We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of The KCP Limited, as at
31st March 2011, its Profit and Loss Account for the year ended on
that date annexed thereto, and its cash-fl ow statement for the year
ended on that date. These financial state- ments are the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with audit- ing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the fi
nancial statements are free of material misstate- ment. 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 sig- nifi cant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presenta- tion. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued by
the 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 specifi ed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of such
books;
c. The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and Cash-fl ow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss account and
the Cash-fl ow 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;
e. On the basis of 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 disqualifi ed 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;
f. 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;
i. In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011,
ii. In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date,
iii. In the case of the cash-fl ow statement, of the cash-fl ows of the
company for the year ended on that date
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE
1.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of its fi xed assets.
1.2 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has physically verifi ed some of its fi xed assets during the
year, in accordance with a phased programme of verification, which, in
our opinion, is reasonable, having regard to the size of the company
and the nature of the assets. As per the said information and
explanations, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verifi
cation carried out during the year.
1.3 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not disposed of a substantial part of its fi xed assets
during the year.
2.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has physically verifi ed its inventories during the year. In
our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.
2.2 In our opinion, 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.
2.3 According to the information furnished to us, the company is
maintaining proper records of its inventory and the discrepancies if
any noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book
records were not material, and have been properly dealt with in the
books of account.
3.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not granted any loans to companies, firms or other parties
covered by the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act 1956, at the beginning of the year or during the year, and
consequently reporting under sub-clauses b, c and d of clause 4(iii) of
the Order does not arise during the year.
3.2 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has, at the date of the Balance Sheet under report, taken loans
aggregating to Rs.18.06 crores from three directors, Rs.1.09 crores
from a relative of the director and Rs. 7.00 crores from a company,
covered by the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act 1956.
3.3 In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been taken by the company from companies, firms or
other parties covered by the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the
interest of the company.
3.4 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has been regular in repaying the principal and interest amounts
as stipulated on the loans taken by it from the parties listed in the
registers maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act 1956.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchases of inventory, fi xed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. Further, during the course of
our audit, we have not come across any instances of major weaknesses in
internal control that require correction and have so continued without
correction.
5.1 Based on the information and explanations given to us, we are of
the opinion that the transactions that are required to be entered in
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
have been so entered.
5.2 In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions which have been entered into, pursuant to
contracts that have been entered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act 1956, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
6. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company
has complied with the provisions of section 58A and 58AA and other
applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the deposits
accepted from the public. According to the information furnished to
us, no Order has been passed on the company by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or
any other Tribunal for non-compliance with the provisions of Sections
58A and 58AA of the Companies Act 1956.
7. In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the company at its cement and electric power generation
units pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost Records under section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and we are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we are not
required to and have not carried out a detailed audit of the same.
9.1 According to the information furnished to us, the company has
generally been regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities,
the undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor
Education Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax,
Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and
other material statutory dues applicable to it.
9.2 There were no undisputed statutory dues mentioned in the preceding
paragraph in arrears, as at the date of the Balance Sheet under report,
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
9.3 According to the information furnished to us, there were no amounts
of Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess, Income Tax, Wealth Tax,
Service Tax that have been disputed by the company, and hence, were not
remitted to the concerned authorities at the date of the Balance Sheet
under report, except
S. Nature of Dues Applicable Amount Pending
No Statute (in Rs.) Before
Excise duty and Central Excise Commissioner
1. 97,10,577
related demands Act 1944 of Appeals
Sales tax Acts Various
Sales tax and
2. of various
state 11,03,86,239 appellate
related demands Govts. authorities
10. According to the information and explanations furnished to us by
the company, it had no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year, and it did not incur cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us by the company, there were no defaults in repayment of
dues to financial institutions, banks or debenture holders at the date
of the Balance Sheet.
12. According to the information furnished to us, the company has not
granted any loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge
of shares, debentures, and other securities.
13. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual
benefit fund/ society and hence, the requirements of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
company during the year under report.
14. According to the information furnished to us, the company is not
dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments. Accordingly, the requirements of clause 4(xiv) of the
Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
company.
15. In our opinion, and according to the information furnished to us,
there are no guarantees outstanding as at the year end that are given
by the company for loans taken by subsidiary company from banks.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, the term loans taken by the company have been applied
for the purpose for which they were raised.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on an
overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the company, we report that
funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term
investment.
18. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the
year to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act.
19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not issued any debentures during the year under report.
20. The company has not raised any moneys through public issue of its
securities during the year, and the question of end use of such moneys
does not arise during the year.
21. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, and
based on the audit procedures generally adopted by us, we report that,
during the year, no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or
reported that is either significant or could have caused a material
misstatement in the financial statements.
For BRAHMAYYA & CO
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regd No 000513S
Sd/-
T.V. RAMANA
Partner
Place: Chennai (ICAI Memb.No.200523)
Date: 27th May, 2011
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