Mar 31, 2023
To the Members of APAR Industries Limited
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of APAR Industries Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as " Standalone Financial Statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, the net profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the independence requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Sr. No. |
Key Audit Matter |
Auditor''s Response |
1 |
Litigations, Provisions and Contingent Liabilities |
To address this key audit matter, our procedures included: |
There are several litigations pending before various forums against the Company. These also include matters under various statutes and involves significant management judgement and estimates on the possible outcome of the litigations and consequent provisioning thereof or disclosure as contingent liabilities. We identified this as a key matter as the estimate of these amounts involve a significant degree of management judgement and high estimation uncertainty. |
⢠Obtaining from the management details of matters under dispute including ongoing and completed tax assessments, demands and other litigations; ⢠Evaluation and testing of the design of internal controls followed by the Company relating to litigations, open tax positions for direct and indirect taxes and other matters and process followed to decide provisioning for the said liabilities or disclosure as Contingent Liabilities; ⢠Discussing with Company''s legal team and taxation team for sufficient understanding of on-going and potential legal matters impacting the Company and the possible outcomes for the same; |
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⢠We also involved our firm''s internal experts to evaluate the management''s underlying judgements in making their estimates with regard to such matters. |
Sr. No. |
Key Audit Matter |
Auditor''s Response |
2 |
IT systems and controls over financial reporting. We identified IT systems and controls over financial reporting as a key audit matter for the Company because its financial accounting and reporting systems are fundamentally reliant on IT systems and IT controls to process significant transaction volumes, specifically with respect to revenue and raw material consumption. Also, due to large transaction volumes and the increasing challenge to protect the integrity of the Company''s systems and data, cyber security has become more significant. Automated accounting procedures and IT environment controls, which include IT governance, IT general controls over program development and changes, access to program and data and IT operations, IT application controls and interfaces between IT applications are required to be designed and to operate effectively to ensure accurate financial reporting. |
In view of the significance of the matter, we applied the following audit procedures among others, to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence: ⢠Assessed the complexity of the IT environment through discussion with the IT team and identified IT applications that are relevant to our audit; ⢠Evaluated the operating effectiveness of IT general controls over program development and changes, access to program and data and IT operations; ⢠Performed inquiry procedures with the IT team of the Company in respect of the overall security architecture and any key threats addressed by the Company in the current year; ⢠Evaluated the operating effectiveness of IT application controls in the key processes impacting financial reporting of the Company; |
⢠Assessed the operating effectiveness of controls relating to data transmission through the different IT systems to the financial reporting. |
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statement and Auditor''s Report thereon
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board''s Report including Annexures to that Board''s Report, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder''s Information, but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements, Consolidated Financial Statements, and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the Other Information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the Other Information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the Other Information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements, or our knowledge obtained in audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. When we read the other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance 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 with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance ( including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the
Standalone Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the "Annexure A", a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the statement of profit and loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the company''s internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements;
(g) As the proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only w.e.f. April 01, 2023, reporting under this clause is not applicable for the year under audit;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements â Refer Note 44 to the Standalone Financial Statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivatives contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. i. The Management has represented that, to the best
of its knowledge and belief, (Refer Note No.49(v))
no funds (which are material either individually or in aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
ii. The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, (Refer Note No.49(vi)) no funds (which are material either individually or in aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
iii. Based on such audit procedures that we have considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances; nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11 (e) contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of F.Y 2021-2022 is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of Dividend.
As stated in Note no.16A to the Financial Statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend proposed is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend
For C N K & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No.: 101961W/W-100036
Himanshu Kishnadwala
Partner
Place: Mumbai Membership No.: 037391
Date: 8th May, 2023 UDIN: 23037391BGULVI9761
Mar 31, 2022
REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Apar Industries Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as " Standalone Financial Statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2022, the net profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the independence requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter |
Auditor''s Response |
Litigations, Provisions and Contingent Liabilities There are several litigations pending before various forums against the Company. These also include matters under various statutes and involves significant management judgement and estimates on the possible outcome of the litigations and consequent provisioning thereof or disclosure as contingent liabilities. We identified this as a key matter as the estimate of these amounts involve a significant degree of management judgement and high estimation uncertainty. (Refer Note 48 to the Standalone Financial Statements) |
To address this key audit matter, our procedures included: ⢠Obtaining from the management details of matters under disputes including ongoing and completed tax assessments, demands and other litigations; ⢠Evaluation and testing of the design of internal controls followed by the Company relating to litigations and open tax positions for direct and indirect taxes and process followed to decide provisioning or disclosure as Contingent Liabilities; ⢠Discussing with Company''s legal team and taxation team for sufficient understanding of on-going and potential legal matters impacting the Company; ⢠We also involved our firm''s internal experts to evaluate the management''s underlying judgements in making their estimates with regard to such matters. |
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the Other Information. The Other Information comprises the information included in Director''s Report including Annexures thereto, Management Discussion and Analysis Report, Corporate Governance Report and Shareholder''s Information, but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the Other Information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the Other Information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the Other Information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone
Financial Statements, or our knowledge obtained in audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this Other Information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of 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 ( including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting
principles generally accepted in India, including the accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company''s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence
obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the "Annexure a", a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March 2022 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B";
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended;
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements â Refer Note 48 to the Standalone Financial Statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivatives contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. i. The Management has represented that, to the best
of its knowledge and belief, (Refer Note No.53(v)) no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or
in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
ii. The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, (Refer Note No.53(vi)) no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
iii. Based on such audit procedures that we have considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances; nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of Dividend.
As stated in Note no.16A(f) to the Financial Statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No.: 101961W/W-100036
Partner
place: Mumbai Membership No.: 037391
Date: 27th May 2022 UDiN: 22037391AJRYCI4758
Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Apar Industries Limited (the âCompanyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31st March, 2018, the Statement of profit and loss (including Other comprehensive income), the Statement of changes in equity and the Statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after referred to as âstandalone financial statementsâ).
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the âActâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting Policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs 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 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 standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the standalone financial statements that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India including Ind AS, of the State of affairs (financial position) of Company as at 31st March 2018, and its profit (financial performance including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and statement of changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Other Matter
The financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2017 included in the standalone financial statements are based on the previously issued financial statements of the Company, prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with relevant rules issued thereunder, which were audited by another firm of chartered accountants, whose report dated 30th May, 2017 expressed an unmodified opinion on those audited standalone financial statements.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (the âOrderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure âAâ, 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, the Statement of cash flows and the Statement of changes in equity 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 Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act;
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure âBâ;
(g) with respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rule, 2014. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us;
(i) the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements (Refer Note 44 to the standalone financial statements);
(ii) the Company have long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there are no material foreseeable losses (Refer Note 35 - 41 and 46 to the standalone financial statements); and
(iii) there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure âAâ to the Independent Auditorâs Report
The Annexure referred to in Independent Auditorâs Report to the members of the Company on the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2018, We report that;
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of the fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in a phased manner programme of verification. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion is reasonable, considering the size of the Company and nature of its assets.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. The discrepancies noticed on such verification, which were not material, have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) According to the information and explanations give to us, the Company has not granted loans, secured or unsecured, to the companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provision of Paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Act in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records maintained by the Company specified by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act with respect to its manufacturing activities and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, the contents of these accounts and records have not been examined by us.
(vii)(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, goods and services tax, cess and any other statutory dues, where applicable, to the appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us, the particulars of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, and value added tax as at 31st March, 2018 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute pending, are as under:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of the disputed dues |
Amount (Rs. in crore) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where disputes are pending |
The Central Sales Tax Act,1956, Local Sales Tax Acts and Works Contract Tax Act |
Tax, Interest and Penalty |
0.13 |
1998-99 2001-02 2003-04 and 2004-05 2010-11 |
Commercial Tax Officer |
0.09 |
2010-11 to 2013-14 |
Deputy Commissioner |
||
6.96 |
2002-03 to 2004-05 2006-07 2011-12 to 2013-14 |
Commissioner VAT |
||
5.49 |
1998-99 2006-07 2008-09 2009-10 |
Tribunal |
||
0.13 |
2009-10 |
Additional Commissioner |
||
1.99 |
2009-10 and 2010-11 |
Joint Commissioner |
||
The Central Excise Act, 1994 The Customs Act, 1962 Service Tax under the Finance Act, 1994. |
Duty, Service Tax, Interest and Penalty |
4.04 2.08 |
2004 to 2007 2007-08 2008 to 2016 1997 to 2001 2001 to 2004 2004-05 to 2006-07 2009-10 2011-12 |
Commissionerate CESTAT / Tribunal |
2.32 |
1999 to 2007 |
High Court |
||
5.30 |
1995 to 2000 |
Supreme Court |
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to banks and financial institutions. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from Government. The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised monies by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans were applied for the purposes for which those were raised.
(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices in India and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees noticed or reported during the year nor have we been informed of such case by management.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a nidhi company. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act, where applicable and the relevant details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable Indian Accounting Standard.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him during the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Apar Industries Limited (the âCompanyâ) as of 31st March, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the Guidance Noteâ) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note and the Standards on Auditing issued by ICAI specified under Section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements..
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31st March, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI.
SHARP & TANNAN LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firmâs Registration No.127145W / W100218
by hand of
Edwin P Augustine
Partner
Membership No.: 043385
Mumbai, 30th May, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Independent Auditor''s Report
To the Members of APAR Industries Limited
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Apar Industries Limited (the ''Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flows Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after referred to as "Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements").
Managementâs 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 including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting Policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of 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 Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Standalone Ind AS 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 Rules made there under. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS 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 including Ind AS, of the financial position of Company as at 31st March, 2017, and its financial performance including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and Statement of changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (the ''Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure ''Aâ, 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, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-As) specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2017 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure ''Bâ;
(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) Rule, 2014. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation given to us;
(1) the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements (Refer Note 44 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements);
(2) the Company have long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there are no material foreseeable losses (Refer Note 35-41 and 49 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements);
(3) there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company; and
(4) the Company has provided requisite disclosures in its standalone Ind AS financial statements as to holdings as well as dealing in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8th November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016 and these are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company (Refer Note 50 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements).
The Annexure referred to in Independent Auditor''s Report to the members of the Company on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2017, we report that;
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of the fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in a phased manner programme of verification. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification and in our opinion, is reasonable, considering the size of the Company and nature of its assets.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the title deeds of immovable properties (including land whose title deeds have been pledged as securities against term loan borrowed by Company) are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. The discrepancies noticed on such verification, which were not material, have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) According to the information and explanations give to us, the Company has not granted loans, secured or unsecured, to the Companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provision of Paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Act in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records maintained by the Company specified by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act with respect to its manufacturing activities and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. The contents of these accounts and records have not been examined by us.
(vii)(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues, where applicable, to the appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us, the particulars of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, and value added tax as at 31st March, 2017 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute pending, are as under:
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us and as per the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to banks. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from financial institute and Government. The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and by way of term loan. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(ix) of the Order is not
applicable to the Company.
Name of the Statute |
Nature of the disputed dues |
Amount Rs. (in crore) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where disputes are pending |
The Central Sales Tax Act,1956, Local Sales Tax Act and Works Contract Tax Act |
Tax, Interest and Penalty |
0.13 |
1998-99 2001-04 2003-04 2004-05 2010-11 |
Commercial Tax Officer |
0.09 |
2010-11 to 2013-14 |
Deputy Commissioner |
||
8.02 |
2002-03 to 2004-05 2006-07 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 |
Commissioner VAT |
||
5.34 |
1998-99 2006-07 2008-09 |
Tribunal |
||
0.15 |
2009-10 |
High Court |
||
The Central Excise Act, 1994 The Customs Act, 1962 Service Tax under the Finance Act, 1994. |
Duty, Service Tax, Interest and Penalty |
1.73 5.72 |
2004 to 2007 2007-08 2008 to 2012 1997 to 2001 2001 to 2004 2004-05 2007-08 2008-09 2011-12 |
Commissioner ate CESTAT / Tribunal |
2.32 |
1998-99 2005-06 2006-07 |
High Court |
||
5.30 |
1995 to 2000 2001 -02 |
Supreme Court |
(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices in India and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees noticed or reported during the year nor have we been informed of such case by management.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi company. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act, where applicable and the relevant details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him during the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Apar Industries Limited (the Company'') as of 31st March, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the Guidance Note'') issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act'').
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31st March, 2017, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the ICAI.
For Sharp & Tannan
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s registration number: 109982W
Vinayak M. Padwal
Partner
Mumbai, 30th May, 2017 Membership No.049639
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Apar Industries Limited (the ''Company''), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at 31st March, 2016, 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 of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection
and application of appropriate implementation and maintenance of
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.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting
and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in
the audit report under the provisions of the Act and Rules made
there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 judgement, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant
to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that gives a
true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of the accounting policies used and 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
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
give the information required by the Act, in the manner so required and
give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31st March, 2016, and its profit and its cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (the
''Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section
143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure ''A'', 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) on the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2016 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2016
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the
Act; and
(f) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls
over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness
of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure ''B'':
(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:
1) the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements (Refer Note 31 of the
financial statements);
2) the Company did not have any long -term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable
losses; and
3) there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, these fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable, considering the size of the Company and nature of its
assets. The frequency of physical verification is reasonable and no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company
(ii) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified by
the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such
verification is reasonable. The discrepancies noticed on such
verification, which were not material, have been properly dealt with in
the books of account.
(iii) According to the information and explanations give to us, the
Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies,
firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the
Paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the
Act in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, the Company has not accepted deposits during
the year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not
applicable to the Company.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company specified by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act in respect
of manufacturing activities and are of the opinion that prima facie,
the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. The
contents of these accounts and records have not been examined by us.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax,
sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added
tax, cess and any other statutory dues, where applicable, to the
appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at
the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, the particulars of income tax, sales tax,
service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, and value added tax as at
31st March, 2016 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute
pending, are as under:
Name of the
Statute Nature of the
disputed dues Amount Period to which
the Forum where
amount relates disputes
are
Rs, in
crore* pending
The Central
Sales Tax
Act, Tax, Interest
and Penalty 0.13 1998-99
Commercial
Tax
Officer
1956,
Local
Sales
Tax Acts
and 2001-02
Works
Contract
Tax Act 2003-04
2004-05
2010-11
0.09 2011-12 to Deputy
commissioner
2013-14
6.69 2002-03 to Commissioner
VAT
2004-05
2006-07
2007-08
2009-10
2011-12
5.34 1998-99 Tribunal
2006-07
2008-09
0.15 2009-10 High Court
The Central
Excise Act,
1944, Duty,Service
Tax, Interest 1.77 2004-05to Commissioner ate
(Appeals)
the Customs
Act, 1962
and and Penalty 2011-12
Service
Tax under
the Finance 4.19 199-98 to CESTAT /
Tribunal
Act, 1994
2000-01
2004-05 to
2009-10
2011-12 to
2012-13
2.46 1993-94
1998-99 to High Court
2003-04
2005-06 to
2006-07
5.30 1995-96 to Supreme Court
2001-02
(*net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay / appeal admitted)
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to
financial institutions and banks. The Company has not taken any loans
or borrowings from Government. The Company has not issued any
debentures.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not raised monies by way of initial public offer or further
public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, on an
overall basis, the term loans were applied for the purposes for which
they were raised.
(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing
practices in India, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across any fraud by the Company or
any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees noticed or
reported during the year nor have we been informed of such case by
management.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with
the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read
with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not a Nidhi company. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (xii) of
the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, all
the transactions with the related parties are in compliance with
Sections 177 and 188 of the Act and the relevant details have been
disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the
applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of
shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to
the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors
or persons connected with him during the year. Accordingly, compliance
with the provisions of Section 192 of the Act is not applicable to the
Company.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
SHARP & TANNAN
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No.109982W
by the hand of
MILIND P. PHADKE
Partner
Mumbai, 25th May, 2016
Membership No.033013
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Apar Industries Limited (the ''Company''), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at 31st March, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, 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 of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection
and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments
and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,
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.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting
and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in
the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made
thereunder.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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
In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and
give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31st March, 2015, and its profit and its cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2015 (the
''Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
Section 143(11) 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) on the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the
Act; and
(f) with respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
1) the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements, (Refer Note 31 of the
Financial Statements);
2) the Company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any foreseeable losses; and
3) there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure to the Independent Auditor''s Report (Referred to in paragraph
1 of our report of even date)
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, these fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its
assets. The frequency of physical verification is reasonable and no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically
verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the
frequency of such verification is reasonable.
(b) As per the information given to us, the procedures of physical
verification of inventory followed by the management are, in our
opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company
and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records, which were not material, have been properly dealt
with in the books of account.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section
189 of the Act. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (iii) (a) and (b) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(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, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of audit, we have neither come across nor
have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in internal control system.
(v) The Company had accepted deposits from the public and in our
opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,
the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions
of Sections 73 to 76 and other relevant provisions of the Act and the
rules framed thereunder, where applicable, have been complied with. We
are informed that no order has been passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or
any other Tribunal.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company specified by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act in respect
of manufacturing activities and are of the opinion that prima facie,
the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. The
contents of these accounts and records have not been examined by us.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given
to us, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance,
income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty
of excise, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues, where
applicable, with the appropriate authorities. According to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no arrears of
outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the financial year for
a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of provident
fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax,
service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and
any other statutory dues, where applicable, as at 31st March, 2015
which have not been deposited on account of a dispute pending, are as
under:
Name of the Statute Nature of the disputed dues Amount
Rsin crore*
The Central
Sales Tax Act, Tax, interest and penalty 0.01
1956, Local Sales
Tax Acts and Works
Contract Tax Act
0.12
0.10
6.29
0.01
5.34
0.15
The Central Excise
Act,1944, Duty,service tax, interest 0.64
the Customs
Act,1962 and and
penalty
Service tax under
the Finance
Act, 1994 5 56
2.50
5.30
Name of the statue Period to which the Forum where disputes are
amount relates pending
The Central 2003-04 Commercial Tax Officer
Sales Tax Act,
1956, Local Sales
Tax Acts and Works
Contract Tax Act
2005-06
2009- 10
1998-99 Assistant Commissioner
2001- 02 to
2003- 04
2010- 11 Deputy Commissioner
2011- 12 to 2013-14
2002- 03 to Commissioner VAT
2009- 10
2010- 11 Appellate Authority
Commercial Tax
1998-99 and Tribunal
2008- 09
2009- 10 High Court
The Central Excise
Act,1944,
the Customs
Act,1962 and and
penalty
Service tax under
the Finance
Act, 1994 2004- 05 to Commissionerate (Appeals)
2010- 11
1997- 98 to CESTAT / Tribunal
2000-01,
2004- 05 to 2009-10,
2011- 12 to
2012- 13
1993-94, High Court
1998- 99 to
2003- 04,
2005- 06 to
2006- 07
1995-96 to Supreme Court
2001-02
(*net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay / appeal admitted)
c) 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 and the rules made thereunder has been transferred to such fund
within time.
(viii) The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2015 and
it has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the
immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution or bank. The
Company has not issued any debentures.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (x) of
the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis the term loan have been applied for
the purpose for which it was obtained.
(xii) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing
practices in India, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across any material fraud on or by
the Company noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been
informed of such case by management.
SHARP & TANNAN
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No.109982W
by the hand of
MILIND P. PHADKE
Partner
Mumbai, 14th May, 2015
Membership No. 033013
Mar 31, 2014
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Apar Industries
Limited (the ''Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st
March, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the 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 Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the
General Circular No.15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs with respect to Section 133 of the Companies Act,
2013. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and
maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view
and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
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, 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 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 Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in 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 and as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the ''Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of Section 227 (4A) of the Companies Act, 1956, we give in the
Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in Clauses 4 and 5 of the
Order.
2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Companies Act, 1956, we report
that:
(a) we have obtained all 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, 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 Companies Act, 1956 read with
the General Circular No.15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs with respect to Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013; and
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from directors
of the Company as on 31st March, 2014, and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 274 (1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records to show full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of all fxed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, these fixed assets have been physically verifed
by the management during the year, which in our opinion, is reasonable,
considering the size of the Company and nature of its assets. The
frequency of physical verification is reasonable and no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed of any substantial part of its fxed
assets during the year, so as to affect its going concern status.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the
frequency of such verification is reasonable.
(b) As per the information given to us, the procedures of physical
verification of inventory followed by the management are, in our
opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company
and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records, which were not material, have been properly dealt
with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, Clauses
4(iii) (b), (c) and (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has taken unsecured loans from ten parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount of loans outstanding during the year and the year-end
balances of such loans was H7.01 crore and H6.93 crore respectively.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the
loans taken by the Company, are prima facie, not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
(d) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is regular in repayment of principal and
interest, where stipulations have been made. In cases where there are
no stipulations and repayment of both principal and interest are stated
at call, the Company is regular in the payment of principal and
interest as and when demanded.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of audit, we have neither come across nor
have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in the internal control system.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements
that need to be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956, have been entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in
respect of any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) The Company has accepted deposits from the public and in our
opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,
the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions
of Sections 58A, 58AA and other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, where applicable, have been
complied with. We are informed that no order has been passed by the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the
Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section
209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of manufacturing
activities and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. The contents of
these accounts and records have not been examined by us.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
our opinion, the Company has been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and
protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other
statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts were in arrears as at 31st March, 2014, for a period
of more than six months from the date they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of sales tax,
service tax, custom duty, excise duty, and cess as at 31st March, 2014,
which have not been deposited on account of dispute, are as under:
Name of the
Statute Nature of the Amount I.
crore* Period to
which the Forum where
disputed dues
amount
relates disputes are
pending
The Central
Sales Tax
Act, 1956, Tax, interest 0.01 2003-04 Commercial
Tax Ofcer
Local Sales
Tax Acts and
Works and penalty 2005-06
Contract Tax
Act 2009-10
0.12 1998-99 Assistant
Commissioner
2001-02 to
2003-04
0.02 2010-11 Deputy
Commissioner
2011-12
6.29 2002-03 to Commissioner
VAT
2009-10
0.01 2010-11 Appellate
Authority
Commercial Tax
5.34 1998-99
and Tribunal
2008-09
0.15 2009-10 High Court
The Central
Excise Act,
1944, Duty, service
tax, 0.64 2004-05 to Commissionerate
(Appeals)
the Customs
Act, 1962 and interest and
penalty 2010-11
Service tax
under the
Finance 5.56 1997-98 to CESTAT /
Tribunal
Act, 1994 2000-01,
2004-05 to
2009-10,
2011-12 to
2012-13
2.50 1993-94, High Court
1998-99 to
2003-04,
2005-06 to
2006-07
5.30 1995-96 to Supreme Court
2001-02
(*net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay / appeal admitted)
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March,
2014 and it has not incurred cash losses in the financial year ended on
that date and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has not
defaulted in the repayment of dues to banks. The Company did not have
any outstanding dues to any financial institutions. The Company has not
issued any debentures. Accordingly, the Clause 4(xi) of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
Accordingly, the Clause 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xiii) The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the
Company.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. The Company has invested
surplus fund in mutual funds. According to the information and
explanations given to us, proper records have been made of the
transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made therein.
The investments in mutual funds have been held by the Company in its
own name.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions. Accordingly, the Clause 4(xv) of the
Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions. Accordingly, the Clause
4(xvi) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that
no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investments.
(xviii)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, during the year. Accordingly, the
Clause 4(xviii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
Accordingly, the Clause 4(xix) of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the Clause 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable to
the Company.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across any instances of material
fraud on the Company and no fraud by the Company, noticed or reported
during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the
management.
SHARP & TANNAN
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No.109982W
by the hand of
MILIND P. PHADKE
Partner
Mumbai, 30th May, 2014 Membership No.033013
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Apar
Industries Limited (the ''Company'') which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at 31st March, 2013, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the 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 Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956.
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 Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in 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 and as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the ''Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of Section 227 (4A) of the Companies Act, 1956, 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 Companies Act, 1956, we report
that:
(a) we have obtained all 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, 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 Companies Act, 1956; and
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from directors
of the Company as on 31st March, 2013, and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as
on 31st March, 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 274 (1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure to the Independent Auditors'' Report
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 of our report of even date)
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, these fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management during the year, which in our opinion is
reasonable. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year so as to affect its going concern status.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified
by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of
such verification is reasonable.
(b) As per the information given to us, the procedures of physical
verification of inventory followed by the management are, in our
opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company
and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records, which were not material, have been properly dealt
with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the
Paragraphs 4(iii) (b), (c) and (d) of the Order are not applicable to
the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has taken unsecured loans from eleven parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount of loans outstanding during the year and the year-end
balances of such loans was Rs. 10.51 crore and Rs. 8.00 crore
respectively.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the
loans taken by the Company, are prima facie, not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
(d) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is regular in repayment of principal and
interest, where stipulations have been made. In cases where there are
no stipulations and repayment of both principal and interest are stated
at call, the Company is regular in the payment of principal and
interest as and when demanded.
(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 for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of audit, we have neither come across nor
have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in internal control system.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements
that need to be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956, have been entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in
respect of any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) The Company has accepted deposits from the public and in our
opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,
the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions
of Sections 58A, 58AA and other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder, where applicable, have been
complied with. We are informed that no order has been passed by the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the
Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section
209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of manufacturing
activities and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. The contents of
these accounts and records have not been examined by us.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
our opinion, the Company has been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and
protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and any other
statutory dues with the appropriate authorities. According to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no arrears of
outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the financial year for
a period of more than six months from the date they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of income tax,
sales tax, service tax, excise duty and cess as at 31st March, 2013,
which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the
Statute Nature of the Amount* Period to
which the Forum where
disputes are
disputed
dues amount
relates pending
Rs. in
crore
The Central
Sales
Tax Act, Tax,
interest
and 4.12 1998-99 Assistant Commissioner
1956,
Local
Sales Tax
Acts and penalty 2001-02 to
Works
Contract
Tax Act 2004-05 and
2006-07
0.01 2003-04 and Commercial Tax
Officer
2004-05
6.12 2002-03 to
2006-07 Commissioner VAT
0.14 1998-99
and
2008-09 Tribunal
The
Central
Excise
Act,
1944, Duty, service 2.67 1997-98
to
2000-01, CESTAT
The
Customs
Act ,
1962
and tax,interest
and 2004-05
to
2009-10
Service
tax
under
the
Finance penalty 0.64 2001-02
to
2011-12 Commissioner (Appeals)
Act, 1994 2.50 1993-94,
1998-99
to High Court
2003-04,
2005-06 to
2006-07
5.30 1995-96
to 2001-02 Supreme Court
*Net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay / appeal admitted
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2013 and it
has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to banks. The Company did not have any
outstanding dues to any financial institutions. The Company has not
issued any debentures. Accordingly, the Paragraph 4(xi) of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by
way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities. Accordingly,
the Paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund / nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. The Company has invested surplus funds in mutual
funds. According to the information and explanations given to us,
proper records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts
and timely entries have been made therein. The investments in mutual
funds have been held by the Company in its own name.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
terms and conditions of guarantee 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.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, 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
overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that
no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investments.
(xviii)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, during the year. Accordingly, the
Paragraph 4 (xviii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
Accordingly, the Paragraph 4(xix) of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the Paragraph 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable
to the Company.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India and according to the information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across any instances of material
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
Sharp & Tannan
Chartered Accountants
Registration No.109982W
by the hand of
Milind P. Phadke
Partner
Mumbai, 31st May, 2013 Membership No.033013
Mar 31, 2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Apar Industries Limited
as at 31st March, 2012, the Statement of Profit and Loss and also 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.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In accordance with provisions of Section 227 of the Companies Act 1956,
we report that:
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the 'Order') issued by the Central Government of India 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.
2. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
(a) we have obtained all 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, 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 dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956; and
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from directors
of the Company as at 31 st March, 2012, and taken on record by the
Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is
disqualified as at 31st March, 2012, from being appointed as a director
in terms of Section 274 (1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the said financial statements, read together
with the Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 and the Notes to the
Financial Statements in Note 2 to 45, 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 31st March, 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 of our report of even date)
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records to show full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of all fixed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, these fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management, in accordance with a phased programme of
verification, which in our opinion, is reasonable, considering the size
of the Company and nature of its assets. The frequency of physical
verification is reasonable and no material discrepancies were noticed
on such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year, so as to affect its going concern status.
2. (a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the
frequency of such verification is reasonable.
(b) As per the information given to us, the procedures of physical
verification of inventory followed by the management are, in our
opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company
and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records, which were not material, have been properly dealt
with in the books of account.
3. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies,
firms and other parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, Paragraphs
4(iii)(b), (c) and (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has taken unsecured loans from twelve parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount of loans outstanding during the year and the year-end
balances of such loans was Rs. 148.88 million and Rs. 107.80 million
respectively.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the
loans taken by the Company, are prima facie, not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
(d) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is regular in repayment of principle and
interest, where stipulations have been made. In cases where there are
no stipulations and repayment of both principal and interest are stated
at call, the Company is regular in the payment of principle and
interest as and when demanded.
4. 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 nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of audit, we have neither come across nor
have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements
that need to be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956, have been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in
respect of any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
6. The Company has accepted deposits from the public and in our
opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,
the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions
of Sections 58A, 58AA and other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, where applicable, have been
complied with. We are informed that no order has been passed by the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the
Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section
209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956, in respect of the products and
are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed accounts and records
have been made and maintained. The contents of these accounts and
records have not been examined by us.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and
protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other
statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts were in arrears as at 31st March, 2012, for a period
of more than six months from the date they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of sales tax,
service tax, excise duty, custom duty and cess as at 31 st March, 2012,
which have not been deposited on account of dispute, are as under
Name of
the Statute Nature of the Amount Period to
which Forum where disputes
disputed dues (Rs.
million) the amount
relates are pending
The Central
Sales Tax, interest 40.40 1998-99,
2001-02 to Assistant
Commissioner
Tax Act,
1956, and penalty 2004-05 and
2006-07
Local
Sales
Tax Acts 1.11 2003-04 and
2004-05 Comm Tax Officer
and Works
Contract 2008-09
Tax Act 61.21 2002-03 to
2006-07 ; Commissioner VAT
0.10 2008-09 Deputy Commissioner
of Taxes (Appeals)
1.40 1998-99,
2008-09 Tribunal
The Central
Excise Duty, service 35.27 1997-98 to
2000-01 CESTAT
Act, 1944,
the tax, interest 17.69 2001-02 to
2011-12 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Customs
Act, 1962 and penalty 34.99 1993-94,
1998-99 to
2003-04 High Court
and Service
tax under 87.37 1995-96 to
2001-02,
2003-04 Supreme Court
the Finance
Act, 1994
(*net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay / appeal admitted)
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2012 and
it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date and in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the information and explanations given to us, in our
opinion the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to any
financial institutions or bank as at the balance sheet date. The
Company has not issued any debentures.
12. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not dealing in or trading in securities.
The Company has invested surplus funds in mutual funds. According to
the information and explanations given to us, proper records have been
made of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been
made therein.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of guarantee 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.
16. 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.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that
no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investments.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties or companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
Accordingly, Paragraph 4 (xix) of the Order pertaining to creation of
security or charge for debentures does not arise.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, Paragraph 4 (xx) of the Order is not applicable to
the Company.
21. During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across any instances of material
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
SHARP & TANNAN
Chartered Accountants
Registration No.109982W
by the hand of
MILIND P. PHADKE
Partner
Mumbai, 27th September, 2012 Membership No. 033013
Mar 31, 2011
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Apar Industries Limited
as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and also 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.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In accordance with provisions of Section 227 of the Companies Act 1956,
we report that:
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 and as
amended by the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(the ÃOrder') issued by the Central Government of India 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.
2. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
(a) we have obtained all 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, 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 comply with the
accounting standards referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956; and
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from directors
of the Company as on 31st March, 2011, and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as
on 31st March, 2011, from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 274 (1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
(f) The Company has not provided for mark-to-market losses on commodity
forward contracts aggregating to Rs.280,401,393 as at 31st March, 2011.
Consequently, after considering the deferred tax effect, the profit for
the year is lower by Rs.79,889,117, the Current Liabilities and
Provisions as at 31st March, 2011 have been understated by Rs.
280,401,393, the closing Reserves as at 31st March, 2011 are overstated
by Rs.187,259,060 and the opening Reserves as at 1st April, 2010 are
overstated by Rs.264,057,967. Had the observation made by us been
considered, the profit after tax for the year would have been
Rs.1,138,420,534 (as against the reported profit after tax of
Rs.1,058,531,417), the Current Liabilities and Provisions would have
been Rs.14,465,091,895 (as against the reported Current Liabilities and
Provisions of Rs.14,184,690,502), the closing Reserves would have been
Rs.3,236,668,688 (as against the reported closing Reserves of
Rs.3,423,927,748) and the opening Reserves as at 1st April, 2010 would
have been Rs.2,342,420,335 (as against the reported opening Reserves of
Rs.2,606,478,302). (Refer Note 5 of Schedule 22)
Subject to our observations referred to in paragraph 2(f) above and its
consequential effects on the financial statements, in our opinion, and
to the best of our information and according to the explanations given
to us, the said financial statements, read together with the
Significant Accounting Policies in Schedule Ã21' and the Notes to the
Financial Statements in Schedule Ã22', 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 31st March, 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(iii) in case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditors' Report
i) a) The Company is maintaining proper records to show full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of all fixed
assets.
b) As explained to us, these fixed assets have been physically verified
by the management, in accordance with a phased programme of
verification, which in our opinion, is reasonable, considering the size
of the Company and nature of its assets. The frequency of physical
verification is reasonable and no material discrepancies were noticed
on such verification.
c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year, so as to affect its going concern status.
ii) a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the
frequency of such verification is reasonable.
b) As per the information given to us, the procedures of physical
verification of inventory followed by the management are, in our
opinion, reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company
and the nature of its business.
c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records, which were not material, have been properly dealt
with in the books of account.
iii) a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies,
firms and other parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, Paragraphs
4(iii)(b), (c) and (d) of the Order, are not applicable to the Company.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has taken unsecured loans from thirteen parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
aggregate of the maximum amount of loans outstanding during the year
and the aggregate of the year-end balances of such loans was Rs.
698,905,825, and Rs. 145,423,033 respectively.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the
loans taken by the Company, are prima facie, not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
d) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is regular in repayment of principal and
interest, where stipulations have been made. In cases where there are
no stipulations and repayment of both principal and interest are stated
at call, the Company is regular in the payment of principal and
interest as and when demanded.
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 nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of audit, we have neither come across nor
have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
v) a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we are
of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that
need to be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956, have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements entered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of
rupees five lakhs in respect of any party during the year, have been
made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing
market prices at the relevant time.
vi) The Company has accepted deposits from the public and in our
opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,
the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions
of Sections 58A, 58AA and other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, where applicable, have been
complied with. We are informed that no order has been passed by the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the
Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section
209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956, in respect of the products and
are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed accounts and records
have been made and maintained. The contents of these accounts and
records have not been examined by us.
ix) a) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and
protection fund,
employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other statutory dues, as
applicable, with the appropriate authorities. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts were in
arrears as at 31st March, 2011, for a period of more than six months
from the date they become payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of sales tax,
service tax, excise duty, custom duty and cess as at 31st March, 2011,
which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to which Forum where
disputes
Statute disputed dues Rupees* the amount
relates are pending
The Central
Sales Tax Act, Tax, interest 83,181 1998-99 Tribunal
1956, Local
Sales Tax Acts and penalty 61,205,
190 2002-03
and Works
Contract 2003-04 Commissioner VAT
Tax Act 2004-05
2006-07
99,583 2008-09 Deputy
Commissioner of
Taxes (Appeals)
1,205,837 1998-99 Assistant
Commissioner
2001-02 to
2004-05
60,204 2003-04 and
2004-05 Commercial Tax
Officer
The Central
Excise Act, Duty, service 44,507,841 1999-2000 to
2001-02 Supreme Court
1944, the
Customs Act, tax and
penalty 35,489,508 1996-97 to
1999-2000 CESTAT
1962 and Ser
vice tax 2001-02
under the
Finance Act, 2003-04 to
2006-07
1994
925,851 1993-94 DGFT, Mumbai
36,286,978 2000-01
to
2009-10 Commissioner
(Appeals)
* Net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay / appeal admitted
x) The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2011 and it
has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date and in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, in our
opinion the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to any
financial institutions or bank as at the balance sheet date. The
Company has not issued any debentures.
xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii) The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society are not applicable to the
Company.
xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not dealing in or trading in securities.
The Company has invested surplus fund in mutual funds. According to the
information and explanations given to us, proper records have been made
of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made
therein.
xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of guarantee 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.
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
overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that
no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investments.
xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties or companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, during the year.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
Accordingly, Paragraph 4 (xix) of the Order pertaining to creation of
security or charge for debentures does not arise.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, Paragraph 4 (xx) of the Order is not applicable to
the Company.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across any instances of material
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
Sharp & Tannan
Chartered Accountants
Registration No.: 109982W
by the hand of
Milind P. Phadke
Partner
Mumbai, 27th May, 2011 Membership No.: 033013
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Apar Industries
Limited (the Company) as at March 31, 2010, and the related Profit
and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that
date annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to this
report. 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 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the Order), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956
of India (the Act) and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
4. The Company has not provided for a "mark-to-market" loss on
commodity forward/option contracts aggregating Rs. 400,027,218 as at
March 31, 2010 aswas requiredto be provided on grounds of prudence
under the provisions of Accounting Standard 1 "Disclosure of Accounting
Policies" (Refer Note 7A, Schedule 22), for the reasons stated by the
management in the said note. Consequently, without considering the tax
effect, the profit for the year and reserves and surplus are overstated
and current liabilities are understated by Rs. 400,027,218. Had the
effect of the observation made by us been considered, the reported
profit would turn into a loss for the year of Rs. 94,198,819 (as
against the reported profit after tax and extraordinary items of Rs.
305,828,399), the reserves and surplus would have been Rs.
2,206,451,084 (as against the reported figure ofRs. 2,606,478,302) and
the current liabilities would have been Rs. 12,135,770,325 (as against
the reported figure of Rs. 11,735,743,107)
5. 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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, subject to our comments in paragraph 4 above, the
Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt
with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2010
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto, subject to the effect on
the financial statements of the matter referred to in the paragraph 4
above, give in the prescribed manner, the information required by the
Act, 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, 2010;
ii. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the reported profit
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 to the Auditors Report
[Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of Apar Industries Limited on the financial statements for the
year ended March 31, 2010]
1) a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing
full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of
fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management according
to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a period of
three years, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of
the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the programme, a
portion of fixed assets has been physically verified-by the management
during the year and no material discrepancies between the book records
and the physical inventory have been noticed.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
2) a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has
been physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect
of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3) a) The Company has not granted loans, secured or
unsecured, to Companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions
of sub clause (b) to (d) of clause (iii) of paragraph 4 of the Order
are not applicable.
b) The Company has taken unsecured loans from thirteen parties covered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. The aggregate
of the maximum amount of the loans outstanding during the year, and the
aggregate of the year-end balances of such loans was Rs. 598,321,594
and Rs. 250,653,157 respectively.
c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the
loans taken by the Company are, prima facie, not prejudicial to the
interests of the Company.
d) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is regular in repayment of principal and
interest, where stipulations have been made. In cases where there are
no stipulations and repayment of both principal and interest are stated
at call, the Company is regular in the payment of principal and
interest as and when demanded.
4) 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 for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no major weakness have been noticed or
reported.
5) a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements and exceeding Rs. five lakhs in respect of
any party during the year, which have been made at prices which are not
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
6) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA or
any other relevant provisions of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance
of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the deposits accepted from the
public. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
Order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal
on the Company in respect of the aforesaid deposits.
7) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made
a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
9) a) According to the information and explanations given to
us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the
Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales
tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other
material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate authorities.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of wealth tax
and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute, and
the particulars of excise duty, sales tax, customs duty, income-tax and
service tax as at 31st March, 2010 which have not been deposited on
account of a dispute are as follows:
Nature of the Nature of dues* Amount under Period to which
Statute dispute and the
unpaid amount relates
(Rs.)
The Central Excise duty, 44,507,841 1999-00 to 2001-02
Excise Act, 1944 Service tax and
The Finance Act, Customs duty
1994-Service 18,767,127 2004-05 to 2006-07
tax and Customs 23,118,932 1999-00,2001 -02
Act, 1962 1,694,484 2003-04 to 2006-07
925,851 1993-94
1,984,896 1996-97 to 1998-99
Central Sales Tax Sales Tax 1,205,837 1998-99,2001-02 to
Act and Local 2004-05
Sales Tax Acts 60,204 2003-04 and 2004-05
83,181 l998-99
54,492,862 2002-03,2003-04 &
2004-05
Income Tax Act, Tax Deducted At 201,742 2003-04 to 2007-08
1961 Source
Nature of the Forum where dispute
Statute is pending
The Central Bombay High Court,
Excise Act, 1944 against the Order of
The Finance Act, Settlement Commission
1994-Service Commissioner (Appeals)
tax and Customs Customs, Excise and
Act, 1962 Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Customs, Excise and
Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
DGFT,Mumbai
Customs, Excise and Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal
Central Sales Tax Assistant Commissioner
Act and Local
Sales Tax Acts Commercial Tax Officer
Tribunal
Commissioner-VAT
Income Tax Act, Commissioner Income Tax
1961 (Appeals)
*including interest and penalty, as applicable
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31 st March, 2010, and
has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
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.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 301112E
Vilas Y. Rane
Partner
Mumbai, May 25, 2010 Membership No.: F 33220