Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of NHC
Foods Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31,2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that gives
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 Companies Act, 2013, read
with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This
responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records
in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other
irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting
policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate
internal financial control, that were operating effectively for
ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,
relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting
and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in
the audit report under the provision 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 financial control relevant to the Company's
preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
whether the Company has in place an adequate Internal Financial control
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 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2015;
(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.
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 the paragraph 3 and 4 of the
Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purpose of our audit;
b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
as on March 31,2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015, from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanation given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements refer note 27 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.
Annexure to the Independent Auditor's Report
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements section in our report of even date')
i) a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) Fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management
during the year, hence, we are unable to comment on the discrepancies,
if any.
ii) a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory
at regular intervals during the year.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and its nature of business.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and
no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
iii) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 189 of the, Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act"). Therefore
the requirement of clause 3 (iii) of the Order is not applicable.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services and fixed assets. During the course of our audit, no major
weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of
these areas.
v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
the maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of section 148 of
the Companies Act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the
prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However,
we have not made a detailed examination of the records.
vii) (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 undisputed statutory dues in respect of
provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales tax,wealth
tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and
other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees
state insurance, income-tax, wealth tax, sales tax, service tax, value
added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and undisputed statutory
dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2015 for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax,
customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited with
appropriate authorities on account of any dispute except the following.
Name of the Statute Nature of the dues Amount (In Rs.)
Income Tax,Act, 1961 Tax Liability on 5,47,469
Regular Assessment
Central Excise Act,1962 Excise Duty 2,26,871
Name of the Statute Period to which the Forum Where dispute
amount relates is pending
Income Tax,Act, 1961 FY:1995-1996 ITAT has referred
back the case to
Assessing Officer
for further hearings
Central Excise Act,1962 FY: 1992-1995 Customs, Excise and
Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us there
were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the investor
education and protection fund in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules there.
viii) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and it has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by audit and in immediately preceding financial year.
ix) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanation given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to the banks. There were
no dues payable to financial institution and debenture holders.
x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions. Therefore the requirement of clause 3
(x) of the Order is not applicable.
xi) The company has not raised any term loan. Therefore the requirement
of clause 3 (xi) of the Order is not applicable.
xii) 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 course of our audit.
For NGS & Co. LLP,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 119850W
Ashok Trivedi
Partner
Membership No. 042472
Place: Mumbai
Date: 29th May, 2015
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of NHC Foods
Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March
31, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement
for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information. Management''s
Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular
15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of
internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
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 judgement, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company''s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014.
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order"), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub- section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure
a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the
Order.
2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account ;
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and
the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred
to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the General Circular 15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
as on March 31, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub- section(l) of
Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure to the Independent Auditor''s Report
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 under ÂReport on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements section in our report of even date'')
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and
situation of fixed assets.
(b) Fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management
during the year, hence, we are unable to comment on the discrepancies,
if any.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company.
ii. (a) As explained to us, management has conducted physical
verification of inventory at regular intervals during the year.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
iii. (a) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(iii)(b) to (d) of the Order are not applicable.
(b) The Company had taken loans from two parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount
involved during the year was Rs. 4,27,06,599 and the year-end balance
was Rs. 3,36,76,450.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and condition for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(d) In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as
stipulated and payment of interest has been regular.
iv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and inventories and for sale of
goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major
weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of
these areas.
v. In our opinion, there are no contracts or arrangements that need to
be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
Therefore the provisions of clause 4(v) of the Order are not
applicable.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vii. In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
the maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub section (1) of
Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that
prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and
maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the
records.
ix. (a) 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, as applicable, have generally been
regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities, though there has
been a slight delay in a few cases.
(b) No undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund,
Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employee''s State Insurance,
Income-Tax, Sales-Tax, Service Tax, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to the Company
were in arrears as at March 31, 2014 for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no material dues of Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Sales
tax, Service Tax, customs duty and Cess which have not been deposited
with the relevant authorities as at March 31, 2014.
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to which Forum Where
Statute dues (In Rs.) the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax, Tax Liability 5,47,469 FY:1995-1996 ITAT has
Act, 1961 on Regular referred
Assessment back
the case to
Assessing Offi-
cer for further
hearings
Central Excise Duty 2,26,871 FY: 1992-1995 Customs, Excise
Excise and Service Tax
Act, 1962 Appellate
Tribunal
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of
financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year
and in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not default in repayment of dues to bank. There were no
dues payable to financial institutions and debenture holder during the
year.
xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not Chit fund or Nidhi or Mutual Benefit
Fund or Society.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us, term
loans obtained have been applied for the purpose for which they were
obtained.
xvii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that funds raised on short-term basis have, prima
facie, not been used during the year for long term investment.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotments of shares
to parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
xix. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any secured debentures during the year.
xx. The Company has not raised any money from public issues during the
year.
xxi. 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 course of our audit.
For NGS & Co. LLP,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 119850W
Ashok Trivedi
Partner Membership No. 042472
Place: Mumbai
Date: 12th May, 2014
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of NHC Foods Limited, as
at March 31, 2012, and also the related Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement of the company for the year ended on that date
annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 , we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the 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. On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
e. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, 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 and the Rules framed there under and 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, in the case of:
i) the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at
March 31, 2012;
i) the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year ended on
that date; and
iii) in case of the Cash flow statement, the cash flow of the company
for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED March 31, 2012 OF NHC FOODS LIMITED.
On the basis of the information and explanations furnished to us and
books and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and to
the best of our knowledge and belief, we report that:
i. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) Fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management
during the year, hence, we are unable to comment on the discrepancies,
if any.
c) In our opinion, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been
disposed off during the year.
ii. a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory
at regular intervals during the year.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and its nature of business.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory.
The discrepancies noticed on verification between physical stocks and
the book records were not material having regard to the size of the
operations of the company.
iii. a) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of clauses
4(iii)(b) to (d) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
b) The Company had taken loans from three parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount
outstanding during the year was Rs. 175.38 lacs and the year-end
balance was 103.91 lacs.
c) Since the loans are interest free and there are no covenants as to
the repayment of loans, we are unable to comment whether such loans are
prejudicial to the interests of the company.
d) The loans taken are re-payable on demand. The Company has repaid the
amounts as demanded by the lenders from time to time and thus there is
has been no default on part of the. The loans taken are interest free.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for sale
of goods/services and for the purchase of fixed assets. However, the
internal control system for purchases of inventory is inadequate since
the purchases are made without inviting quotations. In our opinion this
is a continuing failure to correct major weakness in the internal
control system.
v. In respect of particulars of contracts or arrangements and
transactions entered in the register maintained in pursuance of section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, particulars of contracts or
arrangements that needed to be entered into the register have been so
entered.
b) In our opinion, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts
or arrangements and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in respect
of any party during the year have been made at prices which are
reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant
time.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. Therefore, the provisions of
clause (vi) of Paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
vii. In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
viii. To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Act, in respect of
Company's products. Therefore the provision of clause (viii) of
Paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
ix. (a) 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, as applicable, have generally been
regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities, though there has
been a slight delay in a few cases. No undisputed amounts payable in
respect thereof were outstanding at the year end for a period of more
than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues
of Sales Tax, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty, Cess,
Service Tax and other statutory dues which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute and the forum where the dispute is pending are
as under :
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to
Statute dues (Rs. In which the
Lacs) amount
related
Income Tax, Tax Liability on 5.47 FY:1995-96
Act, 1961 Regular Assessement
Central Excise Excise and 2.27 1992 to 1995
Act, 1962 Service Tax
Name of the Forum Where is pending
Statute
Income Tax, ITAT, referred back the case
Act, 1961 to Assessing Officer
for further hearings.
Central Excise Customs, Excise and Service
Act, 1962 Tax Appellate Tribunal
x. In our opinion, the Company has no accumulated losses at the end of
the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current
and immediately preceding financial year.
xi. Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to bank. There were no
dues repayable to financial institutions and debenture holders during
the year.
xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities. Therefore,
the provisions of clause (xii) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. In our opinion, the Company is not Chit Fund or Nidhi Mutual
Benefit Fund/Society. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Therefore, the
provisions of clause (xiv) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from financial institutions/banks.
xvi. Based on information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
overall examination of the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement of the
Company, we report that the Company has used funds raised on short term
basis amounting to Rs. 121.67 lacs for long term investments.
xviii.During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any secured debentures during the year
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xx) of paragraph 4 of the
Order are not applicable to the company.
xxi. 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 course of our audit.
For NGS & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regd. No. : 119850W
(Ganesh Toshniwal)
Partner
Membership 046669
Place: Mumbai
Date: 26th May, 2012
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Revised Balance Sheet of NHC Food
Limited (formerly known as Midpoint Software & Electro Systems Limited
), as at March 31, 2010, and also the related Revised Profit and Loss
Account and Revised Cash Flow Statement of the company for the year
ended on that date annexed thereto (collectively referred as the
financial statements), 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 financial statements based on our audit.
The Financial Statements i.e the Balance Sheet of NHC Food Limited as
at March 31, 2010, 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 15/10/2010 and reported upon by us on 15/10/2010. These
Financial Statements have been revised to give effects of the scheme of
amalgamation detailed in Note No 2 to Revised Financial Statements
referred therein, which was approved by the High Court of Judicature of
Mumbai subsequently on August 13, 2010.
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 (the
Order) (as amended), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of subsection (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the
Act), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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 revised financial statements dealt with by this report are in
agreement with the books of account;
d. On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31,2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g)
of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Act;
e. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the revised financial statements dealt
with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in
subsection (3C) of section 211 of the Act and the Rules framed there
under and give the information required by the Act, in the manner so
required and
f. give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting
principles generally accepted in India, in the case of:
i) the Revised Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31,2010;
ii) the revised Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the year
ended on that date; and
iii) in case of the revised Cash flow statement, the cash flow of the
company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED March 31, 2010 OF NHC FOODS LIMITED
(formerly known as Midpoint Software & Electro Systems Limited)
On the basis of the information and explanations furnished to us and
books and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and to
the best of our knowledge and belief, we report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management
during the year, hence, we are unable to comment on the discrepancies,
if any,
(c) In our opinion, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been
disposed off during the year.
ii. (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at regular intervals during the year.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and its nature of business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory.
The discrepancies noticed on verification between physical stocks and
the book records were not material having regard to the size of the
operations of the company.
iii. (a) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses
4(iii)(b) to (d) of the Order are not applicable.
(b) The Company had taken loans from three parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount
outstanding during the year was Rs. 67,81,583/- and the year-end
balance was Rs. 50,56,204/-.
c) Since the loan is interest free and there are no covenants as to the
repayment of loans, we are unable to comment whether such loans are
prejudicial to the interests of the company.
d) The loans taken are interest free and there is no covenant as to
repayment. As informed, the lenders have not demanded repayment of any
such loans during the year, thus, there has been no default on part of
the Company.
iv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business
for purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods
and services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has
been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.
v. In respect of particulars of contracts or arrangements and
transactions entered in the register maintained in pursuance of Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
a. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, particulars of contracts or
arrangements that needed to be entered into the register have been so
entered.
b. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
transactions made in pursuance of these contracts or arrangements
referred to in v(a) above and exceeding the value of Rs five lakhs with
any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regards to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. Accordingly, the provisions of
clause 4(vi) of the Order are not applicable.
vii. The Company did not have an internal audit system during the
year.
viii. Since the Company is neither engaged in manufacturing,
processing, production and mining activities, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, Section 209(1 )(d) are not applicable to the
Company. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(viii) of the Order are
not applicable.
ix. (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing the 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, as applicable, with the appropriate
authorities. Further, no undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof
were outstanding at the year end for a period of more than six months
from the date they become payable is as under:
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to which Due Date Date of
Statute dues (Rs.) the amount re
lated Payment
Income Tax, Tax Liability
on 1,52,896/- FY:1994-95 - -
Act, 1961 Regular As
sessment
(b) The According to the information and explanation given to us, the
dues of Sales Tax, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty,
Cess, Service Tax and other statutory dues which have not been
deposited on account of any dispute and the forum where the dispute is
pending are as under:
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to which Forum Where dispute
Statute dues (Rs.) the amount
related is pending
Income Tax, Tax Liability
on 5,47,469/- FY.1995-96 ITAT, referred
back the
Act, 1961 Regular Ass
essement case to Assessi
ng Officer
for further
hearings.
i. In our opinion, the Company has no accumulated losses at the end of
the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current
but incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year.
ii. As explained to us there are no dues payable to financial
institutions, banks, or debenture holders. Hence, the question of
default in repayment of such dues does not arise.
iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
iv. In our opinion, the Company is not Chit Fund or Nidhi Mutual
Benefit Fund/Society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not
applicable to the Company.
v. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order,
2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
vi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from financial institutions/banks. Hence, the question of the
terms and conditions whether prejudicial to the interest of the company
does not arise.
vii. The Company has not availed any term loan during the year,
therefore the provisions of clause 4 (xvi) of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the company.
viii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
ix. During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence, the question of price at
which shares have been issued is prejudicial to the interest of the
company does not arise.
x. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company had not issued any secured debentures during the year
xi. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (xx) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the
company.
xii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, no fraud by/against the company has been noticed or
reported during the year.
For NGS & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Place: Mumbai
Dated: 15-10-2010 (Ganesh Toshniwal)
Partner
Membership # 46669
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