We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Eastcoast
Steel Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
31st March, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provision of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and
application of the 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
fair presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair
view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143 (10) of the Act. Those standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing
procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the
auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material
misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal
financial control relevant to the Company's preparation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for
the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in
place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial
reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of 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 financial
statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31st March, 2015, its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section
143 of the Act (18 of 2013), we give in the Annexure, a statement on
the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under provisions of section 143(3) of the Act, we
report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the
accounting standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31st March, 2015 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none
of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2015, from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rules 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 as referred to in Note
21 (a) and (b) to the financial statements.
ii) The Company did not have any long term contracts including
derivative contracts that require provision under any law or accounting
standards for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii) There were no amounts which are required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 under the heading Report on other
legal and regulatory requirements of our report of even date
i) In respect of its Fixed Assets:
a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of Fixed Assets on the
basis of available information.
b) As explained to us, all the fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management in a phased periodical manner, which in our
opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and
nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
physical verification.
ii) The Company does not have any inventory during the year under
audit. Therefore, the provisions of Clause (ii) of paragraph 3 of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
iii) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to
companies, firm or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 189 of the Act. Consequently, the requirement of Clause
(iii) (a) and Clause (iii) (b) of paragraph 3 of the Order not
applicable to the Company.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and nature of its business for the
purchases of fixed assets and for the sale of services. During the
course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to
correct major weaknesses in such internal control system.
v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of provisions
of section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and
rules framed hereunder. Therefore, provisions of Clause (v) of
paragraph 3 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under sub
section (1) of Section 148 of the Act in respect of activities
undertaken by the Company.
vii) In respect of Statutory dues :
a) According to the records of the Company, undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income-Tax,
Sales- Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Duty of Customs, Duty of Excise,
Value Added Tax, Cess and any other statutory dues have been regularly
deposited with appropriate authorities. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect
of the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at 31st March, 2015 for a
period of more than six months from the date of becoming payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are
no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Duty of
Customs, Duty of Excise, Value added tax, Cess on account of any
dispute, which have not been deposited.
c) There were no amounts which are required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year.
viii) The Company's accumulated losses at the end of the financial year
are more than fifty percent of its net worth. The Company has incurred
cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.
ix) The Company has not borrowed any money by way of loan from
Financial Institutions, Banks and Debenture holders; hence there is no
question of repayments of dues or default on this account.
x) According to information and explanation given to us the Company has
not given guarantee for loans taken by others from Banks or Financial
Institutions during the year. Therefore, the provisions of clause (x)
of paragraph 3 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xi) The Company has not taken any term loan during the year. Therefore,
the provisions of clause (xi) of paragraph 3 of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported
during the year.
For Chaturvedi & Shah
Chartered Accountants
Registration No : 101720W
Sd/-
Amit Chaturvedi
Place : Mumbai Partner
Date : 30th May, 2015 Membership No. : 103141 |