1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ELECON ENGINEERING
COMPANY LIMITED as at March 31st, 2011 and also the Profit and Loss
Account and Cash Flow Statement of the Company 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.
2. 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 the management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the amended 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, we annex hereto a statement
on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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 the law
have been kept by the Company so far as it 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 applicable
Accounting Standards referred to in Sub-Section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(e) Based on representations made by all the Directors of the Company
as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of Directors of
the Company and according to the information and explanations made
available to us by the Company, none of the Directors of the Company
has any disqualification as referred to in Clause (g) of Sub-Section
(1) to Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and
(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 the
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 March 31, 2011;
(ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit of the
Company 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 3 of our report of even date)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) Certain items of Plant and Machineries were physically verified by
the management during the year in accordance with a programme of
verification, which in our opinion provides for physical verification
of all the fixed assets at reasonable intervals. According to the
information and explanations given to us no material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off a substantial part of the fixed
assets during the year under review. Therefore, going concern status of
the Company has not been affected.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, inventories were physically verified by
the management during the year.
(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 were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and discrepancies noticed on physical verification have
been properly dealt with in the books of account of the Company.
(iii) (a) According to the information & explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any secured or unsecured loan to any party
listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
(b) In view of clause (iii) (a) above, this clause regarding interest
and other terms and conditions is not applicable.
(c) In view of clause (iii) (a) above, this clause regarding repayment
of loan and interest thereon is not applicable.
(d) In view of (iii) (a) above, this clause regarding overdue amounts
of such loans and interest thereon is not applicable.
(e) According to the information & explanations given to us, the
Company has not taken any loan from any party listed in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(f) In view of clause (iii) (e) above, this clause regarding interest
and other terms and conditions is not applicable.
(g) In view of clause (iii) (e) above, this clause regarding repayment
of loan and interest thereon is not applicable.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is adequate Internal Control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
contracts or arrangements with the parties listed in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been
entered in the register upon ratification of the same by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
(b) We are informed that in case of the transactions with the parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 no comparison of prices could be made as there was either no
alternate source of supply or that the management preferred the
suppliers'' products and services on quality grounds or peculiarity of
the products sold or services rendered.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us,
applicable provisions of the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of
India and the provisions of Section 58A, 58AA or other relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder
have been complied with in respect of the deposits accepted by the
Company during the year under review.
(vii) The Company has appointed a firm of Chartered Accountants to
carry out Internal Audit work. The said Internal Audit system operating
in the Company commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of
its business.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under
Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of any of the
products of the Company.
(ix) (a) According to the records of the Company, undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education & Protection Fund,
Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Custom
Duty, Excise Duty, Service Tax, Cess and other statutory dues have been
regularly deposited during the period with appropriate authorities.
There was no outstanding statutory dues as at the end of the year
outstanding for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(b) According to information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not paid the following statutory dues on account of the demand
being disputed by the Company.
Sr. No. Nature of liability Amt. (Rs. in Lacs) Pending Before
1. Excise Duty, Penalties & Interest thereon 146.49 C.E.S.T.A.T.
2. Excise Duty, Penalties & Interest thereon 122.89 Central Excise
Commissioner (Appeal)
3. Sales Tax, Purchase Tax, Works Contract Tax and 347.55 Orissa State
Sales Interest & Penalty thereon Tax Appellate Tribunal
(x) According to the records of the Company, it has no accumulated
losses. The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year under review or during the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of information
and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any Financial Institution or Bank. The Company
has not issued any Debentures.
(xii) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of information
& explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loan on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities. Therefore, the question of adequacy or otherwise of
maintenance of documents and records in respect thereof does not arise.
(xiii) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of information
& explanations given to us, the Company has not indulged in any chit
fund activity during the year under review. Therefore, the question of
compliance with provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund does not arise.
(xiv) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of information
& explanations given to us, the Company has not indulged in dealing or
trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. In
respect of long term investments made by the Company, according to the
information and explanations given to us, all the investments have been
held in the name of the Company only.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantee for loans taken by others from Banks or Financial
Institutions are prima-facie not prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information & explanations
given to us, the term loans obtained during the year under review have
been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.
(xvii) In our opinion and according to the information & explanations
given to us, and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investment.
(xviii) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of
information & explanations given to us, during the year under review,
the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to the
parties or Companies listed in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the question of impact of
the prices recovered in respect of such shares on the interest of the
Company does not arise.
(xix) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of information
& explanations given to us, during the year under review, the Company
has not issued any secured or unsecured debentures. Therefore, the
question of creation of securities or charge in respect thereof does
not arise.
(xx) According to our audit procedure and on the basis of information &
explanations given to us, during the year under review, the Company has
not raised any money byway of public issue of shares. Therefore, the
question of disclosure and verification of end use of money so raised
does not arise.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statement and as per
information and explanations given by the management, no material
frauds on or by the Company were noticed or reported during the year
under review.
For THACKER BUTALA DESAI
Chartered Accountants
M. T. DESAI
Partner
Place : Navsari Membership No. : 030911
Date : 28-05-2011 Firm Regn. No. 110864W
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