Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of SEL Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st, March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss ( including other comprehensive income ), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "Standalone Ind AS financial statements"), in which are incorporated the returns for the year ended on that date audited by the branch auditors of the company''s overseas branch at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matter stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") 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 read with the relevant rules issued there under.
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.
The Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh ("NCLT") on April 11th, 2018 admitted the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") application filed against the Company and appointed Mr. Navneet Kumar Gupta having IP Registration No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00001/2016-17/10009 as Interim Resolution Professional ("IRP") in terms of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("Code")vide order dated 25th April 2018 to manage the affairs, business and assets of the company. The company has preferred an appeal against the admission of petition and appointment of IRP with National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).The CIRP has since been kept in abeyance vide order date 22nd June, 2018 of Hon''ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana. In view of the above said order of Hon''ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana, the powers and responsibilities to manage the affairs, business and assets of the company is vested with the Board of Directors of the company.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit of 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 auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements that 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 the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements
Basis for Qualified Opinion
We refer to:
1) Note No. 38 to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements in respect of non provision of interest on borrowings from banks (classified as NPA) amounting Rs.54084 lakhs & Rs. 35901 lakhs (amount calculated after considering the rates and terms and conditions stipulated originally as per CDR package) for the year ended 31st March, 2018 & 31st March 2017respectively. The same is not in compliance with the requirements of para 27 of the Ind AS 1-Presentation of Financial Statements w.r.t. preparation of financial statements on accrual basis. Consequently, borrowings are not reflected at fair value in financial statements as required by Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments.
2) Note no. 13 (Other Financial Assets) to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements includes interest subsidy receivable amounting to Rs.26,621 Lakhs which consists of interest subsidy (i) under TUFS from Ministry of Textiles and (ii) Subsidy under Textile Policy of Government of Madhya Pradesh for the Financial years 2013-14 to 2016-17 for which no confirmation was available The company has not provided for any allowance under ECL there against.
3) The company has not provided to us for our review any working regarding impairment testing being conducted to assess recoverable amount of Capital work in progress of Rs16986 lakhs outstanding as at 31st March 2018. We are unable to comment on whether the company needs to make a provision in respect of impairment losses on above as required under Ind AS 36.
4) Note no. 40(c), to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements relating to write down of inventories of Raw materials, Work in Progress, Finished Goods identified as non-moving, slow moving, obsolete and damaged inventory to net realizable value by Rs 40710 lakhs for which the company has not provided to us any technical market/commercial evaluation for the same to justify its reasonableness. Being a technical matter we are unable to comment on the loss recognized by the company due to write down of inventories to net realizable value.
5) Note no.18, 20 and 22 to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements in respect of Borrowings(Non-Current), Short Term Borrowings and other Financial Liabilities (Current) contains secured loans from banks. There is shortfall in the carrying value of the security against the secured loans consequently the loans are not fully secured.
We further report that, had the impact of our observations made in paragraph 1 of Basis for qualified opinion paragraph been considered, the net loss for the year ended 31st March, 2018 would have been increased by Rs. 54084 lakhs and the borrowings for the year ended 31st March 2018 and 31st March 2017 would have been increased by Rs. 89985 lakhs & Rs. 35901 lakhs and Equity would have been reduced by the same amount for the years ended 31.3.2018 and 31.3.2017 respectively. The financial impact of matters stated in paragraphs 2,3,4&5 to the Basis for Qualified Opinion can''t be measured reliably.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the above para of "Basis for Qualified Opinion" of our report, that 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 March 31, 2018 and its loss, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
Note no. 37 of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements, stating thereto that the terms and conditions of the sanctioned CDR package w.r.t. interest and principal repayment were not complied with. Consequently , State Bank of India, in its capacity as financial creditor had filed a petition under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) against the company with Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench (NCLT) which was admitted on 11th April 2018 and Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) has been initiated in terms of IBC. The company has preferred an appeal against the admission of petition and appointment of IRP with nClat. The CIRP has since been kept in abeyance vide order dated 22.06.2018 of Hon''ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The company has incurred net loss of Rs.222643lakhs resulting into accumulated losses of Rs. 296335 lakhs leading to erosion of entire net worth and current liabilities have exceeded the current assets of the company, Further concerning the company''s ability to realize the value of inventories, trade receivables and other financial assets, meet its contractual/ financial obligations w.r.t. repayment of overdue principal and accrued interest on secured borrowings, arranging working capital for ensuring normal operations, further investments required towards ongoing projects under construction and the Corporate guarantee given on the behalf of its subsidiary namely SEL Textiles Limited. Moreover the company has derecognized Deferred Tax assets and MAT credit since availability of future taxable income is not certain. Due to financial constraints, the company has started job work operations in major spinning plants instead of pursuing its own manufacturing activities since November 2017. These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company''s ability to continue as going concern and therefore company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matters:
(1) Note No. 37(c) of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements in respect of Contingency related to ''compensation payable in lieu of bank sacrifice,'' the outcome of which is materially uncertain and cannot be determined currently.
(2) Note No. 34 A (iv) of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements in respect of contingency related to export incentives obligation refundable amounting Rs. 3855 lakhs in respect of allowance for foreign trade receivables, which is further subject to interest and penalties. the amount of such obligation cannot be determined currently.
(3) Note No. 34 A (iii) of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements in respect of contingency related to Income Tax demands raised by the Income Tax Authorities amounting Rs. 27854 Lakhs for various matters, which is further subject to interest and penalties, the amount of such obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability.
(4) Note no. 39, to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements regarding the balance confirmations of Trade Receivables, Capital/Trade Advances & Trade Payables. During the course of preparation of Standalone Ind AS financial statements, e-mails/letters have been sent to various parties by the company with a request to confirm their balances as on 31st March, 2018 out of which few parties have confirmed their balances direct to us or to the company.
(5) As reported vide note 40(a) to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements, the company has provided for allowance of Rs.88093 lakhs in respect of Trade Receivables due to change in probability factor in estimating Expected credit losses (under ECL Model) as reported in para 3 to the financial statements. Further, Note No. 40(b) to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements, the company has provided for impairment loss of Rs. 3584 Lakhs in respect of long outstanding Capital/Trade Advances given to suppliers.
(6) Note No. 34(B), to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements in respect of Capital Commitments contains uncertainty regarding contracts yet to be executed, escalation costs and other additions to the reported figures, if any. Being a technical matter, we are unable to comment on the total contingent capital commitment figure reported as the same cannot be measured with sufficient reliability.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of matters reported in para (1) to (6) of Emphasis of Matter.
Other Matter
We did not audit the financial statements of Overseas branch included in the Standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company whose financial statements reflect NIL total assets as at 31st March, 2018 and NIL revenues for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Standalone Ind AS financial statements. The financial statements of the branch has been audited by the branch auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the branch, is based solely on the report of such branch auditors.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the order.
2. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the 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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have been received from the company''s overseas branch at United Arab Emirates not visited by us;
c. The reports on the accounts of the branch office of the Company audited under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report.
d. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account and with the returns received from the company''s overseas branch at United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors.
e. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with relevant rules except noncompliance of provisions of para 42(b) of Ind AS 8,Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, which requires disclosure of restated opening balances of assets, liabilities and equity for the earliest prior period presented which had not been made by the company in the Standalone Ind AS statement of assets and liabilities.
f. In our opinion, the matters described in the "basis of Qualified Opinion" and "emphasis of matter" paragraphs above may have an adverse impact on the functioning of the company.
g. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, 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 Companies Act, 2013;
h. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure B"; and
i. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(I) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer note no. 34 to the standalone Ind AS 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-A to the Independent Auditor''s Report
The Annexure referred to the Independent Auditors'' Report to the members of the company on the Standalone Ind AS financial statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2018. We report that:
(1) (a)The Company has maintained proper records showing particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative details of which are in the process of being compiled. As explained to us, the same will be compiled by the management in due course of time.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has adopted a policy of physical verification of fixed assets once in every three years. However, the Company has not physically verified any of the fixed assets during the year under audit.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the physical verification of inventories has been conducted at reasonable interval by the management and no material discrepancy was noticed on physical verification as compared to the book records.
(iii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not granted any loans secured or unsecured, to Companies, Firms and other parties covered in the register maintained 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 loans, investments, guarantees and security.
(v) The Company has not accepted deposits from the public within the meaning of provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. No order under the aforesaid sections has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or any other Tribunal on the company.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of Cost records under section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of such records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the books and records examined by us, we state that the company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including income tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, Goods & services tax, excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues to the appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, Goods & services tax, excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears, as at 31st March, 2018 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, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, goods & services tax, excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues, which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except disclosed as under:
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (In Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates (Assesment Year) |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax and Interest* |
27853.69 |
2010-11 2011-12 & 2013-14 |
ITAT, Chandigarh |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax deducted at source |
3.92 |
2009-10 to 2015-16 |
CPC, Bangalore |
-Interest calculated upto 31.01.2018 and subject to further interest & penalty proceedings.
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has defaulted in repayment of loans/borrowings and interest thereon to banks as given below:
Bank Name |
Nature of Amount |
Amount |
Overdue Since |
State Bank of India |
Interest Principle |
2151273757 270190825 |
31.07.2016 30.06.2016 |
Interest Principle |
2665852542 421276872 |
30.04.2016 30.04.2016 |
|
Interest Principle |
1246880296 359914069 |
31.05.2015 31.08.2015 |
|
Interest Principle |
761825336 264594581 |
31.08.2015 31.10.2015 |
|
Interest Principle |
2603318721 417758097 |
31.01.2016 31.01.2016 |
|
Punjab & Sind Bank |
Interest Principle |
322345721 133857937 |
31.12.2015 31.12.2015 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
Interest Principle |
124760780 194762373 |
30.11.2015 30.09.2015 |
Punjab National Bank |
Interest Principle |
972982306 368890523 |
28.02.2016 31.01.2016 |
Indian Bank |
Interest Principle |
678847025 146193757 |
30.06.2015 31.07.2015 |
Sber Bank |
Interest |
242158446 |
31.03.2016 |
United Bank |
Interest Principle |
178440444 321376503 |
30.06.2015 31.07.2015 |
Union Bank of India |
Interest Principle |
489302126 129904929 |
30.04.2015 30.04.2015 |
UCO Bank |
Interest Principle |
608386292 272576919 |
30.09.2015 31.08.2015 |
Corporation Bank |
Interest Principle |
2006917518 266474022 |
31.01.2016 31.03.2016 |
Allahabad Bank |
Interest Principle |
3209358134 831217408 |
31.10.2015 30.11.2015 |
Dena Bank |
Interest Principle |
177351067 237793438 |
31.10.2015 31.10.2015 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
Interest Principle |
1497875295 67620190 |
31.01.2016 31.03.2016 |
Vijaya Bank |
Interest Principle |
16081796 17164076 |
31.03.2016 31.03.2016 |
Andhra Bank |
Interest Principle |
1027795009 54555840 |
28.02.2016 31.03.2016 |
EXIM Bank |
Interest Principle |
8274928 6471034 |
31.05.2016 31.01.2016 |
(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, no money was raised by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans during the year.
(x) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud on or by the Company, by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and the audit procedures conducted by us, managerial remuneration has been paid or provided was in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016, are not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the company, all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details of the transactions have been disclosed in the standalone Ind AS financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xiv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016, are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the company, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with the directors and therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016, are not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
(Referred to in paragraph 1(h) under the "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 were engaged to audit the Internal Financial Control over financial reporting of SEL Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company") as of 31st March, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the Ind AS 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(''the Guidance Note'') issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(''the ICAI''). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of the company''s 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 Act.
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") and the Standards on Auditing, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 control 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 qualified 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 controls 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 controls 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Disclaimer of Opinion
The system of internal financial controls over reporting with regard to the company were not made available to us to enable us to determine if the company has established adequate internal financial control over financial reporting and whether such internal financial controls operating effectively as on 31st March 2018.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
In our opinion and acc ort which came to our notice during the course of audit of standalone Ind AS financial statements indicates material weaknesses in the internal financial controls over financial reporting as at March 31, 2018.
A ''material weakness'' is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal financial control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company''s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on timely basis.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion, the matters disclosed in above paragraphs under "Basis of Qualified Opinion" indicates material weaknesses in the internal financial controls over financial reporting.
We have considered the disclaimer of opinion as well as material weaknesses identified and reported in Qualified Opinion paragraph in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31,2018, and the disclaimer and material weaknesses do not affect our opinion on the financial statements of the Company
FOR MALHOTRA MANIK & ASSOCIATES
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
FRN. 015848N
(CA. MANIK MALHOTRA)
PLACE: LUDHIANA PROPRIETOR
DATED: 05.07.2018 M.No.:094604
Mar 31, 2016
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT
To the Members of SEL Manufacturing Company Limited Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of SEL Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, and 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, in which are incorporated the returns for the year ended on that date from the company''s overseas branch at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors''. Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matter stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) 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 the Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2016 and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matters:
(a) Note No. 33 of the financial statements regarding the balances of Trade Receivables, Loan and Advances, Deposits and Trade Payables which are subject to confirmation/reconciliation and subsequent adjustments if any. During the course of preparation of financial statements, e-mails have been sent to various parties by the company with a request to confirm their balances as on 31st March, 2016 out of which few parties have confirmed their balances direct to us or to the company. However the management does not expect any material changes on account of such reconciliation/non receipt of confirmation from parties.
(b) No provision has been made for Trade Receivables amounting to Rs 464.21 crores outstanding for more than 180 days from the due date. However the management claims that the said receivables are recoverable and no provision is required to be made therefore.
(c) Note No. 38 of the financial statements which describes that the Corporate Debt Restructuring Package had been approved vide Letter of Approval (LOA) dated 30th June, 2014. The company executed Master Restructuring Agreement (MRA) on 24th September, 2014. The credit facilities envisaged & sanctioned under CDR package were not fully released by the lenders which resulted in sub-optimum utilization of manufacturing facilities and the company could not complete one of its spinning project where substantial amount was already incurred. Reasons for not release of those credit facilities were not explained to us. The company has accumulated losses of Rs. 425.77 crores as at March 31, 2016 resulting net worth reduced to Rs. 755.67 crores. Also the company is facing cash flow mismatch and is not servicing debt obligations as per the terms of CDR package sanctioned earlier. These situations give rise to material uncertainty in respect of company''s ability to continue as going concern which is part dependent on successful outcome of the discussions with the CDR lenders and company''s ability to generate sufficient funds to support its operations and fulfill repayment obligations. The Company''s Management is of the view that the company is an operative Company and will be able to meet its obligations to lenders, In view of the same the financial statements have prepared on a going concern basis.
(d) The company has recognized deferred tax asset amounting to Rs. 202.43 crores and MAT Credit Entitlement of Rs. 55.34 crores up to 31st March, 2016 considering virtual certainty that sufficient taxable income will be available during specified period against which such deferred tax asset/MAT Credit Entitlement can be adjusted. However no conclusive documents/evidences are provided to support their claim. The company ability to continue as going concern is dependent on factors as discussed in para (c) above. In case the going concern status of the company is suspect, deferred tax asset/MAT Credit Entitlement recognized till date will require to be reversed.
(e) The management of the company represented to us that the recoverable amount of assets within the meaning of Accounting Standard 28 "Impairment of Assets" is more than their carrying value and as such no amount needs to be recognized in the financial statements for impairment losses, but the company has not provided any working regarding this to us for our review, we are unable to comment on whether the company needs to make a provision in respect of impairment losses on such assets and the amount of such provision.
(f) The level of inventories maintained by the company is high. This may include unidentified slow/non-moving and obsolete items of Inventories lying with the company for which no provision has been made.
g) Note No. 30(vi) of the financial statements relating to Search & Seizure action u/s 132(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was carried on the Company, its promoters and some other companies/entities during the financial year 2013-14. Assessments have been completed for Assessment Year 2008 09, 2009-10, 2012-13 and 2014-15. There is no additional tax liability arises on account of completion of assessments for the said years. Pending proceedings for the remaining assessment years, no provision has been considered necessary by the Company in this regard.
(h) Note No. 38(c) of the financial statements in respect of Contingency related to ''compensation payable in lieu of bank sacrifice,'' the outcome of which is materially uncertain and can not be determined currently.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
Other Matter
We did not audit the financial statements of Overseas branch included in the standalone financial statements of the Company whose financial statements reflect total assets of Rs. 190.67 crores as at 31st March, 2016 and total revenues of Rs. 52.57 crores for the year ended on that date, as considered in the standalone financial statements. The financial statements of the branch has been audited by the branch auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the branch, is based solely on the report of such branch auditors.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the order.
2. As required by Section 143(1)(c) of the Act, we report that :
a. the company had sold equity shares amounting Rs. 31,33,16,690/- at a price less than that at which they were purchased and incurred loss of Rs. 6,74,36,054/- on account of their sale.
3. 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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have been received from the company''s
overseas branch at United Arab Emirates not visited by us;
c. The reports on the accounts of the branch office of the Company audited under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report.
d. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account and with the returns received from the company''s overseas branch at United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors.
e. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
f. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013;
g. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure B"; and
h. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 30 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 - Refer Note 36 to the financial statements;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
The Annexure referred to in our Independent Auditors'' Report to the members of SEL Manufacturing Co. Ltd. on the standalone financial statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2016. We report that:
(I) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative details of which are in the process of being compiled. As explained to us, the same will be compiled by the management in due course of time.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
ii) According to the information and explanation given to us, the physical verification of inventories has been conducted at reasonable interval by the management. As explained to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification of inventories carried out by the management as compared to the book records.
(iii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not granted any loans secured or unsecured, to Companies, Firms and other parties covered in the register maintained 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 loans, investments, guarantees and security.
(v) The Company has not accepted deposits from the public within the meaning of provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or any other Tribunal.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of Cost records sub-section (1) of the section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of manufacturing activities of the Company. We have broadly reviewed the accounts and records of the Company in this connection and we are of opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, carried out a detailed examination of the same.
(vii)(a) According to the records of the company, the company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including income tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, sales tax, excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues to the appropriate authorities though there has been slight delays in few cases of income tax deducted at source, employee state insurance and provident fund which are not material.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, sales tax, excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears, as at 31st March, 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. According to the records of the Company, the details of disputed income tax dues that have not been deposited by the Company as at March 31, 2016 are as follows:
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (In Rs.) |
Accounting year to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax deducted at source |
36,000 |
2013-14 |
DCIT, Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax deducted at source |
250,990 |
2014-15 |
DCIT, Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax deducted at source |
19,840 |
2015-16 |
DCIT, Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) |
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to banks as given below:
Bank Name |
Nature of Amount |
Amount |
Overdue Since |
Allahabad Bank |
Interest Principle |
181,038,999 164,764,716 |
31.10.2015 30.11.2015 |
Andhra Bank |
Interest Principle |
10,874,526 5,061,204 |
31.01.2016 31.03.2016 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
Interest Principle |
32,327,197 55,434,812 |
30.11.2016 31.08.2016 |
Corporation Bank |
Interest Principle |
46,507,198 41,028,591 |
31.12.2015 31.12.2015 |
Dena Bank |
Interest Principle |
38,181,322 64,787,393 |
31.10.2015 31.10.2015 |
EXIM Bank |
Interest Principle |
2,393,203 1,902,843 |
31.08.2015 30.11.2015 |
Indian Bank |
Interest Principle |
40,457,445 49,888,396 |
30.06.2015 31.07.2015 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
Interest Principle |
11,932,989 5,752,924 |
31.01.2016 31.03.2016 |
Kurur Vyasya Bank |
Principle |
345,326 |
31.03.2016 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
Interest Principle |
116,470,194 8,319,930 |
30.11.2015 30.11.2015 |
Punjab National Bank |
Interest Principle |
28,944,878 51,145,422 |
31.01.2016 31.01.2016 |
State Bank of Mysore |
Interest Principle |
358,859 564,732 |
30.11.2015 28.02.2016 |
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur |
Interest Principle |
53,730,684 46,562,934 |
31.01.2016 31.01.2016 |
State Bank of Hydrabad |
Interest Principle |
56,837,004 64,721,846 |
31.08.2015 31.10.2015 |
State Bank of India |
Interest Principle |
113,462,759 105,641,474 |
31.05.2015 31.08.2015 |
State Bank of Patiala |
Interest Principle |
88,544,591 85,514,032 |
31.01.2016 31.01.2016 |
State Bank of Travencore |
Interest Principle |
62,019,643 42,390,565 |
31.01.2016 31.01.2016 |
UCO Bank |
Interest Principle |
65,372,635 53,714,554 |
30.09.2015 31.10.2015 |
Union Bank of India |
Interest Principle |
49,724,797 52,323,345 |
30.04.2015 30.04.2015 |
United Bank |
Interest Principle |
71,319,059 115,057,356 |
30.06.2015 31.07.2015 |
Vijaya Bank |
Interest Principle |
2,846,625 1,768,279 |
31.12.2015 31.01.2016 |
(ix) In our opinion, the term loans raised during the year were applied prima facie for the purpose for which the loans were raised except Rs. 32.31 Crores out of which Rs. 20.30 Crores are lying with Banks in the form of Fixed deposits and TRA Account pending utilization thereof and Rs. 12.01 Crores were adjusted by the banks towards payment of overdue interest. During the year, no money was raised by way of initial public offer or further public offer.
(x) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud on or by the Company, by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016, are not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) In our opinion, all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xiv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016, are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with the directors.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
(Referred to in paragraph 1(g) under "Report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls 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 SEL Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company") as of 31 March 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year then ended.
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 (''ICAI''). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of the companyâs 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 Standards on Auditing, issued by the ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of Internal financial controls over financial reporting and the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate Internal financial controls over financial reporting were 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 on 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 over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 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.
Emphasis of Matter
We would draw attention to matters disclosed in paragraph under ''Emphasis of matters'' in our main Independent Auditor''s Report which could indicate possible lapses in internal financial controls systems at various points in time. Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
FOR DASS KHANNA & CO.,
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No. 000402N
(CA. R.D. KHANNA)
PARTNER
PLACE: LUDHIANA M.No.: 12391
DATED: 24.05.2016
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements
of SEL Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2015, and the Statement of Profit
and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a
summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information, in which are incorporated the returns for the year
ended on that date from the company's overseas branch at Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors'.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements The
Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matter 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 the Rule 7
of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also
includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with
the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company
and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making
judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,
that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and
completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view
and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account
the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that
we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant
to the Company's preparation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone
financial statements.
Opinion In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of
affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2015 and its loss and its cash
flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to
the followings: a) Note No. 28 vii) of the financial statements
relating search & seizure action u/s. 132(1) of the Income Tax Act,
1961 on the Company, its promoters and some other companies/entities
during the financial year 2013-14. The consequential assessment
proceedings are in progress. Pending these proceedings, no provision
has been considered necessary by the Company in this regard.
b) Note No. 37 of the financial statements which describes that during
the year under review, the Corporate Debt Restructuring Package has
been approved by Corporate Debt Restructuring Empowered Group (CDREG)
on 28th June, 2014 and the Final Letter of Approval (LOA) was issued by
CDREG on 30th June, 2014. The LOA from bank has also been received by
company in the year under audit. The Company has given the complete
effect of Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) in the year under review
as the approval for the same is received by the company in the year
under review.
Other Matter We did not audit the financial statements of Overseas
branch included in the standalone financial statements of the Company
whose financial statements reflect total assets of Rs. 169.46 crores as
at 31st March, 2015 and total revenues of Rs. 160.65 crores for the
year ended on that date, as considered in the standalone financial
statements. The financial statements of the branch has been audited by
the branch auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our
opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included
in respect of the branch, is based solely on the report of such branch
auditors. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. 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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have
been received from the company's overseas branch at United Arab
Emirates not visited by us;
c. the reports on the accounts of the branch office of the Company
audited under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been
sent to us and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this
report.
d. the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account and with the returns received from the company's overseas
branch at United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors.
e. in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply
with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014.
f. 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 Companies
Act, 2013;
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
I. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements  Refer Note 28 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 Refer Note 35 to the financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
The Annexure referred to in our report to the members
of SEL Manufacturing Co. Ltd. for the year ended on 31st March, 2015.
We report that:
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing
full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative
details of which, we are informed, are in the process of being
compiled. (b) The Company has a regular programme of physical
verification of its fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in
a phased manner over a period of three years. In accordance with this
programme, certain fixed assets were verified during the year and no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our
opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the
frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventories, we
are of opinion that the company is maintaining proper records of
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material.
iii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has not granted any loans secured or
unsecured, to the parties covered in the register maintained section
189of the Companies Act, 2013.
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 the nature of its
business with regard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and for
sale of goods & services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls.
v) The Company has not accepted deposits from the public within the
meaning of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act and the rules framed there under. No order has been
passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or
Reserve Bank of India or any court or any other Tribunal.
vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost records under sub-section (1) of the section 148 of
the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of manufacturing activities of the
Company. We have broadly reviewed the accounts and records of the
Company in this connection and we are of opinion that prima facie, the
prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have
not, however, carried out a detailed examination of the same.
vii) (a) According to the records of the company, the company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including income tax,
wealth, tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty,
sales tax, excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other
material statutory dues applicable to it though there has been slight
delays in few cases of income tax deducted at source, employee state
insurance and provident fund which are not material.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth
tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, sales tax,
excise duty, service tax, value added tax, cess and other material
statutory dues in arrears, as at 31st March, 2015 for a period of more
than six months from the date they became payable. According to the
records of the Company, the details of disputed income tax dues that
have not been deposited by the Company as at March 31, 2015 are as
follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount Accounting Forum where the
statute dues (In Rs.) year to dispute is pending
which the
amount
relates
Income Tax Tax deducted 16,11,740 2007-08 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing
Cell (TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 5,550 2008-09 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 39,600 2011-12 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 280 2012-13 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has transferred within time the amount
required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1
of 1956) and rules made there under.
viii) The accumulated losses as at the end of the financial year are
less than 50% of its net worth. The company has incurred cash losses
during the financial year.
xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has defaulted in repayment of dues to banks as
given below:
Default of principle & interest on Long Term Borrowings
Bank Name Nature of Amount Overdue Amount Since
Amount
State Bank of
Bikaner & Jaipur Interest 18,846,509 31.03.2015
Principle 12,255,590 31.03.2015
State Bank of
Patiala Interest 30,719,919 31.03.2015
Principle 19,659,517 31.03.2015
State Bank of
India Interest 20,753,920 31.01.2015
Principle 23,430,038 31.01.2015
State Bank of
Hyderabad Interest 1,684,077 31.03.2015
Principle 8,012,005 31.03.2015
State Bank of
Travancore Interest 22,261,877 31.03.2015
Principle 14,323,660 31.03.2015
Kurur Vysya
Bank Interest 3,456,218 28.02.2015
Principle 3,521,834 28.02.2015
Punjab & Sind
Bank Interest 11,899,437 31.01.2015
Principle 11,549,563 31.01.2015
Bank of
Maharashtra Interest 1,881,791 28.02.2015
Principle 6,895,473 31.03.2015
Punjab National
Bank Inters 21,188,501 28.02.2015
Principle 14,059,943 31.03.2015
State Bank of
Mysore Interest 396,419 31.03.2015
Principle 398,263 31.03.2015
Indian Bank Interest 7,073,418 31.03.2015
Principle 326,665 31.03.2015
United Bank Interest 12,535,811 31.03.2015
Principle 13,055,389 31.03.2015
Union Bank
of India Interest 2,477,597 31.01.2015
Principle 2,357,453 31.03.2015
Uco Bank Interest 13,859,406 28.02.2015
Principle 8,993,107 31.03.2015
Corporation Bank Interest 16,943,420 31.03.2015
Principle 11,600,150 31.03.2015
Allahabad Bank Interest 50,133,734 31.03.2015
Principle 102,733,937 31.01.2015
Dena Bank Interest 13,958,669 31.01.2015
Principle 14,201,202 31.01.2015
Vijaya Bank Interest 1,191,472 28.02.2015
Principle 962,378 31.03.2015
Andhra Bank Interest 4,163,218 31.03.2015
EXIM Bank Interest 422,843 28.02.2015
Principle 363,347 31.03.2015
x) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the
Company has given guarantee for loans taken by its 100% owned
subsidiary from banks are not prejudicial to the interest of the
company.
xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans raised during the year were applied prima
facie for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
(xii) Based on the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanations given by the management to us, no fraud on or by the
company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
FOR DASS KHANNA & CO.,
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No. 000402N
PATNER
M.NO.123921
PLACE: LUDHIANA
DATED: 30.05.2015
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SEL
Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the
Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2014, and the Statement of Profit and
Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, in
which are incorporated the returns from the company''s overseas branch
at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors''.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956 ("the
Act") read with General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September 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 judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company''s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the 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 Profit and Loss Account, of the loss for the year
ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to the followings:
a) Note No. 29 (vii) of the financial statements relating search &
seizure action u/s. 132(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the Company,
its promoters and some other companies/entities. The consequential
assessment proceedings are in progress. Pending these proceedings, no
provision has been considered necessary by the Company in this regard.
b) Note No. 31 of the financial statements relating to identification
of non-moving, slow moving, obsolete and damaged inventory in finished
goods during the year & write down thereof for Rs. 180.94 crores to
net realizable value as at year end.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in
the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5
of the Order and report received by the company from the auditors of
the company''s overseas branch at United Arab Emirates on which we have
relied.
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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have
been received from the company''s overseas branch at United Arab
Emirates audited by other auditors;
c. the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account and the reports on the accounts of the company''s overseas
branch at United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors have been
forwarded to us and have been dealt with by us in preparing this
report;
d. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with General
Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September 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 (1) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956 and sub-section (2) of Section
164 of the Companies Act, 2013;
f. since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITOR''S REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph (1) of report on Other Legal & Regulatory
Requirements of our report of even date)
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative
details of which, we are informed, are in the process of being
compiled.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over
a period of three years. In accordance with this programme, certain
fixed assets were verified during the year and no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this
periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
(c) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the company has not made any substantial disposal of fixed
assets during the year and the going concern status of the Company is
not affected.
ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the
frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventories, we
are of opinion that the company is maintaining proper records of
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material.
iii) In respect of the loans secured or unsecured, granted or taken by
the Company to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013:
(a) The Company has not granted any loan to the parties covered under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and section 189 of the Companies
Act, 2013.
(b) During the year, the Company has taken interest free unsecured loan
from one director covered under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
and section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. The balance outstanding as
at 31st March, 2014 is Rs. 67.96 crores. Maximum balance outstanding is
Rs. 67.96 crores. The said loan is repayable in 2018-19.
(c) In our opinion and according to the explanation given to us, any
other terms and conditions of the loan taken are not prima-facie
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(d) There is no overdue in respect of the said loan.
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 the nature of its
business with regard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and for
sale of goods & services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls.
v) (a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to
in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and section 189 of the
Companies Act, 2013, have been entered in the register required to be
maintained under that section.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013, and
exceeding the value of rupees five lakh 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 deposits from the public within the
meaning of Section 58A, Section 58AA or any other relevant provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit)
rules, 1975. No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or
any other Tribunal.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an in-house internal audit system
commensurate with the size & nature of its business. However, it needs
further improvement in terms of scope and coverage.
viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost records under section 209-(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and section 128 read with section 2 (13) of the Companies
Act, 2013, in respect of manufacturing activities of the Company.
We have broadly reviewed the accounts and records of the Company in
this connection and we are of opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not,
however, carried out a detailed examination of the same.
ix) (a) According to the records of the company, the company is regular
in depositing undisputed statutory dues including income tax, wealth,
tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, sales tax,
excise duty, service tax, cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it though there has been slight delays in few cases of
income tax deducted at source, employee state insurance and provident
fund which are not material.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Wealth
Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues
in arrears, as at 31st March, 2014 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the details of disputed
income tax dues that have not been deposited by the Company as at March
31, 2014 are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount Accounting Forum where the
statute dues (In Rs.) year to dispute is
which the pending
amount
relates
Income Tax Tax deducted 736,390 2007-08 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 1,274,292 2008-09 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 410 2011-12 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 222,560 2012-13 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Tax deducted 57,230 2013-14 DCIT, Centralized
Act, 1961 at source Processing Cell
(TDS)
Income Tax Income Tax 2,980,390 2007-08 Commissioner of
Act, 1961 Income Tax
(Appeals)
x) The company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year. The company has incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit. However there was no cash loss in the immediately
preceding financial year.
xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has defaulted in repayment of dues to banks as
given below:
Default of principle & interest on Long Term Borrowings
Bank Name Nature of Amount Overdue
Amount Since
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Principal 3,200,000 31.03.2014
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Principal 76,550,000 31.12.2013
Interest 47,959,657
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Principal 14,000,000 31.01.2014
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Interest 2,386,686 28.02.2014
State Bank of Patiala Principal 2,500,000 31.03.2014
State Bank of Patiala Principal 115,578,376 31.12.2013
State Bank of Patiala Principal 43,330,799 31.01.2014
Interest 45,828,738
State Bank of Patiala Interest 13,679,108 28.02.2014
State Bank of India Principal 54,400,000 31.12.2013
State Bank of India Principal 10,800,000 30.11.2013
State Bank of India Principal 26,101,738 31.10.2013
Interest 69,478,256
Exim Bank Principal 3,864,904 31.10.2013
Interest 2,086,937
UCO Bank Principal 69,412,500 31.10.2013
Interest 55,726,039
State Bank of Hyderabad Principal 50,100,000 30.09.2013
State Bank of Hyderabad Principal 47,546,219 31.10.2013
Interest 65,206,446
State Bank of Travancore Principal 50,100,000 30.09.2013
State Bank of Travancore Principal 68,450,000 31.10.2013
Interest 99,120,283
State Bank of Mysore Principal 5,800,000 31.10.2013
Interest 3,121,136
Punjab National Bank Principal 2,392,003 31.01.2014
Interest 49,211,047
Punjab National Bank Principal 88,468,887 31.12.2013
Punjab & Sind Bank Principal 9,286,000 31.10.2013
Punjab & Sind Bank Principal 89,665,000 30.09.2013
Interest 69,988,316
Vijaya Bank Principal 1,734,329 31.01.2014
Interest 2,747,093
Allahabad Bank Principal 23,437,500 30.09.2013
Allahabad Bank Principal 180,129,412 31.10.2013
Interest 227,302,834
Andhra Bank Interest 3,238,067 31.10.2013
Indian Bank Interest 39,017,375 31.10.2013
Indian Bank Principal 20,000,000 31.12.2013
Indian Bank Principal 3,006,700 31.01.2014
Union Bank of India Interest 4,085,601 28.02.2014
Union Bank of India Principal 11,666,700 31.03.2014
United Bank of India Principal 29,100,000 30.09.2013
Interest 79,574,569
United Bank of India Principal 73,333,332 31.10.2013
Interest 18,738,188
Karur Vysya Bank Interest 8,811,088 31.01.2014
Bank of Maharashtra Principal 52,276,000 31.10.2013
Interest 7,813,777
Bank of Maharashtra Interest 53,134,065 30.09.2013
Indian Overseas Bank Interest 241,912 31.01.2014
Dena Bank Principal 73,333,332 31.10.2013
Interest 66,621,265
Corporation Bank Principal 30,000,000 31.03.2014
Corporation Bank Interest 37,700,656 31.01.2014
Default of interest on Short Term Borrowing
Bank Name Overdue Interest Overdue Since
Amount
Allahabad Bank 188,167,468 31.10.2013
Andhra Bank 46,190,642 31.10.2013
Indian Bank 32,284,841 31.10.2013
Indian Overseas Bank 62,758,247 30.11.2013
Punjab National Bank 24,204,779 31.01.2014
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur 70,742,104 31.12.2013
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur 1,918,710 31.03.2014
State Bank of Hyderabad 28,990,518 31.10.2013
State Bank of India 69,432,816 31.10.2013
State Bank of Patiala 146,682,482 31.12.2013
State Bank of Travancore 169,876,933 30.09.2013
UCO Bank 81,263,824 30.11.2013
xii) The company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /mutual
benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable.
xiv) In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investment. The investments
made in equity shares is held in its own name except six shares of a
100% owned subsidiary company SEL Textiles Ltd. held in the name of
other persons in which company is beneficial holder.
xv) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the Company has
given guarantee for loans taken by its 100% owned subsidiary from banks
are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans raised during the year were applied prima
facie for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
xvii)According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the company, we report
that the company has used the funds amounting Rs 425.99 crores raised
on short term basis for long term investments.
xviii)According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not made any preferential allotment of equity warrants to
parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period covered by our audit report, the company has not issued
debentures.
(xx) According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period covered by our audit report, the company has not raised
funds by public issues.
(xxi)Based on the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanations given by the management to us, no fraud on or by the
company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
FOR DASS KHANNA & CO.,
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.000402N
PLACE: LUDHIANA (CA. R.D. KHANNA)
DATED: 29.05.2014 PARTNER
M.No. 12391
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SEL
Manufacturing Company Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and
Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, in
which are incorporated the returns from the company''s overseas branch
at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors''.
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"). 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 March 31, 2013;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, 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") 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
and report received by the company from the auditors of the company''s
overseas branch at United Arab Emirates on which we have relied.
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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have
been received from the company''s overseas branch at United Arab
Emirates audited by other auditors;
c. the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account and the reports on the accounts of the company''s overseas
branch at United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors have been
forwarded to us and have been dealt with by us in preparing this
report.
d. 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 Companies Act, 1956;
e. on the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
f. since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
(Referred to in paragraph (1) of report on Other Legal & Regulatory
Requirements of our report of even date)
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative
details of which, we are informed, are in the process of being
compiled.
(b) All the fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular program of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the company and the nature of its assets. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the company has not made any substantial disposal of fixed
assets during the year and the going concern status of the Company is
not affected.
ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically
verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the
frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventories, we
are of opinion that the company is maintaining proper records of
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material.
iii) 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.
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 the nature of its
business with regard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and for
sale of goods & services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls.
v) (a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to
in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakh 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 deposits from the public within the
meaning of Section 58A, Section 58AA or any other relevant provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit)
rules, 1975. No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or
any other Tribunal.
vii) In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost records under section 209-(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and we are of opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(ix) (a) According to the records of the company, the company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including income tax,
wealth tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty,
sales tax, excise duty, service tax, cess and other material statutory
dues applicable to it though there has been slight delays in few cases
of income tax deducted at source, employee state insurance and
provident fund which are not material.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Wealth
Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues
in arrears, as at 31st March, 2013 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
x) The company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year. The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial
year.
xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks or financial institutions.
xii) The company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /mutual
benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable.
xiv) In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investment. The investments
made in equity shares is held in its own name except six shares of a
100% owned subsidiary company SEL Textiles Ltd. held in the name of
other persons in which company is beneficial holder.
xv) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the Company has
given guarantee for loans taken by its 100% owned subsidiary from banks
are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans raised during the year were applied prima
facie for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
xvii)According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the company, we report
that the company has used the funds amounting Rs.184.80 crores raised
on short term basis for long term investments.
xviii)According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has made preferential allotment of equity warrants to parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. In our
opinion, the price at which equity warrants have been issued is not
prejudicial to the interest of the company.
xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period covered by our audit report, the company has not issued
debentures.
xx) The company has raised money by way of issue of Global Depository
Receipts during the year and the funds have been utilized for the
purpose for which they were raised.
xxi) Based on the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanations given by the management to us, no fraud on or by the
company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
FOR DASS KHANNA & CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No. 000402N
PLACE: LUDHIANA (CA. RAKESH SONI)
DATED: 28.05.2013 PARTNER
M.No. 83142
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of SEL Manufacturing
Company Limited for the year ended as at 31st March, 2011 and also the
profit and loss account for the year ended on that date and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto, in
which are incorporated the returns from the companys overseas branch
at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosure 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 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
order on the basis of information & explanations received by us and
report received by the company from the auditors of the companys
overseas branch at United Arab Emirates on which we have relied.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, 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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit
have been received from the companys overseas branch at United Arab
Emirates audited by other auditors;
(iii) The reports on the accounts of the companys overseas branch at
United Arab Emirates audited by other auditors have been forwarded to
us and have been dealt with by us in preparing this report.
(iv) The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account
and audited branch returns.
(v) 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
Companies Act, 1956.
(vi) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub- section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
(vii) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the said accounts, subject to Non
confirmation of debit/credit balances as stated in note no 5 in
annexure "T" and read together with other notes thereon, give the
information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) In the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at 31st March 2011,
(b) In the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date, and
(c) In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE TO THE MEMBERS
OF SEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AS AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST
MARCH 2011)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative
details of which, we are informed, are in the process of being
compiled.
(b) All the fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular program of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the company and the nature of its assets. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the company has not made any substantial disposal of fixed
assets during the year and the going concern status of the Company is
not affected.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventory has been physically verified
during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventory, we are
of opinion that the company is maintaining proper records of inventory.
The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and the book records were not material.
(iii) (a) The company has granted unsecured loans to company covered in
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 4.53 crores and the
year-end balance was nil.
(b) In our opinion the rate of interest and other terms & conditions on
which loan was granted to the company covered under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest
of the company
(c) The receipt of the principal amount and interest are regular.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loan granted the company listed in
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The company has not taken any loans secured or unsecured from
companies, firms or other parties covered in register maintained under
section 301 of Companies Act, 1956. Hence, the clauses (iii)-(f) and
(g) are not applicable.
(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 the nature of its
business with regard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and for
sale of goods & services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls.
(v) (a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of
the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred
to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakh 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 deposits from the public within the
meaning of Section 58A, Section 58AA or any other relevant provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit)
rules, 1975. No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or
any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost records under section 209-(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and we are of opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(ix) (a) According to the records of the company, the company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including income tax,
wealth, tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, custom duty,
sales tax, excise duty, service tax, cess and other material statutory
dues applicable to it though there has been slight delays in few cases
of income tax deducted at source, employee state insurance and
provident fund which are not material.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Wealth
Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues
in arrears, as at 31st March, 2011 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the detail of disputed
statutory dues aggregating to Rs. 11,556,000/- that have not been
deposited on the account of matter pending before the appellate
authorities in respect of income tax is given below:
Nature of Disputed Period Forum where
Dues / Amount (Rs.) to which Dispute is
Name of the pending
Statue amount
relates
Income 1,629,768/- 2005-06 Income Tax
Tax Appellate
Income Tax Tribunal,
Act, 1961 Chandigarh
Income 887,907/- 2006-07 Income Tax
Tax Appellate
Income Tax Tribunal,
Act, 1961 Chandigarh.
Income 387,087/- 2007-08 Income Tax
Tax Appellate
Income Tax Tribunal,
Act, 1961 Chandigarh.
Income 8,651,238/- 2008-09 Commissioner of
Tax Income Tax
Income Tax (Appeals),
Act, 1961 Ludhiana
(x) The company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year. The company has not incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding
financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks or financial institutions.
(xii) The company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi
/mutual benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
(xiii) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable.
(xiv) In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investment.
(xv) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the Company has
given guarantee for loans taken by its subsidiary from banks are not
prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans raised during the year were applied prima
facie for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the company, we report
that funds raised on short-term basis have prima facie not been used
for long term investments.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has made preferential allotment of equity warrants to parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. In our
opinion, the price at which equity warrants have been issued is not
prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period covered by our audit report, the company has not issued
debentures.
(xx) The company has raised money by way of issue of Global Depository
Receipts during the year, out of which a part of the funds have been
utilized for the purpose for which they were raised and remaining part
of unutilized funds along-with the unutilized funds (out of GDR raised
in 2009-10) is still lying with the bank in Overseas as referred to
note-19 in Annexure T of the balance sheet.
(xxi) Based on the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanations given by the management to us, no fraud on or by the
company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
For Dass Khanna & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Registration No. 000402N
(Rakesh Soni)
Partner
M. No. 83142
PLACE : Ludhiana
DATE : 19.05.2011
Mar 31, 2010
The responsibinty 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 reasonable basis for our opinion.
3 As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003 issued by
the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section
227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement
on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of (i) 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 ii the company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books.
Reffered to in sub-section (30) of section 211 of the Companies Act,
1956.
That none of the 2010 and taken on record 31st March 2010 from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts, subject to Non
confirmation of debit/credit balances as stated, in note no 5 in
annexure "T" and read together with other notes thereon, give the
information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
a) In the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at 31st March 2010,
b) In the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date, and
c) In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
nded on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE TO THE MEMBERS
OF SEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AS AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st
MARCH 2010)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets except for certain items of fixed assets, the quantitative
details of which, we are informed, are in the process of being
compiled.
(b) All the fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular program of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having-jegard to the
size of the company and the nature of its assets. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the company has not made any substantial disposal of fixed
assets during the year and the going concern status of the Company is
not affected.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, the inventory has been physically verified
during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of
the company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventory, we are
of opinion that the company is maintaining proper records of inventory.
The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and the book records were not material.
(iii) (a) The company has not granted any secured/unsecured loans to
company, firms or other parties covered in register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence, clauses (iii)-(b), (c)
and (d) are not applicable.
(b) The company has, during the year, taken unsecured loan from a
company covered in register maintained under section 301 of Companies
Act, 1956. The amount involved in the transaction is Rs. 10 crores.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions in respect of such interest free
loan is not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(d) The said loan has been repaid in full during the year and there is
no amount payable at the close of the year.
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 the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and for sale of goods & services.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in internal controls.
(v) (a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of
the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred
to in section 301 of the Companies Actr1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakh 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 deposits from the public within the
meaning of Section 58A, Section 58AA or any other relevant provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit)
rules 1975 No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or
any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of Cost records under section 209-(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and we are of opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(a) According to the records of the company, the company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, employees state insurance, custom duty, sales tax, excise duty,
service tax cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it
though there has been slight delays in few cases of service tax,
employee state insurance and provident fund which are not material.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Employees State insurance ,
Employees Provident Fund & Income Tax, which are in arrears, as at 31
March, 2010 for the period of more than six months from the date they
became payable are as under:
Name of Nature of the Amount Period to Due date
Statute Dues (Rs) which the
amount
relates
Employees Employers & 344,465 April 09 to 21st of
State Employees Aug. 09 Every
Insurance Act Share month
Employees Employers & 154,970 April 09 to 15th of
Provident Employees Aug. 09 Every
Fund Act, Share Month
Income Tax Income Tax 68,366,187 Asst Year 15 Sept.
Act. 1961 2010-11 09
( c) According to the records of the Company, the detail of disputed
statutory dues aggregating to Rs. 20,328,612/- that have not been
deposited on the account of matter pending before the appellate
authorities in respect of income
Nature of Dues / Disputed Amount
Name of Statue (Rs.)
Income Tax 1,629,768/-
Income Tax Act,
1961
Income Tax 887,907/-
Income Tax Act,
1961
Income Tax 17,810,937/-
Income Tax Act,
1961 ,
Period to which the Forum where
amount relates Dispute is pending
2005-06 Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal,
Chandigarh.
2006-07 Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal,
Chandigarh.
2007-08 Commissioner of
Income Tax
(Appeals), Ludhiana
(x) The company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial
year The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks
or financial institutions.
(xii) The company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi
/mutual benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of
clause (xm) of paragraph 4 of the order are not applicable.
(xiv) In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investment.
(xv) In our opinion the terms and conditions on which the Company has
given guarantee for loans taken by its subsidiary from banks are not
prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans raised during the year were applied prima
facie for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the company, we report
that funds raised on short-term basis have prima facie not been used for
long term investments.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has made preferential allotment of equity warrants to parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. In our
opinion, the price at which equity warrants have been issued is not
prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, during
the period covered by our audit report, the company has not issued
debentures.
(xx) The company has raised money by way of issue of Global Depository
Receipts during the year and the funds raised are still unutilized and
lying with the bank in overseas as referred to note-15 in Annexure T of
the balance sheet.
(xxi) Based on the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanations given by the management to us, no fraud on or by the
company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
FOR DASS KHANNA & CO.,
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Registration No. 000402N
(RAKESH SONI)
PARTNER
M.No. 83142
PLACE: LUDHIANA
DATED: 17.05.2010
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