1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of NUCLEUS SOFTWARE
EXPORTS LIMITED as at 31 March, 2011, the Profit & Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that date both
annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Companys 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 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 & 5 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 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
those books;
c. the Balance Sheet, the 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, the Profit & Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
e. in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the
notes thereon, give the information required by the Companies Act,
1956, in the manner so required, 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 31 March, 2011 and
ii. in the case of the Profit & Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
iii. in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
f. on the basis of written representations received from directors as
on 31 March, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub
section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
report of even date)
Having regard to the nature of the Companys business, clauses (ii),
(viii), (x), (xi), (xii) (xiv), (xv) and (xix) of paragraph 4 of CARO
are not applicable.
1. 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 a program of physically verifying all its fixed
assets in a phased manner over a period of three years, which in our
opinion is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
nature of its business. In accordance with this program, fixed assets
were physically verified by the management during the year and
according to the information and explanations given to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c. The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
2. a. The Company has granted unsecured loans to two wholly owned
subsidiary companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount outstanding during
the year was Rs.71,742,356 and the balance of such loan as at 31 March
2011 is Rs.71,500,356. As informed to us, the Company has not granted
any other loan, secured or unsecured to other companies, firms or other
parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
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.
b. Of the abovementioned two loans, one loan of Rs.49,160,356 is
non-interest bearing. In our opinion and according to the information
and explanations given to us, other terms and conditions of such loans
given by the Company are prima facie, not prejudicial to the interest
of the Company.
c. According to the terms of the loan agreement no portion of
principal amount was repayable during the current year.
d. There are no amounts overdue as at 31 March 2011 in respect of loan
granted in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement.
3. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and having regard to the explanation that services rendered
are for the specialised requirements of the buyers and suitable
alternative sources are not available for obtaining comparable
quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchase of fixed assets and sale of services. The Companys
operations did not give rise to purchase of inventory and sale of goods
during the current year.
4. In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations provided to us:
(a) The particular of contracts or arrangements referred to Section 301
that needed to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs. 5 lakh in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at price which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time.
5. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public, within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rules, 1975.
6. In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during the
year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management is
commensurate with the Size of the Company and the nature of its
business.
7. According to the information and explanations provided to us in
respect of statutory dues:
a. The Company has generally deposited its statutory dues including
Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax,
Service Tax, Professional Tax, Work Contract Tax and Cess within the
prescribed time with the appropriate authorities during the year. There
are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of these dues for a period
of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b. We are informed that the operations of the Company during the year
did not give rise to any liability for Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Wealth Tax, Custom Duty and Excise Duty.
c. We are informed that there are no dues in respect of Income Tax,
Sales Tax, Service Tax and Cess which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute except the following:
Name of
the statute Nature of
the dues Total amount
involved Period to
which the Forum where
dispute is
(Rupees) amount relates pending
Income-tax
Act, 1961 Income-tax 1,364,572 Assessment year Income-tax
Appellate
2005-06 Tribunal
Income-tax
Act, 1961 Income-tax 1,122,734 Assessment year Income-tax
Appellate
2006-07 Tribunal
Income-tax
Act, 1961 Income-tax 1,153,664 Assessment year Commissio
-ner of Income
2007-08 Tax (Appeals)
8. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit
fund / society. Accordingly, provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order
are not applicable to the Company.
9. Based on the examination of the books of account and related
records and according to the information and explanations provided to
us, no term loans were obtained by the Company.
10. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used
for long-term investment.
11. According to the information and explanation given to us, 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.
12. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during the
year. Accordingly, the provisions of clause (xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
13. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the
Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(registration No. 015125N)
Sd/-
JITENDRA AGARWAL
Gurgaon Partner
May 1, 2011 (Membership No. 87104)
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