1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of RELIANCE PETROLEUM
LIMITED as at March 31,2008 and also 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 financial statements based on our audit.
No Profit and Loss Account has been prepared since the Company is yet
to commence its revenue operations and the necessary details as per
part II of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 have been disclosed
in Note no. 1 of Schedule J as Project Development Expenditure.
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 in terms of Section 227(4A) 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 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 and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet 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. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on March 31, 2008 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2008 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act,1956;
vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts together with 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
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2008; and
b) 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 3 of our report of even date)
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets on the
basis of available information.
b) As explained to us, all the fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management in a phased periodical manner, which in our
opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and
nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
physical verification.
c) In our opinion, the Company has not disposed off a substantial part
of its fixed assets during the year and the going concern status of the
Company is not affected.
(ii) In respect of its inventories :
a) The inventories have been physically verified during the year by the
management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
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 nature of its business.
c) The Company has maintained proper records of inventories. As
explained to us, there was no material discrepancies noticed on
physical verification of inventories as compared to the book records.
(iii) The Company has not granted or taken any loan secured/ unsecured
to / from Companies, Firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly,
clause 4(iii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 is not
applicable to the Company.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an internal control system commensurate with the
size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of
inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods. During the financial
year, the Company did not undertake any activity of sale of services.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in the internal control system.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered in the register required to
be maintained under that section.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year. Therefore, the provisions of clause (vi) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
(vii) In our opinion the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Companys project for setting up refinery and polypropylene plant is at
advance stage of construction and the Company has not commenced the
commercial production and hence maintenance of cost records is not
applicable during the year under audit.
(ix) In respect of statutory dues :
a) According to the records of the Company, undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and any other material statutory dues, to the extent
applicable, have been generally regularly deposited with the
appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations
given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid
dues were outstanding as at March 31, 2008 for a period of more than
six months from the date they became payable;
b) The disputed statutory dues aggregating to Rs. 37 04 397, that has
not been deposited on account of disputed matters pending before
appropriate authority is as under :
Name of Nature of Amount
the Dues (in Statute Rupees)
Customs Custom 37 04 397
Act, 1962 Duty
Period to Forum
which the where
amount dispute is
relates pending
2006-07 Commissioner
of Customs
(Appeals)
(x) The Company has been registered for a period less than five years
and hence the provisions of clause 4 (x) of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the Company has
not defaulted in repayment of dues to the financial institutions and
banks. The Company has not issued any debentures.
(xii) In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us and
based on the information available, no loans and advances have been
granted by the Company 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 Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefits
fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the
Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of the
transactions and contracts in respect of investments in mutual funds
and timely entries have been made therein. All the investments 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 and financial institution.
(xvi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, in our opinion, the term
loans raised were prima facie been either used for the purposes for
which they were raised or pending utilisation been temporarily invested
in mutual funds.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, there are
no funds raised on short term basis during the year under audit and
hence the question of using the same for long term investment does not
arise.
(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) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any debentures during the year under audit.
(xx) The Company has not raised any monies by way of public issue
during the year.
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Rajesh Chaturvedi P. R. Barpande
Partner Partner
Membership No.: 45882 Membership No.: 15291
Mumbai
April 16, 2008
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