1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of M/s. Dhandapani
Finance Limited as on March 31, 2011 (18 months period) and the related
Profit And Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the period 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. Attention of the shareholders is invited to the following:
a. The Companys net owned funds is below Rs. 25 lakhs, the limit
prescribed by Reserve Bank of India under section 45 - IA of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. This could attract penal provisions
under section 45 - MC of the Act.
b. The shareholders of Dhandapani Finance Limited has not accepted the
re-appointment and increase in remuneration of the Managing Director
for which, the company is taking appropriate action (Refer Note 10(A)
of Schedule 18).
4. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order. 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
Section 227 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 give
in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 4
and 5 of the said Order.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 4
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, the company has maintained 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 and Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
are in agreement with the books of account:
d. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet. Profit and loss Account dealt
with by this report complies with the accounting standards referred to
in sub-section (3C) of section 2)1 of the Companies Act, 1956 except as
mentioned in paragraph 5
e. We have received written representation from the directors, and
taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2011 from being appointed as
a director in terms of clause (g) of Sub-section (I) of section 274 of
the Act.
/ The debit balances under receivables and debtors accounts and the
credit balances are as per books of accounts subject to confirmation
from the parties.
g. The company has made a donation of Rs.l lakh to Shree Mahalaxmi
Temple Mumbai. This is beyond the powers of the Board without obtaining
the prior approval of the Shareholders as specified Section 293(l)(e)
of the Companies Act 1956 of Rs.0.5 lakhs.
Subject to the matters specified in the paragraphs f and g above, 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 given in the prescribed manner, the information
required by the Act, 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 March 31,2011;
ii) In the case of Profit and Loss Account, of the loss for the year
ended on that date;
iii) In the case of Cash Flow Statements, the cash flow for the year
ended on that date.
(Referred to in paragraph 4 of our report of even date to the members
of M/s. Dhandapani Finance Ltd.)
(i) (a) The company has maintained proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) As per the information and explanation given to us by the
management fixed assets according to the practice of the company are
physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals, which,
in our opinion, is reasonable, looking at the size of the company and
nature of the business. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed of a substantial part of fixed assets.
(ii) As the Company is a Non Banking Finance Company, the provisions of
sub clause (ii) a, b and c of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable. (iii)
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us the
company has not granted loans,
secured or unsecured to companies, firms, or other parties covered in
the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act.
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the loan are
prima facie, not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(c) The above loans do not have any stipulation for payment of any
principal and interest and hence no amount of outstanding as at 30th
September 2009 is considered as overdue.
(d) As the company has not granted any loan, the provisions contained
in clause (iii) (d) are not applicable.
(e) According to the information and explanations given to us the
company has taken unsecured loans from group companies, covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
year-end balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs 102.28 lakhs
(0 The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of loans taken
by the company, secured or unsecured, are prima facie not prejudicial
to the interest of the company
(g) The payment of the principal amount and interest are also regular.
(iv) In our opinion, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the
tpcompany and the nature of its business for purchase of fixed assets
and sale of goods and services
during the course of our audit; we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weakness
in such internal control system. (v) (a) The contracts and
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been entered in
the register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) The transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time. (vi)
During the year Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
However, in the case of
deposits accepted by the Company from the public in the earlier years,
in our opinion and according
to the information and explanations given to us, the directives issued
by Reserve Bank of India and
the provisions of sections 58A and of the Companies Act and the rules
framed there under, wherever
applicable to the Company have been complied with.
(vii) In our opinion, the companys present internal audit system is
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records under Section 209 (l)(d) of the Act. .
(ix) (a) The company has been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax,
Wealth Tax, Customs Duty. Excise Duty, Cess and other statutory dues
with the appropriate authorities in India except service tax of Rs.
8.90 lacs (for the financial year 2001 -02 to 2005- 06)
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and
records of the Company examined by us the particulars of dues of Sales
Tax, Income Tax, Wealth Tax, and Excise Duty, which have not been
deposited on account of any dispute are as follows
Asst. year Tax Due
Amount of
Rs. in lakhs Classification of
Dispute Remarks
Interest Tax
Act 1995-96
to 1999-2000 16.37 Tax and Interest Appeal
before CIT(A)
Income Tax
Assessment
Year 1998-99 14.54 Interest Chief Commissioner
of Income Tax
Assessment
Year 2001-02 196.90 Interest ¦ Chief Commissioner
of Income Tax
Assessment
Year 2005-06 3.79 Interest Chief Commissioner
of Income Tax
(x) The accumulated losses of the company at the end of the financial
year are not less than fifty percent of its net worth. The company has
incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately
preceding financial year also.
(xi) According to the records produced, the company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank during the
year.
(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.
(xiii) The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
Nidhi / mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the
Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
(xv) As per the information and explanations given to us the company
has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others.
(xvi) On the basis of review of utilization of funds on an overall
basis, in our opinion, the term loans taken by company were applied for
the purposes for which the loans were obtained.
(xvii) On the basis of review of utilization of funds on an overall
basis in our opinion, the funds raised on short-term basis have not
been used for long-term investment or vice versa during the year.
(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 issued no Debentures.
(xx) The company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books of accounts
carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India, we have not come across any instance of fraud on or
by the company nor have we been informed by the management of any such
instance being noticed or reported during the year.
For P B VIJAYARAGHAVAN & CO.,
Firm Regn. No. 00472IS
Chartered Accountants
Place: Chennai P R KR1SHNAMURTHY
Date: 28.05.2011 Partner
Membership Number: 12622
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