1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Punjab Communications
Limited (“the Company'') 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 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 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
purpose 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) Subject to our observations in para (vii) below, we are of the
opinion that 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) In terms of Government of India, Department of Corporate Affairs
Notification No. GSR 829(E) dated 21st October, 2003, Government
companies are exempt from the applicability of provisions of Section
274(1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956;
(vi) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any rules under the said section
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
(vii) a) Attention is invited to Note No. 14 of schedule 23 regarding
realization of investment of Rs. 700 lacs in the Bonds of UP Co-operative
Spinning Mills Federation Ltd and interest of Rs. 968.43 lacs accruing up
to 12.07.2005 consequent to the ex-parte decree awarded by Court
against the UP State Government, which is pending for execution before
the lower court. In view of the uncertainty involved in the realization
of interest, the interest accrued amounting to Rs. 968.43 lacs up to
12.07.2005 i.e. date of deposit of the decreed amount by the UP
Government, and for the period subsequent thereto, has not been
recognized as income.
b) Reference is invited to Note No. 12 of schedule 23 regarding revenue
recognition of Rs. 104.69 lacs in respect of sales for which risks and
rewards of ownership have remained with the Company which is in
contravention of Accounting Standard on AS-9 “Revenue Recognition”
issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
c) As detailed at Accounting Policy 1(b) of Schedule 22, certain items
of income and expenditure have been accounted for on cash basis. Impact
of such treatment on profits of the year has not been ascertained.
Subject to the above, we are of the opinion that to the best of our
information and according to the explanations given to us, the said
accounts, read together with notes thereon, 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 31st March, 2011; and
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date.
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
(As referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) As explained to us, fixed assets have been physically verified by
the management at the end of the year. Considering the size of the
Company and nature of its fixed assets, no material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year did not constitute a
substantial part of the total fixed assets and therefore do not affect
the going concern assumption.
2. a) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified by
the management at the end of the year.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification 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, the Company has maintained proper records of its inventories and
the discrepancies noticed on physical verification between physical
stock and book records were not material and have been adequately dealt
with in the books of account.
3. The Company has neither granted any secured/unsecured loans to, nor
taken secured/unsecured loans from, any Company, firm or other parties
listed in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
4. The Company has adequate internal control procedures commensurate
with the size of the company and nature of its business with regard to
purchase of stores, raw material including components, plant and
machinery, equipment and other assets and for sale of goods. We have
not come across any major weakness in internal control.
5. There are no transactions, which need to be entered in register
maintained under section 301 of the Act.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from public during the
year.
7. In our opinion, the internal audit system prevalent in the Company
is commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business.
8. We have been informed that the Central Government has not
prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of
the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of any of the Company''s products.
9. a) According to the records of the Company, it is regular in
depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income tax,
sales tax, wealth tax, custom 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 31st March 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, there
were no disputed amounts in respect of income tax, sales tax, custom
duty, excise duty, etc which were outstanding in the books of accounts
as at 31st March 2011 except for the following:
(i) The excise duty demand including penalty and interest aggregating
to Rs. 251.67 lacs (net of pre- deposit) is disputed and the appeal is
pending before the Central Excise Tribunal;.
The following demands have been raised in respect of disputed dues
pending before various statutory authorities:
(ii) The excise and custom duty demand of Rs. 30.20 lacs is disputed with
excise and custom department.
(iii) The Sales Tax demand including interest aggregating to Rs. 14.85
lacs (net of pre-deposit) is disputed and the appeal is pending at the
office of Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Andhra Pradesh.
10. The Company does not have any accumulated losses. The Company has
not incurred cash losses in the current financial year and in the
immediately preceding financial year.
11. The Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any
financial institution or bank or debenture holders.
12. The Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to Chit fund,
Nidhi or mutual benefit fund, society are not applicable to the
Company.
14. The Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures or other investments. Hence, requirements of paragraph
4(XIV) are not applicable to the Company.
15. According to information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not given any guarantee in respect of loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
16. The Company has not obtained any term loans during the year.
17. According to the cash flow statement and other records examined by
us and on the basis of information and explanations given to us, funds
raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.
18. The company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money through public issue of
shares during the year.
21. Based upon the audit procedures performed and information and
explanations given to us by the management, we report that no fraud on
or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Raj Gupta & Co.
Chartered Accountants
FRN: 000203N
Raj Kumar Gupta
Place: Chandigarh Partner
Dated: November 02, 2011 Membership Number: 017039
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