We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Shriram City Union
Finance Limited as at 31st March, 2011 and the related Profit and Loss
Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto which we have signed under reference to this report. The
financial statements relating to the Corporate Region have been audited
by us and Other Regions audited by Branch Auditors whose reports were
forwarded to and considered by us. 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 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
providesareasonablebasisforouropinion.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Government Of India in terms of section 227(4A) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and on the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate
and according to the information and explanations given to us during
the course of audit, a statement on matters specified in the said order
has been given in the Annexure hereof.
2. Further toour comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 1
above, we reportthat:
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 those
books.
c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
accou nt.
d) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Balance Sheet .Profit and Loss Account and the 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 and taken on record by the company, none of the directors are
disqualified as on 31st, March 2011 from being appointed as a director
in terms of clause (g) of subsection (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) inthecaseof balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the company
as at 31 st March 2011;
(ii) inthecaseof 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
fortheyearended on that date.
Annexure to Auditors'' Report
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 of the Auditors- Report of even date)
Re: Shriram City Union Finance Limited (''the Company'')
I. a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b. All fixed assets have not been physically verified bythe management
during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which,
in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company
and the nature of its assets. As informed, no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification.
c. There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during theyear.
II. The Company is primarily engaged in financing activities which
does not involve maintenance of any inventory.
III. As informed, the Company has not granted or taken any loans,
secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in
the register maintainedundersection301oftheAct.
IV. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of fixed assets. During the course of our audit, no major
weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of
these areas. There is no sale of services.
V. According to the information and explanation provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that there are no transactions with
reference to contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of
the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under
section 301.
VI. In respect of deposits accepted, in our opinion and according to
the information and explanations given to us, directives issued bythe
Reserve Bankof India and the provisions of sections 58A, 58AA or any
other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed there under,
to the extent applicable, have been complied with. We are informed by
the management that no order has been passed by the Company Law Board,
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or
any otherTribunal.
VII. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
VIII. As per the information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under section
209(1) (d) of the Act.
IX. A) On the basis of our examination of theCompany''s books and
records and on the basis of information and explanations given to us
the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees'' state insurance, income tax, wealth tax, sales tax, customs
duty, excise duty, cess and any other statutory dues with appropriate
authorities.
B.) On the basis of information and explanations given to us and the
relevant documents produced before us, the following dues have not been
deposited on account of dispute
Amount Years to which
the Forum where
dispute
Name of the
statute Nature of dues (Rs in
lacs) amount relates is pending
Wealth Tax
Act, 1957 Wealth tax
demands 0.75 A.Y.2001-02 CIT(Appeals)
Wealth Tax
Act, 1957 Wealth tax
demands 0.57 A.Y.2002-03 CIT(Appeals)
Wealth Tax
Act, 1957 Wealth tax
demands 0.43 A.Y.2003-04 CIT(Appeals)
Finance Act,
1994 Service tax on
hire purchase 1553.08 2001-02 to
2007-08 Before Madras
(Service Tax) and lease
transactions High Court
X. The company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
XI. Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, it appears that Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution,
bankordebenture holders.
XII. Based on our examination of documents and records, we are of the
opinion that the Company has maintained adequate records where the
Company has granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way
of pledge of shares, debentures and othersecurities.
XIII. In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/
mutual benefit fund /society.
XIV. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
XV. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions.
XVI. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, in our opinion, term loans
availed by the Company were, prima facie, applied by the Company during
the year for the purposes for which the loans were obtained other than
funds temporarily invested pending utilization of the funds forthe
intended use.
XVII. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company and
considering the nature of the business and activity being carried on,
we report that no funds raised on short- term basis have been used for
long-term investment.
XVIM.The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act.
XIX. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has created security or charge in respect of debentures issued.
XX. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
XXI. Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
For Pijush Gupta & Co.
Firm Registration No: 309015E
Chartered Accountants
Ramendra Nath Das
Place: Chennai Partner
Date: 26,hMay, 2011 Membership No. 014125
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