We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of M/S CELEBRITY FASHIONS
LIMITED as at 31st March 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and 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.
1. 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
preparation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 as
amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section
227(4A) of the Companies Act, 1956, 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 enclose
in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 &
5 of the said Order.
3. Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 2
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 & 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 in sub section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
e) In view of the losses incurred by the Company during the year under
review and the accumulated losses of the Company as at the year end, we
have evaluated the appropriateness of the going concern assumption in
accordance with SA - 570. In our opinion and on the basis of the
information and explanations given to us, we report that we have
obtained sufficient audit evidence to establish continuance of the
Company as a going concern. The mitigating factors have been outlined
in Note No.2 of the Notes on Accounts.
f) 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 prima facie disqualified as on
31st March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and
g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the
Significant Accounting policies and notes thereon 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 loss 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 THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 2 of the Auditor''s Report of even date to the
members of Celebrity Fashions Limited on the accounts for the year
ended March 31 st 2011)
(i). In respect of its Fixed Assets:
a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) As explained to us, the fixed assets of the Company have been
physically verified by the Management during the year in a phased
periodical manner, which in our opinion is reasonable, having regard to
the size of the Company and nature of its assets. In accordance with
the phased programme of verification, certain fixed assets were
verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c) The fixed assets disposed of during the year do not constitute
a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company and such disposal
in our opinion has not affected the going concern status of the
Company.
(ii). In respect of its Inventories
a) As explained to us the inventories of the Company have been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventories lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, 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) In our opinion the Company has maintained proper record of
inventories. As explained to us there were no material discrepancies
noticed on physical verification of inventories as compared to the book
records.
(iii).a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured,
to companies, firms or other parties listed 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 listed in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(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 with regard
to the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of
goods. On the basis of our examination of the books and information and
as per the explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor
have we been informed of any instance of continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control.
(v). In respect of the contracts or arrangements referred to in
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 :
a. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered in 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
given to us the transactions made in pursuance of
contracts/arrangements entered in the Register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of Rs. 500,000/=
in respect of each party during the year have been made at prices which
appear reasonable as per information available with the Company.
(vi). The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
Accordingly paragraph 4(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii). The Company has an internal audit system, which in our opinion
is commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii). According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed for the maintenance of cost
records under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly paragraph 4(viii) of the Order is not applicable.
(ix).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 generally regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities
undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees State
Insurance, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Cess and other material statutory
dues applicable to it.
b. According to the information and explanations given to us, except
for income tax amounting to Rs 4,150,227 relating to the assessment
year 2004-05, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid
dues were in arrears as at 31st March 2011 for a period of more than
six months from the date they became payable.
c. According to the information and explanations given to us the
particulars of the outstanding dues that have not been deposited on
account of disputed matters pending before the appropriate authorities
are as under:
Name Nature of Period to Forum where Amount
of the Dues which the dispute is pending (Rs. In
Statute amount Lacs)
relate
Income Income AY 2003-04 Pending before 5.26
Tax Act, Tax the Assessing
1961 Demand officer for
re-assessment
Income Income AY 2004-05 Pending before
Tax Act, Tax the Income Tax 9.61*
1961 Demand Appellate Tribunal
Income Income AY 2006 -07 Pending before 26.39
Tax Act, Tax the Assessing
1961 Demand Officer for giving
effect to the
Order of the
Commissioner
of Income Tax
(Appeals)
Income Fringe AY 2007-08 Pending for 6.99
Tax Act, Benefit Tax rectification
before
1961 Demand. the Assessing
Officer
*dues relate to a partnership firm whose assets and liabilities were
taken over by the Company in an earlier year.
(x). The accumulated losses of the Company are in excess of 50% of the
net worth of the Company as per the Balance Sheet as at the end of the
financial year covered by our audit. The company has incurred a cash
loss in the current financial year, and also in the immediately
preceding financial year. The accumulated losses have totally eroded
the net worth and the Company has been declared a Sick Industrial
Company in accordance with the provisions of the Sick Industrial
Companies Act, by the Board for Industrial and Financial
Reconstruction.
(xi). In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us during the year under review the Company has defaulted
since November 2010 in repayment of interest dues to HDFC Bank Limited
amounting in all to Rs 51.10 lakhs.
(xii). The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis
of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities. Accordingly paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xiii). In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/
mutual benefit fund/ society. Accordingly paragraph 4(xiii) of the
Order is not applicable.
(xiv). The Company has maintained proper records of the transactions
and contracts in respect of dealing in other investments and timely
entries have been made therein. All investments have been held by the
Company in its own name.
(xv). According to the information and explanations given to us the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions. Accordingly paragraph 4(xv) of the
Order is not applicable.
(xvi). According to the information and explanations given to us, the
term loans have been applied for the purposes for which they were
obtained.
(xvii). According to the information and explanations given to us and
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company we are of
the opinion that the funds raised on short term basis have not been
used for long-term investment.
(xviii).The Company has during the year made preferential allotment of
shares to a party covered in the Register maintained under section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956. In our opinion and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the prices at which such
shares have been issued is not prejudicial to the interests of the
Company.
(xix). The company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx). The company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year. Accordingly paragraph 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable.
(xxi). 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, no material fraud on or by the Company has
been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
for ANIL NAIR & ASSOCIATES for CNGSN & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
(Registration No 175S) (Registration No. 4915S)
G. ANIL C.N. GANGADARAN
Partner Partner
Membership No 22450 Membership No 11205
Place: Chennai
Date : May 30, 2011
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