Mar 31, 2016
To the Members of Pricol Limited
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Pricol Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements 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, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2016, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
(1) As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in âAnnexure 1â, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
(2) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and 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 it appears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, we give our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â.
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 2.30 on Contingent Liabilities to the standalone financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts -
Refer Note 2.29 to the standalone financial statements;
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
[Referred to in paragraph 1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' in the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date to the members of Pricol Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31-03-2016]
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) During the year, fixed assets have been physically verified by the management as per the 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) The title deeds of immovable properties recorded as fixed assets in the books of account of the Company are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The inventory (excluding stocks lying with third parties) has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification carried out during the year.
(iii) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3 (iii)(a), 3 (iii)(b) and 3 (iii)(c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(iv) Based on information and explanation given to us in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules framed there under.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of products where the maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules framed there under and we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing
with appropriate authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cases and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, however, there have been slight delay in few cases.
AND
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cases and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues outstanding with respect to, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty on account of any dispute, are as follows:
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to financial institution(s) and bank(s).
|
Name of the Statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount Rs.Million |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
|
Central Excise Act / Service Tax / Customs |
i) Service Tax ii) Excise Duty iii) Service Tax iv) Service Tax v) Excise Duty vi) Customs Duty vii) Excise duty viii) Service Tax ix) Customs duty |
3.984 89.884 57.790 0.252 2.052 0.895 45.426 1.641 1.283 |
1990 - 2014 |
High Court CESTAT CESTAT Commissioner (Appeals) Commissioner (Appeals) Joint secretary - Ministry of Finance Departmental adjudication Departmental adjudication Departmental adjudication |
|
Sales Tax |
i) CST - Penalty ii) CST |
13.325 19.988 7.439 |
1995 - 96 & 1996 - 97 2009 - 10 & 2010 - 11 |
High Court Additional Commissioner |
(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not raised money by way of initial public issue offer / further public offer (including debt instruments). Money raised by way of term loans has been applied by the Company for the purposes for which they were raised.
(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the 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 by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such instance by the management.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion according to the information and explanations, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanation given to us, all transactions entered into by the Company with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Therefore, paragraph 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him during the year.
(xvi) According to the information and explanation given to us the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
ANNEXURE 2 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph 2 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' in the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date to the members of Pricol Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31-03-2016]
Report on the Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Pricol Limited ("the Companyâ) as of March 31, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI"). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act,
2013.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness.
Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the ICAI.
For Haribhakti & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No. 103523W C.S. Sathyanarayanan
Coimbatore
Partner
27th May 2016 Membership No.028328
Mar 31, 2015
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Pricol Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31,2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection
and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments
and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls
and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and
completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting
and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in
the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made
there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial
statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone
financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those
risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control
relevant to the Company's preparation of the standalone financial
statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an
adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting
and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company's
Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone
financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
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, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31st March, 2015, its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and 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 it appears from our examination of
those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31,2015 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note
2.30 to the standalone financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable
law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any,
on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note 2.29
to the standalone financial statements;
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
ANNEXURE TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements' in the Independent Auditors' Report of even date to the
members of Pricol Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended 31st March, 2015]
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) During the year, the fixed assets of the Company have been
physically verified by the management and as informed, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the
frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to the size of
the Company and the nature of its assets.
(ii) (a) The inventory (excluding stocks lying with third parties) has
been physically verified by the management during the year. In respect
of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory 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. Material
discrepancies noticed on physical verification carried out during the
year have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts.
(iii) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or
unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions
stated in paragraph 3 (iii)(a) and 3 (iii)(b) of the Order are not
applicable.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the
sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
control system of the Company.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public
within the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules
framed there under.
(vi) The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records for any of the products of the Company under
sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules framed there
under.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other
material statutory dues applicable to it except in respect of sales tax
where there have been slight delay in few cases.
AND
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'
state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, value
added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other material
statutory dues applicable to it, were outstanding, at the year end, for
a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues
outstanding with respect to, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other
material statutory dues applicable to it, on account of any dispute,
are as follows:
Period to Amount
S. Name of the Statute which the Nature of dues Disputed
No. amount Rs. Million
relates
1. Central Excise Act / 1990-2014 i) Excise Duty 23.131
Service tax / Customs ii) Excise Duty 36.561
iii) Service Tax 152.031
iv) Service Tax 0.252
v) Customs Duty 0.910
2. Sales Tax 1995-1997 i) Sales Tax 13.325
ii) Penalty 19.988
2009-2010 iii) CST 6.964
2009-2010 & iv) CST 7.439
2010-2011
2009-2010 v) VAT 0.431
Amount Forum where dispute is
S. Name of the Statute paid pending
No. Rs. Million
1. Central Excise Act / Nil Supreme Court
Service tax / Customs Nil CESTAT
Nil CESTAT
Nil Commissioner (Appeals)
Nil Joint Secretary,
Finance Ministry
2. Sales Tax Nil
High Court
Nil
0.900 DC (Appeals)
Nil Additional
Commissioner
0.220 Appellate Tribunal
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred,
to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(viii) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year nor has incurred cash losses in the current and
immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial
institution(s), bank(s) or debenture holder(s).
(x) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
term loans have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
(xii) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the 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, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of any such instance by the management.
For Haribhakti & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W
C.S. Sathyanarayanan
Coimbatore Partner
25th May, 2015 Membership No. 028328
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of HOV Services
Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March
31, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement
of the Company for the fifteen months period then ended, and a summary
of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular
15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of
internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with the
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers the internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the Company for the fifteen months period ended on that date, and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
fifteen months period ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, 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 it appears from our examination of
those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, 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, Statement of Profit and Loss,
and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Act read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated
13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of
section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013; and
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March 2014 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2014
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-
section (1) of section 274 of the Act.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 UNDER THE HEADING "REPORT ON OTHER
LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS" OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE HOV SERVICES LIMITED
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, we state that:
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) The Company has carried out physical verification of all its fixed
assets during the period. In our opinion, the frequency of verification
is reasonable considering the size of the Company and the nature of its
assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) During the period, no substantial part of fixed assets has been
disposed off by the Company.
2. The Company does not have any inventory. Therefore, the provisions
of clause 4 (ii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
3. The Company has not granted or taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to / from companies, firms of other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, having regard to the explanation that purchase of certain
items of fixed assets and sale of services are of a special nature for
which suitable alternative source do not exist for obtaining comparable
quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and nature of its business for the
purchase of fixed assets and for the sale of services. The activities
of the Company do not involve purchase of inventory and sale of goods.
Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of
the Company and according to the information and explanations given to
us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid
internal control system.
5. According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that there are no contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the register required to be
maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
6. The Company has not accepted any public deposits within the meaning
of Section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Act and
rules framed thereunder.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
8. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records
under clause (d) of sub section (1) of Section 209 of the Act for the
services rendered by the Company.
9. a) The Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax,
Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other statutory dues
applicable to the Company with appropriate authorities. As explained to
us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid statutory
dues were outstanding as at the last day of the financial period for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues of Income
Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty and
Cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except the
following:
Nature of Nature of Period To Which Amount in Forum Where
Statutes Dues It Relates Rs. Disputed
Income
Tax Act, Income Tax Assessment Year 2,905,432 Income Tax
1961 2009-10 Appellate
Tribunal
Assessment Year 4,907,220 Commissioner
2007-08 of Income Tax
Appeals -Pune
10. The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
period and has not incurred cash losses in the current period and in
the immediately preceding financial year.
11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks.
12. During the period, the Company has not granted any loans and
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
13. 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 Order are not applicable to the Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
15. 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 others from banks and financial
institutions, are not, prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
16. Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
17. The Company has not raised any funds on short term basis.
Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xvii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section
301 of the Act or in the recent past.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the period or in
the recent past.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
period or in the recent past.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the 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, noticed or reported during the period, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
For LODHA & COMPANY
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 301051E
A.M. Hariharan
Mumbai Partner
May 21, 2014 Membership No. 38323
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Pricol Limited
("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31st,
2013 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for
the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes
the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant
to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that
give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Charted
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditors'' judgement, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31st, 2013;
(b) in the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure, a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, 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 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, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement 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 as on March 31st, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31st,
2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure to Auditors'' Report
[Referred to in paragraph 1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements'' in the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the
members of Pricol Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended March 31st, 2013]
1) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the company have been physically verified by
the management during the year and no material discrepancies between
the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the company during the year.
2) (a) The inventory (including stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion,
the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification carried
out at the end of the year.
3) (a) The Company has granted loan to two companies covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 41.65 Million and the
year end balance of loans granted to such parties was Rs. 8.402
Million.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) The parties have repaid the principal amounts as stipulated and
have also been regular in the payment of interest to the company.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) As informed, 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 Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions stated in
paragraph 4 (iii) (f) and (g) of the order are not applicable.
4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our
audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct weakness
in internal control system of the company.
5) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 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 such contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not accepted any deposits from the public
within the meaning of sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules
framed there under.
7) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the
Act and we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained.
9) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities 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 applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax,
Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and
other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for
a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
10) 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.
11) 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 or debenture holders.
12) According to the information and explanations given to us and based
on the documents and records produced to us, the company has not
granted loans & advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
13) 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not
applicable to the Company.
14) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
15) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
16) In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose
for which the loans were raised.
17) According to the information and explanations 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.
18) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
19) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
debentures have been issued by the company during the year.
20) The Company has not raised money by way of public issue during the
year.
21) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the company, carried out in accordance with the 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, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.103523W
C. S. Sathyanarayanan
Coimbatore
Partner
29th May 2013 Membership No. 028328
Mar 31, 2012
1) We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Pricol Limited,
Coimbatore as at 31st March, 2012, the Statement of Profit and Loss 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 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 (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003, (as
amended), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of 'The Companies Act, 1956' of India
(the 'Act') and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of
the company as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
4) Further to our comments in the 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 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, statement of profit and loss and cash flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
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.
v) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2012, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2012 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 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, 2012;
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Profit for
the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the year
ended on that date.
[Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors' Report of even date to the
members of Pricol Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended 31st March, 2012]
1) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management in
accordance with a phased 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) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the company during the year.
2) (a) The inventory (including stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion,
the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification carried
out at the end of the year.
3) (a) The Company has granted loan to three companies covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs 104.876 Million and the
year end balance of loans granted to such parties was Rs 41.650 Million.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) The parties have repaid the principal amounts as stipulated and
have also been regular in the payment of interest to the company.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) As informed, 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 Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 4 (iii) (f) and (g) of
the order are not applicable.
4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our
audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct weakness
in internal control system of the company.
5) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 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 such contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6) 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 within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the
Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed there under.
7) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act and we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained.
9) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities 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 applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income Tax,
Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and
other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for
a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty and Cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Sl. Name of the Period to
which the Nature
of the Amount Amount Forum
where
dispute
No. Statute amount
relates Dues disputed paid is pending
Rs
Million Rs
Million
1. Central
Excise Act / 1990-2012 i) Excise
Duty 23.131 Nil Supreme
Court
Customs Act ii) Excise
Duty 15.630 Nil High Court
iii) Excise
Duty 7.009 Nil CESTAT
iv) Excise
Duty 0.678 Nil Joint
Secretary,
Finance
Ministry
v) Excise
Duty 0.163 Nil Commiss
ioner
(Appeals)
vi) Excise
Duty 2.979 Nil Depart
mental
adjudi
cation
vii) Service
Tax 119.496 Nil CESTAT
viii) Service
Tax 2.236 Nil Commissi
oner
(Appeals)
ix) Service
Tax 28.688 Nil Depart
mental
adjudi
cation
x) Customs
Duty 0.910 Nil Joint
Secretary,
Finance
Ministry
2. Sales Tax Act 1995-1997 i) Sales Tax 13.325 Nil Interim stay
granted ii) Penalty 19.988 Nil by High Court 10) 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.
11) 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 or debenture holders.
12) According to the information and explanations given to us and based
on the documents and records produced to us, the company has not
granted loans & advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
13) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual
benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) are not applicable to the Company.
14) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor's
Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
15) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
16) In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose
for which the loans were raised.
17) According to the information and explanations 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.
18) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
19) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
debentures have been issued by the company during the year.
20) The Company has not raised money by way of public issue during the
year.
21) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the company, carried out in accordance with the 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, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.103523W
C. S. Sathyanarayanan
Coimbatore Partner
29th May 2012 Membership No. 028328
Mar 31, 2011
1) We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Pricol Limited,
Coimbatore as at 31st 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 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 (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003, (as
amended), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956 of India
(the 'Act'), we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4) Further to our comments in the 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 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, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and 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.
v) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2011 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
attached schedules and notes forming part of 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;
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2011;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure to Auditors' Report
[Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors' Report of even date to the
members of Pricol Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended 31st March, 2011]
1) a) The Company has maintained proper records
showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation
of fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management in
accordance with a phased programme of verification, which in our
opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and the
nature of its business. As informed, no material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the company during the year.
2) a) The inventory (including stocks with third parties)
has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 has maintained proper records of inventories and
discrepancies noticed on physical
verification of Inventories as compared to book records were not
material and have been appropriately dealt with.
3)a) The Company has granted loan to three companies
covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs 107
Million and the year end balance of loans granted to such parties wasRs
105 Million.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and
conditions for such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
c) The parties have repaid the principal amounts as stipulated and have
also been regular in the payment of interest to the Company.
d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
e) Other than the above, 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 Companies Act, 1956.
4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our
audit, we have not observed any major weakness in the internal control
system of the company.
5) a) According to the information and explanations given
to us, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have
been so entered.
Sl. Name of Period to Nature of Amount Amount Forum
the Which the the Dues disputed Paid is Pending
No. Statute Rs Rs
Million Million
1. Central 1990-2011 i)Excise 23.131 Nil Supreme
Excise Duty High
Act/ ii)Excise 15.630 Nil court
Duty
Servise iii)Excise 6.915 Nil CESTAT
Tax Duty
iv)Excise 0.678 Nil Joint
Duty Secretar
y,
Finance
v)Excise 4.431 Nil Commissi
Duty onerate
vi)Service 83.602 Nil CESTAT
Tax
vii)Service 1.961 Nil Commissio
Tax ner
(Appeals)
viii)Service 35.272 Nil Commissio
Tax nerate
2. Sales 1995-1997 i)Sales 13.325 Nil Interim
Tax Act Tax stay
granted
ii)Penalty 19.988 Nil by High
Court
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees Five Lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6) 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 within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act
and the rules framed there under.
7) In our opinion, the Company has an Internal Audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act and we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained.
9)a) The Company is regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities 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 applicable to
it.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income Tax,
Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and
other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for
a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
c) According to the records of the Company, the statutory dues
outstanding on account of any dispute, are as follows:
10) 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.
11) 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 or banks.
12) According to the information and explanations given to us and based
on the documents and records produced to us, the company has not
granted loans & advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
13) 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 (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not
applicable to the Company.
14) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
15) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
company, for loans taken by wholly owned subsidiary company from banks
are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
16) In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose
for which the loans were raised.
17) According to the information and explanations 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.
18) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
19) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
debentures have been issued by the company during the year.
20) The Company has not raised money by way of public issue during the
year.
21) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the company, carried out in accordance with the 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, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.103523W
C. S. Sathyanarayanan
Partner
Membership No. 028328
Coimbatore
30th May 2011
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Pricol Limited,
Coimbatore, as at 31st March 2010 and also the Profit and Loss Account
for the year ended on that date annexed thereto and the Cash Flow
Statement for the period 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 the management, as well as evaluating the over all financial
statements presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, and
according to the information and explanations given to us during the
course of the audit and on the basis of such checks as were considered
appropriate, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraph 4 of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
1) 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.
2) 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
those books.
3) The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of account.
4) In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account dealt
with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.
5) On the basis of the written representation 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.
6) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the sard financial statements, read
together with the attached schedules and notes forming part of accounts
give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner
so required and present 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 that date, and
c) In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure to Auditors Report
1) a) The company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) The assets have been physically verified by the management in
accordance with a phased programme of verification, which in our
opinion is reasonable, considering the size and the nature of business.
The frequency of verification is reasonable and discrepancies noticed
on such physical verification were not material and have been properly
dealt with in books of account.
c) There is no disposal of substantial part of fixed assets during the
year.
2) a) The inventories have been physically verified by
the management during the year at reasonable intervals, except
materials lying with third parties where confirmations have been
obtained.
b) The procedures of physical verification of the inventories followed
by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and nature of its business.
c) The company has maintained proper records of inventories and
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventories as
compared to book records were not material and have been appropriately
dealt with.
3) a) During the year the company has granted unsecured loan of
Rs.17.937 million to a wholly owned subsidiary company.
b) The terms and conditions in respect of the loan granted during the
year and those already granted by the company, secured or unsecured,
are in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the
company.
c) During the year the company has not taken loans, secured or
unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
4) There are adequate internal control systems commensurate with the
size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of
inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. There
is no major weakness in the internal control system.
5) a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements exceeding rupees five lakh each have been made at prices,
which are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
6) During the year the company has not accepted deposits from public.
The company has complied with the directives issued by Reserve Bank of
India and the provisions of Section 58A, 58AA of the Companies Act,
1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 or any
other relevant provisions of the act.
7) The Company has an adequate Internal Audit system commensurate with
its size and nature of its business.
8) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
company pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost records under section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
records have been maintained.
9) a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, the company is regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including Provident
Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees State
Insurance, Income-Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty,
Excise Duty, Cess and other Statutory dues. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no undisputed arrears of
statutory dues were outstanding as at 31st March, 2010 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) There are disputed statutory dues. The details are as under: -
SI. Name of the Period to which Nature of the
No. Statute the amount Dues
relates
1. Central Excise Act / 1990-2009 i) Excise Duty
Service Tax ii)Excise Duty
iii)Excise Duty
iv)Excise Duty
v) Service Tax
vi)Service Tax
2. Sales Tax Act 1995-1997 i) Sales Tax
ii) Penalty
Central Excise Act /
Service Tax
Sales Tax Act
Name of the Amount Amount Forum where
Dues disputed paid dispute is pending
Rs. Million Rs. Million
i)Central Excise
Act/ Service Tax 23.131 Nil Supreme Court
15.542 Nil High Court
0.895 Nil CESTAT Tribunal
2.562 Nil Coimbatore
Commissionerate
8.731 Nil CESTAT Tribunal
27.740 Nil Commissioner
(Appeals)
2.Sales Tax Act 13.325 Nil Interim stay
19.988 Nil granted by High
Court
10) There are no accumulated losses as at 31st March 2010. The company
has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our
audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
11) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of its dues to financial
institution, banks and debenture holders.
12) During the year, the company has not granted any loans and advances
on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures or
other securities.
13) The provisions of Special Statutes applicable to Chit Fund, Nidhi
or Mutual Benefit Fund / Societies are not applicable to the Company.
14) The Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures or other investments.
1 5) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given guarantee for loans taken by a wholly owned
subsidiary company from banks and the terms & conditions are not
prejudicial to the interest of the company.
16) The Company has applied term loan for the purposes for which they
were obtained.
17) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an
overall examination of the Source and Application of the Funds of the
company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investments by the company.
18) The company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
19) During the year, the Company has not issued Debentures.
20) During the year, the Company has not raised money by Public issue.
21) According to the information and explanation given to us, and the
books and records examined by us, there are no frauds on or by the
Company that has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Suri & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Regn No.004283S
Coimbatore C.S. Sathyanarayanan, Partner
28th May 2010 Membership No.028328
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