Mar 31, 2023
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
To
The Members of
BF Utilities Limited,
Pune.
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
1. Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of BF Utilities Limited ("the Company"),
which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other
comprehensive income), statement of Changes in Equity and statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended
and notes to the financial statements including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information (hereinafter referred as ''the 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, as amended (''the
Act'') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with 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 profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash
flows for the year ended on that date.
2. Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit 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 (''the ICAI'')
together with the ethical 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 fulfiled 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.
3. Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matter in the Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements:
Certain litigations by and against the Company are pending in various Courts and the matter is subjudice. The
Company shall review and if required carry out the necessary accounting adjustments after the final outcome of
the cases.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
4. Key Audit Matters
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 financial year ended March 31 2023. We have determined that
there are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.
5. Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements 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, Corporate Governance and Director''s Report
but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements and our auditor''s report thereon. The other information
as stated above is expected to be made available to us after the date of this report.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we will 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 and in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent
with the Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially
misstated.
Upon reading of the other information made available to us, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement
therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
6. Responsibility of Management for the Standalone Financial Statements
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, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS") specified
under Section 133 of the Act read with 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 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 misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, Board of Directors 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 Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
7. Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 Standards on Auditing 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 financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also
responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls
system with the reference to the Standalone Financial Statements 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 year 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.
8. 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 Act, we give in the "Annexure 1,"
a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said 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 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, and
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 2" to
this report.
(g) The managerial remuneration has been paid and provided in accordance with the provisions of
Section 197 and Schedule V of the Act.
(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, as amended, 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 as at March 31, 2023 on its financial
position in its standalone financial statements- Refer Note 24 to the financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which
there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge or belief 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;
v. The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge or belief no funds have
been received by the Company to or in any other 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;
vi. Based on the audit procedures considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances
carried out by us, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause (iv) and (v) contain any material misstatements.
vii. The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
viii. No comments have been offered as regards the maintenance of books of account using
accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility under Rule
11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 since the said requirements under proviso
to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company for the
financial year ended on March 31, 2023.
For G. D. Apte & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 100515W
Anagha M. Nanivadekar
Partner
Place: Pune Membership Number: 121 007
Date: June 21, 2023 UDIN: 23121007BGXGJK7822
Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of BF UTILITIES LIMITED (âthe Companyâ) which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâ Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to preparation of these standalone Ind AS 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 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 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.
In conducting 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 of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS 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 auditorâs judgement, 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 Companyâs preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit 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, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March2018, and its profit, total comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year then ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matters
Without qualifying our Audit Report we draw attention to the following matters in the Notes to the Ind AS financial statements:
(a) We draw attention to Note No.34 to the accompanying Ind AS financial statements. As mentioned therein there are certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that are yet to be decided by various courts, and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the Ind AS financial statements, pending the final outcome of these cases. During the year,due to dispute with the service provider, Companyâs windmills were partly non-operational there by adversely affecting power generation. The management has taken all possible steps to restore the operations.
Note 34-
Certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company are pending in various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the Ind AS financial statements, pending final outcome of the cases.
During the year, due to dispute with the service provider, Companyâs windmills were partly non-operational there by adversely affecting power generation. The management has taken all possible steps to restore the operations.
(b) As stated in Note No.35, to the accompanying financial statements, Consolidated Financial Statements have not been prepared.
Note 35-
Nandi Highway Developers Ltd. (NHDL), Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NECE), which are the subsidiaries of the Company, are in the process of finalising their accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018 and hence, they have not yet submitted the said audited financials to the Company.
The Company will prepare consolidated financials, once the audited accounts of all the above mentioned subsidiaries are made available to the Company.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report, to the extent applicable 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 and its joint operation so far as it appears from our examination of those books and the reports of the other auditors.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Cash Flows and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section133 of the Act read with relevant rules issued thereunder.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors and the report of the statutory auditor of its joint operation company incorporated in India, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2018 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 âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companycontrols over financial reporting.
(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)Rules, 2014, as amended, 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 Ind AS financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. There are no amounts which are that required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (the âOrderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order.
ANNEXURE âAâ TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of BF Utilities Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâ 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 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 Companies Act, 2013.
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 on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls. 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, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, 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 31 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 on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
ANNEXURE âBâ TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report of even date)
Re: BF Utilities Limited (âthe Companyâ)
i. In respect of the Companyâs fixed assets:
(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
(b) There is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regards to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of registered documents provided to us, we report that, the title deeds comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings which are freehold, are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date.
ii. The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
As explained to us, inventories of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) were verified electronically during the year by the management at reasonable intervals, since the same is not physically verifiable and no material discrepancies were noticed.
iii. During the year, 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 Companies Act, 2013.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of grant of loans, making investments and providing guarantees and securities, as applicable.
v. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vi. The provisions of clause (3) (vi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company as the Company is not covered by the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
vii. According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, goods and service tax,service tax, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues to the appropriate authorities and there are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of financial year concerned for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable, except in case of electricity duty payable for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 August 2016 total amounting Rs. 17,856,207.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, income tax, sales tax, goods and service tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans from the government. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from banks and financial institution and has not issued debentures during the year.
ix. The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) or term loans and hence reporting under clause 3 (ix) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
x. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us by the management, the company has paid / provided managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable to the company.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all the transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the standalone Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with any directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
xvi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 104370W
C. K. Joshi
Place: Pune Partner
Date: 3 May, 2018 Membership No.: 030428
Mar 31, 2017
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT To
The Members BF Utilities Limited,
Pune.
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We Joshi Apte & Co., Chartered Accountants have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of BF UTILITIES LIMITED ("the Company") which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017, 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'' 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 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, as applicable. 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.
In conducting our audit, we have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under and the Order under section 143 (11) of the Act.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements 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 standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2017, and its profit and its cash flows for the year then ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matters
Without qualifying our Audit Report we draw attention to the following matters in the Notes to the financial statements:
(a) We draw attention to Note No.35 to the accompanying financial results. As mentioned therein there are certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that are yet to be decided by various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial statements, pending the final outcome of these cases. During the year, due to dispute with the service provider, Company''s windmills were partly non-operational there by adversely affecting power generation. The management has taken all possible steps to restore the operations.
Note 35-
Certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company are pending in various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial statements, pending final outcome of the cases. During the year, due to dispute with the service provider, Company''s windmills were partly non-operational there by adversely affecting power generation. The management has taken all possible steps to restore the operations.
(b) As stated in Note No.38, to the accompanying financial statements, Consolidated Financial Statements have not been prepared.
Note 38-
Nandi Highway Developers Ltd. (NHDL), Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NECE), which are the subsidiaries of the Company, are in the process of finalizing their accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2017 and hence, they have not yet submitted the said audited financials to the Company.
The Company will prepare consolidated financials, once the audited accounts of all the above mentioned subsidiaries are made available to the Company.
(c) As stated in Note No.39, to the accompanying financial statements, diminution other than temporary, if any, in the value of investment in Nandi Highway Developers Ltd (NHDL), Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NECE) could not be tested pending finalization of accounts of NHDL, NICE and NECE for the financial year ended 31 March 2017, as explained in Note no. 38. The Company has recorded these investments at cost as on the date of Balance Sheet.
Note 39-
Diminution other than temporary, if any, in the value of investment in Nandi Highway Developers Ltd. (NHDL), Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NECE) could not be tested pending finalization of accounts of NHDL, NICE and NECE for the financial year ended 31st March, 2017, as explained in Note no. 38. The Company has recorded these investments at cost as on the date of Balance Sheet.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by section 143(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, based on our audit we report, to the extent applicable that:
(i) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanation which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(ii) 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.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, the statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by us in the Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account.
(iv) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, as applicable.
(v) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2017 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(vi) 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 A". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(vii) 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, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
a) The Company has, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements Refer Note 26 & 27 to the financial statement;
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
d) The Company had provided requisite disclosures in its standalone financial statements as regards holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes as defined in the Notification S.O. 3407(E) dated the 08 November 2016 of the Ministry of Finance, during the period from 08 November 2016 to 30 December 2016; and such disclosures are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company n Refer note no. 44.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (the "Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure B" a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order .
(Refer to in paragraph 1 to ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of BF Utilities Limited ("the Company") as of 31 March, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 safe guarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls. 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, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, 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 31 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 Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section of our report of even date)
Re: BF Utilities Limited ("the Company")
i. In respect of the Company''s fixed assets:
(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
(b) There is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regards to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of registered documents provided to us, we report that, the title deeds comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings which are freehold, are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date.
ii. The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
As explained to us, inventories of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) were verified electronically during theyear by the management at reasonable intervals, since the same is not physically verifiable and no material discrepancies were noticed.
iii. During the year, 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.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of grant of loans, making investments and providing guarantees and securities, as applicable.
v. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vi. The provisions of clause (3) (vi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company as the Company is not covered by the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
vii. According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues to the appropriate authorities and there are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of financial yearconcerned for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable, except in case of electricity duty payable for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 August 2016total amounting Rs. 17,856,207.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax which have not been deposited as at 31March 2017 on account of disputes.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans from the government. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from financial institution and bank and has not issued debentures during the year.
ix. The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) or term loans and hence reporting under clause 3 (ix) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
x. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
xi. Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that 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. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is in compliance with section177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all the transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the standalone Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with any directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
xvi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Chartered Accountants ICAI
Firm Registration Number: 104370W
per Varad Waman Joshi
Pune Partner
25 May, 2017_ Membership Number: 137763
Mar 31, 2016
The Members BF Utilities Limited,
Pune.
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We Joshi Apte & Co. Chartered Accountants have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of BF UTILITIES 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 period then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to 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, as applicable. 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 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 there under and the Order under section 143 (11) of the Act.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements 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 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 preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the 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 31 March, 2016, and its loss and its cash flows for the period then ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matters
Without qualifying our Audit Report we draw attention to the following matters in the Notes to the financial statements:
(a) We draw attention to Note No.35 to the accompanying financial statements. As mentioned therein there are certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that are yet to be decided by various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial statements, pending the final outcome of these cases.
Note 35-
Certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company are pending in various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial statements, pending final outcome of the cases.
(b) As stated in note no. 37 in the financial statements, in an event of non-receipt of Open Access Permission from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., (MSEDCL) and consequent sale of power from April 2014 to March 2015 to MSEDCL, the profits of the Company for the accounting period ended on 31 March, 2016 would be lower by Rs. 40.54 Million (net of tax).
Note 37-
The Company is required to apply for Open Access Permission to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., (MSEDCL) every financial year. Upon receipt of the Open Access Permission, the credit notes are issued by MSEDCL for power generated at the Company''s wind farm at Satara which are subsequently adjusted in the power bill of the customer in Pune.
The Company has applied for Open Access Permission to MSEDCL for the financial year 1 April, 2014 to 31 March, 2015 well in time. However, due to certain policy issues at MSEDCL, it has still not granted Open Access Permission to the Company for the said year and consequently credit notes for this period are awaited from MSEDCL. The Company had preferred an appeal with MERC against this decision of MSEDCL.
Pending issuance of these credit notes and based on earlier years'' experience, the Company has recognized revenue from power generation during 1 April, 2014 to 31 March, 2015 at the average power tariff rate of the previous year. In an unlikely event of the issue finally being decided against the Company, the profit of the Company, for the relevant year would be lower by about Rs. 405.40 lacs net of income tax.
However, on 8 February, 2016 MERC has passed an order on this matter, which prima facie, appears to be favorable. The Company is awaiting further actions from MSEDCL on this matter.
Further, with effect from 1st April, 2015, the Company is receiving Open Access Permissions.
(c) As stated in Note No.38, to the accompanying financial statements, Consolidated Financial Statements have not been prepared.
Note 38-
Nandi Highway Developers Ltd. (NHDL), Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NECE), which are the subsidiaries of the Company, are in the process of finalizing their accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016 and hence, they have not yet submitted the said audited financials to the Company.
The Company will prepare consolidated financials, once the audited accounts of all the above mentioned subsidiaries are made available to the Company.
(d) As stated in Note No.39, to the accompanying financial statements, diminution other than temporary, if any, in the value of investment in the subsidiaries viz. Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE), Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NECE)and National Highway Developers Ltd (NHDL) could not be tested due to non-availability of accounts of NICE, NECE and NHDL.
Note 39-
Diminution other than temporary, if any, in the value of investment in Nandi Highway Developers Ltd. (NHDL), Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NECE) could not be tested for impairment due to non-availability of accounts of NHDL, NICE and NECE for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016, as explained in Note no. 38. The Company has recorded these investments at cost as on the date of Balance Sheet.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by section 143(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, we report that:
(i) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanation which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, the statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by us in the Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(iv) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, as applicable.
(v) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March, 2016 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2016 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(vi) 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 A". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(vii) 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:
a) The Company has, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements Refer Note 26 & 27 to the financial statement;
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (the "Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure B" a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order .
(Refer to in paragraph 1 to ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of BF Utilities Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the six months period ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls. 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, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section of our report of even date)
Re: BF Utilities Limited ("the Company")
i. In respect of the Company''s fixed assets:
(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
(b) There is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regards to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of registered documents provided to us, we report that, the title deeds comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings which are freehold, are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date.
ii. As explained to us, inventories of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) were verified electronically during the six months period by the management at reasonable intervals, since the same is not physically verifiable and no material discrepancies were noticed.
iii. During the six months period, 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.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of grant of loans, making investments and providing guarantees and securities, as applicable.
v. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vi. The provisions of clause (3) (vi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company as the Company is not covered by the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
vii. According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues to the appropriate authorities and there are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the Balance Sheet concerned for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable, except in case of electricity duty payable for the period April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015 total amounting Rs. 5,499,906.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax which have not been deposited as at 31 March, 2016 on account of disputes.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans from the government. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from financial institution and bank and has not issued debentures during the six months period.
ix. The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) or term loans and hence reporting under clause 3 (ix) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
x. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the six months period.
xi. Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that 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 Companies Act.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all the transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. During the six months period the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the six months period the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with any directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 104370W
per Varad Waman Joshi
Pune Partner
16 May, 2016 Membership Number: 137763
Sep 30, 2015
We Joshi Apte & Co. Chartered Accountants have audited the accompanying
standalone financial statements of BF Utilities Limited ("the Company")
which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 30 September, 2015, the
Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow statement for the period
then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information.
Management' 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 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 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 have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting
and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in
the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made
there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 judgement, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company 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 accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the
Company 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 Companies Act, 2013, 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 30 September, 2015, and its profit and its
cash flows for the period then ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matters
We draw attention to the following matters in the Notes to the
financial statements:
(a) We draw attention to Note No.35 to the accompanying financial
statements. As mentioned therein there are certain litigations by and
against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that are yet to
be decided by various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance
thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial statements,
pending the final outcome of these cases.
Note 35- Certain litigations by and against the Company and the
subsidiaries of the Company are pending in various courts and the
matter is subjudice. No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation
of the financial statements, pending final outcome of the cases.
(b) As stated in note no. 37 in the financial statements, in an event
of non-receipt of Open Access Permission from Maharashtra State
Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., (MSEDCL) and consequent sale of
power from April 2014 to March 2015 to MSEDCL, the profits of the
Company for the accounting period ended on 31 March, 2015 would be
lower by Rs. 40.5 Million (net of tax).
Note 37- The Company is required to apply for Open Access Permission to
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., (MSEDCL) every
financial year. Upon receipt of the Open Access Permission, the credit
notes are issued by MSEDCL for power generated at the Company's Wind
Farm at Satara which are subsequently adjusted in the power bill of the
customer in Pune.
The Company has applied for Open Access Permission to MSEDCL for the
financial year1 April, 2014 to 31 March, 2015 well in time. However,
due to certain policy issues at MSEDCL, it has still not granted Open
Access Permission to the Company for the said year and consequently
credit notes for this period are awaited from MSEDCL. The Company had
preferred an appeal with MERC against the decision of MSEDCL.
Pending issuance of these credit notes, the Company has recognized
revenue from power generation during 1 April, 2014 to 31 March, 2015 at
the average power tariff rate at Rs. 5.75 per unit generated.
In case of unfavourable decision by MERC and consequent sale of power to
MSEDCL ,at Rs. 2.52 per unit generated, as per case no. 58 of 2008
issued by MSEDCL, the profits of the Company for that year would be
lower by about Rs.40.5 Million net of tax.
However the Company has received Open Access Permission for 3 years
from 1 April, 2015
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of the above matters
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Matters
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 (the
"Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order .
2. Further, as required by section 143(3) of the Companies Act, 2013,
we further report that:
(i) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanation
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purpose of our audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, the statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by us in the Report are in agreement with the
books of account.
(iv) 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.
(v) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 30 September, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 30 September,
2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of
the Act.
(vi) 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:
a) The Company has, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
practice, disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial
position in its financial statements. Refer Note 26 & 27 to the
financial statement;
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable
losses.
c) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the
investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements' section of our report of even date)
RE: BF Utilities Limited ("the Company")
1. In respect of the Company's fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the fixed assets were physically verified
during the period by the Management in accordance with a regular
program of verification which, in our opinion, provides for physical
verification of the fixed assets at reasonable intervals having regards
to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. According to
the information and explanation given to us, no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification.
2. Considering the nature of the Company, the provisions of clause 3
(ii) (a),(b) and (c) of the Order pertaining to the physical
verification of inventory and maintenance of inventory records are not
applicable to the Company.
3. 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.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, having regard to the explanations that some of the items
purchased are of special nature and suitable alternative sources are
not readily available for obtaining comparable quotations for purchase
of fixed assets, there is an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchases of fixed assets and the sale of goods
and services. The activities of the Company do not involve activities
of purchase of inventory. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any major weakness in such internal control system.
5. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits. Therefore, the
provisions of the clause 3 (v) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
6. The provisions of clause (3)(vi) of the Order are not applicable to
the Company as the Company is not covered by the Companies (Cost
Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
7. According to the information and explanations given to us, in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues, including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, wealth
tax, service tax, value added tax, cess and other material statutory
dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident
fund, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, value added tax,
cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at 30September,
2015 for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable.
There were no dues of wealth tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and
cess which have not been deposited as at 30 September, 2015 on account
of disputes.
(c) There are no amounts that are required to be transferred to investor
education and protection fund in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made
there under.
8. The Company does not have accumulated losses. The Company has not
incurred cash losses during the financial period covered by our audit
and in the immediately preceding financial year.
9. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
bank. Further, in our opinion and according to information and
explanations given to us, the Company did not have any amount
outstanding to financial institutions, bank or debenture holders.
10. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantee given by the
Company for loan taken by the subsidiary from a bank is not prima facie
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans were applied for the purpose for which the
loans were obtained.
12. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and
no material fraud on the Company has been noticed or reported during
the period.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 104370W
P. J. Apte
Pune Partner
28th November, 2015 Membership Number: 033212
Sep 30, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of BF Utilities
Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 30th
September 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
The Company''s Management is responsible for the preparation of these
financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance of the Company in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") (which continue to be applicable in
respect of section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General
Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs). 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 the Management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required, 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 30th September 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 the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
a) We draw attention to Note No.35 to the accompanying financial
statements. As mentioned therein there are certain litigations by and
against the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that are yet to
be decided by various courts and the matter is subjudice. No cognizance
thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial statements,
pending the final outcome of these cases.
Note 35-
Certain litigations by and against the Company and the subsidiaries of
the Company are pending in various courts and the matter is subjudice.
No cognizance thereof is taken in the preparation of the financial
statements, pending final outcome of the cases.
b) As stated in Note No. 37, to the accompanying financial statements,
in an event of non-receipt of Open Access Permission from Maharashtra
State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., (MSEDCL) and consequent sale
of power from April 2014 to September 2014 to MSEDCL, the profits of
the Company for the accounting year ended on 30th September, 2014 would
be lower by Rs.34.69 Million (net of tax).
Note 37-
The Company is required to apply for Open Access Permission to
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., (MSEDCL) every
financial year. Upon receipt of the Open Access Permission, the credit
notes are issued by MSEDCL for power generated at the Company''s Wind
Farm at Satara which are subsequently adjusted in the power bill of the
customer in Pune.
The Company has applied for Open Access Permission to MSEDCL for the
financial year 1st April 2014 to 31st March, 2015 well in time.
However, due to certain policy issues at MSEDCL it has still not
granted Open Access Permission to the Company for FY 2014-15.
Consequently credit notes for the period starting from 1st April, 2014
are awaited.
Pending issuance of these credit notes and based on earlier years
experience, the Company has recognized revenue from power generation
during 1st April, 2014 to 30th September, 2014 at the average power
tariff rate of the previous year.
In an unlikely event of non-receipt of the Open Access Permission and
consequent sale of power to MSEDCL, as per case no. 58 of 2008 issued
by MSEDCL, the profits of the Company for the accounting year ended
30th September, 2014 would be lower by about Rs. 34.69 Million (net of
tax).
c) As stated in Note No. 38, to the accompanying financial statements,
Consolidated Financial Statements have not been prepared.
Note No. 38
Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NICE) and Nandi
Economic Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NECE), which are the subsidiaries
of the Company, have obtained extension of time u/s 96 of the Companies
Act, 2013 from Registrar of Companies, Bangalore Karnataka.
The Company will prepare consolidated financials, once the audited
accounts of both the above mentioned subsidiaries are made available to
the Company.
d) As stated in Note No. 39, to the accompanying financial statements,
diminution other than temporary, if any, in the value of investment in
the subsidiaries viz. Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd
(NICE) and Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NECE) could not be
tested due to non-availability of accounts of NICE and NECE for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2014.
Note 39-
Diminution other than temporary, if any, in the value of investment in
Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE) and Nandi Economic
Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NECE) could not be tested due to
non-availability of accounts of NICE and NECE for the financial year
ended 31st March, 2014, as explained in Note no. 38. The Company has
recorded these investments at cost as on as on 30th September, 2014.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these above matters.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
i) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books;
iii) the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
iv) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss,
and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred
to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act (which continue to be
applicable in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 in
terms of General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs).
v) on the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 30th September, 2014 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 30th September
2014 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) section 274 of the Act.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS'' REPORT Referred to in paragraph 1, under the
heading "Report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of our
Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of BF Utilities Limited on
the financial statements for the year ended 30th September 2014
1. In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the Management
according to a phased program designed to cover all the items over a
period of 2 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
program, a portion of the 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
of by the Company during the year.
2. The Company does not hold any inventory and accordingly provisions
of the clause 4(ii) (a) to (c) of the order are not applicable to the
Company and hence not commented upon.
3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/ from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. The
activities of the Company do not involve activities of purchase of
inventory. During the course of our audit and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any
major weakness in such internal control system.
5. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements that need to be entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956;
accordingly paragraph 4 (v) (b) of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there
under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with 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) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, income tax, sales-tax, service
tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to
it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, service-tax, customs duty, cess which have not been
deposited on account of any dispute.
10. The Company does not have accumulated losses as at 30th September
2014 and it 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 explanation 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 has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein. Further, such securities have been held
by the Company in its own name or are in the process of transfer in its
name, except to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of
the Act.
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.
The Company has also given an undertaking for loans taken/to be taken
from financial institutions on behalf of the subsidiary, which
considering the Company is a parent promoter and being informed by the
management that the undertaking is given to ensure financial and
operational continuance of the project undertaken by it as detailed in
Note no 27 to the Financial Statements, It is not at present
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. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Act during the year.
19. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not issued any debentures and hence the
Company has not created any security or charge in respect thereof.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
21. Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Firm Registration Number: 104370W
Chartered Accountants
Prakash Apte
Pune Partner
28th November, 2014 Membership Number: 033212
Sep 30, 2013
Report on the financial statements
We, Joshi Apte & Co., Chartered Accountants have audited the
accompanying financial statements of BF Utilities Limited (''the
Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 30th September 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 gives a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in India including the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act'').This responsibility includes the
design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to
the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give
a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 30th September 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 the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (''the
Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
iii) The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account dealt
with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;
v) On the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as on 30th September 2013 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
30th September 2013 from being appointed as a director in terms of
clause (g) of sub-section (1) section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Referred to in paragraph 1, under the heading "Report on other legal
and regulatory requirements" of our Auditors'' Report of even date to
the members of BF Utilities Limited on the financial statements for the
year ended 30th September 2013
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the Management
according to a phased program designed to cover all the items over a
period of 2 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
program, a portion of the 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
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
3. 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. 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.
4. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
5. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
6. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
7. 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.
8. (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance,
income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
9. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 30th September 2013 and
it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
10. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation 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.
11. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
12. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
13. In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein. Further, such securities have been held
by the Company in its own name or are in the process of transfer in its
name, except to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of
the Act.
14. 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.
The Company has also given an undertaking for loans taken/to be taken
from financial institutions on behalf of the subsidiary, which
considering the Company is a parent promoter and being informed by the
management that the undertaking is given to ensure financial and
operational continuance of the project undertaken by it as detailed in
Note no 26 to the Financial Statements, It is not at present
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures and hence the Company
has not created any security or charge in respect thereof.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
21. Considering the nature of the business conducted by the Company,
the other clauses, viz, paragraph 4 (ii) and 4(iii) ( c), (d), (e), (f)
and (g) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003,
as amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004,
are not applicable in the case of the Company for the current year, and
hence in our opinion there is no matter which arises to be reported in
the aforesaid clauses of the order.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Firm Registration Number: 104370W
Chartered Accountants
Prakash Apte
Pune Partner
November 27, 2013 Membership Number: 33212
Sep 30, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of BF Utilities Limited
(the "Company") as at 30th September 2012, 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 Company''s
Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) order, 2003 (the
said order) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5
of the said order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, we hereby draw attention to the
fact that, the prior year financial statements have been audited by a
firm of Chartered Accountants other than Joshi Apte & Co.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
and 4 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, 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 30th September 2012 and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 30th
September 2012 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 given in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, and gives 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 30th September 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the 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.
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors'' Report of even date to the
members of BF Utilities Limited on the financial statements for the
year ended 30th September 2012
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the Management
according to a phased program designed to cover all the items over a
period of 2 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
program, a portion of the 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
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
3. 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.
4. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
5. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
6. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
7. 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.
8. (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance,
income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
9. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 30th September 2012 and
it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
10. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation 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.
11. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
12. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
13. In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein. Further, such securities have been held
by the Company in its own name or are in the process of transfer in its
name, except to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of
the Act.
14. 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.
The Company has also given an undertaking for loans taken/ to be taken
from financial institutions on behalf of the subsidiary, which
considering the Company is a parent promoter and being informed by the
management that the undertaking is given to ensure financial and
operational continuance of the project undertaken by it as detailed in
Note no 26 to the Financial Statements, It is not at present
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures and hence the Company
has not created any security or charge in respect thereof.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
21. Considering the nature of the business conducted by the Company,
the other clauses, viz, paragraph 4 (ii) and 4(iii) ( c), (d), (e), (f)
and (g) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003,
as amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004,
are not applicable in the case of the Company for the current year, and
hence in our opinion there is no matter which arises to be reported in
the aforesaid clauses of the order.
For Joshi Apte & Co.
Firm Registration Number: 104370W
Chartered Accountants
Prakash Apte
Pune Partner
February 09, 2013 Membership Number: 33212
Sep 30, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of BF Utilities Limited
(the Company) as at 30th September 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 the 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 Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of
our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, 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, 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 30th September 2010 and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 30th
September 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 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 30th September 2010;
(ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT Referred to in paragraph 3 of the
Auditors Report of even date to the members of BF Utilities Limited on
the financial statements for the year ended 30th September 2010
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets;
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified 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
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
3. 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 fixed assets and for the sale of 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.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there has been no contracts or arrangements referred to in
Section 301 of the Act during the year to be entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section. Accordingly, the question
of commenting on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangement does not arise.
5. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Section 58A and 58AA of the Act and rules framed there
under.
6 In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate
with its size and nature of its business.
7. 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.
8. (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 regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees
state insurance, income-tax, service tax, 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 income-tax,
service-tax and cess which have not been deposited on account of a
dispute.
9. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 30th September 2010 and
it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
10. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank as at the
balance sheet date.
11. The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
12. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
13. In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein. Further, such securities have been held
by the Company in its own name or are in the process of transfer in its
name, except to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of
the Act.
14. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us the terms and conditions of the guarantee given by the
Company, for the loans taken by others from banks and/or financial
institutions during the year, are at present not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company. The Company has also given an undertaking for
loans taken / to be taken from financial institution on behalf of the
subsidiary, which considering the company is a parent promoter and
being informed by the management that the undertaking is given to
ensure financial and operational continuance of the project undertaken
by it as detailed in Note no 5 in
Schedule K to the Financial Statements, is not at present prejudicial
to the interest of the Company.
15. 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
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures and hence the company
has not created any security or charge in respect thereof.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. 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.
21. Considering the nature of the business conducted by the Company,
the other clauses, viz, (ii),( iii) (b),(c),(d),(f) and (g) of
paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003, as amended
by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004, are not
applicable in the case of the Company for the current year, and hence
in our opinion there is no matter which arises to be reported in the
aforesaid clauses of the order.
For Dalal & Shah
Firm Registration Number: 102021W
Chartered Accountants
Anish Amin
Partner
Membership Number 40451
Mumbai: 29th November, 2010
Sep 30, 2009
1. We have audited the attached Revised Balance Sheet of BF UTILITIES
LIMITED, as at 30th September 2010 and also the related Revised Profit
and Loss Account and the Revised Cash Flow Statement of the Company for
the year ended on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under
reference to this revised report. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these revised financial statements based on our
Audit.
The Financial Statements i.e the Balance Sheet of BF Utilities Limited
as at 30th September 2009, related Profit and Loss account and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended on that date, were approved by the
Board of Directors on 29th December 2009 and reported upon by us on
29th December 2009. These Financial Statements have been revised to
give effects of the scheme of arrangement detailed in Note No 1 to
Revised Financial Statements referred therein, which was approved by
the High Court of Judicature of Mumbai subsequently on 5th February
2010.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatements. An Audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in 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 the 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 the Companies Act, 1956 of
India (the Act) and on the basis of such checks of the Books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate, and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
Statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order;
4. Further to our comments in 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 the
Books of the Company;
(c) The Revised Balance Sheet, Revised Profit and Loss Account and the
Revised Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement
with the Books of Account;
(d) In our opinion, the Revised Balance Sheet, Revised Profit and Loss
Account and the Revised 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 the written representations received from the
Directors as on 30th September, 2009, and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on 30th
September, 2009 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 Revised Financial Statements,
together with the notes thereon and attached thereto 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 Revised Balance Sheet, of the state of the
affairs of the Company as at 30th September, 2009,
(ii) In the case of the Revised Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit
for the year ended on that date, and
(iii) In the case of the Revised Cash Flow statement, the Cash flows of
the company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT: Statement referred to in Paragraph 2
of the Auditors Revised Report of even date to the Members of BF
UTILITIES LIMITED on the Revised Financial Statements for the year
ended 30th September, 2009.
On the basis of the records produced to us for our
verification/perusal, such checks as we considered appropriate, and in
terms of information and explanations given to us on our enquiries, we
state that:
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets;
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by
the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between
the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed;
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year;
ii) (a) 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;
(b) The company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956; iii) 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;
iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section.
Accordingly, the question of commenting on transactions made in
pursuance of such contracts or arrangement does not arise;
v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there
under;
vi) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business,
vii) 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.
viii) (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 regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees
state insurance, income-tax, service tax, 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 income-tax,
service-tax, and cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute.
ix) According to the records of the Company examined by us and as per
the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or banks
during the year;
x) In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts relating to dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been made therein.
Further, such securities have been held by the Company in its own name
or are in the process of transfer in its name, except to the extent of
the exemption granted under Section 49 of the Act;
xi) The Company has not given any guarantees for loans taken from
financial institutions and/or banks by others, other than a put option
agreement detailed in Note No. 6 in Schedule "K" to the revised
financial statements on behalf of subsidiary, which considering the
company is a parent promoter and being informed by the management that
the funds borrowed have been spent on development of capital assets,
including land the value of which is higher than cost, is not at
present prejudicial to the interest of the company;
xii) The Company has applied the funds raised by way of term loans
towards the purposes for which they have been raised;
xiii) 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;
xiv) 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. In view of the
nature of activities carried on by the Company and considering the
reporting requirements clauses no (ii) and
(xiii) of CARO, 2003 are not applicable to the company. Further in view
of the absence of conditions prerequisite to the reporting requirement
of clauses (iii) (b), (c), (d), (f) & (g), (x), (xii), (xviii), (xix)
and (xx) the said clauses are, at present, not applicable.
For DALAL & SHAH
Firm Registration Number : 102021W
Chartered Accountants
Anish Amin
Partner
Membership No: 40451
MUMBAI: 30th April, 2010
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