1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Max India Limited
(''the Company'') as at March 31, 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 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 (as
amended) issued by the Central 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 specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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;
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 sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the 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 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 Companies Act, 1956.
vi. 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;
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss for the year
ended on that date; and
c) 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 OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE MAX
INDIA LIMITED (''THE COMPANY'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All 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. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets 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. Inventories lying with outside parties have been confirmed
by them as at the year end.
(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.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given 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. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(iii) (a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable
to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(e) According to information and explanations given to us, 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, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii)
(e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not
commented upon.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system 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 and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
the internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, 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 from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit
systemcommensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products of the Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally 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.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
manner and the amount of cess payable under section 441 A of 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 information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax,
sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory
dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues
outstanding of income-tax, sales tax, wealth-tax, service tax, custom
duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, other than the
following:
Name of the Nature of the Dues Amount Period to Forum where
Statute (Rs.in
lacs) which the dispute is
pending
amount
relates
Central
Excise Excise duty demand
on valuation of
goods 149.77 1997-98 CESTAT, New Delhi
Act, 1944 cleared for captive
consumption. to
2008-09
Central
Excise Reversal of Cenvat
credit on various 1,527.54 1999-00 Commissioner,
Act, 1944 grounds. to Chandigarh
2010-11
Finance Act, Service tax demands
on various matters 113.82 2001-02 Commissioner,
1994
(Service to (Appeals)
Tax) 2008-09
Finance Act, Service tax demands
on various matters 5.93 2005-06 Joint
Commissioner
1994
(Service Tax)
Finance Act, Service tax demands
on various matters 202.11 1997-98 CESTAT, New Delhi
1994
(Service to
Tax) 2000-01
Income
Tax Act, Income tax d em ands
on vario us 259.80 2002-03 Income Tax
1961 disallowances to Appellate
Tribunal,
2007-08 Amritsar
Income
Tax Act, Income tax dem and on
erstwhile subsidiary 24,927.76 1999-00 High Court
1961 Max Telecom Ventures
Limited.
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year. The Company has incurred cash losses in the current year. In the
immediately preceding financial year, the Company had not incurred cash
losses.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, bank or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In respect of dealing/ trading in shares, securities, debentures
and other 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. The shares, securities, debentures and other investments have
been held by the Company, in its own name.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from banks and
financial institutions, the terms and conditions whereof, in our
opinion, are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(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 or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company has unsecured debentures outstanding during the year,
on which no security or charge is required to be created.
(xx) The company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
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 year.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per MANOJ GUPTA
Partner
Membership No.: 83906
Gurgaon
May 26, 2011
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