We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Praj Industries 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 Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these fi
-nancial statements based on our audit.
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 fi
-nancial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and signifi cant 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.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order,2003 (the
Order) 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 specifi ed in the
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
2. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 1
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 the
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) 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;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualifi ed as on
31st March, 2011 from being appointed as Director in terms of Clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956 on the
said date;
f) 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
Companys Accounting Policies and the Notes thereto, 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:
i. in case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as on 31st March, 2011
ii. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit 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 to the Auditors Report
Referred to in paragraph 1 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) The Company has a regular programme of physical verifi cation of fi
-xed assets by which major fixed assets are verifi ed by the management
at reasonable intervals. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical
verifi cation is reasonable having regards to the size of the Company
and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verifi cation.
(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and
therefore do not affect the going concern assumption.
ii. (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with
the third parties, has been physically verifi ed by the management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verifi cation is
reasonable. For stocks lying with the third parties at the year end,
written confi rmations have been obtained.
(b) The procedures for the physical verifi cation of inventories
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 and according to information and explanations given
to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the
inventory, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory.
Discrepancies noticed on verifi cation between the physical stocks and
the book records were not material and have been appropriately dealt
with in the books of account.
iii. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to or from companies, fi rms or other parties covered in the
registered maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
(the Act). Therefore, the provisions of sub-clause (b), (c), (d),
(e), (f) and (g) of sub-para (iii) of para 4 of the Order are not
applicable.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and
with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, there is no
continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control
system.
v. In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, there are no contracts and arrangements the particulars of which
need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Act.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
Therefore, the provisions of Section 58A and 58AA and any other
relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed
thereunder are not applicable.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
viii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records
under Section 209(1) (d) of the Act for any of the products
manufactured / services rendered by the Company.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the
Company has been regular in depositing amounts deducted / accrued in
the books of account in respect of 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 with
the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of 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 were in arrears as at 31st March, 2011
for the period of more than six months from the date they became
payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs
Duty and Excise Duty, which have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of disputes other than those
mentioned below:
Name of statute Nature of dues Amount Period to
which Forum where
pending
(in millions) the amount
relates
Central Sales Tax Demand on
account 1.19 F.Y. 2003-04 Deputy
Commissioner
Act, 1956 of non-
submission of (Appeals)
statutory
declaration
forms
x. The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the fi
nancial year and has not incurred any cash losses in the financial
year and the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in payment of dues to its
bankers or to any financial institutions. The Company did not have any
outstanding debentures during the year.
xii. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the nature of activities of the Company does not attract
any Special Statute applicable to Chit Fund, Nidhi or Mutual Benefi t
Fund / Society.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. However, in respect of transactions relating to
investment in securities, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts during the year and timely entries have been
made therein. Further, such securities have been held by the Company in
its own name.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
xvi. The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the
year.
xvii. 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.
xviii. According to the information and explanations given to us,
during the year, the Company has not made preferential allotment of
shares to parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301
of the Act.
xix. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues.
xxi. Based on the audit procedures performed 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 and on behalf of
B. K. Khare & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 105102W
Padmini Khare Kaicker
Place : Pune Partner
Date : 24th May, 2011 Membership No. 044784
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