Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
SIMBHAOLI SUGARS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at March 31, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the
Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the
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 ("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 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,
that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and
completeness of the accounting records, 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 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 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 internal financial control relevant
to the Company's preparation of the 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 the 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 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
IIn 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 March 31, 2015, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended
on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matters in the Notes to the
financial statements:
1. Note 20 in the financial statements which indicates that the
Company has accumulated losses and its net worth has been fully eroded,
the Company has incurred a net cash loss during the current and
previous year(s) and, the Company's current liabilities exceeded its
current assets as at the balance sheet date. These conditions, along
with other matters set forth in Note 20, indicate the existence of a
material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the
financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going
concern basis for the reasons stated in the said Note.
2. Note 4 to the financial statements relating to sale of power
co-generation divisions of the Company in an earlier year and the
balance interest bearing consideration of Rs. 8,180.15 lacs
outstanding as on March 31, 2015, which would be discharged in the
manner laid down under the Business Transfer Agreements (BTAs). Out of
this, consideration amounting to Rs. 5,682.19 lacs is to be discharged
in cash on or before the date falling forty eight months from the date
of the BTAs or on achieving the closing in terms of the Joint Venture
Agreement with Sindicatum Captive Energy Pte Limited, whichever is
earlier.
3. Note 20(b) which sets out the position regarding sugarcane subsidy
aggregating Rs. 4,738.67 lacs accounted by the Company in these
financial statements. As indicated in this note, necessary adjustments
to subsidy so accounted for would be made on settlement and receipt
thereof from the State Government.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ("the
Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
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) The going concern matter described in sub-paragraph
(1) under the Emphasis of Matters paragraph above, in our opinion, may
have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
(f) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164
(2) of the Act.
(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 financial statements. Refer note 6 and note
18 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any material foreseeable losses on
long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
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' section of our report of even date)
(i) In respect of the Company's fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a programme of physically verifying all its fixed
assets over a period of three years, which in our opinion is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its fixed
assets. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets were
physically verified by the Management during the year. According to the
information and explanations given to us the discrepancies noticed on
such verification between the physical balances and the fixed assets
records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the
books of account.
(ii) In respect of the Company's inventories:
(a) Inventories have been physically verified during the year by the
Management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has, during the year, granted interest free unsecured loans
aggregating Rs 1,515.46 lacs to a wholly owned subsidiary covered in
the register maintained under section 189 of the Act. At the year end,
the outstanding loan granted to a wholly owned subsidiary aggregates to
Rs 2,394.81 lacs. In respect of such loans:
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
above loan is repayable on demand and has I not been recalled during
the year.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no overdue amount remaining outstanding as at the year end.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014,
as amended and prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section
(1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion
that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and
maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the
cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or
complete.
(vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues, including Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Value Added Tax and
other material statutory dues applicable to it and not been regular in
depositing dues of Provident Fund, Income-tax, Service Tax, Customs
Duty, Excise Duty and Cess with the appropriate authorities. As
explained to us, the provisions of the Employees' State Insurance Act,
1948 are not applicable to the Company.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident
Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax,
Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, Cess and other
material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2015 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) Details of dues of Excise Duty, Service Tax, Value Added Tax and
Sales Tax (Trade Tax) which have not been deposited as on March 31,
2015 on account of disputes are given below:
Statute Nature of Forum where Period to Amount, Amount
the dues dispute is which the involved paid under
pending amount (Rs. lacs) protest
relates (Rs. lacs)
U P.
Trade
Act Trade tax Trade Tax
Appellate 1984-1985 0.43 0.43
Tribunal 1995-1996 3.18
Central
Excise Excise
duty Commissioner 2006-2007 39099 45.03
Act (Appeals) 2012-2013 558
Customs,
Excise & 2002-2003 0.70 0.70
Service tax
Appellate 2004-2005 0.28 0.28
Tribunal 2005-2006 2.77 2.77
2010-2011 9.37 6.56
2007-2011 0.37 -
High Court, 2005-2006 2.78 -
Allahabad 1979-1980 11.01 11.01
Fnance Service Customs,
Excise &
Act,
1994 Tax Service tax
Appellate 2006-2007 83.06 14.87
Tribunal
State
Excise Excise
Duty High Court, 2001-2002 9.26 -
Duty Allahabad
* Amount as per demand orders including interest and penalty wherever
indicated in the order.
We are informed that there are no disputed dues in respect of
Income-tax, Customs Duty, Wealth Tax and Cess.
In the following instances the concerned statutory authority is in
appeal against the favourable order received by the Company.
Statute Nature of Forum where Dispute Period to Amount
Dues is pending which the involved
amount (Rs. lacs)
relates
Central
Excise Excise Duty Customs, Excise & 2008-09 71.69
Act Service tax
Appellate
Tribunal
High Court,
Allahabad 1995-1996 9.92
U P.
Trade Trade tax High Court,
Allahabad 1996-97 59.96
Tax Act
Finance
Act, Service
1994 tax Customs,
Excise &
Service 2006-07 0.42
tax Appellate
Tribunal
(d) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the amount required to be transferred to investor
education and protection fund in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made
thereunder has been transferred to such fund within time.
(viii) The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the current
year are not less than fifty percent of its net worth and the Company
has incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit
and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) On the basis of our audit procedures and as per the information
and explanations given by the management, the Company has delayed
repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions in respect of
term loans, working capital demand loans and interest liabilities.
Lenders Amount (including interest) Period of delays
(Rs. lacs)
Banks and
financial 1,399.15 01-30 days
institutions 848.30 31-60 days
649.29 61-90 days
551.02 Above 90 days
34,102.57 Not yet paid
The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(x) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantee given by the
Company for loan taken by others from banks is not, prima facie,
prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied by the Company during the
year for the purposes for which they were obtained.
(xii) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and
no material fraud on the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Firm's Registration No. 015125N)
Jaideep Bhargava
GURGAON Partner
May 30, 2015 (Membership No. 090925)
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SIMBHAOLI
SUGARS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s 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 Companies
Act, 1956 ("the Act")(which continue to be applicable in respect of
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General Circular
15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
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.
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
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 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 Company''s internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of the 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 aforesaid 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 loss of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to:
1. Note 27 to the financial statements regarding the Company continuing
to incur cash losses, which has resulted in its net worth being fully
eroded and its current liabilities being significantly higher than its
current assets. However, the financial statements of the Company have
been prepared on a going concern basis for the reasons stated in the
said Note.
2. Note 23 to the financial statements which sets out the position
regarding repudiation by the insurance company of the Company''s
insurance claim amounting to Rs. 769 lacs on account of sinking of ship
carrying raw sugar purchased by the Company in July 2009. Based on the
expert advice, management is confident that the proceedings against the
insurer would be settled in favour of the Company and no loss would
arise in this regard.
3. Note 4 to the financial statements relating to sale of co-
generation divisions of the Company and the balance interest bearing
consideration of Rs. 11,204.33 lacs as on March 31, 2014, which would
be discharged in the manner laid down under the Business Transfer
Agreements (BTAs). Further, a part of the consideration amounting to
Rs. 7,873.72 lacs will be discharged in cash on or before the date
falling forty eight months from the date of the BTAs or on achieving
the closing in terms of the Joint Venture Agreement with Sindicatum
Captive Energy Pte Limited, whichever is earlier.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
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 in terms of Section 227(4A) 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, 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Act (which continue to be applicable in respect of
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General Circular
15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs).
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31,2014 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2014
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Act.
ANNEXURE TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements'' section of our report of even date)
Having regard to the nature of the Company''s business/activities/
results during the year, clauses (xiii) and (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the Company has a programme of physically
verifying all its fixed assets over a period of three years, which in
our opinion is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its fixed assets. In accordance with this programme, some
of the fixed assets were physically verified by the management during
the year. The discrepancies noticed on such verification between the
physical balances and fixed assets records were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
(ii) In respect of its inventory:
(a) During the year, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification, other than the shortage of finished goods in the sugar
units of the Company amounting to Rs. 1,058.36 lacs arising from
alleged irregularities by certain senior executives which have been
detected by the Management of the Company, which has been properly
dealt with in the books of account and included under the head
''Exceptional Items''.
(iii) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the Company
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company has granted interest free unsecured loan of Rs. 398.01
lacs to three companies during the year. The maximum amount involved
during the year was Rs. 1,177.09 lacs (three companies) and the year
end balance was Rs. 1,036.43 lacs (three companies).
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
(c) The receipts of principal amounts and interest have been as per
stipulations.
(d) As per the information and explanations given to us and records of
the Company, there are no overdue amounts in respect of the above loan,
including interest thereon.
In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, taken by the Company from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the
information and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company had taken interest free unsecured loans from two
Directors. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 1,835.61
lacs (two Directors) and the year end balance was Rs. 1,200.61 lacs
(two Directors).
(b) The terms and conditions of such loans are, in our opinion, prima
facie not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(c) The payments of the principal amounts in respect of such loans are
as per stipulations.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods. There
are no sales of services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to Section
301 that need to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction (excluding loans reported under
paragraph (iii) above) is in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in respect of any
party, the transactions have been made at prices which are prima facie
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time other than certain purchases which are of special nature
for which comparable quotations are not available and in respect of
which we are unable to comment if the transactions have been carried
out at prices having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the costs records maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011
and the Cost Accounting
Records (Sugar Industry) Rules, 2011 prescribed by the Central
Government under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 and are
of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been
made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination
of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate
or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
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 with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of 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 in arrears as
at March 31, 2014 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) Details of dues of Sales Tax (Trade Tax), Excise Duty and Service
tax which have not been deposited as on March 31,2014 on account of
disputes are given below:
Statute Nature or Forum where Period to
the dues dispute is which the
pending amount relates
U. P Trade Act Trade tax Trade Tax Applellate 1984-1985
Tribunal _
Trade Tax Appellate 1995-1996
Tribunal "
Central Excise Excise duty Additional 2008-2009
Act Commissioner
Commissioner 2006-2007
(Appeals)
Customs, Excise & 2002-2003
Service tax Appellate''
Tribunal
Customs, Excise & 2004-2005
Service tax Appellate
Tribunal
High Court 1979-1980
Allahabad
Finance Act, Service tax Commissioner 2006-2007
1994 (Appeals)
State Excise Excise duty High Court, 2001-2002
Act Allahabad
High Court, 2009-2010
Allahabad
Statute Amount Amount
involved paid under
(Rs. lacs) protest
(Rs. lacs)
U. P Trade Act 0.43 0.43
3.18 -
Central Excise 34722 4.76
390799 45703
0760 0760
0728 0728
11.01 11.01
Finance Act, 83706 10781
State Excise 9.26 -
8.08 -
We are informed that there are no disputed dues in respect of
Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty and Cess7
In the following instances the concerned statutory authority is in
appeal against the favourable order received by the Company7
Statute Nature of Forum where Dispute Period to Amount
Dues is pending which the involved
amount (Rs.lacs)
relates
Central Excise Excise Duty Customs, Excise & 2008-09 71.69
Act Service tax
Appellate
Tribunal
U, P Trade Trade tax High Court,
Allahabad 1996-97 59,96
Tax Act
Finance Act, Service tax Customs, Excise
& Service 2006-07 0742"
1994 tax Appellate
Tribunal
(x) The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the current
year are not less than fifty percent of its net worth
and the Company has incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year7
(xi) On the basis of our audit procedures and as per the information
and explanations given by the management, the Company has delayed
repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions in respect of
term loans, working capital demand loans and interest liabilities7
The following are the details of the delays:
Lenders Amount (including interest) Period of delays
(Rs. lacs)
3,288798 01-30 days
Banks 1,529-86 31-60 days
557-99 61-90 days
4379 Not yet paid
The Company has not issued debentures during the year7
(xii) As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4 (xii) of the Order is not applicable7
(xiii) 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, prima facie, prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(xiv) The Company has not taken any term loan during the year.
Accordingly, paragraph 4(xvi) of the Order is not applicable.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that fund raised on short term basis aggregating
approximately Rs. 74,645.94 lacs have been used for long-term
investments/ financing long-term losses.
(xvi) During the year the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to the parties and companies covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xvii) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xviii) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue
during the year.
(xix) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the
Company has been noticed or reported during the year, other than the
shortage of finished goods in the sugar units of the Company amounting
to Rs. 1,058.36 lacs arising from alleged irregularities by certain
senior executives which have been detected by the Management of the
Company, which has been written off in the books of account and
included under the head ''Exceptional Items''.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Firm''s Registration No.015125N)
Manjula Banerji
Gurgaon Partner
May 27, 2014 (Membership No.086423)
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SIMBHAOLI
SUGARS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2013, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of the significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The 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 Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") and in accordance with the accounting
principle generally accepted in India. This responsibility includes the
design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to
the preparation and fair 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
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 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 Company''s internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of the 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 aforesaid 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, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to:
1. Note 4 which explains in detail the exceptional item relating to
sale of co-generation divisions of the Company for an aggregate
consideration of Rs. 15,978.62 lacs which would be discharged in the
manner laid down under the Business Transfer Agreements (BTAs).Further,
as indicated in Note 4(b)(iii), a part of the consideration amounting
to Rs. 7,873.72 lacs which is interest bearing will be discharged in
cash on or before the date falling 48 months from the date of the BTAs
or on achieving the closing in terms of the Joint Venture Agreement
with Sindicatum Capitive Energy Pte Limited, whichever is earlier.
2. Note 25 regarding the Company''s net worth being substantially
eroded and preparation of the financial statements of the Company on a
going concern basis for the reasons stated therein.
3. Note 24 which sets out the position regarding repudiation by the
insurance company of the balance amount of Rs. 769 lacs of the
Company''s insurance claim relating to the sinking of a ship carrying
raw sugar purchased by the Company in July 2009. Based on the expert
advice, management is confident that the proceedings against the
insurer would be settled in favour of the Company and no loss would
arise in this regard.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
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 in terms of Section 227(4A) 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, 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
referred to in Section 211(3C) of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2013 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2013
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Act.
Having regard to the nature of the Company''s business/activities
/results during the year, clauses (xiii) and (xiv) of paragraph 4 of
the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the Company has a programme of physically
verifying all its fixed assets over a period of three years, which in
our opinion is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its fixed assets. In accordance with this programme, some
of the fixed assets were physically verified by the management during
the year. The discrepancies noticed on such verification between the
physical balances and fixed assets records were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company. J
(ii) In respect of its inventory:
(a) During the year, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the Company
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company has granted unsecured loan of Rs. 1225.70 lacs to two
companies during the year. The maximum amount involved during the year
was Rs. 1433.14 lacs (two companies) and the year end balance was Rs.
1039.61 lacs (two companies).
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
(c) The receipts of principal amounts and interest have been as per
stipulations.
(d) As per the information and explanations given to us and records of
the Company, there are no overdue amounts in respect of the above loan,
including interest thereon.
In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, taken by the Company from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the
information and explanations given to us:
(a) During the year the Company has received unsecured loan aggregating
Rs. 1813 lacs from one Director. The maximum amount involved during the
year was Rs. 1838.12 lacs (two Directors) and the year end balance was
Rs. 1835.61 lacs (two Directors).
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
(c) The payments of principal amounts and interest in respect of such
loans are as per stipulations.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods. There
are no sales of services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to Section
301 that need to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time other than in respect of certain purchases
for which comparable quotations are not available and in respect of
which we are unable to comment.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules 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
accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have, however,
not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to
determining whether they are accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
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 with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of 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 in arrears as
at March 31, 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(x) The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the current
year are not less than fifty percent of its net worth and the Company
has incurred cash losses in the current year and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) During the year, after considering the effect of reschedulement of
repayment terms of borrowings from certain banks, approved by the
Corporate Debt Restructuring Empowered Group, the details of defaults
in repayments of dues are as under:
Lenders Amount (including interest) Period of delays
(Rs. lacs)
Banks 650.65 01-30 days
The Company has not issued debentures during the year.
(xii) As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) 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, prima facie, prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(xiv) The Company has not taken any term loan during the year.
Accordingly, paragraph 4(xvi) of the Order is not applicable.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report
that short term funds of Rs. 47,348.64 lacs have been used to finance
fixed assets / long term losses.
(xvi) During the previous period, the Company had issued 25,00,000
warrants, carrying an entitlement to subscribe to 1 equity share of Rs.
10 each at a premium of Rs. 36 per share, on preferential basis in
accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 (as amended) to
the parties covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of the
Act. During the year, the Company has issued 6,57,500 equity shares
(pursuant to the terms of these warrants) and 32,00,000 preference
shares on a preferential basis to the parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301of the Companies Act, 1956. The price at
which, these equity shares have been issued is pursuant to the terms of
the warrants and these preference shares have been issued at par value,
which in our opinion, is not prima facie prejudicial to the interests
of the Company.
(xvii) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xviii)The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue
during the year.
(xix) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 015125N)
Manjula Banerji
GURGAON
Partner
May 28 2013 (Membership No. 086423)
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of SIMBHAOLI SUGARS
LIMITED ("the Company") as at March 31, 2012, the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the eighteen
months ended on that date, both 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and the significant
estimates made by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to:
(i) note 23 of schedule 18 which sets out the position regarding
repudiation by the insurance company of the Company's insurance claim
amounting to Rs. 769 lacs on account of sinking of ship carrying raw
sugar purchased by the Company. Pending completion of legal proceedings
in the matter, the effect thereof in these accounts cannot be
determined at this stage.
(ii) note 24 of schedule 18 regarding the Company's net worth being
substantially eroded (fully eroded after giving effect to our
qualification in paragraph 5(e) below) and the Company making cash
losses during the eighteen months period ended March 31, 2012. However,
the financial statements of the Company have been prepared by the
Management of the Company on a going concern basis for the reasons
stated in the said Note. The ability of the Company to continue as a
going concern is dependent upon the successful completion of its
business and financial restructuring initiatives, the outcome of the
steps being initiated by the State and Central Governments for the
sugar industry and the Company's ability to generate sufficient cash
flows to meet its future obligations.
4. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) 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.
5. Further to our comments in the paragraph 3 above and Annexure
referred to in paragraph 4 above, we report as follows:
(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, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) subject to our comments in paragraph (e) below, in our opinion, the
Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in compliance with the Accounting
Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) Attention is invited to note 25 of schedule 18 wherein it is stated
that deferred tax assets (net) amounting to Rs.4,747.83 lacs has been
recognised on the basis of future projections prepared based upon the
restructuring plans under implementation and taken on record by the
Board of Directors and the belief of the Management of the Company that
there is a virtual certainty that sufficient future taxable income will
be available against which such assets would be realised. However, in
our opinion, recognition of such deferred tax assets based on future
projections is not in accordance with the principle for recognition of
deferred tax assets relating to unabsorbed depreciation and carry
forward business losses stated in Accounting Standard 22 "Accounting
for Taxes on Income", which requires virtual certainty supported by
convincing evidence to be established for recognition of deferred tax
assets on such items. Had such deferred tax assets not been recognised,
the profit after tax would have been lower and the debit balance in the
profit and loss account would have been higher by Rs.4,747.83 lacs and
the deferred tax assets would have been lower by a similar amount.
The matter referred to in paragraph (e) above, to the extent covered
here above was also subject matter for qualification in our audit
report on the financial statements for the year ended September 30,
2010.
(f) Subject to our comment in paragraph (e) above, 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:
(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 Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the eighteen months ended on that date and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the eighteen months ended on that date.
6. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
Having regard to the nature of the Company's business/activities
/result, clauses (xiii) and (xiv) of CARO are not applicable.
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the Company has a programme of physically
verifying all its fixed assets over a period of three years, which in
our opinion is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its fixed assets. In accordance with this programme, some
of the fixed assets were physically verified by the management during
the period. The discrepancies noticed on such verification between the
physical balances and fixed assets records were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the period, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
(ii) In respect of its inventory:
(a) During the period, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the Company
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company has granted unsecured loan of Rs. 61.36 lacs to a
company during the period. The maximum amount involved during the
period was Rs. 428.59 lacs and the period end balance was Rs. 0.11
lacs.
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
(c) The receipts of principal amounts and interest have been as per
stipulations.
(d) As per the information and explanations given to us and records of
the Company, there are no overdue amounts in respect of the above loan,
including interest thereon.
In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, taken by the Company from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the
information and explanations given to us:
(a) During the previous year the Company had received unsecured loans
from four Directors. The maximum amount involved during the period was
Rs. 256 lacs and the period end balance was Rs. 25 lacs.
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
(c) The payments of principal amounts and interest in respect of such
loans are as per stipulations.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods. There
are no sales of services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to Section
301 that need to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time except in respect of certain purchases for
which comparable quotations are not available and in respect of which
we are unable to comment.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the
period.
(vii)In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the period by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the
Management have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the
nature of its business.
(viii)We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules 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
accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have, however,
not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to
determining whether they are accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
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 with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income-tax,
Wealth Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material
statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2012 for a period of more
than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) Details of dues of Sales Tax (Trade Tax), Excise Duty and Service
tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2012 on account of
disputes are given below:
Statute Nature of Forum where Period to
Dues Dispute is pending which the
amount relates
U. P. Trade Trade tax Trade Tax Appellate 1984-1985
Tax Act Tribunal
Trade Tax Appellate 1995-1996
Tribunal
Trade Tax Appellate 2001-2002
Tribunal
Deputy Commissioner 2009-2010
(Appeals)
Central Excise Commissioner 1979-1980
Excise Act Duty (Appeals)
Customs, Excise & 2002-2003
Service tax Appellate
Tribunal
Customs, Excise & 2004-2005
Service tax Appellate
Tribunal
Commissioner 2008-2009
(Appeals)
Additional 2006-2007
Commissioner
Customs, Excise & 2006-2007
Service tax Appellate
Tribunal
Additional 2008-2009
Commissioner
State Excise High Court, 2001-02
Excise Act Duty Allahabad
High Court, Allahabad 2009-10
Statute Amount Amount paid
involved under protest
(Rs. lacs) (Rs. lacs)
U P Trade 0.43 0.43
3.18 -
3.47 1.60
0.85 0.85
Central Excise Act 11.01 11.01
0.60 0.60
0.28 0.28
71.69 25.21
1.50 -
398.13 52.18
34.22 4.76
State Excise Act 9.26 -
8.08 -
We are informed that there are no dues in respect of Income- tax,
Wealth Tax, Customs Duty and Cess.
In the following instances the concerned statutory authority is in
appeal against the favourable order received by the Company.
Statute Nature of Forum where Period to Amount
Dues Dispute is which the involved
pending amount (Rs. lacs)
relates
U. P. Trade Trade tax High Court, 1996-97 59.96
Tax Act Allahabad
Finance Service tax Customs, 2006-07 0.42
Act, 1994 Excise &
Service tax
Appellate
Tribunal
(x) The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the current
period are not less than fifty percent of its net worth and the Company
has incurred cash losses in the current period and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) On the basis of our audit procedures and as per the information
and explanations given by the management, the Company has delayed
repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions in respect of
term loans, working capital demand loans and interest liabilities.
The following are the details of the delays:
Lender Amount (including Period of delays
interest) (Rs. Lacs)
Banks 1,394.71 01-30 days
296.53 31-60 days
29.40 61-90 days
The Company has not issued debentures during the period.
(xii)As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis
of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable
(xiii)As the Company has not given any guarantees given during the
period for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions,
paragraph 4(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiv)In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
(xv)According to the information and explanations given to us and on an
overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report that
short term funds of Rs. 32,444 lacs have been used to finance fixed
assets / long term losses.
(xvi)During the period, the Company has issued 25,00,000 warrants,
carrying an entitlement to subscribe to 1 equity share of Rs. 10 each
at a premium of Rs. 36 per share, on preferential basis in accordance
with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 (as amended) to the parties
covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
Pursuant to the terms of these warrants, the Company has issued
13,42,500 equity shares on a preferential basis to the parties covered
in the register maintained under Section 301of the Act. In our opinion
and as per the information and explanations given to us, the price at
which equity shares have been issued are not prima facie prejudicial to
the interests of the Company.
(xvii)The Company has not issued any debentures during the period.
(xviii)The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue
during the period.
(xix)To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the period.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 015125N)
Manjula Banerji
Gurgaon Partner
September 25, 2012
(Membership No. 086423)
Sep 30, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of SIMBHAOLI SUGARS
LIMITED ("the Company") as at September 30, 2010, the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, both 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. 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates
made by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) 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 as follows:
(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, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956 except for our observation in paragraph 4(f) below;
(e) without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to:
(i) note 21 in schedule 17 which sets out the position regarding
repudiation by the insurance company of the Companys insurance claim
amounting to Rs. 4780 lacs on account of sinking of ship carrying raw
sugar purchased by the Company. Pending completion of legal proceedings
in the matter, the effect thereof in these accounts cannot be
determined at this stage.
(ii) note 22 in schedule 17 relating to accounting for cane purchase
liability for the sugar season 2007-08 at Rs. 110 per quintal instead
of State Advised Price of Rs. 125 per quintal fixed by the Uttar
Pradesh State Government. Pending completion of legal proceedings in
the matter, the effect thereof on these accounts cannot be determined
at this stage.
(f) as indicated in note 20 of schedule 17, the Companys management is
confident that given the cyclicality of sugar industry, steps taken by
the management and after considering the future projections taken on
record by the Board of Directors, sufficient future taxable income will
be available against which deferred tax asset (net) of Rs. 7,040.49
Lacs will be realized in the future. Accordingly, the Company has
recognized such deferred tax credit in these accounts. However, in our
opinion, recognition of such deferred tax credit is not in line with
the virtual certainty requirement of Accounting Standard 22 "Accounting
for Taxes on Income". Had such deferred tax credit not been recognized,
loss after tax and debit balance in profit and loss account would have
been higher by Rs. 7,040.49 lacs and deferred tax asset would have been
lower by the same amount.
Subject to the foregoing, 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:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at September 30, 2010;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss of the
Company for the year ended on that date and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on September 30, 2010 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on September 30,
2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g)
of the Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
report of even date)
Having regard to the nature of the Companys business /activities/
result, clauses (xiii) and (xiv) of CARO are not applicable.
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the Company has a programme of physically
verifying all its fixed assets over a period of three years, which in
our opinion is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its fixed assets. In accordance with this programme, some
of the fixed assets were physically verified by the management during
the year. The discrepancies noticed on such verification between the
physical balances and fixed assets records were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of the fixed assets has not been
disposed off by the Company during the year.
(ii) In respect of its inventory:
(a) During the year, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management except for the stocks lying with third parties where
confirmations have been received in most of the cases. In our opinion,
the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the Company
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company has granted unsecured loan of Rs. 285 lacs to a party
during the year. The maximum amount involved during the year and the
year end balance was Rs. 285 lacs.
(b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
(c) The receipts of principal amounts and interest have been as per
stipulations.
(d) As per the information and explanations given to us and records of
the Company, there are no overdue amounts in respect of above loan,
including interest thereon.
In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, taken by the Company from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to the
information and explanations given to us:
(a) The Company had taken interest free unsecured loans from four
Directors. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 320 lacs
and the year end balance was Rs. 256 lacs.
(b) The terms and conditions of such interest free loans taken are, in
our opinion, prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of the
Company.
(c) The payments of principal amounts of such interest free loans are
as per stipulations.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods. There
are no sales of services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us there are no contracts or arrangements
that need to be entered into the Register maintained under the said
Section.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposit from the public during the year.
(vii)In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules 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
accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have, however,
not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to
determining whether they are accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed dues,
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, customs
duty, excise duty, cess, entry tax, purchase tax and other material
statutory dues applicable to it except for tax deducted at source,
service tax and trade tax where there have been few delays in
depositing these with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of income-tax,
wealth tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory
dues in arrears as at September 30, 2010 for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(c) Details of dues of sales tax (trade tax), excise duty and service
tax which have not been deposited as on September 30, 2010 on account
of disputes are given below:
Statute Nature of Forum where Period to Amount Amount
Dues Dispute is which the involved paid
pending amount (Rs. lacs) under
relates protest
(Rs. lacs)
U. P.
Trade Trade tax Trade Tax 1984-85 0.43 0.43
Tax Act Appellate Tribunal
Tade Tax 1995-96 3.18 -
Appellate Tribunal
High Court 2000-01 2.17 1.08
Trade Tax 2001-02 3.47 1.60
Appellate Tribunal
Deputy 2009-10 0.85 0.85
Commissioner
(Appeals)
Central Excise Commissioner 1979-80 11.01 -
Excise Act Duty (Appeals)
Customs, Excise 2002-03 0.60 0.60
& Service tax
Appellate Tribunal
Customs, 2004-05 0.28 0.28
Excise & Service
Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Commissioner 2008-09 66.78 25.21
(Appeals)
Additional 2006-07 1.50 -
Commissioner
Customs, 2006-07 132.71 52.18
Excise & Service
Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Additional 2008-09 34.22 4.76
Commissioner
Finance Service tax Additional 2006-07 0.42 -
1994 Act Commissioner
State Excise High Court, 2001-02 9.26 -
Excise Act Duty Allahabad
High Court, 2009-10 8.08 -
Allahabad
In the following instances the concerned statutory authority is in
appeal against favourable order received by the Company.
Statute Nature of Forum where Period to Amount
Dues Dispute is which the involved
pending amount (Rs. lacs)
relates
U. P. Trade Trade tax High Court, 1996-97 59.96
Tax Act Allahabad
(x) The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the financial
year are not less than fifty percent of its net worth and the Company
has incurred cash losses in the financial year. However, the Company
has not incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding financial
year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, during the year, there are minor delays in repayment of
dues to banks and financial institutions. The Company has not issued
debentures during the year.
(xii) As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xv) As the Company has not given any guarantees during the year for
loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions, paragraph
4(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report
that short term funds of Rs. 20,208 lacs have been used to finance
fixed assets / long term losses.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the
Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 015125N)
Jaideep Bhargava
Place: Gurgaon Partner
Date : November 29, 2010 (Membership No. 90295)
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