We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Sagar Cements Limited as
at 31st March, 2011 and the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended
on that date annexed thereto and the Cash Flow Statement for the year
ended on that date. 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.
We conduct 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.
1. 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.
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 purpose of our
audit;
b. In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those 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 accounts;
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 written representations received from the 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;
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts 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 at 31* 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 the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 of
our Report
1. The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
2. Some of the fixed assets were physically verified during the year
by the management in accordance with a programme of verification, which
in our opinion provides for physical verification of all the fixed
assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such physical verification.
3. As per information and explanation given by the management during
the year, the company has not disposed off a substantial part of its
fixed assets and going concern assumption of the company is not
affected.
4. As explained to us, inventories were physically verified during the
year by the management at reasonable intervals.
5. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the company and the nature of its business.
6. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
7. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not granted or taken any loans, secured or unsecured to /
from companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
8. As the company has not granted or taken loans to / from companies,
firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the clause relating to rate of interest
and other terms and conditions of loans given or taken by the company,
secured or unsecured, which are prima facie prejudicial to the interest
of the company is not applicable to the company.
9. As the company has not taken loans from / granted to companies,
firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the clause relating to the regular
payment of principal amount and interest is not applicable to the
company.
10. As the company has not taken loans from or granted to companies,
firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the clause relating to steps taken for
recovery / payment of the principal and interest on overdue amount of
more than one lakh, is not applicable to the company.
11. 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 purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods. During the course of our audit, no major
weakness has been noticed in the internal control.
12. a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of
the opinion that the transactions that need to be entered into the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have
been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs in respect of
any party during the year, have been made at prices which are
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
13. The company has not accepted deposits from the public during the
year.
14. In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during the
year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
1 5. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has made and maintained accounts and records
prescribed by the Central Government under Section 209 (1) (d) of the
Companies Act, 1956. However, we have not carried out any detailed
examination of such records.
16. According to the records of the company, the company is 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, Customs
Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and any other statutory dues applicable to it.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
details of dues on sales tax, excise duty and others which have not
been deposited as on 31 * March, 2011 on account of disputes are given
below:
Sl. Name of the Statute Amount Amount Period to Forum where
No. (Nature of dues) Rs. Deposited which the the dispute
under
protest amount is pending
Rs. Relates
1 A.P. TRANSCO 1,73,50,747 1,08,02,441 1999.00 Voltage
Surcharge &
grid
supporting
charges. Filed
an appeal with
Division Bench,
High Court of
A.P.
2 Sale Tax
Authorities 1,09,40,297 27,35,074 2009-10 Tax on sale of
Fixed Assets,
Contested before
the State
Appellate
Tribunal.
19,60,832 4,90,208 1999-00 Interest on
delayed payment.
Filed an Appeal
before the
Appellate
Tribunal
3 Income Tax
Authorities 74,98,000 2006-07 Disallowances
of certain
expenditure,
contested
before the
Commissioner
11,42,000 - 2008-09 (Appeals)
4 Central Excise 2,24,95,200 1,95,00,000 2008-09 Denying the
benefit of
Cenvat
Authorities credit on
capital good,
Filed an Appeal
with CESTAT,
Bangalore
18. The company has no accumulated losses and it has not incurred any
cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and the
immediately preceding financial year.
19. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
financial institutions, banks or debenture holders.
20. The company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
21. The company is not a chit fund or nidhi or mutual fund / society
and hence the provisions of Clause 4 (xiii) of the Companies (Auditor''s
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the company.
22. The company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments and hence the provisions of Clause 4
(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the company.
23. As the company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions, the provisions of Clause 4
(xv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable
to the company.
24. In our opinion, the term loans taken by the company have been
applied for the purpose for which they were raised.
25. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an over all examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investment. No long term funds have been used for short term assets.
26. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not made preferential allotment of shares to parties and
companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
27. According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period covered by our audit report, the company has not issued any
debentures.
28. During the year, the company has not raised monies by public
issue.
29. According to the information and explanations given to us and the
books and records examined by us, no fraud on or by the company has
been noticed or reported during the year.
For P.Srinivasan & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Hyderabad K.Ranganathan
12th July, 2011 Partner
M.No.10842
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