1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of JYOTI STRUCTURES
LIMITED as at 31st March, 2011 and the related 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 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 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 and on the
basis of such checks of the books and records of the company as we
considered appropriate and according to the 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 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 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, and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit
have been received from the branches not visited by us;
(iii) The audit reports on the accounts of Companys overseas branch
offices at Tunisia, Uganda and Bhutan for the year ended on 31st March,
2011 have been forwarded to the Company by the respective branch
auditors and those have been considered in preparing our report.
(iv) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(v) 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;
(vi) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as at 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
sub-clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act,
1956;
(vii) As mentioned in note no. 15 of Schedule 22 for the reasons
mention therein, no provision for diminution in the value of investment
or any provision for loans or debt outstanding from Jyoti Structures
Africa (Pty) Ltd. is made. We are unable to comment on the same.
(viii) 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 Significant Accounting Policies and notes thereon and subject to
para 4 (vii) of this report 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 31st March, 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 the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
[Referred to in the paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to
the members of Jyoti Structures Ltd. (the Company) on the financial
statements for the year ended 31st March, 2011]
1) a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management in
a phased periodic manner during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable having regards to the size of the Company and the nature of
its assets. No material discrepancies have been noticed on such
verification.
c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year.
2) a) The inventories have been physically verified by the management
at reasonable intervals during the year.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures 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.
c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventories and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we are of
the opinion that the Company has maintained proper records of
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and book records were not material in relation to the
size and operations of the Company.
3) a) As informed to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured
or unsecured to companies, firms or other
parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4(iii)(a),
4(iii)(b), 4(iii)(c) and 4(iii)(d) of the Order are not applicable to
the Company.
b) 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. Therefore, the provisions of
paragraph 4(iii)(e), 4(iii)(f) and 4(iii)(g) of the order are not
applicable to the Company.
4) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, there is generally adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for
purchase of inventories and fixed assets and for sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the internal control
system.
5) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, there are no contracts or arrangements, particulars of which are
needed to be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4(v)(a)
and 4(v)(b) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
6) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has
not accepted any deposits from the public. Therefore, the directives
issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 58A
and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under
are not applicable to the Company.
7) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8) On the basis of information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost accounting
records under section 209 (1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 for the
products manufactured by the Company.
9) a) The Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, 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 with the appropriate authorities. As per the information
and explanations given to us, there are no undisputed arrears of
statutory dues as at 31st March 2011, which are outstanding for more
than six months from the date they became payable.
b) As explained to us and according to the records of the Company, the
outstanding dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax,
Custom Duty, Excise Duty and Cess on account of any dispute are as
follows:
Name of the Nature of Period to which Forum where Rs. in
Statute dues the amount relates dispute is
pending Million
The Sales
Tax Act, Tax and
Interest Various years from Orissa High
Court 1.30
1959 1996-97 to 1998-99
and 2000-01
Tax and
Interest Various years from Appellate
Authority 1.89
2004-05 to 2005-06
The Central
Excise Duty and
Penalty 2001-02 Appeal with
CESTAT 51.56
Act, 1944
Finance Act,
1994 Service Tax
Penalty 2004-05 Asst.
Commissioner 0.03
(Service Tax)
Central
Excise-Appeal
10) The Company does not have any accumulated losses as at 31st March,
2011 and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year
ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11) According to the information and explanations given to us and based
on the documents and the books and records examined by us, the Company
has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or
bank or debenture holders.
12) According to the information and explanations given to us and based
on records produced before us, the Company has not granted loans and
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
13) In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit Fund/Nidhi/Mutual Benefit
Fund/Societies. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4(xiii) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
14) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4(xiv) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
15) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given corporate guarantee for loans taken by others from a
bank. We are of the opinion that the terms and conditions thereof are
not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the company.
16) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of examination of the relevant records, prima facie, it
appears that the term loans were applied for the purposes for which
they were obtained.
17) According to the information and explanations given to us and an
overall examination of the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement of the
Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investments.
18) During the year, the Company has not made preferential allotment of
shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained
u/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of the
paragraph 4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
19) The Company has created securities/charges in respect of secured
debentures issued.
20) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4(xx) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
21) According to 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 R. M. AJGAONKAR & ASSOCIATES
Firm Registration No. 117247W
Chartered Accountants
R. M. AJGAONKAR
Partner
Mumbai; 27th May, 2011 Membership No. 31927
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