1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Welspun Corp Limited
(the Company) as at 31 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 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 from 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 signif cant 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 of India in terms of Section 227(4A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 (the Act), and on the basis of such checks as we
considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we annex hereto a statement on the matters
specif ed in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in Paragraph
(3) 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 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, the profit and Loss account and the Cash Flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the profit and 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
and taken on record by the Board, we report that none of the directors
is disqualif ed as at 31 March 2011 from being appointed as a director
in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f ) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read with the signif
-icant accounting policies and notes to accounts as per Schedule 18, give
the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
i) In the 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 referred to in paragraph 3 of Auditors'' Report to the members
of Welspun Corp Limited on the accounts for the year ended 31 March
2011
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) The company has a regular program of physical verification of its
fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner
over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of the
physical verification 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) During the year, there was no disposal of substantial part of fixed
assets.
(ii) (a) The inventories have been physically verified by the
management during the year except stock lying with third parties in
respect of whom confirmations have been obtained. In our opinion, the
frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) As explained to us, the Company has maintained proper records of
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification of inventories as compared to the book records.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventor y, fixed assets and sale of goods and
services. We have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in internal controls system of the Company.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no contracts or arrangements the particulars of which are required
to be entered into the register in pursuance of section 301 of the Act.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public
during the year.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii)On the basis of records produced, we are of the opinion that
prima facie cost accounting records prescribed by the Central
Government under section 209 (1) (d) of the Act, in respect of
activities carried on by the Company covered under the rules under that
section, have been maintained. However, we are neither required to
carry out nor have carried out any detailed examination of such
accounting records.
(ix) According to the records of the Company examined by us and
information and explanations given to us:
(a) Undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax,
Value Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty,
Cess and any other material statutory dues to the extent applicable
have been deposited regularly with the appropriate authorities except
for delays in few cases. There are no undisputed amounts payable in
respect of the aforesaid dues outstanding as at March 31, 2011 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
Sales Tax, Service Tax and Excise Duty which have not been deposited
are as under:
Name of the
Statute Amount Period to which
(Nature of dues) (Rs. in million) the amount relates
Sales Tax 12.05 2000-01 to 2006-07
22.23 2001-02, 2005-06
& 2006-07
368.75 2009-10 & 2010-11
The Central Excise
Act, 1944
- Excise Duty 13.23 2003-04, 2008-09
& 2009-10
28.25 2006-07, 2007-08
& 2010-11
20.60 2007-2008 & 2009-10
- Service Tax 77.39 2004-05 to 2006-07
& 2009-10
99.43 2005-06 to 2010-2011
30.76 2007-09
22.71 2007-08 to 2009-2010
21.24 2004-05, 2006-07,
2008-09 to 2010-11
Name of the Statue Forum where dispute is pending
Sales Tax Sales Tax Tribunal
Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax
(Appeals)
Assessment stage
The Central Excise Act, 1944
- Excise Duty Commissioner/Additional
commissioner of Central Excise
and Customs
Commissioner of Central Excise
and Customs (Appeals)
Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of
Central Excise and Customs
- Service Tax Custom Excise and Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad
Commissioner/Additional
Commissioner of Central Excise
and Customs
Commissioner of Central Excise
and Customs (Appeals)
Deputy Commissioner of Central
Excise and Customs
Superintendent of Central Excise
and Customs
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred any cash losses in the current
financial year and in the immediately preceeding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given, we are of the opinion that the company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and debenture holders during
the year.
(xii) 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) The Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund
/ society.
(xiv) The Company is not dealing or trading in securities, debentures
and other investments.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by subsidiaries and others from banks and f
nancial institutions are prima facie not prejudical to the interest of
the Company.
(xvi) The Company has not raised any term loan during the year.
(xvii) On the basis of review of utilization of funds which is based on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company and related
information as made available to us, we report that funds raised on
short term basis have not been used for long term investments.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to the parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act.
(xix) The Company has created adequate security in respect of
debentures issued.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of pubic issue during
the year. However, funds raised on issue of Foreign Currency
Convertible Bonds (FCCB) have been utilised for the purpose for which
they were raised except pending utilization have been invested in short
term deposits/current account with Banks as referred in Note 1(c).
(xxi) Based on our audit procedures performed and according to the
information and explanations given by the management, no fraud on or by
the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our
audit.
For MGB & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Registration No. 101169W
Jeenendra Bhandari
Partner
Membership No. 105077
Mumbai, 26 May 2011
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