We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of INDBANK MERCHANT BANKING
SERVICES LIMITED as at 31st March 2011 and the Profit and Loss Account
for the year ended 31st March 2011 and also the Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 31 st March 2011 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.
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 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.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
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.
2. 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;
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
these 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 and 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 written representations received by the Directors,
as on 31st March 2011, 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.
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, subject to Note No.10 regarding
non-consideration of liability towards interest claim of Rs.897.48
lakhs under the right of recompense clause on certain settled
borrowings by the Holding Company. Had the liability been recognized in
the Books, the loss of Rs.992.65 lakhs would have become a loss of
Rs.1890.13 lakhs.
a) in the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company
as at 31stMarch 2011;
b) in the case of Profit and Loss Account, of the Loss for the year
ended 31 st March 2011; and
c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended 31 st March 2011.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 1 of our Report of even date.
Re: Indbank Merchant Banking Services Ltd.
(i) a. The company has maintained records showing full particulars
including situation and quantity of fixed assets.
b. Fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the
Company during the year.
c. The fixed assets that have been sold during the year do not
constitute a substantial part of the total fixed assets of the Company.
(ii) Clause (ii) of Paragraph 4 of Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2003, relating to inventory, is not applicable to the Company.
(iii) The Company has not granted or taken 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
clauses (iii)b to (iii)g of Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003,
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 procedure
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of fixed assets and rendering of
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weaknesses in internal controls.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there are no transactions that have been made in pursuance
of contracts or arrangements entered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii)The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost
records under Section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956.
(ix) a. The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities all applicable undisputed statutory dues viz. Provident
Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income Tax Sales Tax,
Service Tax, and Cess. The other statutory dues viz. ESI, Excise duty,
Customs duty and Cess are not applicable to this organization. There
are no arrears of outstanding undisputed statutory dues as at 31 st
March 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they
become payable.
b. According to the records of the Company and the information and
explanations given to us, the following are the particulars of disputed
dues in respect of income tax and sales tax that have not been
deposited.
Name of the Statute Assessment Amount Forum where the
Year (Rs.Lak dispute is pending
hs)
Income Tax Act 2000-01 186.55 Assessing Officer
2001-02 441.11 Assessing Officer
2003-04 19.93 Assessing Officer
2004-05 392.87 Assessing Officer
2005-06 239.54 Assessing Officer
2006-07 315.89 Assessing Officer
2007-08 1027.53 Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeals)
2008-09 1154.81 Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeals)
Sales Tax 1993-94 5.05
1994-95 8.63 Joint Commissioner
of Commercial Taxes
1995-96 12.05 (Appeals)
1998-99 10.64
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses. The Company has incurred
cash losses during this financial year.
(xi) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers.
There are no borrowings from financial institutions. The Company has
not issued any debentures.
(xii) Adequate documents and records are maintained by the Company for
the loans and advances granted on the basis of security by way of
pledge of shares and other securities.
(xii) The provisions of special statute applicable to chit funds /
nidhi / mutual benefit funds / society do not apply to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information given to us,
proper records have been maintained by the Company for the transactions
and contracts relating to trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments and timely entries have been made therein. The
investments of the Company are held in its own name.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the explanations and information
given to us the Company has not given guarantees for loans taken by
others from banks and financial institutions.
(xvi) The Company has not availed any term loans.
(xvii) No short-term funds have been raised during the year.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the Register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) No debentures have been issued by the Company during the year.
(xx) During the year, the Company has not raised any money by public
issue.
(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
year.
For & on behalf of
Raman Associates
Chartered Accountants
G Venkataraman
Partner
Membership No.10022
Place: Chennai
Date: 18.04.2011
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