1) We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of MRF Limited as at 30th
September, 2011, and also the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year ended on that date. 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 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 prepared, in all material respects, in
accordance with an identified financial reporting framework and are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and the disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the 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 Companies Act, 1 956 and according to the information and
explanations given to us during the course of the audit and on the
basis of such checks as were considered appropriate, 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
audit;
i) 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 requirements
of the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section
211 of the Companies Act, 1 956;
v) on the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 30th September, 2011 and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as
on 30th September, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of
clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1
956; and
vi) in our op in ion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the said accounts, read with note 1 -R
in the notes forming part of the accounts, in respect of change in
accounting policy relating to depreciation and read together with the
other notes thereon, give the information required by the Companies
Act, 1956 in the manner so required and also 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 30th September, 2011;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date, and
c) i n the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
(Referred to in Paragraph 3 of our Report of even date)
i) a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets;
b) As explained to us, the fixed assets have been physically verified
by the management, at reasonable intervals, in accordance with a phased
programme of verification, which in our opinion, is reasonable,
considering the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No
material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification;
c) The Company has not disposed of any substantial part of its fixed
assets so as to affect its going concern status.
i) a) The inventory has been physically verified by the management
during the year at reasonable intervals, except for materials lying
with third parties, where confirmations are obtained;
b) The procedures of physical verification of the inventory followed by
the management are, in our opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation
to the size of the Company and nature of its business;
c) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii) 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 Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clauses
4(iii) (b) to (d) of the Order are not applicable.
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, 1956. Accordingly, clauses
4(iii) (f) and (g) of the Order are not applicable.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control
system.
v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information, explanations and representations given to us, we are of
the opinion that particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to
in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that Section.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 exceeding the value of rupees five lacs in
respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are
reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at that time.
vi) The Company has complied with the directives issued by the Reserve
Bank of India and provisions of Section 58A, 58AA and other relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1 956 and the rules formed there under
with regard to deposits accepted from the Public. No order has been
passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or
Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in this
regard.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
viii) We have broadly reviewed the Books of Account maintained by the
Company as prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost
records under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1 956 and are of
the opinion that prima- facie the prescribed accounts and records have
been made and maintained. However, we have not carried out a detailed
examination of the accounts and records.
ix) a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is 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,
Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other statutory dues with
appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of such
statutory dues which have remained outstanding as at 30th September,
2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable;
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
details of disputed sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty and income-tax
which have not been deposited as at 30th September, 2011 on account of
any dispute, are as under:
Statute and
nature of Financial
year to Forum where Rs
dues which the
matter the dispute is crore
pertains pending
Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956 & VAT Laws
Sales tax/VAT
and 2002-03 Appellate 0.09
penalty Commissioner
1992-93, 1994-95, Appellate 2.07
1995-96,
1997-98 to Tribunal
2004-05 &
2006-08
1993-94 &
1996-97 High Court 0.37
1996-97,
2000-01 to Supreme 0.54
2002-03 Court
Customs
Act, 1962
Customs
Duty and 2003-04 Appellate 0.16
penalty Tribunal
1992-93 to
1994-95 High Court 74.89
Central
Excise Act,
1944
Excise
duty and 1997-98,
1998-99 & Appellate 0.09
penalty 2006-07 Commissioner
1993-94,
1996-97 to Appellate 4.49
2005-06 Tribunal
2001-02 Supreme 0.06
Court
Income
Tax, 1961
Income Tax 2002-03 to
2005-06 Appellate 21.38
& 2008-09 Commissioner
Andhra
Pradesh
Electricity
Regulatory
Commission
Cess on own
power 2003-04 to
2010-11 High Court 4.43
Fuel
Surcharge 2008-09 High Court 2.53
x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and has not incurred cash losses in the current financial year and
in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of its dues to banks and
debenture holders.
xii) The Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures or other securities.
xiii) The provisions of any special statute applicable to Chit Fund, N
id hi or Mutual Benefit Fund/Societies are not applicable to the
Company.
xiv) The Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures or other investments. Accordingly, requirements of Clause
4(xiv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks and financial institutions.
xvi) On the basis of the records examined by us, and relying on the
information compiled by the Company for correlating the funds raised to
the end use of term loans, the Company has, prima-facie, applied the
term loans for the purposes for which they were obtained.
xvii) According to the information and explanation 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
investments.
xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix) The Company has during the year issued 9.07% and 1 0.09% Secured
Redeemable Non-Convertible debentures amounting to Rs 200 crore and Rs
500 crore respectively, each having a Face Value of Rs 10,00,000/-. The
Company has created security in respect of the debentures issued.
xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public ssues during
the year. Hence the requirements of clause 4(xx) of the said Order are
not applicable to the Company.
xxi) On the basis of our examination and according to the nformation
and explanations given to us, considering the size of the Company and
nature of its business, no fraud, on or by the Company, has been
noticed or reported during the year.
For Sastri & Shah For M. M. Nissim and Co.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn. No. 003643S Firm Regn. No. 107122W
C.Sri Ram N. Kashinath
Partner Partner
Mem. No. 005897 Mem. No. 36490
Chennai, Dated 29th November, 2011 |