We have audited the attached financial statements of Sarda Papers
Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Company), comprising of the
Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended along with the
Significant Accounting Policies and other explanatory information
forming an integral part thereof.
II. Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters in
section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to
the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair
view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of
the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the
Act), read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and in
accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provision of the Act for
safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting the frauds and other irregularities; selection and
application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation
and maintenance of internal financial control, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the
accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
III. Auditors' 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 true and fair view in
order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by 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 reasonable basis for our audit opinion.
IV. Refer the following Notes:
Basis for Qualified Opinion
(i) Note No. 8 regarding non-provision of depreciation for the year on
Plant and Machinery and Factory Buildings aggregating to Rs 32.84 Lacs
due to closure of plant on account of suspension of manufacturing
operations and consequential overstatement of fixed assets and
overstatement of profit for the year by Rs 32.84 Lacs;
Emphasis of Matter
(i) Note No. 21, regarding the preparation of financial statements of
the Company on a going concern basis. In view of the matters stated
therein relating to revival of operations of the Company and the recent
positive developments, accompanying financial statements have been
prepared under going concern assumption; and
(ii) Note No. 22 regarding non-provision in the Company's books in
respect of impairment in the Company's assets as per the
recommendations of Accounting Standard-28, Impairment of Assets, since
in the Company's opinion, the estimated realizable values exceed the
carrying values of the fixed assets and hence no impairment arises.
Consequential impact of such non-provision on the carrying values as
well as on the profit for the year is presently unascertainable;
(iii) Note No. 32 regarding non-compliance by the Company with the
requirements Section 203 of the Act in respect of appointment of a
whole-time Company secretary.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of the above matters.
(V) Opinion
Subject to Para (IV)(i) above, 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 and its
Profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
(VI) Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of
Section 143 of the Act, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraph 3 of the said Order, to the extent
applicable to the Company during the year under review.
2. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in 1. Above, as
per the requirements of Section 143(3) of the Act, we report as
follows:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations,
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in 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
respective directors as on 31st March 2015 and 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 sub-section
(2) of Section 164 of the Act;
(f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us;
i) the Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact
its financial position;
ii) the Company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable
losses; and
iii) there were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(Referred to in paragraph VI(1) of our report of even date)
In terms of the information and explanations given to us and the books
and records examined by us and on the basis of such checks as we
considered appropriate, we further report as under:
(i) Fixed Assets
(a) The Company has maintained fixed assets register showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of the fixed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, the management has physically verified the
fixed assets in a phased manner, the periodicity of which in our
opinion is reasonable.
(ii) Inventory
(a) We were explained that the management has conducted physical
verification of inventories as at close of the year under review.
(b) Based on the explanations, we are of the opinion that the
procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by the
management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the
Company and nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on the physical
verification of the same and upon comparison with the said records.
(iii) Loans & Advances granted
During the year under review, the Company has not granted any loans,
secured or unsecured, to the parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 189 of the Act.
(iv) Internal Controls
In our opinion, the Company has adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business, for the sale
of goods and provision of services. We have not come across any
significant weakness in the present internal control system.
(v) Public Deposits
According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not accepted deposits as per the directives issued by Reserve Bank
of India and the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant
provisions of the Act and the rules framed there under.
(vi) Cost Records
As explained to us, the coated paper products manufactured by the
Company do not fall in the category prescribed by the Central
Government for maintenance of cost accounts and records under Section
148(1) of the Act during the year under review.
(vii) Statutory Dues
(a) As per the records verified by us, the Company is generally regular
in depositing the statutory dues including Income tax, Sales Tax,
Service Ta x and Excise Duty with the appropriate authorities during
the year under review. According to the information and explanations
given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the above were
in arrears, as at the end of the year for a period of more than six
months.
Keeping in view the present operations of the Company, statutes
pertaining to Employee's State Insurance Corporation, Customs Duty,
Wealth Tax, Provident Fund and Cess are not applicable to the Company
during the year under review.
(b) The disputed statutory dues aggregating to Rs. 21.77 Lacs, that
have not been deposited on account of disputed matters pending before
appropriate authorities are as under :
Sr. Name ofthe Nature of Amount Period
No. statute The Dues (Rs. inLacs)
1 CentralExcise Excise Duty 3.07 01/09/1996 to
Act,1944 and Penalties 31/01/1997
2 CentralExcise Excise Duty 5.70** October 1998 to
Act,1944
and Penalties February 2000
3 CentralExcise Excise Duty 5.36* FY 2000-01
Act, 1944 and Penalties
andFY 2001-02
4 Central Excise Excise Duty 7.64 FY 2002-03
Act,1944 and Penalties
Name of the statute Forum where dispute is pending
Central Excise Commissioner of Central Deputy
Act.1944 Excise(Appeals), Nashik
Central Excise Central Excise and Service tax
Act.1944 Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
Central Excise Central Excise and Service
Act.1944 tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
Central Excise Deputy Commissioner of Central
Act.1944 Excise(Appeals), Nashik
Note: * includes Rs. 0.50 Lacs deposited by the Company under protest
but charged to revenue.
** includes Rs. 1.00 Lacs deposited by the Company under protest but
charged to revenue.
(c) The Company has no amounts to be transferred to Investor Education
and Protection Fund at any time during the year under review.
(viii) Accumulated Losses
As per the records of the Company, the accumulated losses of the
Company have exceeded 50% of the Net Worth of the Company as at the end
of the current financial year. The Company has, however, not incurred
any cash losses during the current financial year (Previous Year Rs.
1.23 Lacs).
(ix) Dues to Financial Institutions / Banks
From the books of accounts verified by us, during the year, the Company
has no dues pending to be payable to banks/ Financial Institution. The
Company has not borrowed any amount through Debentures.
(x) Guarantees given
As explained to us, the Company has not given any guarantee in respect
of loans taken by others from Banks / Financial Institutions.
(xi) Application of funds raised
No Term Loans were raised by the Company during the year.
(xii) Frauds
During the course of examination of the books of accounts and records
of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanation given to us, we have not come across any fraud on or by the
Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed
of such case by the Management causing the financial statements to be
materially misstated.
For Shyam Malpani & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. - 120438W
Shyam Malpani
Proprietor
Membership No. F 34171
Mumbai, dated 29th May 2015.
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