1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Engineers India
Limited as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit & Loss Account and also the
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 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 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 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 enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 & 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 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 & Loss Account and 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;
e) In terms of notification No. G.S.R. 829 (E) dt. 21.10.2003, issued
by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Company Affairs, Government
of India, clause (g) of sub-section (I) of section 274 of the Companies
Act, 1956 is not applicable to Government Companies;
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanation given to us, the said accounts read together with
significant Accounting Policies as per Schedule ‘I’ and Notes as per
Schedule ‘J ’ 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:- a) In the
case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at
31st March, 2011;
b) In the case of Profit & Loss Account, of the profit of the Company
for the year ended on that date; and
c) In the case of 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 on the Accounts
of Engineers India Limited for the year ended on 31st March, 2011
(i) (a) The company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) As informed to us, the fixed assets are verified by the management
in a phased manner so as to cover each asset at least once in three
years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of
the company and the nature of its business. As informed, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets have not been disposed
off by the company during the year.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified during the year by the management. 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) On the basis of our examination of the record of inventories, we
are of the opinion that, the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has, during the year, not granted any loans, secured or
unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies act,1956. Accordingly,
paragraphs 4(iii) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Order, are not
applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has, during the year, not taken any loans, secured or unsecured
from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies act, 1956. Accordingly,
paragraphs 4 (iii) (e), (f) and (g) of the Order, are not applicable.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets for the sale of goods &
services. During the course of our audit, we have neither come across
nor have been informed of any instance of major weakness in the
aforesaid internal control system.
(v ) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no transactions that need to be
entered into the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, as there are no transactions that need to be entered into
the Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraph 4(v)(b) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Section 58A, 58AA and other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder and hence
provisions of paragraph 4(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
(viii) According to the information given to us by the Management the
Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records
under Section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 for the activities
of the Company.
(ix) (a) According the information and explanation given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the company has been generally
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, income tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other
applicable statutory dues with the appropriate authorities during the
year. We are informed that there are no undisputed statutory dues as at
the year end outstanding for a period of more than 6 months from the
date they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and based
on records of the company, there are no dues in respect of income tax,
sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except the
following:-
Particulars Year Amount Forum
(Rs. In
Lakhs)
Service Tax 01.4.2002 to
17.4.2006 31.44 Commissioner of Central Excise
(Appeals)
Service Tax 1997-98 1.58 Commissioner of Central Excise
(Appeals)
Income Tax 2008-09 2.55 Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the year ended
March 31, 2011. Further, the Company has not incurred any cash losses
during the year ended March 31, 2011 and in the immediately preceding
financial year.
(xi) According to the records of the Company examined by us and on the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to banks, financial institutions during the year.
The Company has not issued debentures during the year.
(xii) As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) As the Company is not a chit fund / nidhi / mutual benefit funds
/ society to which the provisions of special statute relating to chit
fund are applicable, paragraph 4(xiii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiv) As the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, paragraph 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xv) In our opinion and 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 during the year.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not raised any term loan during the year.
(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 short term funds have not been used to finance long term
investments.
(xviii) During the year 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.
(xix) The company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xx) The company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed and information and
explanations given by the management, we report that, no fraud on or by
the company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit
for the year ended March 31, 2011.
For JAGDISH CHAND & CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
( RAVI GOEL )
PARTNER
Place : New Delhi Membership No. 078748
Date : May 26, 2011 Firm Registration No. 000129N
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