1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Gammon Infrastructure
Projects Limited (the Company) as at March 31,.2011 and the related
Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement 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 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 (as
amended) 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
and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
i) 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;
li) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
the books;
lii) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
accounts;
iv) 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 (30 of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
v) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011 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 (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so require and give a
true and fairview 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 March 31, 2011;
(b) in the case of Profit and Loss Account of the profit for the year
ended on that date; and
(c) 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 our report of even date)
Re: Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during
the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
lb) 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) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and as per
the report of the site auditors provided to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has 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, the provisions of clause
4(iii)(a] to (d) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report] Order, 2003 (as
amended) are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented
upon.
(e) The Company had taken loan from three companies covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 1/36,200,000 and the
year-end balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs. 736,200,000.
(f) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(g) The loans taken are re-payable on demand.
(iv) 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 and fixed assets and for the rendering of
services. The activities of the Company do not involve sale of goods.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness
or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal
control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 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 exceeding value of Rupees five Lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
Ivi] The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year under review, and consequently the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of sections 58A and 58AA of
the Act and the rules framed there under are not applicable.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
clause Id) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act,
1956.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax,
service tax and other material statutory dues applicable to it though
there has been slight de-lay in a few cases.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax,
wealth-tax, service tax, sales- tax, customs duty, excise duty cess and
other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
[c] According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of income tax, sales- tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs
duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on accountof
any dispute.
(xj The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year
(xi] Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution. The Company did not have any outstanding dues towards any
bank or debenture holders during the year.
Ixii] According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
Ixiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report] Order, 2003 (as amended]
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv] of the Companies (Auditor''s Report] Order,
2003 las amended) are not applicable to the Company.
(xv] According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given guarantee for loans taken by its subsidiary companies
from banks, the terms and conditions whereof, in our opinion, are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(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 funds amounting to f.574,648,385 raised on short term basis in the
form of unsecured loans have been used for long-term investments.
IxviiilThe 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 Therefore, the provisions of clause
4-fxviii] of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order. 2003 (as amended]
are not applicable to the Company.
(xix] The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year. Therefore, the provisions of clause iixix) of the Companies
(Auditors Report! Order, 2003 las amended) are not applicable to the
Company.
(xx) We have verified the end use of money raised by public issues as
disclosed in the note C 3 (b) of schedule 19 to the financial
statements.
[xxi] 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 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 Natvarlal Vepari & Co. For S. R. Batliboi & Co.
Firm Registration Number: 106971W Firm Registration Number : 301003E
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
N Jayendran per Hemal Shah
Partner Partner
M. No. 40441 M. No. 42650
Mumbai, Dated : May 19, 2011 Mumbai, Dated : May 19, 2011
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