1. We have audited the attached Balance sheet of SIMPLEX PROJECTS LTD.
as at 31st March, 2010 and also the profit and loss account and the
cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed there to.
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.
2. 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
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 and as
amended by Company (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order 2004 “the
order”, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we set out
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in Paragraph 4 and
5 of the said order.
4. We did not audit the financial statement of the foreign branch of
the Company. These financial statements have been audited by the other
auditor, whose report have been furnished to us, and our opinion, in so
far as it relates to the amounts included in respect of the said
foreign branch, is based solely on the reports of the other auditor.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred in paragraph 3
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 & loss account and the cash flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account.
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance sheet, Profit & loss account and the
cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors are disqualified as on
31st March, 2010 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 and read together with
other notes in the schedule subject to note 5 regarding non bifurcation
of expenses as per part-II of Schedule-VI and note 12 regarding non
confirmation of debtors, creditors, advance and bank balance of
Schedule 12 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, 2010.
(b) In the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on the date; and
(c) In the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE TO THE
MEMBERS OF M/S. SIMPLEX PROJECTS LIMITED ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31st March , 2010.
(i) (a) The company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year end which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the company and the nature of its assets. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, No
substantial part of the fixed assets has been disposed off during the
year, which has bearing on the going concern assumption.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) The procedures of physical verifications of inventory followed by
the management are, in our opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation
to the size of the company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
company has granted advance in the nature of loans to two parties (a
subsidiary of the company and Joint Venture) which are covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act 1956. The
maximum amount outstanding at any point of time during the year was Rs.
34,03,12,870/- and the year end balance of the same is Rs.
32,61,87,415/- (b) According to the information and explanation given
to us, the loans given to the subsidiary is interest free and payable
on demand which as per the management is not prejudicial to the
interest of the company.
(c) According to information and explanation given to us the said
advances in the nature of loans are repayable on demand and as such
Clause (iii)(c) & (d) of Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, are
not applicable to the company.
(d) On the basis of examination of records and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the company has not taken any
loans secured or unsecured from the party covered in the registered
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) As the company has not taken any loan secured or unsecured from the
party covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 paragraph (iii) (e),(f) & (g) of Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003, 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 purchases of inventory, fixed assets and for
the sale of goods/service. Further during the course of our audit, we
have neither come across nor have we been informed of any instance of
major weaknesses in internal control procedures.
(v) (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, transactions that need to be entered into the
register maintained under Section 301 have been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained u/s. 301 of the
Act and exceeding a value of Rupees five lacs in respect of any party
during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the company has complied with the provisions of sections
58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956
and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to
the deposits accepted from the public except repayment of a deposit
before maturity .No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or
any other Tribunal on the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) As explained to us the Central Government has not prof the
business of the Company.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations
given to us, the company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, Income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty,
excise duty, cess, Investor Education and Protection fund and other
statutory dues, as applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income tax, Wealth tax,
Service tax, Sales tax, Customs duty, Excise duty, Cess, Investor
Education and Protection fund and other material statutory dues for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable were
outstanding as at 31st March, 2010.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
particulars of dues of Income Tax, Service Tax, Sales Tax, VAT and
Custom Duty which have not been deposited on account of dispute are as
follows:
Nature of Dues Period to which the Amount Forum where the
amount relates (Rs.) dispute is pending
Service Tax 2000-01 to 2004-05 5,31,24,001 Commissioner of
Service Tax
Customs Duty 2004-05 1,84,646 Asstt. Commissioner
of Customs
Income Tax 2006-07 2,88,95,591 CIT (A)-XII,Kolkata
Sales Tax / VAT 2005-06 49,13,264 Sr. Joint
Commissioner
2006-07 Commercial Taxes
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses at 31st March, 2010 nor
has it incurred any Cash losses during the year and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution, bank or debenture
holder.
(xii) Based on our examination of documents and records and according
to the information and explanation given by the management 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, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual
benefit fund / society. Therefore the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of securities and other
investments, which it has traded in and also in respect of shares and
other securities, held as investments and the said investments are in
the name of the Company.
(xv) The company has also given a corporate guarantee to a bank for
financial assistance in foreign currency extended to its joint venture
amounting to Rs.2,88,26,560/-. In our opinion and based on the
information and explanations received, the terms and conditions of
these guarantees are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(xvi) The term loans have been applied for the purpose for which they
were raised.
(xvii)According to the information and explanation given to us and on
an overall 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.
(xviii)The company has not made any preferential allotment to parties
and companies covered under register maintained under section 301 of
the companies Act, 1956, during the year and the question of whether
the price at which the shares have been issued is prejudicial to the
interest of the Company does not arise.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
debentures have been issued by the Company during the year.
(xx) Based on the records examined by us, we report that the Company
has not raised any money from public issue during the year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of books of accounts carried
out in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices in India
and according to the information and explanations given to us we have
neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the company nor have
we been informed of such case by the management.
For Chaturvedi & Company
Firm Registration Number-302137E
Chartered Accountants
Nilima Joshi
Place : Kolkata Partner
Dated : 26th May, 2010 Membership No.52122
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