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Auditor's Report (Hindustan Organic Chemicals) Year End : Mar '11
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Hindustan Organic
 Chemicals Limited. (HOCL) as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit and Loss
 Account and also the Cash flow Statement for the year ended on that
 date annexed thereto, in which is incorporated the Balance Sheet,
 Profit & Loss Accounts and the Cash Flow Statement of the branch
 audited by other auditors appointed by the Central Government. In
 preparing this report, we have considered the report on the accounts of
 the branch audited by the branch auditors together with the particulars
 and information relating thereto, furnished to us by the management.
 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.
 
 We have 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 misstatements. 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 over all financial
 statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
 basis for our opinion.  As required by the Companies ( Auditor''s Report
 ) Order 2003, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
 Section 227 (4A) of the Companies Act, 1956 we annex hereto a statement
 on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
 Further to our comments in the annexure referred 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, the Company has kept proper books of account as
 required by law so far as appears from our examination of the books and
 proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have been received
 from the units except stated specially in report elsewhere.
 
 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 and to the best of our information and according to
 the explanations given to us, the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account
 and Cash Flow Statement read with the Schedule 22 Part B, notes thereon
 forming part of the accounts comply with the Accounting Standards
 referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Companies Act, 1956.
 
 e) The conditions specified in Section 274(l)(g) of the Companies Act,
 1956 in respect of qualifications of directors is not applicable to the
 company being government company.
 
 f) Reference is invited to the following Notes on Accounts in Part B of
 Schedule 22 with regard to non-provision/pending charge to the Profit
 and Loss Account:
 
 i) Note No 4 (b) regarding penal interest of Rs.519.01 lacs on overdue
 loan from Government of India,
 
 ii) Note No.8 (c) regarding non provision on account of
 misappropriation of Company''s fund to the tune of Rs64.81 lacs, pending
 final report from CBI and outcome of the civil suit.
 
 iii) Note No. 10 (a) regarding liabilities of wages revision for the
 period 1.01.1997 to 31.12.2000 Rs.2308.08 lacs at Rasayani Unit.
 
 Note No. 10 (b) regarding liabilities of wages revision for the period
 1.01.2007 to 31.3.2008 Rs. 278.96 lacs to Officers and Rs. 246.31 lacs
 to Staff at Rasayani Unit.  Note No. 10 regarding liabilities of wages
 revision for the balance amount of arrears of pay and allowances
 amounting to Rs.98.60 lacs payable to Officers at Kochi Unit.  g) In
 respect of the following items, no provision/charge to Profit and Loss
 Accountshas been done for claims of JNPT of Rs.2007.99 lacs as under:
 
 
 i.  regarding claims of JNPT of minimum guaranteed throughput charges
 of Rs.1256.25 lacs.
 
 ii.  Regarding short provision of Rs.453.99 lacs on account of lease
 rentals and escalation on leased land payable to JNPT 
 
 iii regarding claims of of JNPT of water charges of Rs 0.65 lacs and 
 
 iv regarding claims of JNPT of way leave charges of Rs 297.10 lacs.  
 
 h) Reference is also invited to the following notes on accounts in Part
 B precise impact of which on the balance sheet and the Profit and Loss
 Accounts could not be ascertained for the reasons stated therein.
 
 i) Note No. 5(b)(1) regarding amount of Rs.2976.65 lacs incurred on
 JNPT tank terminal project as expenditure towards construction
 continues to appear under Capital work in progress, the construction
 has been suspended for more than three years and the lease has been
 called off by the lessor JNPT after the expiry of the lease in June
 2010. The status of the project is stagnant incomplete and of no
 utility since long. No provision is made for the depreciation of the
 asset value if any pending ascertainment of recoverable amount which is
 the higher of an asset''s net selling price and value in use.
 
 ii) Note No.5 (d) of Part 8 - Others, ERP Implementation at Kochi. It
 is observed that ERP was implemented w.e.f.  16.09.2010. Data upto
 31.08.2010 was transferred to SAP. Further entries upto 31st March 2011
 were made in SAP. Since in-depth training to staff for the operation of
 SAP was not extended and that an EDP audit of SAP was not implemented
 it is recommended that a Migration Audit and EDP Audit be conducted for
 ensuring that adequate internal control and data security are in place.
 
 iii) Note No 17 regarding pending confirmation and reconciliation of
 balances of sundry debtors, sundry creditors, loans and advances, other
 current assets and other debit/credit balances. Further Bank balances
 are subject to direct confirmation from the Banks, even though
 confirmations are received by the Company.
 
 i) We further report that had the effect of items mentioned at (f) and
 (g) above considered, profit for the year would have been decreased by
 Rs.5523.76 lacs resulting into a loss of Rs. 2952.17 lacs and the
 accumulated loss as at the year end would be higher by the same amount
 i.e. Rs. 5523.76 Lacs.  Further, the current liabilities/provisions
 would have been higher by Rs.''5523.76 lacs and the balance of profit
 and loss account in the asset side of the balance sheet would have been
 higher by Rs. 5523.76 Lacs.
 
 j) We also report that the effect of items mentioned at (h) above is
 not ascertainable.
 
 k) Subject to our comments in para (i) and Q) above, in our opinion and
 to the best of our information and according to the explanation given
 to us, the said accounts read together with the Significant accounting
 policies and Notes on accounts appearing in the Schedule 22, give the
 information required by the Companies Act 1956, in the manner so
 required and gives the 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 for the year
 ended on that date and
 
 c.  In the case of the Cash Row Statement, of the cash flows for the
 year ended on that date.
 
 COMPANIES (AUDITOR''S REPORT) ORDER, 2003.
 Annexure 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 fixed
 assets.
 
 (i) (b) As explained and informed to us, the Management has conducted
 physical verification of major items of fixed assets during the year
 and we are informed that no material discrepancies were noticed on such
 verification.
 
 (i) (c) No substantial part of the Fixed Asset has been disposed off
 during the year so as to affect the going concern.
 
 (ii) (a) As per information and explanation given to us the management
 has carried out physical verification of inventories at reasonable
 intervals during the year. In our opinion the frequency of such
 verifications is reasonable.
 
 (ii) (b) In our opinion the procedure 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.
 However in respect of inventory in storage tanks, Kochi unit does not
 have the system of taking dip measurements. Instead, reliance is placed
 on the electronic reading reported by the Distribution Control System.
 
 (ii) (c) The company is maintaining proper records of inventories.  It
 is explained to us that no material discrepancies on such physical
 verification were noticed.
 
 (iii) a) Based on information, the company has not granted any loans,
 secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, or other parties listed in
 the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
 and as such clauses (Hi)(b), (c)and (d) are not applicable.  e) Based
 on information, the company has not taken any loans, secured or
 unsecured, from companies, firms, or other parties listed in the
 register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and as
 such clauses (iii)(f) and (g) are not applicable.
 
 (iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
 given to us, there is an adequate internal control system for the
 purchase of inventories and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
 services commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
 its business. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
 major weakness in internal control system.
 
 (v) According to the information and explanation given to us there were
 no transactions that need to be entered into the register maintained
 under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Sub Clause (b) of clause
 (v) is hence not applicable.
 
 (vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
 given to us, Company has not accepted deposits from the public. Hence
 the provisions of section 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 with
 regard to acceptance of deposits from public and the rules framed
 thereunder, to the extent applicable, except Rule 3A of the Companies
 (Acceptance of deposits) Rules, 1975 regarding investment in liquid
 assets, are not applicable. We have been informed by the management
 that no order has been received by the company, from Company Law Board,
 National Company Law Tribunal, or Reserve Bank of India or any court or
 any other tribunal under Section 58A and 58AA.
 
 (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 account maintained by the
 company in pursuance to the rules made by the Central Government for
 the maintenance of the cost records under section 209 (1) (d) of the
 Companies Act, 1956 for certain products of the company 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 records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or
 complete.Cost Audit has been prescribed by the Governmnent of India for
 the year 2010-11 for both the units of the Company.
 
 (ix) (a) The company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
 statutory dues including investor education and protection fund,
 employees state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
 tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other statutory dues wherever
 applicable with appropriate authorities.
 
 (ix) (b) According to the information and explanations given to us no
 undisputed amount payable in respect of sales tax, income tax, wealth
 tax, excise duties, custom duties, cess and other statutory dues were
 in arrears as at 31st March 2011 for a period of more than six months
 from the date they become payable.
 
 (ix) (c) According to the records of the company, details of
 outstanding dues of income tax, sales tax, wealth fix, service tax,
 custom duty, excise duty and cess which are not been deposited on
 account of any dispute are given below:
 
 Sr.  Name of Statute Nature of Dues  Period to 
                                      which     Amount of Forum where 
                                                          dispute is 
                                                          pending
 No.                                  the 
                                      disputes  disputes
                                      relates   (Rs. in 
                                                   lace)
 
 1. Resayani Unit
 
 1. Customs Act       Custom duty     NA           10.80  Customs, Excise
                                                          and Service Tax
                                                          Appellate
                                                          Tribunal
 
                                      Total        10.80
 
 1. Central Excise 
    Act               Molten Sulphur  1994-95      15.53  Customs, Excise
                                                          and Service Tax
                                                          Appellate 
                                                          Tribunal
                      Classification
 
 2. Central Excise 
    Act               Molten Sulphur  1999-2000     7.62  Commisslonerate
                      Classification
 
 3. Central Excise 
    Act               Shortage of 
                      inputs                       13.64  Commissionerate
 
 4. Central Excise 
    Act               Shortage of
                      inputs                       18.66  High Court
 
 5. Central Excise 
    Act               Shortage of 
                      inputs                        5.84  High Court
 
 6. Central Excise 
    Act               ARO Case                     19.28  Customs, Excise
                                                          and Service Tax
                                                          Appellate
                                                          Tribunal
 
 7. Central Excise 
    Act               Clearance of 
                      SSA to                      112.78  Commissionerate
                      fertilizer 
                      manufacturing
                      units
 
 8. Central Excise 
    Act               Reversal of 
                      CENVAT Credit  2006-2007     18.66  Commissionerate
                      availed on 
                      inputs lost in
                      flood.
 
                                       Total      212.01
 
 1. Income Tax Act 
    1961              Penalty under
                      Section        AY 
                                     1999-2000     91.08  Commissioner of
                                                          Income Tax 
                                                          Appeals, Mumbai
                      271(1)(c)
 
 2. Income Tax Act 
    1961              Penalty under 
                      Section        AY 
                                     2003-04      607.27  Commissioner of
                                                          Income Tax 
                                                          Appeals, Mumbai
                      271(1)(c)
 
 3. Income Tax Act 
    1961              Penalty under 
                      Section        AY 
                                     2004-05       63.23  Commissioner of
                                                          Income Tax 
                                                          Appeals, Mumbai
                      271(1)(c)
 
 4. Income Tax Act
    1961              Disallowance 
                      of Expenses    AY
                                     2007-08       20.78  Income Tax 
                                                          Appellate 
                                                          Tribunal,Mumbai
 
 5. Income Tax Act 
    1961              Disallowance 
                      of Expenses    AY
                                     2008-09     1376.95  Commissioner of
                                                          Income Tax 
                                                          Appeals, Mumbai
 
                                     Total       2159.31
 
 2. Kochi Unit
 
 1. Employees Family  Damage for 
                      default 
                      payment        11/95 to
                                     12/97         18.05  High Court of 
                                                          Kerala. 
    Pension Scheme
 
 2. ESI Corporation   ESI 
                      Contribution 
                      of             1/04/1992 to   2.17  Employees
                                                          Insurance Court
                                                          (Industrial)
                      employees      31/10/1992
 
 3. Central Excise 
    Act,1944          Disallowance 
                      of CENVAT      2004-05       11.09  Appeal with 
                                                          Customs, Excise
                                                          and Service Tax
                                                          Appellate
                      Credit availed
                      on the ground                       Tribunal, 
                                                          Bangalore.
                                                          Remanded to 
                                                          J.C.Ex
                                                          Ernakulam
                      that duty is
                      paid by 
                      debiting DEPB
                      license
 
 4. Central Excise 
    Act,1944          Disallowance 
                      of CENVAT      10/04 to 
                                     05/05          0.59  Customs, Excise
                                                          and Service Tax
                                                          Appellate 
                                                          Tribunal,
                      Credit availed 
                      on the ground                       Bangalore
                      that duty is
                      paid by 
                      debiting DEPB 
                      license
 
 5. Finance Act, 1994 Non payment of 
                      Service Tax    4/06 to 
                                      3/08          7.93  Commissioner of
                                                          Central Excise
                                                          Appeals,
                                                          Ernakulam
                      on commercial
                      coaching / 
                      training 
                     (1.92 6.01)
 
 6. Finance Act,1994  Non payment of
                      Service Tax    04/08to
                                      03/09         1.86  Asst. 
                                                          Commissioner of
                                                          Central Excise
                                                          Muvattupuzha
                      on commercial
                      coaching/ 
                      training and 
                      renting of
                      immovable 
                      property to
                      Sterling Gas
 
 7. Finance Act 1994  Availing of 
                      CEVAT credit on 04/06 to 
                                        11/08      49.48  Commissioner of
                                                          Central Excise
                                                          Appeals,
                                                          Erankulam
                      outdoor 
                      catering         
                      services 
                     (16.59 32.89)
 
 8. Finance Act, 1994 Availing of 
                      CEVAT credit on 12/08 to 
                                        09/09      24.21  Commissioner of
                                                          Central Excise
                                                          Appeals,
                                                          Erankulam
                      outdoor 
                      catering
                      services
 
 9. Finance Act, 1994 Availing of 
                      CEVAT credit on 01/05 to
                                        08/06       4.55 Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                                                         Appeals, 
                                                         Erankulam
                      service tax on 
                      transportation 
                      of final
                      products to
                      customers 
                      premises
 
 10. Finance Act, 
     1994             Availing of 
                      CEVAT credit on 04/03 to
                                       12/06       32.01 Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                                                         Appeals,
                                                         Erankulam
                      service tax on
                      transportation 
                      of final 
                      products to
                      Rasayani Depot
 
 11. Finance Act 1994 Security
                      services and 
                      repair          02/06 to 
                                        12/06       0.97 Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                                                         Appeals,
                                                         Erankulam
                      works at HOC 
                      township
 
 12. Central Excise 
     Act, 1944        Duty on sale 
                      of waste/scrap  upto 01/02 
                                         and        9.10 CESTAT,
                                                         Bangalore appeal
                                                         filed by the 
                                                         department
                                       05/02 to 
                                         03/03
 
 13.  Customs Act, 
      1962            Demand to remit
                      duty for         Nov.08       0.79 Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                                                         Appeals,
                                                         Erankulam
                      excess quantity 
                      of imported
                      Benzene
 
 14. Finance Act, 
     1994             Availing of
                      CENVAT credit    01/09 to 
                                         12/09      3.01 Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                                                         Appeals,
                                                         Erankulam
                      on Hiring of 
                      Bus, Car and on 
                      Capital Goods
 
 15.  Finance Act, 
      1994            Service Tax on
                      commercial       04/09 to 
                                         03/10      1.75 Deputy
                                                         Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                      coaching, 
                      renting of
                      immovable 
                      property
 
 16.  Finance Act, 
      1994            Availing of
                      CENVAT credit    10/09 to 
                                         09/10     14.81 Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                                                         Appeals,
                                                         Erankulam
                      on outdoor 
                      catering, 
                      insurance, etc
 
 17.  Finance Act, 
      1994            Availing of
                      CENVAT credit    01/10 to
                                         11/10      2.05 Deputy 
                                                         Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                      on Hiring of 
                      Bus, Car, etc
 
 18.  Central Excise 
      Act, 1944       Excess amount 
                      collected         03/10       0.24 Deputy
                                                         Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                      from Rasayni 
                      Sales
 
 19.  Finance Act, 
      1994            Utilisation of
                      CENVAT credit    05/09 to
                                         12/09      1.52 Deputy 
                                                         Commissioner of
                                                         Central Excise
                      for 100% 
                      payment when
                      only 90% paid
 
 20.  Income Tax Act, 
      1961            Demand for short 
                      collection/      AY 2008-09 
                                          and       3.55 Commissioner of
                                                         Income Tax
                                                         Appeals,
                                                         Erankulam
                      Non payment of 
                      TDS for           2009-10
                      Assessment Year
                      2008-09
                      and 2009-10
 
                      Total                       189.73
 
 (x) During the year, Company has not incurred cash losses. It has
 incurred cash losses during the immediately preceding financial year.
 However after giving effect to the qualifications in the auditors
 report, there will be cash loss during the year.
 
 (xi) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to the bond
 holders during the current year.
 
 (xii) According to the information and explanations given to us,
 adequate documents and records are maintained for loans granted to
 subsidiary Company on the basis of security given by them.
 
 (xiii) The Company is not a chit fund/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/
 society as such clauses (xiii)(a) to (d) are not applicable.
 
 (xiv) The Company is not a trader or dealer in any shares, securities
 or debentures of other companies.
 
 (xv) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
 Company has given guarantee of Rs.12.53 crores for loan taken by M/s
 Hindustan Flurocarbons Ltd. from State Bank of Hyderabad, the terms and
 conditions thereof are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
 
 (xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
 given to us, the Company has taken term loans during the year and same
 were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
 
 (xvii) Based on our examination of the books of account and Balance
 Sheet of the units, we are of the opinion that funds raised oh short
 term basis have not been used for long term investments.
 
 (xviii) Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
 parties/companies covered in the register maintained u/s 301 of the
 Companies Act, 1956.
 
 (xix) The Company has raised Rs.100 crores by way of issuing bonds
 during the year, which is guaranteed by GOI by way of registered bond
 trust deed.
 
 (xx) The Company has not raised any money through public issues during
 the year.
 
 (xxi) Based upon the audit procedure performed for the purpose of
 reporting the true arid fair view of the financial statements and as
 per the information and explanation furnished by the management we
 report that no fraud is noticed or reported during the year by the
 Company.
 
                                         For NBS & Co.(FRN 110100W)
  
                                              Chartered Accountants
 
                                                               Sd/-
 
                                                        Devdas Bhat
 
 Date : 30/05/2011                                      M.No. 48094
 
 Partner.
 
 Place: DELHI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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