Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of CASTRON TECHNOLOGIES
LIMITED as at 31st March, 2010, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended on that date. 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.
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.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4 A) 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.
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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account.
(iv) In our opinion and subject to note 2(vi) of schedule 17 regarding
non compliance with revised AS- 15 on employee benefits the Balance
Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this
report are in compliance with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of section 211 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 is disqualified as on
31st March, 2010 jfrom 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 read together with the
Significant Accounting Policies and notes thereon give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required subject
to non provision of employee benefits according to revised AS-15 as
referred to in Note 2(vi) of schedule 17, impact of which has not been
ascertained on profits of the company, 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; and
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date.
(c) in the case of Cash Flow statement, of the Cash Flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date.
(i) (a) The company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All the assets have not been physically verified by the 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. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) The company has not disposed of fixed Assests during the year..
(ii) (a) As explained to us the inventory has been physically verified
during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
(b) As per the information provided 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 the nature of
its business. <*
(c) The company is maintaining proper records of inventory. No material
discrepancies have been noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a& During the year company has not granted any loans, secured or
unsecured to companies, firms d) or other parties covered in the
register maintained u/s. 301 of the Act. Consequently the requirement
of clause iii(b) to iii(d) of paragraph 4 of the order are not
applicable.
(e) The company has taken unsecured loans from 6 parties covered in the
register maintained u/s. 301 of the Act. The maximum amount involved
during the year was Rs. 47,540,208/- and the year end balance of loan
taken from such parties were Rs. 35,096,398/-.
(f) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been taken from parties listed in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima
facie, prejudicial to the interest of the company. Ã
(g) The company is regular in repaying the principal amounts along with
interest as stipulated..
(iv) In our opiniori and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal contrbl procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with jregard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods. During the course of our audit, we have
not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in1
internal controls.
(v) In respect of the contracts or arrangements referred to in Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 :
(a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements, that needed to be entered in 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, there are no transaction in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements for purchase & sales of goods & supply of services
aggregating during the year to Rs. 5,00,000/- or more in respect of any
party in the said financial year. Hence this clause is not applicable.
(vi) The company has not accepted 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) Maintenance of cost records has not been prescribed by the
Central Government under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209
of the Act.
(ix) (a) In our opinion and according to information 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, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable with the appropriate authorities. However there have been
delay in few cases. No statutory dues were in arrears, as at 31.03.2010
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sale tax, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty,
excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute. (x) The company does not have accumulated losses as at the
end of the financial year. It has not incurred cash losses in the
current year and also in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
financial institution & bank. Company has not issued any debentures. ^
(xii) The company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion1, 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 (as amended)
are not applicable to the company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other ; investments, fixpejct in
mutual fund units in which temporary surplus fund is invested.
According to the information! and explanations given to us proper
records have been maintained of transactions and contracts and timely
entries have been made therein. All such investments have been held by
the company in its owji name.
(xv) In our opinion, the company has not given any guarantee for loans
taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) Term loans taken by the company have been applied for the purpose
for which they have been taken.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that the no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long-term investment.
(xviii) 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.
(xix) The company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xx) Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during the
year.
(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
FOR ASHOK KEDIA & COMPANY,
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS,
4, Gangadhar Banu Lane, Regn. No. 323330E
Calcutta-700 012.
Dated the 3rd Day of September, 2010. CA. A.K. KEDIA
PARTNER
M. No. 050510
Mar 31, 2009
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of CASTRON TECHNOLOGIES
LIMITED as at 31st March, 2009, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended on that date. 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.
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.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2004 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.
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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account.
(iv) In our opinion and subject to note 2(vi) of schedule 17 regarding
non compliance with revised AS-
15 on employee benefits the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956.
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2009, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2009 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 read together with the Significant Accounting Policies
and notes thereon give the information required by the Companies Act,
1956, in the manner so required subject to Eton provision of employee
benefits according to revised AS-15 as referred to in Note 2(vi) of
schedule 17, impact of which has not been ascertained on profits of the
company, 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, 2009; and
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date.
(c) in the case of Cash Flow statement, of the Cash Flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date.
(i) (a) The company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All the assets have not been physically verified by the 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. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) The company has disposed of its chemical unit during the year.
However it does not affect the going concern status of the company..
(ii) (a) As explained to us the inventory has been physically verified
during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
(b) As per the information provided 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 the nature of
its business.
(c) The company is maintaining proper records of inventory. No material
discrepancies have been noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a& During the year company has not granted any loans, secured or
unsecured to companies, firms d) or other parties covered in the
register maintained u/s. 301 of the Act. Consequently the requirement
of clause iii(b) to iii(d) of paragraph 4 of the order are not
applicable.
(e) The company has taken unsecured loans from 4 parties covered in the
register maintained u/s. 301 of the Act. The maximum amount involved
during the year was Rs. 37319479/- and the year end balance of loan
taken from such parties were Rs. 51,66,585/-.
(f) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been taken from parties listed in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima
facie, prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(g) The company is regular in repaying the principal amounts along with
interest as stipulated..
(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 with
regard to the sale of goods. During the course of our audit, we have
not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in
internal controls.
(v) In respect of the contracts or arrangements referred to in Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 :
(a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements, that needed to be entered in 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, there are no transaction in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements for purchase & sales of goods & supply of services
aggregating during the year to Rs. 5,00,000/- or more in respect of any
party in the said financial year. Hence this clause is not applicable.
(vi) The company has not accepted 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) Maintenance of cost records has not been prescribed by the
Central Government under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209
of the Act.
(ix) (a) In our opinion and according to information 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, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable with the appropriate authorities. However there have been
delay in few cases. No statutory dues were in arrears, as at 31.03.2009
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sale tax, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty,
excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute. (x) The company does not have accumulated losses as at the
end of the financial year. It has not
incurred cash losses in the current year and also in the immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
financial institution & bank. Company has not issued any debentures.
(xii) The company has not granted 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, 2004 are not applicable to the
company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Expect in mutual
fund units in which temporary surplus fund is invested. According to
the information and explanations given to us proper records have been
maintained of transactions and contracts and timely entries have been
made therein. All such investments have been held by the company in its
own name.
(xv) In our opinion, the company has not given any guarantee for loans
taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) Term loans taken by the company have been applied for the purpose
for which they have been taken.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that the no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long-term investment.
(xviii) 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.
(xix) The company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xx) Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during the
year.
(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
FOR ASHOK KEDIA & COMPANY,
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS,
4, Gangadhar Banu Lane,
Calcutta-700 012.
CA.A.K. KEDIA
PARTNER
M. No. 050510
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