Mar 31, 2009
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of JORD ENGINEERS INDIA
LIMITED Mumbai as at 31st March 2009 and annexed Profit & Loss Account
and Cash Flow Statement of the Company 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.
1. 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 basts for
our opinion.
2. As required by the Companies {Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of section 227(4
A) of the Companies Act, 1956, we annex hereto a statement on the
matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
3. Further to our comments stated 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 such
books.
c. The Balance Sheet, Profit & 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, the Profit & Loss account and
cash flow statement subject to para (f) herein below complies with the
mandatory Accounting Standards referred in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
e. On the basis of the written representation received from the
Directors 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 subsection (I) 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 Accounts together with Notes tn
Schedule 15 thereon and particularly Note no. 18 in respect of Income
Tax and Sales Tax liabilities, amount unascertained; Note no. 19
regarding the amount due towards SSI units; Note no. 20 in respect of
nonprovision of interest on overdue bills; Note no. 22 in respect of
Interest on Term Loans and Working Capital Loans, the amount
unascertainabte and Note No. 23 in respect of balances and liabilities
on account of confirmation, reconciliation and adjustments, amount
unascertainable; gives the information required by the Companies Act,
1956, in the manner so required and give a true & fair view in
conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) In the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March 2009 and ~
(ii) In the case of the Profit & Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date.
(iii) In the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditor Report (Referred to in paragraph (2) of our
report of even date)
I a) The Company has maintained the record showing full particulars,
except item wise depreciation, including quantitative details and
situation of its fixed assets.
b) As explained to us, the fixed assets have been physically verified
by the management at reasonable interval in a phased manner at least
once in a year and no material discrepancy has been noticed on such
verification and has been properly dealt with in the Books of Accounts.
c) As per the information and explanation given to us, no fixed assets
have been disposedoff by the Company during the period.
II a) The Stock of finished goods, stores, spare parts and raw material
and stock in process have been physically verified by the management at
reasonable intervals during the year, having regards to the nature of
business and particular circumstances.
b) The procedure of physical verification of stock followed by the
management as explained to us, in our opinion, reasonable and adequate
in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) As per the information and explanation given to us and according to
the records produced to us, no material discrepancies noticed on such
physical verification as compared to book records, have been properly
dealt with in the books of account.
III As per the information and explanation given to us, during the
year, the Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to any Companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
IV According to the information and explanation given to us, in our
opinion there are adequate internal control procedures commensurate
with the size of the Company and nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for sale of goods. During
the course of our audit, no major weaknesses has been noticed in the
internal control system of the Company.
V a) According to the information and explanations given to us, 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 transaction made in pursuance of
contracts or arrangements entered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 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 7 prevailing
market prices at the relevant time,
VI The Company has not accepted any deposits from public.
VII In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
VIM The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost
records by the Company under section 209 {1) (d) of the Companies Act,
1956, therefore the provision of clause 4 (viii) of the Companies
{Auditors Report) Order, 2003 is not applicable to the Company.
IX a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues,
including dues in respect of Income Tax, Wealth Tax, VAT, Service Tax,
Custom Duty, Excise Duty and Provident Fund with the appropriate
authorities except as mentioned in IX (b).
b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
following are undisputed amounts payable in respect of such i
_statutory dues, which have remained outstanding as at 315
March 2009 for a period more than six months.
Name of Statute Nature of Amount Period to
which the
Dues (Rs. In Lacs) amount
related
Sales Tax Sales Tax 221.14 199697 to 2004-05
Income Tax Fringe Benefit Tax 8.11 2007-08 & 2008-09
Investor
Education & Dividend 0.81 Refer to note
no. 24 of notes
on accounts.
Protection Fund
c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of Sales Tax,
Income Tax, Custom Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty, which _have
not been deposited on account of disputes and from where the disputes
is pending are as under:
Name of
Statute Nature of
Dues Amount From where
Dispute is Pending Relating to
Year
(Rs. In
Lacs)
Income
Tax Act Income Tax 182.68 I.T.A.C. and
Tribunal 1993 1994 to
1999 2000
Central
Excise Excise 96.23 Commissioner
(Appeal) 1999-2000
Custom Custom Duty 107.92 CEGAT/ Commissioner
(Appeals)
ESIC Act ESIC Premium 18,79 Dy.Director 199495 to
2002-03
X As per the information and explanation given to us, the accumulated
losses of the Company are more than 50% of its net worth as the Company
is a sick Industrial Company registered with BIFR,
According to the records produced before us, the Company has not
incurred cash losses in the current year and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
XI The Company has taken in earlier years Secured/ Unsecured Term
Loans, Working Capital and Non Convertible Debentures from Financial
Institutions and Banks amounting to Rs. 16425.39 Lacs and Interest
thereon amounting to Rs. 24106.26 Lacs and Sales Tax deferment loan Rs.
144.21 Lacs. The said amount is due for repayment as stated in Note No.
2 read Note No. 22 of Notes on Accounts. Since, the Company is a Sick
Industrial undertaking registered with BIFR, it has submitted a
detailed rehabilitation/ restructuring proposal to the lenders which
has been sanctioned by majority of them and it is under active
consideration of the remaining lenders.
XII According to the information and explanation given to us, 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, nidhi or mutual benefit fund/
society. Therefore the provisions of clause 4 (xiii) of the Companies
(Auditor Report) Order 2003 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.
XV According to the information and explanation given to us, the
company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others from Banks
and Financial Institutions.
XVI The Company has neither raised any term loan during the year nor
was any unrealized amount left on the account as at the beginning of
the year. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (xvi) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
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 funds raised on shortterm basis have not been used for
longterm investment and vice versa.
XIII The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 during the year.
XIX No debentures have been issued by the Company during the year.
XX The Company has not raised money by public issues during the year.
XXI To the best of our knowledge and beliefs and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
FOR N. S. BHATT & CO.
Chartered Accountants
N.S. BHATT
Place: Mumbai (Proprietor)
Dated: July 31, 2009 M. No. 10149
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