1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Everest Kanto
Cylinder Limited (the Company) as at 31st March, 2011, and the
related Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year
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. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the Order), 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 according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
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 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 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 accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is 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 Act;
(f ) 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 and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act 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 profit 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 Auditors Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our Report of even date
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by
the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between
the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the Management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory 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 inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has, granted unsecured loan to a company covered in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. The maximum
amount involved during the year and the year-end balance of such loan
amounts to Rs. 2,000 Lac.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
of such loans are not prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) In respect of the aforesaid loans, the parties are repaying the
principal amounts as stipulated and are also regular in payment of
interest, where applicable.
(d) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
4. 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 for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no major weakness have been noticed or
reported.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rs. Five Lac 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.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. 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 (1) of Section 209 of the
Act and are of the 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.
9. (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 the undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income-tax and sales-tax as at 31st March, 2011 which have not been
deposited on account of disputes are as follows:
Period to which Forum where
Nature of Amount the amount the dispute is
dues (Rs. in Lac) relates pending
Commissioner
Income Tax 21.14 A.Y. 2007-08 of Income Tax
(Appeals)
Joint
Sales Tax A.Y. 1994-95 to Commissioner
16.34
(Lease Tax ) A.Y. 1998-99 of Sales Tax
(Appeals)
Joint
A.Y. 2001-02 to Commissioner
Sales Tax 86.97 A.Y. 2003-04 of Sales Tax
(BST) (Appeals)
Joint
A.Y. 2001-02 to Commissioner
Sales Tax 27.85 A.Y. 2003-04 of Sales Tax
(CST) (Appeals)
There were no disputed dues in respect of wealth tax, service tax,
custom duty, excise duty and cess.
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2011 and
it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein. Further, all such securities have been
held by the Company in its own name.
14. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
15. The company has not obtained any term loans during the year.
16. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short term
basis which have been used for long term investment.
17. 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 during the year.
18. The Company has not issued any debenture during the year.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. 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, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the Management.
21. The other clauses, (iii)(d),(iii)(f),(iii)(g) and (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as amended
by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004, are not
applicable in the case of the Company for the year, since in our
opinion there is no matter which arises to be reported in the aforesaid
Order.
For Dalal & Shah
Firm Registration No. 102021W
Chartered Accountants
S.Venkatesh
Mumbai Partner
27th May, 2011 Membership No. F-037942
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