Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SEN PET
(INDIA) LIMITED (" the Company ") which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and 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 notified under the Company Act, 1956 (the Act)
read with the general circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of
the Ministry of the Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India. 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.
Auditor''s 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
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements arefree 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 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
auditorconsiders internal control relevant to theCompany''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 wellas evaluating the overallpresentationof 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 Account, of the
loss 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have obtained all the informationandexplanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account, as required by law, have
been kept by the Company, so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, Statement ofProfit 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
Cash Flow Statement comply with accounting standared notified under the
Act read with the general circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013
of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section133 of the
Company Act, 2013.
(i) Non revaluation of Foreign Currency Liability as per Accounting
Standard 11,Accounting for the effect in changes of Foreign Currency
Rates,
(ii) Determination of Employee Benefits on accrual basis as per
Accounting Standard 15, Employee Benefits and consequential disclosure
thereof in the Notes of Accounts
e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
as on March 31, 2014 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub -
section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
Further to our comments in para. d supra we draw reference to
(a) Point No. 5 of Note no. 22, regarding interest, further interest on
interest and liquidated damages on Term Loans/ Working Capital Loans
advanced by various Banks and Financial Institutions for the current
year, the quantum of which is unascertainable. (b) Subject to point
no.3, 4, 6, 14, 16 and 17 of Note no.22, we reserve our comments on the
going concern assumption adopted by the company.
ANNEXURE - 1
Annexure to Independent Auditors'' Report referred to in Paragraph 1
under the heading of "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements" of our report of even date On the basis of the
information and explanations furnished to us and the books and records
examined by us in the normal course of audit and to the best of our
knowledge and belief, in our opinion we further report that:
1. In respect of its Fixed Assets:
a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified at
reasonable intervals during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its
assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical
verification.
c) The company has not disposed of a substantial part of the fixed
assets during the year so as to affect its going concern status.
2. In respect of its Inventories:
a) The inventories have been physically verified during the year by the
management. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedure of physical verification of
inventories as followed by the management is 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.
3. In respect of the loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by
the Company to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) The Company has not granted any loan during the year to companies,
firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Consequently, the requirements of
clause (iii)b ,(iii)c and (iii)d of paragraph 4 of the Order are not
applicable.
b) The Company has not taken any loan during the years from the
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Consequently, the
requirements of clause (iii)f and (iii)g of paragraph 4 of the Order
are not applicable.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the
size of the company and the nature of its business for the purchase of
inventory and fixedassets and for the sale ofgoods are in vogue.
Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the
information and explanations made available to us, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of the continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. In respect of the contracts or arrangements referred to in section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) In our opinion, 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, the transactions made in pursuance to such contracts
or arrangements have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public pursuant
to the provisions envisaged under the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 1975, consequently, compliance under the directives
issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Section 58A
and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise. Therefore, the
provision of clause (vi) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable
to the Company
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
8. The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
recordsby the Company under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act,
1956 for any of its services.
9. The company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Income Tax, Central Sales Tax, West
Bengal Value Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty and other material
statutory dues with the appropriate authorities during the period under
review, except ~ 9.64 lacs is outstanding against Excise Duty, Custom
Duty including its Education Cess and ¦ 10.21 lacs against Sales Tax.
Apart from that no undisputed amount payable in respect of the
aforesaid statutory liability were outstanding as at 31st March, 2014
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
The matter relating to exemption on payment of E.S.I. is pending with
the Hon''ble High Court at Kolkata. (Vide point no. 6 of Note no. 22).
Estimated liability as decided by the management is amounting to ~
38.02 lacs (approximately).
10. According to the information and explanations given to us, details
of disputed statutory dues have not been deposited as on 31st March,
2014 on account of disputed matters pending before appropriate
authorities are as under:
Name of the Nature of Due Amount Period for
Statute ( in Lacs) Which the
matter relates
The Central Excise Excise Duty 2734.79 1996 to 2005
Act, 1944
Name of the Statute Forum where the dispute is pending
The Central Excise Act, 1944 With Commissioner of Customs and CESTAT
Name of the Nature of Due Amount Period for
Statute ( in Lacs) Which the
matter relates
The West Bengal Sales Tax 839.01 2001-2003
Sales Tax Act,
1944 and Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956
The West Bengal Sales Tax 620.00 2002-2003
Sales Tax Act,
1994 and Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956
The West Bengal Sales Tax 939.61 2003-04
Sales Tax Act,
1994 and Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956
The West Bengal Sales Tax 18.63 2004-05
Sales Tax Act,
1994 and Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956
VAT Act, 2003 & Sales Tax 58.80 2005-06
&CSTAct,1956
VAT Act, 2003 & Sales Tax 65.76 2009-10
&CSTAct,1956
VAT Act, 2003 & Sales Tax 7.47 2010-2011
CST Act, 1956
Name of the Statute Forum where the dispute is pending
The West Bengal Sales Tax Act, Application to be filed, High Court,
1994 and Central Sales Tax Act Calcutta
1956
The West Bengal Sales Tax Act, Asst. Commissioner, Commercial Taxes,
1994 and Central Sales Tax Act South Circle Kolkata.
1956
The West Bengal Sales Tax Act, Asst. Commissioner, Commercial Taxes,
1994 and Central Sales Tax Act South Circle Kolkata.
1956
The West Bengal Sales Tax Act, West Bengal Commercial Taxes Appellate &
1994 and Central Sales Tax Act Revisional Board.
1956
VAT Act, 2003 & & CST Act,1956 West Bengal Commercial Taxes Appellate&
Revisional Board.
VAT Act, 2003 & & CST Act,1956 Asst. Commissioner, Commercial Taxes,
South Circle Kolkata.
VAT Act, 2003 & & CST Act,1956 Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes,
South Circle Kolkata.
The company has incurred cash losses in the currentfinancial year
amounting to ~ 146 Lacs (cash loss of ~ 107.92 lacs in the FY 2012-
13). The company had been referred to BIFR in the year 2000 as its net
worth had been eroded.
11. The company has made defaults in the repayment of dues to the
financial institutions and banks during the year under review, the
amount and period of default is not ascertainable at this stage.
12. Thecompany has not granted any loansand advances on thebasis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities
consequently the requirements of this provision are not applicable to
the company.
13. The company is not a chit fund company and as such the
requirements of clause (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the order are not
applicable to the Company.
14. The company does not deal in the trading of shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, consequently the requirements of
clause (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable to the
Company.
15. The company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others
from bank or financial institutions, consequently the requirements of
clause (xv) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable to the
Company.
16. The company has not availed of any term loans during the year
under reference; consequently, utilization thereoffor the purposes for
which the loans were primarily obtained is not applicable to the
company.
17. The company has not raised any long term or short term funds
during the year under review consequently the requirement for
utilization thereof for the purposes specified for such funds does not
arise.
18. The company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies coveredin the Register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
19. Thecompany hasnotissued any debenturesduring the year under
review; consequently the clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the order is
not applicable to the Company.
20. Thecompanyhasnotmadeany public issuesduring theyear under review,
consequently the provisions of the clause (xx)of paragraph 4 of the
order is not applicable to the company.
21. According to the information and explanations made available to
us, based on the audit procedures performed and as certified by the
management it appears that no material frauds on or by the company have
been noticed or reported during the year under review.
For Basu Das & Basu
(Firm Registration No.311038E)
Chartered Accountants
Amal Kumar Das
Place:Kolkata Partner
Date:May 28, 2014 Membership No.050109
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SEN PET
(INDIA) LIMITED (" the Company ") which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31,2013, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and summary of significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information. Managemant''s ResponslblWty
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.
Auditor''s 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
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 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 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: Â
(a) Â in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of
the Company as at March 3i, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss 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 Ragutatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India In terms of sub-section (4A) of
Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement oh the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
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 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
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956, subject to
(i) Non revaluation of Foreign Currency Liability as per Accounting
Standard ll,Accounting for the effect in changes of Foreign Currency
Rates,
(ii) Determination of Employee Benefits on accrual basis as per
Accounting Standard 15, Employee Benefits and consequential disclosure
thereof in the Notes of Accounts
e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
as on March 31,2013 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2013
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub -
section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
Further to our comments in para, d supra we draw reference to
(a) Point No. 5 of Note no. 22, regarding interest, further interest on
interest and liquidated damages on Term Loans/ Working Capital Loans
advanced by various Banks and Financial Institutions for the current
year, the quantum of which is unascertainable.
(b) Subject to point no.3,4,6,14,16 and 17 of Note no.22, we reserve
our comments on the going concern assumption adopted by the company.
On the basis of the information and explanations furnished to us and
the books and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and
to the best of our knowledge and belief, in our opinion we further
report that:
1. In respect of its Fixed Assets:
a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified at
reasonable intervals during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its
assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical
verification.
c) The company has not disposed of a substantial part of the fixed
assets during the year so as to affect its going concern status.
2. In respect of its Inventories:
a) The inventories have been physically verified during the year by the
management. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedure of physical verification of
inventories as followed by the management is 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.
3. In respect of the loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by
the Company to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Art, 1956:
a) The Company has paid off an interest free loan to one party during
the year and that was Rs. 32.48/- Lacs. In our opinion the rate of
interest and other terms and conditions of the loans taken by the
Company, are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
b) The Company has not granted any loan during the year to 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, adequate internal control procedures 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 are in vogue.
Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the
information and explanations made available to us, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of the continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. In respect of the contracts or arrangements referred to in section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) In our opinion, 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, the transactions made in pursuance to such contracts
or arrangements have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public pursuant
to the provisions envisaged under the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 1975, consequently, compliance under the directives
issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Section 58A
and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise. Therefore, the
provision of clause (vi) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable
to the Company.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
8. The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records by the Company under section 209(l)(d) of the Companies Act,
1956 for any of its services.
9. The company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Income Tax, Central Sales Tax, West
Bengal Value Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty and other material
statutory dues with the appropriate authorities during the period under
review, and no undisputed amount payable in respect of the aforesaid
statutory liability were outstanding as at 31st March, 2013 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable. The
matter relating to exemption on payment of E.S.I. is pending with the
Hon''ble High Court at Kolkata. (Vide point no. 6 of Note no. 22).
Estimated liability as decided by the management is amounting to Rs.
38.02 lacs (approximately).
10. According to the information and explanations given to us, details
of disputed statutory dues have not been deposited as on 31st March,
2013 on account of disputed matters pending before appropriate
authorities are as under:
The company has incurred cash losses in the current financial year
amounting to Rs. 107.92 Lacs (cash loss of Rs. 105.59 lacs in the FY
2011-12). The company had been referred to BIFR in the year 2000 as its
net worth had been eroded.
11. The company has made defaults in the repayment of dues to the
financial institutions and banks during the year under review, the
amount and period of default is not ascertainable at this stage.
12. The company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities
consequently the requirements of this provision are not applicable to
the company.
13. The company is not a chit fund company and as such th>
requirements of clause (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the order are no
applicable to the Company.
14. The company does not deal in the trading of shares, securities
debentures and other investments, consequently th< requirements of
clause (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the order are no applicable to the
Company.
15. The company has not given any guarantees for loans taken b> others
from bank or financial institutions, consequently thi requirements of
clause (xv) of paragraph 4 of the order are no applicable to the
Company.
16. The company has not availed of any term loans during the yea under
reference; consequently, utilization thereof forthe purpose: for which
the loans were primarily obtained is not applicable tc the company.
17. The company has not raised any long term or short term fund:
during the year under review consequently the requirement foi
utilization thereof for the purposes specified for such funds doe; not
arise.
18. The company has not made any preferential allotment of share* to
parties and companies covered in the Register maintained undei section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
19. The company has not issued any debentures during the year undei
review; consequently the clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the ordei is
not applicable to the Company.
20. The company has not made any public issues during the year under
review, consequently the provisions of the clause (xx) of paragraph 4
of the order is not applicable to the company.
21. According to the information and explanations made available to
us, based on the audit procedures performed and as certified by the
management it appears that no material frauds on or by the company have
been noticed or reported during the year under review.
For Basu Das & Basu
(Firm Registration NO.311038E)
Chartered Accountants
Amal Kumar Das
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: May 28,2013 Membership No.050109
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of SEN PET (INDIA)
LIMITED as at March 31, 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 the Auditing Standards
generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report that :
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account, as required by law, have
been kept by the Company, so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, 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 dealt with by this report are in compliance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956, subject to :
(i) Non revaluation of Foreign Currency Liability as per Accounting
Standard 11, Accounting for the effect in changes of Foreign Currency
Rates,
(ii) Determination of Employee Benefits on accrual basis as per
Accounting Standard 15, Employee Benefits and consequential disclosure
thereof in the Notes of Accounts
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub -
section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
5. Further to our comments in para. d supra we draw reference to
(a) Point No. 5 of Note no. 22, regarding interest, further interest on
interest and liquidated damages on Term Loans/ Working Capital Loans
advanced by various Banks and Financial Institutions for the current
year, the quantum of which is unascertainable.
(b) Subject to point no.3, 4, 6, 14, 16 and 17 of Note no.22, we
reserve our comments on the going concern assumption adopted by the
company.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the
Significant Accounting Policies and notes thereon give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2012;
(ii) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure - 1
Annexure to Auditors' Report referred to in Paragraph 3 of our report
of even date
On the basis of the information and explanations furnished to us and
the books and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and
to the best of our knowledge and belief, in our opinion we further
report that :
1. In respect of its Fixed Assets :
a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified at
reasonable intervals during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its
assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical
verification.
c) The company has not disposed of a substantial part of the fixed
assets during the year so as to affect its going concern status.
2. In respect of its Inventories:
a) The inventories have been physically verified during the year by the
management. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedure of physical verification of
inventories as followed by the management is 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.
3. In respect of the loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by
the Company to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) The Company had taken interest free loans in the nature of advances
from one party during the year and that was Rs. 25.93/-Lacs. In our
opinion the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the
loans taken by the Company, are not prima facie prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
b) The Company has not granted any loan during the year to 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, adequate internal control procedures 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 are in vogue.
Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the
information and explanations made available to us, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of the continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. In respect of the contracts or arrangements referred to in section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 :
a) In our opinion, 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, the transactions made in pursuance to such contracts
or arrangements have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public pursuant
to the provisions envisaged under the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 1975, consequently, compliance under the directives
issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Section 58A
and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise. Therefore, the
provision of clause (vi) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable
to the Company
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
8. The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records by the Company under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act,
1956 for any of its services.
9. The company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Income Tax, Central Sales Tax, West
Bengal Value Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty and other material
statutory dues with the appropriate authorities during the period under
review, and no undisputed amount payable in respect of the aforesaid
statutory liability were outstanding as at 31st March, 2012 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable. The
matter relating to exemption on payment of E.S.I. is pending with the
Hon'ble High Court at Kolkata. (Vide point no. 6 of Note no. 22).
Estimated liability as decided by the management is amounting to Rs.
38.02 lacs (approximately).
10. According to the information and explanations given to us, details
of disputed statutory dues have not been deposited as on 31st March,
2012 on account of disputed matters pending before appropriate
authorities are as under :
Name of the Nature of Due Amount Period for Forum where
Statute (Rs. Lacs) Which the the dispute
matter is pending
relates
The Central Excise Duty 2734.79 1996 to 2005 With
Act, 1944 Commissioner
Excise of Customs
and CESTAT
The West Sales Tax 839.01 2001-2003 With Supreme
Bengal Sales Court of
Tax Act, 1994 India.
and Central
Sales Tax
Act, 1956
The West Sales Tax 620.00 2002-2003 Asst.
Bengal Sales Commissioner,
Tax Act, 1994 Commercial
and Central Taxes, South
Sales Tax Circle
Act, 1956 Kolkata.
Name of the Nature of Due Amount Period for Forum where
Statute (Rs. Lacs) Which the the dispute
matter is pending
relates
The West Sales Tax 939.61 2003-2004 Asst.
Bengal Sales Commissioner,
Tax Act, 1994 Commercial
and Central Taxes, South
Sales Tax Circle
Act, 1956a.
The West Sales Tax 18.63 2004-2005 West Bengal
Bengal Sales Commercial
Tax Act, 1994 Taxes
and Central Appellate
Sales Tax & Revisional
Act, 1956 Board.
VAT Act, Sales Tax 58.80 2005-2006 West Bengal
2003 & CST Commercial
Act,1956 Taxes
Appellate &
Revisional
Board.
The company has incurred cash losses in the current financial year
amounting to Rs.105.59 Lacs (cash loss of Rs. 405.83 lacs in the FY
2010-11). The company had been referred to BIFR in the year 2000 as its
net worth had been eroded.
11. The company has made defaults in the repayment of dues to the
financial institutions and banks during the year under review, the
amount and period of default is not ascertainable at this stage.
12. The company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities
consequently the requirements of this provision are not applicable to
the company.
13. The company is not a chit fund company and as such the
requirements of clause (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the order are not
applicable to the Company.
14. The company does not deal in the trading of shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, consequently the requirements of
clause (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable to the
Company.
15. The company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others
from bank or financial institutions, consequently the requirements of
clause (xv) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable to the
Company.
16. The company has not availed of any term loans during the year
under reference; consequently, utilization thereof for the purposes for
which the loans were primarily obtained is not applicable to the
company.
17. The company has not raised any long term or short term funds
during the year under review consequently the requirement for
utilization thereof for the purposes specified for such funds does not
arise.
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. The company has not issued any debentures during the year under
review; consequently the clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the order is
not applicable to the Company.
20. The company has not made any public issues during the year under
review, consequently the provisions of the clause (xx) of paragraph 4
of the order is not applicable to the company.
21. According to the information and explanations made available to
us, based on the audit procedures performed and as certified by the
management it appears that no material frauds on or by the company have
been noticed or reported during the year under review.
For Basu Das & Basu
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No.311038E)
Amal Kumar Das
Partner
Membership No.050109
Place : Kolkata
Date : August 10, 2012
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of M/s. SEN PET (INDIA)
LIMITED formerly known as Elque Polyesters Limited as at 31st March
2010, Profit & Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company
for the period ended on the date annexed thereto. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audit.
2. 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 fair presentation of the financial statements
that are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or
error.
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
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatements.
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 judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the
auditor considers internal control relevant to the Companys
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 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
qualified audit opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Company Law Board as amended by Companies (Auditors Report)
(Amendment) order,2004 in terms of Section 227(4A) of the Companies
Act, 1956, we enclose herewith in the Annexure, our report on the
matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report that
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which, to
the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the 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 it appears from our examination of
such books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account referred to in this report
are in agreement with the books of accounts as submitted to us.
(d) In our opinion the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement, dealt with by this report comply in all material
respects, with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C)
of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, subject to
(i) Non revaluation of Foreign Currency Liability as per Accounting
Standard 11, Accounting for the effect in changes of Foreign Currency
Rates,
(ii) Determination of Employee Benefits on accrual basis as per
Accounting Standard 15, Employee Benefits and consequential disclosure
thereof in the Notes of Accounts
(e) Pursuant to written representation forwarded to us and taken on
record by the Board of Directors of the company, none of the Directors
are disqualified under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of
the Companies Act, 1956 from being appointed as Director in the
company.
5. Further to our comments in para, d supra we draw reference to
(a) Note No.5 of Schedule 19, regarding interest, further interest on
interest and liquidated damages on Term Loans/ Working Capital Loans
advanced by various Banks and Financial Institutions for the current
year, the quantum of which is unascertainable.
(b) Subject to Note No.3, 4, 6, 20 and 21 of schedule 19, we reserve
our comments on the going concern assumption adopted by the company.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations made available to us, the said statement of accounts, read
with the notes thereon, gives the information in the manner required by
the Companies Act, 1956 and shows a true and fair view in conformity
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 st March, 2010,
(ii) in the case of the Profit & Loss Account of the loss of the
company for the period ended on that date, and
(iii) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the period ended on that date.
Annexure -1 Annexure to Auditors Report referred to in Paragraph 1 of
our report of even date
On the basis of the information and explanations furnished to us and
the books and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and
to the best of our knowledge and belief, in our opinion we further
report that
1. The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
2. The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified at
reasonable intervals during the year. No material discrepancies between
book records and physical inventory have been noticed during the course
of such verification.
3. The company has not disposed of a substantial part of the fixed
assets of the company during the period under review.
4. The inventories of the company have been physically verified by the
management at regular intervals during the financial year. In our
opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.
5. In our opinion, the procedure of physical verification of
inventories as followed by the management is reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
6. The company has maintained proper records of inventories. As
explained to us discrepancies, noticed as such, is not material in
relation to the operations of the company.
7. The Company had not granted/taken any loans or advances in the
nature of loans secured or unsecured to/from Companies, Firms or other
parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the question of rates of interest,
other terms and conditions being prima facie prejudicial to the
interest of the company, repayment of interest and principal and
overdue amounts in the books of the company does not arise.
8. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, adequate internal control procedures 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 are in vogue.
Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the
information and explanations made available to us, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of the continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
9. In our opinion, particulars of contracts or arrangements referred
in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to
be maintained under that section.
10. In our opinion, the transactions made in pursuance to such
contracts or arrangements have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
11. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public pursuant
to the provisions envisaged under the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 1975, consequently, compliance under the directives
issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Section 58A
and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise.
12. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
13. The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records by the Company under section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act,
1956 for any of its services.
14. The company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Income Tax, Central Sales Tax,
West Bengal Value Added Tax. Wealth Tax, Customs Duty and other
material statutory dues with the appropriate authorities during the
period under review, and no undisputed amount payable in respect of the
aforesaid statutory liability were outstanding as at 31s1 March, 2010
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
The matter relating to exemption on payment of E.S.I, is pending with
the Honble High Court at Kolkata. (Vide note no. 6 of Schedule
15).Estimate Liability as decided by the management amount to
Rs.37.50lacs (approximately).
15. According to the information and explanations given to us, details
of disputed Sales Tax, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Cess which have not
been deposited as on 31st March, 2010 on account of any dispute are
given herein under:
Name of the Nature of Due Amount Period for Forum where
Statute (Rs.Lacs) Which the the dispute
matter relates is pending
The Central Excise Duty 2734.79 1996 to 2005 With
Excise Act,
1944 Commissioner
of Customs
and CESTAT
The West
Bengal Sales Tax 839.01 2001-2003 With Supreme
Sales Tax Act, Court of India.
1994 and Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956
The West
Bengal Sales Tax 620.00 2002-2003 Asst.
Sales Tax Act, Commissioner,
1994 and Central Commercial
Sales Tax Act, Taxes, South
1956 Circle Kolkata.
The West
Bengal Sales Tax 939.61 2003-04 Asst.
Sales Tax Act, Commissioner,
1994 and Central Commercial
Sales Tax Taxes, South
Act, 1956 Circle Kolkata.
The West
Bengal Sales Tax 18.63 2004-05 Asst.
Sales Tax Act, Commissioner,
1994 and Central Commercial
Sales Tax Taxes, South
Act, 1956 Circle Kolkata.
16. The company has incurred cash losses in the current financial year
amounting to Rs.356.66lacs (cash loss of Rs.70.03lacs in the FY
2008-09). The company had been referred to BIFR in the year 2000 as its
net worth had been eroded.
17. The company has made defaults in the repayment of dues to the
financial institutions and banks during the year under review.
18. The company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities
consequently the requirements of this provision are not applicable to
the company.
19. The company is not a chit fund company and as such the
requirements of this clause are not applicable to it.
20. The company is not a nidhi/mutual benefit fund/societies,
consequently the requirements of this clause is not applicable to this
company.
21. The company does not deal in the trading of shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, consequently the requirements of this
clause is not applicable to the company.
22. The company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others
from bank or financial institutions, consequently the provisions of
this clause is not applicable to the company.
23. The company had not availed of any term loans during the year
under reference, consequently, utilization thereof for the purposes for
which the loans were primarily obtained is not applicable to the
company.
24. The company has not raised any long term or short term funds
during the year under review consequently the requirement for
utilization thereof for the purposes specified for such funds does not
arise.
25. 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.
26. The company has not issued any debentures during the year under
review, consequently the clause is not applicable to the company.
27. The company has not made any public issues during the year under
review, consequently the provisions of this clause is not applicable to
the company.
28. According to the information and explanations made available to
us, based on the audit procedures performed and as certified by the
management it appears that no material frauds on or by the company have
been noticed or reported during the year under review.
For MOOKHERJEE P. K. & CO.
Chartered Accountants
P. K. Mookherjee
Proprietor
Place : Kolkata Membership No. 5345
Date : 9th August, 2010 FRN: 325604E
Disclaimer: This is 3rd Party content/feed, viewers are requested to use their discretion and conduct proper diligence before investing, GoodReturns does not take any liability on the genuineness and correctness of the information in this article