1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of MAHALAXMI SEAMLESS
LIMITED, as at March 31, 2011 and the related Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto, which
we have signed under reference to this report. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Management of the Company. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audit.
2. We have 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 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, 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
as we considered appropriate, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order to the extent
applicable to the Company. a
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 explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of
our audit;
b) i) We were not provided with the raw materials purchase invoices of
Rs. 46,11,758 and expenses invoices of Rs. 1,07,17,258.
ii) The company has not maintained proper stock records showing
quantitative details of each class of inventory.
Except for the above, 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;
c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) The Accounting Standard 15 requires the Company to make provision of
retirement benefits viz earned leave on accrual basis and accounted for
in accordance with the prescribed method. The Company has not
determined and accounted the liability in accordance with that and
accordingly adequate disclosure has not been made. The amount in
respect of the same has also not been quantified and hence the effect
thereof on profit and liability is unascertained.
Except for the above, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and
Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report have
been prepared in compliance with the applicable accounting standards
referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors of the Company,
none of the Directors is disqualified 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 Act;
f) i) The Company has not taken prior sanction of Board and/or approval
of the CentralGovernment far entering into contracts as required under
Section 297
(1) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of fallowing transactions:
Nature of Transaction Closing Maximum
Name of the
Persons Transaction
Amount Balance Amount
(Rs (Rs (Rs.)
Purchases 1,16,81,328
VinayakTubes 1/74/53,783 59''29''922 95''97''167
Riddi Siddhi
& Co ~ Sales 12,73,112 ~ (3,371) 12,76,139
Sarayu Issue
Management Services 24.818 42.354 70,000
Pvt. Ltd._
Vinayak
Steels Purchases 5.48.447 1,60,98,849 1,60,98,849
bales 1,66,47,296
Excel tubes
Corporation Sales 35,61,275 9,98,912 17,13,442
Madras Steels
& Tubes Purchases 47.52.377 12,74,355 65,12,150
Sales 2,52,28,651
Amount in brackets indicate amount payable by the company
ii) The company has not taken approval of shareholders by way of
special resolution to appoint Mr Rishi Jalan, a relative of director on
a yearly remuneration of Rs. 6,00,000 under section 314(1) of companies
Act''1956.
iii) The service tax credit of Rs. 17,01,726 is outstanding in books of
accounts but the amount is not reflected in service tax register. The
company is not having proper records for the utilization of service tax
credit and in our opinion the amount may not be available for credit.
The current assets are overstated by Rs. 17,01,726.
iv) The Company has not ascertained and disclosed information as
required by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,
2006. (refer note II (j) in Schedule 20 - Notes to Accounts).
g) Subject to our remarks in clause (b), (d) and (f) above, in our
opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account
and Cash Flow Statement together with the Notes thereon and attached
thereto, give in the prescribed manner, the information required by the
Act and also 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 Loss for the
year ended on that date; and
iii in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of Auditors'' Report of even date to
the members of Mahalaxmi Seamless Limited on the Accounts for the year
ended March 31, 2011
1. a) In our opinion Company is not maintaining proper records to show
full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its
fixed assets.
b) As explained to us, the fixed assets of the Company have been
physically verified during the year by the Management, but in view of
inadequate fixed asset records we are unable to comment on
discrepancies.
c) The Company has not disposed off substantial parts of fixed assets
during the year.
2. a) As explained to us, the inventory of the Company has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and at the year
end. Inventory lying with third parties and in transit have been verified
by the management with reference to the confirmation received from them
and/or subsequent receipt of goods.
b) Based on the explanations provided, in our opinion, 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) In our opinion, the company has not maintained proper stock records
showing quantitative details of each class of inventory. Hence, we are
unable to comment whether the discrepancies between the physical
inventory and the book records noticed on physical verification as
mentioned in 2(a) above are material or not.
3. a) 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 Act.
b) The Company has taken interest free unsecured loans from Companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act.
No of Parties Maximum amount Closing Balance
outstanding (Rs)
(Rs)
One(l) 7,00,000 Nil
c) In our opinion the term and conditions of such loan are prima facie
not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
4. In our opinion, there are no adequate internal control procedures
to 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, during the course of our audit we have neither
come across nor have we been informed of any instance of continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control
procedures.
5. i) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the Company has entered into the transaction exceeding Rs. 5,00,000 that need
to be entered in the register pursuant
to Section 301 of the Act.
ii) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the transaction made in pursuance of such contract or
arrangement and aggregating during the year to rupees five lacs or more
in respect of each party have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regards to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time,
where such prices are available.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits under the provisions of
Section 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company''s present internal audit system is not
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
8. The Company has not maintained cost records in terms of Section 209
(l)(d) of the Act for its products.
9. a) According to the books and records as produced and examined by
us in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices in India and
also based on Management representations, in our opinion 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 material statutory dues as applicable, with
the appropriate authorities in India except as given below :
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to Due Date .Date of
Statute the Dues (Rs.) which the Payment
amount
relates
Maharashtra Profession 3,356 March
2010 20th
April Not Paid
till
Profession Tax 2010 date
Tax, 1975
Finance Act, Service
Tax 7938 September, 05th
October, Not Paid
till
1994 2009 2009 date
Finance Act, Service
Tax 47,487 February 05th
March Not Paid
till
1994 2010 2010 date
Finance Act, Service
Tax 51,083 March
2010 31st
March, Not Paid
till
1994 2010 date
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are
no dues of Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Custom Duty, Service Tax, Excise
Duty and cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate
authority on account of any dispute.
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end .of the
financial year and it has incurred cash losses in the current financial
year and in the immediately proceeding financial years.
11. According to the records of the Company, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution or banks during
the year.
12. 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, considering the nature of activities carried on by
the Company during the year, the provisions of any special statute
applicable to chit fund/ nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not
applicable to it.
14. The Company has not dealt or traded in shares, securities,
debentures or other investments during the year.
15. As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for the
loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions during the
year.
16. On the basis of review of utilization of funds on overall basis
and related information available to us, the term loans taken by the
Company have been applied for the purposes for which they are obtained.
17. On the basis of review of utilization of funds on an overall
basis, related information as made available to us and as represented
to us by the Management, funds raised on short term basis have not been
used for long term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year.
19. The Company has not issued debentures.
20 The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
21. Based on our examination of the books of accounts carried out in
accordance with the generally accepted Auditing Standards in India and
according to the information and explanations given to us we report
that no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For V.B. GOEL & CO.
Chartered Accountants
FRN - 115906W
(Vikas Goel)
Partner
Membership No. 39287
Place: Mumbai
Date: 1-12-11 |