1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Gujarat Industries
Power Company Limited (the Company) as at 31st March 2011 and also
the 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 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 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of section 227 (4A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, and on the basis of such checks as we considered
appropriate and according to information and explanations given to us,
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:
(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 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 Accounting
Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the Directors
of the Company and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report
that 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 Companies Act, 1956;
(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 31st March 2011;
ii. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date;
iii. in the case of cash flow statement, of the Cash Flow for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
(referred to in paragraph (3) thereof)
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 as per the phased programme of physical verification of fixed
assets. As informed to us, the programme is such that all the fixed
assets will get physically verified in three years time. In our
opinion, the same is reasonable having regard to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. According to the information and
explanation given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The company has not disposed off a substantial part of fixed assets
during the year and therefore, do not affect the going concern
assumption.
ii. (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the management at
the year end.
(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 the nature of its business.
(c) The Company has maintained proper records of its inventories. No
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification of
inventory as compared to book records.
iii. The Company has neither granted any loans nor taken any loans,
secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clause (iii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, having regard to the explanations that some of the items
are of a special nature and their prices cannot be compared with
alternative quotations, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal controls.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made by the company in pursuance
of contracts or arrangements required to be entered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 58A and
58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the
deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, no Order has been
passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or
Reserve Bank of India or any court or any other tribunal.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts and records
maintained by the Company pursuant to the Order made by the Central
Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section 209 (1)
(d) 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 detail examination of the records.
ix. (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance,
income tax, sales tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other
material statutory dues applicable to it. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect
of statutory dues were in arrears as at 31st March,2011 for a period of
more than six months from the dates they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of customs duty, wealth tax, service tax, excise duty and
cess, which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
In respect of Stamp Duty and Income Tax as at 31st March, 2011 which
have not been deposited on account of any dispute, the details are as
under:
Particulars Forum where Period to Amount
the dispute is which the (Rs.in
pending amount lakhs)
relates
Stamp Duty Dy. Collector, 1996-97 452.60
Stamp Duty
Valuation Office,
Baroda
Income Tax Commissioner of
Income A.Y. 6.40
Tax of Appeals,
Baroda 2003-04
Income Tax Commissioner of
Income A.Y. 9.20
Tax of Appeals,
Baroda 2000-01
x. In our opinion, the Company has no accumulated losses. The Company
has not incurred any cash losses during the financial year covered by
our audit and during the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to the
financial institution or bank.
xii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given 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 and therefore, the provisions of clause (xii) of the Order
are not applicable to the Company.
xiii. In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual
benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xiii) of
the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. The Company is investing
surplus funds in marketable securities and bonds. According to the
information and explanations given to us, proper records have been
maintained of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have
been made therein. The investments in marketable securities 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 bank
or financial institution and therefore, the provisions of clause (xv)
of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purpose for which
they were raised.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report that
the funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term
investment.
xviii. According to the information and explanations given to us,
during the period covered by our audit report, the Company has not made
any preferential allotment of shares to the parties and companies
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
xix. According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period of audit, the Company has not issued any secured debentures.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year and therefore, the provisions of clause (xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
For VCA & Associates
Chartered Accountants
F R N: 114414W
Place: Vadodara. Ashok Thakkar
Date : 24th May, 2011. Partner
Membership No. 48169
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