbatore
23rd May 2011
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