1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of J.L. MORISON (INDIA)
LIMITED (''the Company'') as at 31s1 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 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 management, as well as evaluating the overall financial'' statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
forour opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004,
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 227(4A)
of the Companies Act, 1956 of India (''the Act'') and on the basis of
such checks of the books and records as we considered appropriate and
according to the information and explanations given to us during the
course of the audit, 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 paragraph 3 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
ouraudit;
ii. 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;
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 Section 211 (3C) of the Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors of the Company, as on 31s1 March, 2011, and taken on record
by the Board of Directors of the Company, we report that none of the
director 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 Financial Statements read
together with Notes thereon and attached thereto, give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so required, give a
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 and Loss Account, of the profit of the Company
for the year ended on that date and
c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the Company
for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors'' Report of even date to the
members of J.L. MORISON (INDIA) LIMITED on the financial statement for
the year ended 31st March, 2011
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) All the fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. As informed, no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the company during the year.
(ii) (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(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 carried
out at the end of the year.
(iii) (a) The Company has not granted loan to a company covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. (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) The party is repaying the principal amounts as stipulated and has
also been regular in the payment of interest to the company.
(d) There is no overdue amount in excess of Rs. 1 lakh in respect of
loan granted to company, listed in the register maintained under
section 301 of the CompaniesAct, 1956.
(e) The Company had taken loan from a company covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the CompaniesAct, 1956. The maximum
amount involved during the year was Rs.800 lacs and the year-end
balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs.Nil.
(f) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
for such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(g) In respect of the aforesaid loans, the company is regular in
repaying the principal amounts as stipulated and has been regular in
payment of interest.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our
audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weakness in internal control system of the company.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, 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.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits under the provisions of
Section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the
rules framed there under.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) We are informed that maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed by the Central Government under clause (d) of sub section
(1) of Section 209 of the Act for the activities hither to carried on
by the Company. Further, as informed to us, the Company has stopped its
manufacturing activity since August 2008 and has applied to the Central
Government for exemption from maintenance of cost audit records and
accordingly the company has not maintained the cost 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, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it and there
is no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the
financial year for a period of more than six months from the date it
became payable.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441Aof 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 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:
Under Sales Amount Forum where dispute is
Tax Act (Rs.) pending
Cuttack 03-04 14,520 Assistant Commissioner
of Commercial taxes, cuttack
Cuttack 04-05 37,128 Assistant Commissioner
of Commercial taxes, Cuttack
Ernakulam 05-06 77,968 Deputy Commissioner of
Commercial taxes
Ernakulam 06-07 17,387 Deputy Commissioner of
Commercial taxes
Ernakulam 07-08 3,03,088 Deputy Commissioner of
Commercial taxes
Kolkata 95-96 53,018 Dy Commissioner of
Commercial Taxes Revisional
Board, West Bengal
Kolkata 96-97 3,583 Assistant Commissioner
of Commercial Taxes, corporate
division, West Bengal
Kolkata 98-99 58,099 Assistant Commissioner
of Commercial Taxes, corporate
division, West Bengal
Kolkata 00-01 35,25,077 Appellate and Revisional
Board West Bengal
Kolkata 03-04 6,52,288 Appellate and Revisional
Board West Bengal
Kolkata 04-05 55,830 Appellate and Revisional
Board West Bengal
Kolkata 05-06 1,46,628 Additional Commissioner
of Sales Tax, West Bengal
Kolkata 06-07 12,12,460 Additional Commissioner
of Sales Tax, West Bengal
Ranchi 05-06 28,638 Commissioner of Sales
Tax, Ranchi
Ranchi 06-07 56,774 Commissioner of Sales
Tax, Ranchi
Maharashtra 2,06,507 Joint Commissioner of
04-05 sales tax (Appeal)
Mumbai city division, Mumbai
Total (A) 64,48,993
Under Income Amount Forum where dispute
Tax Act (Rs.) is pending
Assessment 2,08,20,389 CIT Appeal, Kolkatta
Year 03-04
Assessment 69,18,916 CIT Appeal, Kolkatta
Year 05-06
Total (B) 2,77,39,305
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2011,
nor it has incurred any cash losses either in the financial year under
audit and in 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 a
financial institution, bank or debenture holders.
(xii) The Company has not granted any loans or 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) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose
for which the loans were raised.
(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 and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act.
(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company did not raise any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 103523W
Prasad Paranjape
Partner
Membership No.: 47296
Place: Mumbai
Date : 25th May, 2011
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