1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ORIENT PRESS LIMITED,
as at 31st March, 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 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (the
''order'') as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the
''Act''), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note B.9 of
Schedule S regarding non-provision for taxation under section 115JB of
the Income Tax Act,1961, based on expert opinion according to which non
rejection of grant of relief u/s.115JB and other reliefs under the said
Act by Tax Authorities as directed by the Board for Industrial and
Financial Reconstruction in the sanctioned Rehabilitation Scheme for
their consideration for which Company has submitted all the details and
the matter is pending disposal with them .
5. 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 Act;
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2011 from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Act;
(vi) 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
accounting policies and notes to accounts appearing in schedule S
give the information required by the Act, 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 31st March, 2011;
b. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
c. in 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 THREE OF OUR
REPORT OF EVEN DATE
(1) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given io us, the nature of the Company''s business / activities during
the year are such that clauses (xiii) and (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the
order are not applicable to the company.
(2) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, fixed
assets of the Company have been physically verified by the Management
during the year which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
ihe size of the Company and the nature of its assets. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no discrepancies were noticed
en such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
company has not disposed off substantial part of fixed assets which
could affect the going concern status of the company.
(3) (a) The inventory of the company has been physically verified by
the Management at the end of :he year except in case of inventory lying
with third parties, in our opinion, the frequency r>f verification is
reasonable.
(b) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business. In case of
inventory lying with third parties, confirmation have been obtained for
Inventory held by them at the end of year.
(c) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given io us, the company has maintained proper records of inventory and
the discrepancies noticed on physical verification between the physical
stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly
dealt with in the books of account.
(4) (a) The company has not granted any secured or unsecured loan to
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act during the year. Therefore, comments
under clause 4(iii)(a) to (d) of the order are not applicable.
(b) The Company has taken interest bearing unsecured loans from a party
and two companies and also interest free loan from one of the said
companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Act. The maximum amount involved during the year was
Rs.6,70,91,287/- and the year-end balance of such loans was
Rs.6,05,60,200/-.
(c) In our opinion, the rate of interest (wherever applicable) and
other terms and conditions on which unsecured loans have been taken
from a party and two Companies listed in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the
interest of the company.
(d) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
unsecured loans taken from a party and two Companies are without any
stipulations as to repayment and hence question of regular repayment of
principal amounts does not arise.
(5) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate interna! control procedures
commensurate with the size ct the company and the nature of its
business for the purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for sale of
goods and services. Further, on the basis of our examination and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we have
neither come across nor have we been informed of any instance of major
weakness in the aforesaid internal control procedures. However, the
same needs to be strengthened.
(6) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in section 301 of the Act 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, in respect of transactions of purchase of goods and
services made in pursuance of contracts or arrangements entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Act and exceeding the
value of rupees five lakhs in respect of a party during the period,
have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the
prevailing market prices for such goods and services at the relevant
time.
(7) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section
58A, Section 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the
deposits accepted from the public. Accordingly, there have been no
proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or any Court or any other Tribunal in this matter and no order
has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities,
(8) The Internal Audit is being conducted by a firm of Chartered
Accountants appointed by the management and in our opinion, the same
commensurates with the size and nature of company''s business,
(9) The Centra! Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost
records under section 209(1)(d) of the Act fo any of the products
manufactured by the company.
(10) (a) On the basis of information available, 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, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other
statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of investor education and
protection fund, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom
duty, excise duty and cess were in arrears, as at 31st March, 2011 for
a period of more than six months from the date they became payable
except the following :
Nature of dues Amount (Rs.) Period to which
the amount relates
Sales Tax, Central 16,81,502 November, 2002
Sales Tax and Works onwards
Contract Tax Liability
Rates & Taxes 1,00,339 September, 2006
onwards
Service Tax 2,18,350 May, 2009
onwards
(c) As at 31st March, 2011, according to the records of the company and
the information and explanations given to us, the following are the
particulars of disputed dues on account of income tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty and cess matters that
have not been deposited:
Nature of Amount Period to which Forum where
dues (Rs.) the amount pending
relates
Fringe Benefit 43,033 2006-07 Commissioner
Tax Of Income Tax
(Appeals)
(11)The Company does not have any accumulatec losses as at 31st March,
2011. The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year ended on that date and also in the immediately preceding financial
period.
(12) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its
Bank. The Company has not obtained any borrowings from any financial
institutions or by way of debentures.
(13)The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(14)To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions.
(15)To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no term loans were obtained
by the company during the year.
(16) According to the Cash Flow Statement and other records examined by
us and the information and explanations given to us, on an overall
basis, funds raised on short term basis have prima facie, not been used
during the year for long term investment.
(17)According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment during the year to
companies / firms / parties covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act.
(18)The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and hence
creation of security or charge for the same is not applicable.
(19) The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
(20)According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud
on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For B.L. Sarda & Associates
Firm Registration No.109266W
Chartered Accountants
(B.L. Sarda)
Partner
M. No. 14568
Place : Mumbai
Date : 11th August, 2011
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