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0.34 (4.96%)| Auditor's Report (Laffans Petrochemicals) | Year End : Mar '12 |
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of M/s Laffans
Petrochemicals Ltd. as on 31st March, 2012 and also the Profit & Loss
Account of the Company 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 state- ments 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 (Auditor s Report) order 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of section 227(4A) of the
Companies Act 1956, we give in the enclosure a statement on the maters
specified in paragraph 4 of the said order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanation, 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, Profit & Loss Account and the cash flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account.
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and cash
flow statement dealt with by the report comply with the Accounting
Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956, except AS 15 regarding provision for gratuity,
wiiich has been provided on estimate basis.
(e) On the basis of the written representation received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 2M of the Companies Act, 1956.
5. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
die explanations given to us, the said ac- counts read with significant
accounting policies and other notes thereon, subject to note O
regarding provi- sion for gratuity on estimate basis, 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 31st March, 2012;
(ii) in-the case of Profit & Loss Account of the Loss for the year
ended on that date.
(iii) in the case of the cash flow statement for the year ended on that
date.
Re: Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd.
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
(i) The nature of the Company s business/activities during the period
is such that clauses (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor s
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company for the period
ended.
(ii) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has physically verified certain assets during the
period in accordance with a programme of verification, which in our
opinion provides for physical verification of the fixed assets at
reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanations
given to no material discrepancies were no- ticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has sold its Panoli unit.
(iii) In respect of its Inventories:
(a) As explained to us, inventories were physically verified during the
period by the management at reason- able intervals. .
(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 were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(iv) Since the company has not taken or granted loan from or to
companies, firms or other parties covered under register maintained u/s
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, clause no. (iii) of para (4) is not
applicable.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal con- trol procedures
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. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books
and records of the company, carried out in accordance with the auditing
standards generally accepted in India and according to the information
and explanation given to us, we have neither come across nor have we
been informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in
the aforesaid internal control system.
(vi) In respect of transactions entered in the register maintained in
pursuance of section 301 of the Companies Act 1956;
(a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according the
information and explanations given to us, transactions that needed to
be entered into the register have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there is
no transaction in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in respect of any party and
hence the question of reasonable prices in respect of such transactions
regards to the prevailing market prices does not arise, except a
transaction of sale of asset made as per the agreement entered between
the parties.
(vii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, me company has not accepted deposits from the public as
per section 58 A and 58AA of the Act.
(viii)In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
(ix) According to information and explanation given to us, the
maintenance of cdst records has been prescribed by the Central
Government under clause (d) of sub section (1) of section 209 but the
same are not main- tained.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory and other dues:
(a) The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues, including Provident Fund, Em- ployees State Insurance,
Income-tax, Sales-tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, cess and any other statutory dues with the appropriate
authorities during the period outstanding for more than six months as
at the last day of the financial year.
The company does not have any disputed amount in respect of income tax,
sales tax, custom duty etc., except (i) Income Tax liabilities of Rs.
2,15,817 for A. Y. 2009-10 against which appeal is pending.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company does not have accumulated loses at the end of the financial
year. Further, the company has incurred cash losses in the current year
however no cash losses in the preceeding financial year.
(xii) Based on our audit procedures and on the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to financial
institutions and banks.
(xiii)According to information and explanations given to us, the
company has not granted any loan and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiv)With respect to investments, in our opinion and according to the
information and explanations given to us, proper records have been
maintained of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have
been made therein. Also the shares and other securities have been held
by the company in its own name.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the company has not given any guarantee to any banks for
loans taken by others.
(xvi)To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, term loans availed.by the
Company were, prima facie, applied by the Company during the period for
the purposes for which the loans were obtained, other than temporary
deployment pending application.
(xvii)According to the cash flow statement and other records examined
by us and the information and explana- tions given to us, on an overall
basis, funds raised on short term basis have, prima facie, not been
used during the period for long term investment and vice versa, other
than temporary deployment pending application.
(xviii)The Company has not made any preferential allotment during the
period.
(xix)According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not issued any debentures and hence clause xix is not
applicable.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
period.
(xxi)To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the period.
for S.M. Kapoor & Co.
Chartered Accountants
(Shekhar Gupta)
Place: Mumbai Partner
Date: 6th September, 2012 Membership No. 15622 |
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