1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Hyderabad Industries
Limited (the Company) as at March 31, 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 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 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) 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 purposes of our
audit;
ii. 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;
iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv. 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.
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 required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India;
a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit 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 referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date
Re: Hyderabad Industries Limited (the Company)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a policy of carrying out the physical verification
of fixed assets in a phased manner to cover all fixed assets over a
period of three years. Accordingly, some of the fixed assets have been
verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification. The frequency of physical verification in our
opinion is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the
nature of its assets.
(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) 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 no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to a party covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.508.17 Lacs and the year
end balance of loans granted to such parties was Rs.Nil.
(b) 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.
(c) In respect of loans granted, repayment of the principal amount is
as stipulated and payment of interest have been regular.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) As informed, 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 Companies Act, 1956.
Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (e) to (g) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the
Company.
(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 sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been
noticed in the internal control system 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 Act 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.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(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 maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products of the Company.
(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, or employees state insurance,
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been
regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has
been a slight delay in a few cases.
Further, since the Central Governent 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 undisputed 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 records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of dues Amount
statute (Rs. in lacs)
Tamil Nadu General Sales tax on enhanced 10.41
Sales Tax Act, 1959 turnover due to
& Central Sales Tax certain disallowance
Act, 1956
Tamil Nadu General Sales tax Deferment 7.48
Sales Tax Act, 1959 not allowed
& Central Sales
Tax Act, 1956
Andhra Pradesh Disallowance of Concessional 1.53
General Sales Tax Rate of Tax
Act, 1957
West Bengal Sales Sales Tax Demand 265.92
Tax Act,1994,
Central Sales Tax
Act, 1956
Bihar Finance Act, Local Sales Tax Demand 699.57
1981
Bihar Finance Act, Demand of Entry Tax 28.57
1981
Bihar Finance Act, Sales Tax Demand 23.44
1981
Entry Tax of Goods Demand of Entry Tax 96.23
Act, 1930 including Interest
Other State/Central Local Sales Tax Demand, 250.55
Sales Tax Acts Freight Rebate disallowed,
Entry Tax on Stock
Transfers & Misc.
Disallowance
Other States like Sales Tax Demand 348.36
Jharkhand, Maharastra
under Central Sales
Tax Act, 1956.
Central Excise Act, Excise Duty Demand 11.11
1944 due to certain
disallowance
Central Excise Excise Duty 1110.32
Act,1944 Demand including Penalty
Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax Demand 56.98
1961
Name of the Period to which Forum where
statute the amount relates dispute is pending
Tamil Nadu General 1990-91, 1994-95, Honble Supreme
Sales Tax Act, 1959 1997-98, 2000-01, Court of India,
& Central Sales Tax 01-02 & 02-03 Sales Tax Appellate
Act, 1956 Tribunal, Appellate
Asst. Commissioner,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu General 2000-01, Appellate Assistant
Sales Tax Act, 1959 2001-02 & 2002-03 Commissioner,
& Central Sales Tax Chennai
Act, 1956
Andhra Pradesh 1985-86 Honble High
General Sales Tax Court of
Act, 1957 Andhra Pradesh
West Bengal Sales 2001-02, 2002-03, Honble High
Tax Act,1994, 2003-04 2004-05, Court of
Central Sales Tax 2005-06 West Bengal,
Act, 1956 Kolkata, Appellate
& Revisional Board
Bihar Finance Act, 2000-01, 2001-02, Joint Commissioner
1981 2002-03 of Commercial
Taxes (Appeals),
Jharkhand
Bihar Finance Act, 2003-04 Assistant Commissioner
1981 of Commercial Taxes
Bihar Finance Act, 2002-03, 2003-04 Dy. Commissioner,
1981 Dhanbad
Entry Tax of Goods 2007-08 Honble High Court
Act, 1930 of Allahabad, Lucknow
Other State/Central 1993-94, 1997-98, Deputy Commissioner
Sales Tax Acts 1999-2000, 2000-01 (Appeals),Honble
High Court of
Rajasthan,
2001-02, 2004-05, M P Commercial Tax
Appellate
2005-06, 2006-07, Tribunal, Deputy
Commissioner
2007-08 Commercial Tax (Appeals),
Commissioner of
Commercial Taxes
Jharkhand, Assisstant
Commissioner ST
(Appeals) Bhubaneshwar,
Appellate Authority
Commercial Taxes
Ghaziabad,
Deputy Commissioner
(Revision) Thane,
Honble Supreme Court
of India, Additional
Commissioner (Sales
Tax) Berhampur.
Sr.Joint Commissioner
Sales Tax West Bengal,
Joint Commissioner
(Appeals) Dhanbad,
Joint Director
Enforcement Jalandhar,
Excise Taxation
Officer Chandigarh,
Joint Commissioner
Appeals Ghaziabad.
Other States like 2004-05, 2005-06, Commissioner of
Jharkhand, Maharastra 2006-07 & 2007-08 Commercial Taxes,
under Central Sales Jharkhand,
Tax Act, 1956. Dy. Commissioner
(Revision), Thane
Central Excise Act, 1988-89, 1990-91, Commissioner of
1944 Central Excise,
1994-95, 1996-97 New Delhi,
Commissioner
Appeals
& 1997-98 of Central Excise,
West Bengal &
Commissioner of
Central Excise,
West Bengal
Central Excise April 2004-
Act,1944 Dec. 2008, Commissioner of
Appeals,
2007-08, 2008-09, Customs Excise &
Service
2009-10 Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Income Tax Act, 1993-94 to 1997-98 Honble High
1961 Court of Andhra
Pradesh, Hyderabad.
(x) 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, bank or debenture holders.
(xii) 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.
(xiii) 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 (Auditors 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 (Auditors Report) Order,
2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
(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 institutions.
(xvi) Based on 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 no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long- term
investment.
(xviii) 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) According to information and explanations given to us, during the
period covered by our audit report, the Company had issued 15 unsecured
non convertible debentures of Rs.100 lacs each. However the same were
redeemed during the year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(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 S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm registration number: 101049W
Per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership No.: 093649
Place : New Delhi
Dated : April 27, 2011
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