1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Diana Tea Company
Limited as at 31st December, 2010 and the Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date both 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 disclosure 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 cf
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the companies (Auditors Report) Amendment Order, 2004
(CARO) 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 on the basis of
information and explanations given to us during the course of audit we
state that: i) a) The Company has maintained proper records showing
full particulars including quantitative details and situation of
fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets of the Company at all its locations were physically
verified by the Management at reasonable intervals during the year. As
informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not disposed off any substantial part of
fixed assets during the year.
ii) a) As explained to us, the Management has conducted physical
verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year
except stock of tea lying with third party .
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
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 and nature of its business.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and
no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
iii) In respect of loans granted/obtained by the company to companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information and
explanations given to us:-
(a) The Company has granted inter-corporate loans to one company. At
the year end the outstanding balance of such loan granted was
Rs800,000/- and maximum amount involved during the year was ^800,000/-.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
of such loans are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the
company.
(c) The receipt of principal amounts and interest has been regular
during the year.
(d) There was no overdue amount in respect of above inter-corporate
loans.
(e) The Company has taken interest free unsecured loan from holding
company. The amount of loan taken by the company during the year was Rs
3,710,000/- at the year end the outstanding balance of such loan taken
was RS 1,485,000/- and maximum amount involved during the year was Rs
1,485,000/-
(f) In our opinion, terms and conditions of such loans are prima facie
not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(g) In respect of aforesaid loan the company is regular in repayment of
the principal amount as stipulated and is also regular in payment of
interest where applicable.
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 the nature of its
business, for purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of
goods & services. During the course of audit, no major weakness has
been noticed in the internal control in respect of these areas.
v) a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that
the particulars of the transactions 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 given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of
such contracts or arrangements 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 where such market prices
are available.
vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public under
Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed thereunder.
vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, Company
has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of
its business.
viii) 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 (i) of Section 209 of the
Act and are of 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.
ix) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the company examined by us in respect of Statutory and other
dues:-
(a) In our opinion, Undisputed Statutory dues including Provident Fund,
Investor Education & Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance,
Sales Tax, Wealth Tax and any other statutory dues has been regularly
deposited with the appropriate authorities during the year except:-
West Bengal Professional Tax Liability of Rs 327,41 I- in respect of
interest for which the Company had applied for waiver.
(b) According to the records of the Company, the disputed statutory
dues on account of sales tax, income tax, wealth tax, service tax,
excise duty and cess that have not been deposited on account of matters
pending before appropriate authorities are as follows:
Name of the Statute Nature of Dues Amount
(in Rs)
West Bengal Sales Tax
Act, 1994 Sales Tax 80,543/-
Central Sales Tax Act,
1956 CST 2,528,836/-
Central Sales Tax Act,
1956 CST 2,718/-
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 779,200/-*
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 1,328,258/-
Period to which Forum where
Name of the Statute
the Amount relates dispute is pending
west Bengal Sales Tax
Act, 1994 2000-2001 Commercial Tax Officer
Central Sales Tax Act,
1956 2003-2004 Deputy Commissioner
Central Sales Tax Act,1956 2004-2005 Deputy Commissioner
Income Tax Act, 1961 2007-2008 Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeal)
Income Tax Act,1961 2008-2009 Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeal)
*The company has paid Rs 800,000/- against the same on protest.
x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the financial
year ended 31st December 2010 and it has not incurred cash losses in
the current and immediate preceding financial year. xi) According to
the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to the Financial Institutions.
xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loan or advances 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 nidhi/mutual
benefit fund / Societies. Therefore, the provisions of claus
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company. xiv) (a) According to the information and
explanations given to us, Company is not dealing / trading in shares,
securities or debentures and other investments. Therefore, the
provisions of clause 4 (xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report| Order,
2003 are not applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us,
long-term 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 the
Bank or Financial Institutions during the year. xvi) In our opinion,
and according to the information and explanations given to us, on an
overall basis, 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 on an overall examination of the Balance
Sheet and Cash
Flow Statement of the Company, we report that no fund raised on short
term basis have been used for long term investment and no long term
fund have been used to finance the short term assets.
xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties or Companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the year and hence the question
of the price at which shares have been issued is prejudicial to the
interest of the Company does not arise.
xix) The Company has not raised debentures during the year and hence
question of any security in respect of debentures does not arise. xx)
The Company has not raised any money through public issue during the
year.
xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the company and based upon the audit procedures performed for the
purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements
and as per the information and explanations given to us by the
management, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by
the Company noticed or reported during the year nor have been informed
of such case by the management.
4. Further to our comments 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 purpose 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 accounts.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-Section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956 except for Accounting Standard 15(Revised
2005), in respect of non-provision of part of gratuity liability
indicated in Note No.B-8(b) of Schedule 12.
e) On the basis of the written representation received from the
Directors as on 31st December, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on
31st December, 2010 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 statement of accounts read
together with Notes as appearing in schedule 12 to the Accounts
particularly
(a) Note No.-B-5 for non provision of sundry debtors considered as
doubtful of recovery,
(b) Note No.B-8 (b) for non provision of gratuitliability,
(c) Note No.B-9 for non-provision of diminution in value of
investments,
(d) Note No.B-12 for non provision of professional tax liability and
(e) Note No.B-13 for non provision of loan receivable. Had the effect
of above Notes Nos. (a) to (e) been taken in the books the profit as
well as carried forward profit would have been reduced by the net of
sum of the amounts referred in above notes; 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 Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company
as at 31st December, 2010; ii) in the case of 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 Flow for the year ended on that
date.
For Das & Prasad
Chartered Accountants
Regn. No. 303054E
P. K. Agarwal
Partner
Membership No.056921
4, Chowringhee Lane
Kolkata-700 016
Date: May 14, 2011
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