Mar 31, 2025
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Lancor Holdings Limited ("the Company"),
which comprise of the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2025, the statement of Profit and Loss (including Other
Comprehensive Income / (loss)), Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then
ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the material accounting policies and other
explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "standalone financial statements'''').
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the
manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed
under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules 2015, as amended, ("Ind
AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at March
31,2025, and it''s profit (including other comprehensive income / (loss)), the changes in equity and its cash flows
for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of
the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance
with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical
requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act
and the Rules framed thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements and the ICAI''s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw your attention to,
Note 4.02 (a) regarding pending litigation relating to one of the commercial properties accounted as investment
property.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of
the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit
of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a
separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined the matters described below to be key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Matter |
Key Audit Matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue |
The Company derives revenue primarily form real |
We have reviewed the accounting policy |
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Recognition |
estate activity. |
in relation to revenue recognition and its |
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Based on terms of the contracts with the |
Contracts with Customers". |
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over time for under-construction real-estate |
We have discussed with the management the |
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projects and accordingly revenue is recognized |
principles, methods and assumptions based |
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over time. For recognition of revenue as per the above |
on which the budget estimates relating to the |
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stated policy, assumptions and estimations are |
We reviewed the project cost incurred as on |
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made in relation to cost of completion of the |
the date of balance sheet date and completion |
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projects under development. |
percentage of the projects under development. |
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Considering significant judgments involved in the |
We reviewed on test check basis revenue related |
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said process, it is considered as a key audit matter. |
transactions recorded based on the underlying We reviewed the changes in stamp duty We have further reviewed the analysis made by We have also assessed and reviewed the |
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Valuation of |
The value of the inventory amounting to Rs. |
The audit procedures includes: |
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Inventory |
26,910.34 lakhs forms a significant part, i.e., |
a) reviewed the reports of the engineering |
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66.82% of Company''s total assets. |
department on test check basis for different |
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Inventory comprises of work in progress for ongoing |
which is corroborated with the cost incurred |
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projects, constructed premises held for sale, land |
for the project. |
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held for development and construction materials. |
b) reviewed various costs incurred for the |
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The inventories are carried at the lower of |
documents on test check basis. |
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the cost and net realizable value (''NRV''). The |
c) for completed projects review of the |
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determination of the NRV involves estimates |
completion certificate of the appropriate |
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based on prevailing market conditions, current |
authority along with the management |
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prices and expected date of commencement and |
assessment and the budgeted cost. |
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completion of the project, the estimated future |
d) reviewed on test check basis the |
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selling price, cost to complete projects. |
determination of NRV of the inventories; |
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Considering significance of the amount of |
for arriving at the NRV for various ongoing |
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carrying value of inventories in the financial |
projects and completed projects. |
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statements and the involvement of |
f) reviewed on sample basis by comparing the |
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significant estimation and judgement in |
NRV of the inventories to its carrying value in |
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such assessment of NRV, the same has been |
books of account. |
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Matter |
Key Audit Matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Assessment of |
Deferred tax assets are considered as a key audit |
Our review included the following details a) the reasonableness of the management''s b) the computation in relation to the deferred tax c) assessed the adequacy of disclosure made in |
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Claims, litigation |
The Company is having various ongoing legal Management estimates the possible outflow of Considering that the above matter involves |
We have adopted the following procedure in relation to the review of the legal matters. a) reviewed the managements process of b) reading the minutes of the board meeting c) we had discussion with the legal department d) reviewed the provision made if any and its e) reviewed the sufficiency of the disclosure |
The Company''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information.
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include the
standalone and consolidated financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon. The annual report is expected
to be made available to us after the date of this auditor''s report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express
any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone
financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information,
we are required to communicate those matters to those charged with governance and take appropriate action.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to
the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs (financial
position), profit or loss (financial performance including Other Comprehensive Income / (loss)), changes in equity
and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including
the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting
policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and
maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and
completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial
statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going
concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations,
or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance with Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements
can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be
expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a) Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,
design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from
fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
b) Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for explaining
our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with respect to standalone
financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
c) Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by management.
d) Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may
cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material
uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the
standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions
are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or
conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
e) Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including
the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we
identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that
may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of
most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025
and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation
precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter
should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be
expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government
of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A", a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge
and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it
appears from our examination of those books except for the matters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) below
on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss) ), the
Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this report are in agreement
with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under
Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issued there under;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025 taken on
record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) The observations relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected there with are as
stated in paragraph (b) above.
8) With respect to adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of
the Company and operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in"Annexure B". Our
report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s
internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements;
h) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor''s report in accordance with the requirements
of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation as provided to us, the
managerial remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the
provisions of section 197 of the Act;
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 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information
and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone
financial statements - Refer Note 4.02 to the standalone financial statements.
ii. The Company has made adequate provision as required under the applicable law or accounting
standards for material foreseeable losses if any on the long-term contracts including derivative
contracts.
iii. The Company has transferred the required amount of Rs. 0.17 Lakhs for the financial year 2016-17 to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund on November 20, 2024 instead of October 24, 2024.
iv. a) As stated in Note No. 4.15 (a) to standalone financial statement, the management has represented
that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested
(either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the
Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"),
with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,
whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner
whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,
security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
b) As stated in Note No. 4.15 (b) to standalone financial statement, the management has represented,
that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from
any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly,
lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of
the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on our audit procedures that are considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,
nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that above representations under
sub-clause iv (a) and iv (b) contain any material mis-statement.
v. As stated in Note 4.18 to the Standalone Financial Statements
a) The Company has paid the dividend during the year and are in compliance with the provision of
Section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
b) The Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the year which is subject
to the approval of members at the ensuing annual general meeting. The dividend proposed is
in accordance with provisions of Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of
dividend.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has migrated to a new accounting
software from April 1,2024 for maintaining its books of account, which has a feature of recording an
audit trail (edit log), and the same has been operated throughout the year under audit for all relevant
transactions recorded in the software. However the software have no features of recording audit trail
for direct changes at the data base level.
Further, during the course of our audit, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature
being tampered with.
Except for the periods of previous financial year where the audit trail feature was not enabled for
accounting software and its databases, the Company has preserved the audit trail in accordance with
statutory record retention requirements.
For G. M. Kapadia & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 104767W
Partner
Place: Chennai Membership No. 214046
Date : May 30, 2025 UDIN: 25214046BMLMNF4678
Mar 31, 2024
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Lancor Holdings Limited ("the Company"), which comprise of the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2024, the statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income / (loss)), Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "standalone financial statements'''').
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2024, and it''s profit (including other comprehensive income / (loss)), the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI''s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw your attention to,
Note 4.02 (a) regarding pending litigation relating to one of the commercial properties accounted as investment property having a carrying value of Rs.2,908.35 lakhs.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined the matters described below to be key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Matter |
Key Audit Matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue Recognition |
The Company derives revenue primarily form real estate activity. Based on terms of the contracts with the customers, performance obligations are satisfied over time for under-construction real-estate projects and accordingly revenue is recognized over time. For recognition of revenue as per the above stated policy, assumptions and estimations are made in relation to cost of completion of the projects under development. Considering significant judgments involved in the said process, it is considered as a key audit matter. |
We have reviewed the accounting policy in relation to revenue recognition and its compliance with the Ind AS 115 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers". We have discussed with the management the principles, methods and assumptions based on which the budget estimates relating to the projects are made. We reviewed the project cost incurred as on the date of balance sheet date and completion percentage of the projects under development. We reviewed on test check basis revenue related transactions recorded based on the underlying contracts with the customers like sale deed, construction contract and the handing over documents. We have further reviewed the analysis made by the management relating to cost overrun and its impact on the project. We have also assessed and reviewed the adequacy of disclosure made in the financial statements in accordance with Ind AS 115. (refer note 4.16). |
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Assessment of recoverability and disclosure of deferred tax assets. |
Deferred tax assets are considered as a key audit matter considering the involvement of estimation and judgement in relation to the recognition and measurement on a continuous basis. |
Our review included the following details a) the reasonableness of the management''s assumptions and forecasts of future taxable profits so that unused tax credits and other deferred tax assets can be adjusted. b) the computation in relation to the deferred tax assets. c) Assessed the adequacy of disclosure made in the financial statement as per note 2.08. |
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Valuation of Inventory |
The value of the inventory amounting to Rs. 19,589.59 lakhs forms a significant part, i.e., 61.52% of Company''s total assets. Inventory comprises of work in progress for ongoing projects, constructed premises held for sale, land held for development and construction materials. The inventories are carried at the lower of the cost and net realizable value (''NRV''). The determination of the NRV involves estimates based on prevailing market conditions, current prices and expected date of commencement and completion of the project, the estimated future selling price, cost to complete projects. |
Our audit procedures / testing included, among others: a) Reviewed the reports of the engineering department relating to the stage of completion which is corroborated with the cost incurred for the project. b) Reviewed the project cost incurred for the ongoing projects with the supporting documents on test check basis. c) For completed project review of the completion certificate of the appropriate authority along with the management assessment and the budgeted cost. |
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Considering significance of the amount of carrying value of inventories in the financial statements and the involvement of significant estimation and judgement in such assessment of NRV, the same has been considered as key audit matter. |
d) Reviewed the management''s process and methodology of using key assumptions for determination of NRV of the inventories; e) Reviewed the recent selling prices considered for arriving at the NRV for various ongoing projects and completed projects. f) Reviewed on sample basis by comparing the NRV of the inventories to its carrying value in books of account. |
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Claims, litigation and contingencies |
The Company is having various ongoing legal disputes in the nature of tax matters and other legal matters. Management estimates the possible outflow of economic resources based on the legal status of the proceedings. Considering that the above matter involves judgement and estimation, it is considered as key audit matter. |
We have adopted the following procedure in relation to the review of the legal matters. a) Reviewed the managements process of identification and analysis of the claims, litigations and contingencies b) Reading the minutes of the board meeting in relation to such matters including the details of proceedings before relevant authority. c) We had discussion with the Legal department and reviewed the status and development of the litigations during the year. d) Reviewed the provision made if any and its basis of determination. e) Reviewed the sufficiency of the disclosure made by the management in the note 4.02 in relation to contingent matter. |
The Company''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include the standalone and consolidated financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs (financial position), profit or loss (financial performance including Other Comprehensive Income / (loss)), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a) Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
b) Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)0) of the Act, we are also responsible for explaining our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system with respect to standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
c) Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
d) Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
e) Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended March 31,2023 prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards, included in these Standalone Financial Statements, were audited by the predecessor auditor. who expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statement vide their report dated May 29, 2023.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A", a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order , to the extent applicable
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books except for the matters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss) ), the Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issued there under;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) The observations relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected there with are as stated in paragraph (b) above.
g) With respect to adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of the Company and operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure B". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements;
h) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor''s report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation as provided to us, the managerial remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act;
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 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 4.02 to the standalone financial statements.
ii. The Company has made adequate provision as required under the applicable law or accounting standards for material foreseeable losses if any on the long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. The Company has transferred the required amount of Rs. 1.35 Lakhs for the financial year 2015-16 to the Investor Education and Protection Fund on November 22, 2023 instead of October 31,2023.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on our audit procedures that are considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that above representations under sub-clause iv (a) and iv (b) contain any material mis-statement.
v. As stated in Note 4.18 to the Standalone Financial Statements, the Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of members at the ensuing annual general meeting. The dividend proposed is in accordance with provisions of Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. As stated in Note 4.21 to the standalone financial statements and based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has not used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility as on March 31,2024.
For G. M. Kapadia & Co.,
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No. 104767W
Partner
Place: Chennai Membership No. 214046
Date : May 23, 2024 UDIN: 24214046BKFZQI4606
Mar 31, 2018
TO THE MEMBERS OF LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Lancor Holdings Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 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 the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as âthe standalone financial statementsâ).
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and statement of changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rule of the Companies (Accounts) Rules issued there in. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial 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, including the Ind AS, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018, and its profit including (other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
The comparative financial information of the Company as on April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 prepared in accordance with the Ind AS included in these financial statements have been audited by the predecessor auditor. The report of the predecessor auditor on this comparative financial information dated May 28, 2016 and May 29, 2017 expressed an unmodified conclusion.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw your attention to,
a) Note no. 4.12 (b) to the audited standalone financial statement relating to circumstances which have been considered for determining the period for capitalization of borrowing cost.
b) Note no. 4.02 (a) regarding pending litigation to one of the Commercial Property accounted as investment property having carrying value of Rs 3,424.09 lakhs.
Our report is not qualified in respect of the above matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement and statement of changes in equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issued there under.
(e) On the basis of the 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 Act.
(f) With respect to adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and operating effectiveness of such controls, we give our separate report in âAnnexure Bâ.
(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 litigation on its financial position in its financial statement. Refer note number 4.02 to the financial statement.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Referred to in Paragraph 3 of our report of even date
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of property, plant & equipment and investment property.
(b) As per the plan and programme of the management property, plant & equipment, investment property have been physically verified. The programme of physical verification of property, plant & equipment, investment property in our opinion is considered reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The title deeds of the Immovable Properties classified under the head property, plant & equipment and investment property are held in the name of the Company. However, in one case, with respect to a commercial property which is classified under investment property having gross block value Rs.3,626.02 lakhs & net block value Rs. 3,424.09 lakhs as on March 31, 2018, the dispute with the landowner relating to the land on which the property is situated, the single bench of the Honâble High Court of Madras has set aside the invalidation of the sale deed. Subsequently, the landowners have filed an appeal before the division bench of Honâble High court of Madras and the matter is pending. We refer to the note no. 4.02 (a) regarding this matter.
ii. The inventories have been physically verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and to nature of its business. We have been informed that no material discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book of accounts.
iii. The Company has granted unsecured loans to one firm covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided to us, the terms and conditions of on which the loan has been granted are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
b) In the case of the firm, as per the information and explanation given to us, no repayment schedule has been specified and accordingly the regularity in repayment of principal and interest amount wherever applicable does not arise.
c) As stated in sub clause (b), as no repayment schedule has been specified, the question of total amount over due for more than 90 days and reasonable step taken for recovery in this regard does not arise.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided to us, in respect to loans, investments, guarantees and securities, provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 has been complied with.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits from the public and therefore, the provisions contained in sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and Rules framed there under are not applicable to the Company. We have been informed that no order has been passed by 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 account and records maintained by the Company relating to construction and development activity, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost record under section 148(1) 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 the cost records with a view to determining whether they are accurate or complete.
vii. a) Based on the record produced to us, the Company has generally been regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities undisputed dues, including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, service tax, goods and service tax, duty of customs, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amount payable in respect of outstanding statutory dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of income tax, goods and of service tax, sales tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax or cess have not been deposited on account dispute except for service tax, interest on service tax and penalty as on March 31, 2018 which has been provided below.
|
S.No. |
Name of the Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Penalty and Interest on Service Tax |
February 2009 to June 2009 |
Customs, Excise and Service tax Appellate Tribunal |
Not Yet Determined |
|
2 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
October 2007 to August 2009 |
Customs, Excise and Service tax Appellate Tribunal |
1,56,10,334 (Note -1) |
Note - 1: The amount is excluding interest and penalty
viii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank. The Company has not received any loan from Government and also has not issued any debenture. Accordingly reporting relating to default in repayment of dues to Government and debenture holders does not arise.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). The term loans obtained have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
x. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.
xi. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has not paid any managerial remuneration. Accordingly the reporting regarding compliance with the provision of section 197 read with schedule V of the Companies Act 2013 does not arise.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 3 (xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiii. According to the information and explanation provided to us and in our opinion, the related party transactions are entered in to by the Company are in compliance with section 177 and section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the same has been disclosed in the financial statements, as required by the applicable Indian accounting standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly paid convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly the paragraph 3 (xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv. According to the information and explanation provided to us and based on the examination of the books of account, the Company has not entered in to any non- cash transaction with the director or person connected with him. Accordingly the paragraph 3 (xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xvi. As per the information and explanation provided to us, the Company is not required to register u/s 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Annexure ''B'' to the Independent Auditor''s Report
Referred to paragraph 2(f) under the heading âReport on other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ of our report on even date to the financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2018
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub Section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the âActâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of Lancor Holdings Limited (the âCompanyâ) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on internal control with reference to financial statements 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 (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 its business, including adherence to Companyâs policies, the safe guarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls with reference to financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on auditing, issued by 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. Those standards and 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 with reference to financial statements 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 with reference to financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the companyâs internal financial control with reference to financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Financial Statements
A Company''s internal financial control with reference to financial statements 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 with reference to financial statements 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 with reference to Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, 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 control with reference to financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control with reference to financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material aspects, an adequate internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements and such internal financial controls with reference to financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of the 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.
For Nayan Parikh &
Co. Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.107023W
Sd/-
K.Y. Narayana
Chennai Partner
Dated: May 14, 2018 Membership No. 060639
Mar 31, 2016
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Lancor Holdings Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to 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 provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial 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.
Auditorâs 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 auditorâs 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 Companyâs 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 Companyâs 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 profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
a) We draw your attention to note no.4.04 (b) to the audited standalone financial statement relating to circumstances which have been considered for determining the period for capitalization of borrowing cost.
b) We draw attention to note no. 4.12 (a) regarding pending litigation to one of the Commercial Property accounted as fixed assets.
Our report is not qualified in respect of the above matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the 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 Act.
(f) With respect to adequacy of internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to the separate report in âAnnexure Bâ.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, 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 litigation on its financial position in its financial statement. Refer note number 4.12 to the financial statement.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor education and Protection Fund by the
Referred to in Paragraph 3 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.
(b) As per the plan and programme of the management fixed assets have been physically verified. The programme of physical verification of fixed assets in our opinion is considered reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. As regards capital work-in-progress, the same will be verified by the management on completion of assets.
(c) The title deeds of the Immovable Properties classified under the head Fixed assets are held in the name of the Company. However in one case, with respect to a commercial property having gross block value Rs.48,41,55,745/- & net block value Rs.36,66,29,353/- as on March 31, 2016,due to dispute with the landowner relating to the land on which the property is situated the matter is pending with the Honorable High Court of Madras. We refer to the note no. 4.12 (a) regarding this matter.
ii. The inventories have been physically verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the company and to nature of its business. We have been informed that no material discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book of accounts.
iii. The Company has granted unsecured loans to two Companies and One firm covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided to us, the terms and conditions of on which the loan has been granted are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
b) In the case of the Companies and firm, as per the information and explanation given to us, no repayment schedule has been specified and accordingly the regularity in repayment of principal and interest amount wherever applicable doesnât arise.
c) As stated in sub clause (b), as no repayment schedule has been specified, the question of total amount over due for more than 90 days and reasonable step taken for recovery in this regard does not arise.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided to us, in respect to loans, investments, guarantees and securities, provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 has been complied with.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits from the public and therefore, the provisions contained in sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and Rules framed there under are not applicable to the Company. We have been informed that no order has been passed by 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 account and records maintained by the Company relating to construction and development activity, pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost record under section 148(1) 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 the records with a view to determining whether they are accurate or complete.
vii. a) Based on the record produced to us, the Company has generally been regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities undisputed dues, including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs , duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amount payable in respect of outstanding statutory dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax or cess except for service tax, interest on service tax and penalty as on March 31, 2016.
|
S.No |
Name of the Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Penalty and Interest on Service T ax |
February 2009 to June 2009 |
Customs, Excise and Service tax Appellate Tribunal |
Not Yet Determined |
|
2 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service T ax |
October 2007 to August 2009 |
Customs, Excise and Service tax Appellate Tribunal |
1,56,10,334 (Note -1) |
Note - 1: The amount is excluding interest and penalty
viii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank. The Company has not received any loan from Government and also has not issued any debenture. Accordingly reporting relating to default in repayment of dues to Government and debenture holders does not arise.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). The term loans obtained have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
x. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.
xi. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has not paid any managerial remuneration. Accordingly the reporting regarding compliance with the provision of section 197 read with schedule V of the Companies Act 2013 does not arise.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 3 (xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiii. According to the information and explanation provided to us and in our opinion, the related party transactions are entered in to by the Company are in compliance with section 177 and section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the same has been disclosed in the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly paid convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly the paragraph 3 (xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv. According to the information and explanation provided to us and based on the examination of the books of account, the Company has not entered in to any non- cash transaction with the director or person connected with him. Accordingly the paragraph 3 (xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xvi. As per the information and explanation provided to us, the Company is not required to register u/s 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
For G.M.Kapadia & Co.
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No.104767W)
Satya Ranjan Dhall
Chennai Partner
Dated: May 28, 2016 (Membership No. 214046)
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at March 31, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash
Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to 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
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection
and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments
and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial 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, 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 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 profit 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(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent
applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2015 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the
Act.
(f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigation on its
financial position in its financial statement. Refer note number 4.11
to the financial statement.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable
losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amounts, required to
be transferred, to the Investor education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITOR'S REPORT
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 under "Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements" of our report of even date)
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records of fixed assets
showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation
of fixed assets;
(b) As per the plan and programme of the management fixed assets have
been physically verified. The programmee of verification, 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
verification;
ii. (a) 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) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory and no
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and books of accounts.
iii. The Company has granted unsecured loans to three companies and one
firm covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act.
(a) In case of the companies and firm, as per the information and
explanation given to us, no repayment schedule has been specified and
accordingly the regularity in repayment of the principal amount,
wherever applicable does not arise.
(b) As stated above, in case of Companies, as no repayment schedule has
been specified, there are no overdue amounts in excess of Rupees one
lakh.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regards to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for
sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal
controls system;
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits from the public and
therefore, the provisions contained in sections 73 to 76 or any other
relevant provisions of the Act and Rules framed there under are not
applicable to the Company. We have been in- formed that no order has
been passed by 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 account and records
maintained by the Company relating to construction and development
activity, pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost record under section 148(1) of the Companies Act,
2013 and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed accounts
and records have been maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determining whether they are
accurate or complete.
vii. (a) Based on the records produced before us, the Company has been
generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed
statutory dues such as provident fund, employees state insurance, in-
come-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of
excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to
it. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amount payable in respect of outstanding statutory dues were
in arrears as at March 31, 2015 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no outstanding disputed dues payable by the Company in case of income
tax, wealth tax, sales tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value
added tax and cess except service tax and interest on service tax and
penalty as on March 31, 2015;
Period to which
Sl. Name of the Nature of the amount
No Statute Dues relates
Penalty &
Finance Act February 2009
1 1994 interest on to June 2010
Service Tax
Finance Act October 2007 to
2 1994 Service Tax August 2009
3 Finance Act Service Tax April 2003 to
1994 February 2008
Name of the Statute Forum where Amount (Rs.)
dispute is
pending
Finance Act.1994 Customs, Excise Not yet
and Service Tax determined.
Appellate Tribunal
Finance Act,1994 Customs, Excise 1,56,10,334
and Service Tax (Note 1)
Appellate Tribunal
Finance Act,1994 Customs, Excise and 67,547
Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal
Note 1: amount is excluding interest and penalty
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, amounts
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 has been transferred to such fund
within time.
viii. The Company has neither accumulated losses nor incurred cash
losses during the financial year covered by our audit and in the
immediately preceding financial year. In view of the same, the clause
(viii) of clause 3 of the order regarding comparison of the net worth
with accumulated losses is not applicable.
ix. Based on our audit procedure and according to the information and
explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to the financial institution, bank or debenture holders;
x. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others from banks
or financial institutions. Accordingly the terms and conditions thereof
are not prima facie prejudicial to the interests of the Company are not
applicable;
xi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us and based on the records examined by us the term loan have
been applied for the purpose for which the loan were obtained;
xii. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been
noticed or reported during the period.
For G. M. Kapadia & Co.
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No.104767W)
Chennai Satya Ranjan Dhall
Dated: May 07, 2015 Partner
(Membership No. 214046)
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of
Lancor Holdings Limited, its subsidiaries and its joint venture, which
comprise the consolidated balance sheet as at March 31, 2014, the
consolidated statement of profit and loss and consolidated cash flows
statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these consolidated
financial statements that give a true and fair view of the consolidated
financial position, consolidated financial performance and consolidated
cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards
referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act,
1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13
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 consolidated 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 consolidated
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 consolidated 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 the opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''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 and based on the consideration of the reports
of the other auditors on the financial statements of the subsidiaries
as noted below, the consolidated financial statements give a true and
fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the consolidated balance sheet, of the state of
affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014;
(ii) in the case of the consolidated statement of profit and loss, of
the profit for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the consolidated cash flow statement, of the cash
flows for the year ended on that date.
Other matter
We did not audit the financial statements of Lancor Maintenance &
Services Limited and Lancor Realty Limited, whose financial statements
reflect total assets (net) of Rs. 1,152.93 lakhs, total revenues of Rs.
790.82 lakhs and net cash inflows amounting to Rs. (241.67) lakhs for
the year then ended. These financial statements have been audited by
other auditor whose reports have been furnished to us by the Management
and our opinion is based solely on the reports of the other auditors.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT To the Members of Lancor Holdings
Limited Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Lancor
Holdings 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.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular
15/2013 dated 13 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 the opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and 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 Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred
to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September 2013 of the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013; and
(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.
Annexure Re: Lancor Holdings Limited
Referred to in paragraph 1 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements of our report of even date, of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details of fixed assets.
(b) As per the plan and programmee of the management certain assets
have been physically verified. The programme of verification, in our
opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the
nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verifications.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year.
(ii) (a) 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) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory and no
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and books of accounts.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted unsecured loans to six Companies and
one firm covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. At the year-end, the outstanding balances of such
loans aggregated to Rs. 50,52,19,168 (excluding interest) and maximum
amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 78,28,33,771.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the terms
& conditions of loans given to the Company concerned in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act are not prima-facie prejudicial
to the interest of the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, and as
per the terms and conditions, the Companies are regular in payment of
principal and interest. In case of the firm & three companies, as per
the information and explanation given to us, no repayment schedule has
been specified and accordingly the regularity in repayment of the
principal amount, wherever applicable does not arise.
(d) As stated above, in case of Companies, there are no overdue amounts
in excess of rupees one lakh and in case of the firm & three companies,
as no repayment schedules have been specified, there are no overdue
amounts in excess of Rupees one lakh.
(e) The Company has taken unsecured loan from two Companies covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 3,07,63,315 & the
year-end balance of such loan taken was Rs. 21,80,050.
(f) The above referred loans taken were interest free and do not carry
any other terms and condition other than repayable on demand. In our
opinion, the term and conditions on which loan has been taken from the
Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of
the Company.
(g) According to the information and explanation given to us and on our
perusal of books of account, as no repayment schedule has been
specified the question of regularity of the repayment of the principal
amount does not arise.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with
regards to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to
sale. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control
system.
(v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that the
Company has entered all the transactions required to be entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
b) According to sub clause (v) (b) of clause 4 of the Order, 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 lakhs in respect of any party
during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public;
hence there is no question of complying with the provisions of sections
58A, 58AA or any other provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. As informed to us, no
order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) The scope of internal audit needs to be broadened to make it
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of the business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company relating to construction and development
activity, pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost record under section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been maintained. We have, however, not made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determining whether
they are accurate or complete, as the examination of the records are to
be made by a cost auditor.
(ix) (a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state
insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, customs duty and other
material statutory dues as applicable. With respect to service tax,
certain discrepancy has been found relating to timing of its remittance
that arises on reverse charge mechanism.
No undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof are outstanding at the
year end for a period of six months from the date they became payable
except for Rs. 206,000 in relation to income tax.
Name of Nature of Amount Period to Due Date of
the Statute Dues (Rs) which the Date Payment
amount relates
Income Tax 206,000 FY 2008-09 May 31, 2009 Not yet
Tax Act, 1961 Deduction paid.
at Source
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales tax, income tax, custom duty, wealth tax, excise duty
or cess and service tax except for interest on service tax and penalty
which is under dispute. The Company has filed an appeal before the
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) on May 10,
2012.
Sl.
No Name of the Nature of Forum where Amount
Statute Dues dispute is pending (Rs.)
1. Finance Act Penalty & Custom, Excise and Service Not yet
1994 interest on Tax Appellate Tribunal determined.
Service Tax
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses nor incurred cash losses
during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately
preceding financial year. In view of the same, the clause (x) of clause
4 of the order regarding comparison of the net worth with accumulated
losses is not applicable.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of
account, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks or
financial institutions. The Company has not issued debentures.
(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) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi / mutual benefit fund/
society. Therefore, the sub clause (xiii) of clause 4 of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of its dealings in shares and other investments
and timely entries have been made there in. All the investments have
been held by the Company in its own name.
(xv) As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantees for
loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loan has been utilized for the purpose
for which it has been raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the financial statement of the Company, we
are of the opinion that no funds raised on short term basis has been
used for long term investment by the Company.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of share to parties and Companies covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Act. Hence reporting whether the
price at which shares have been issued are not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company is not required.
(xix) The Company has not issued debentures and hence the sub clause
(xix) of clause 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issue hence the sub
clause (xx) of the clause 4 of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us by the
management and which has been relied by us, no fraud on or by the
Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
For G M Kapadia & Co.,
Chartered Accountants,
Firm''s Registration No. 104767W
Satya Ranjan Dhall
Partner
Membership No. 214046
Place of Signature: Chennai
Date: May 14, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Lancor
Holdings Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 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.
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 in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013
(a) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(b) 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.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and 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 Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred
to in subsection (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.
Annexure
Re: Lancor Holdings Limited
Referred to in paragraph 1 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements of our report of even date, of our report of even date.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details of fixed assets.
(b) All the assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. The programme of verification, in our opinion, is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of
its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verifications.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year.
(ii) (a) 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) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory and no
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and books of accounts.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted unsecured loans to five Companies and
one firm covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. At the year-end, the outstanding balances of such
loans aggregated to Rs.714,880,205 and maximum amount outstanding
during the year was Rs.897,052,310.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the terms
& conditions of loans given to the Company concerned in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act are not prima-facie prejudicial
to the interest of the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, and as
per the terms and conditions, the Companies are regular in payment of
principal and interest. In case of the firm & two companies, as per the
information and explanation given to us, no repayment schedule has been
specified and accordingly the regularity in repayment of the principal
amount, wherever applicable does not arise.
(d) As stated above, in case of Companies, there are no overdue amounts
in excess of rupees one lakh and in case of the firm & two companies,
as no repayment schedules have been specified, there are no overdue
amounts in excess of Rupees one lakh.
(e) The Company has taken unsecured loan from two Companies covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.4,66,03,057 & the
year-end balance of such loan taken was Nil.
(f) In our opinion the rate of interest and the terms and conditions on
which loan has been taken from the Company covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(g) According to the information and explanation given to us and on our
perusal of books of account, repayment schedule has been specified and
accordingly the repayment of the principal amount has been regular.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with
regards to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to
sale. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control
system.
(v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that the
Company has entered all the transactions required to be entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
b) According to sub clause (v) (b) of clause 4 of the Order, 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 lakhs in respect of any party
during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public;
hence there is no question of complying with the provisions of sections
58A, 58AA or any other provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. As informed to us, no
order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) The scope of internal audit needs to be broadened to make it
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of the business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account and records
maintained by the Company relating to construction and development
activity, pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost record under section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been maintained. We have, however, not made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determining whether
they are accurate or complete, as the examination of the records are to
be made by a cost auditor.
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses nor incurred cash losses
during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately
preceding financial year. In view of the same, the clause (x) of clause
4 of the order regarding comparison of the net worth with accumulated
losses is not applicable.
(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. The Company has not issued debentures.
(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) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi / mutual benefit fund /
society. Therefore, the sub clause (xiii) of clause 4 of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of its dealings in shares and other investments
and timely entries have been made therein. All the investments have
been held by the Company in its own name.
(xv) As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantees for
loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loan has been utilized for the purpose
for which it has been raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the financial statement of the Company, we
are of the opinion that no funds raised on short term basis has been
used for long term investment by the Company.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of share to parties and Companies covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Act. Hence reporting whether the
price at which shares have been issued are not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company is not required.
(xix) The Company has not issued debentures and hence the sub clause
(xix) of clause 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issue hence the sub
clause (xx) of the clause 4 of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us by the
management and which has been relied by us, no fraud on or by the
Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
For G M Kapadia & Co.,
Chartered Accountants,
Firm''s Registration No. 104767W
Satya Ranjan Dhall
Partner
Membership No. 214046
Place: Chennai
Date: May 30, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of LANCOR HOLDINGS
LIMITED as at March 31, 2012 and the Statement of Profit and Loss for
the year ended on that date and Cash Flow Statement for the year under
review annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act 1956, we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the 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 our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss
and Cash Flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standard referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(v) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2012, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company, i.e.
LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED as on March 31, 2012 is disqualified from being
appointed for appointment as a director in the aforementioned Company
in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the
Companies Act, 1956 on the said date.
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts 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 March 31, 2012; and
(b) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date, and
(c) In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure Re: LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date,
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details of fixed assets.
(b) All the assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. The programme of verification, in our opinion, is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of
its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year.
(ii) (a) 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) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory and no
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and books of accounts.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted unsecured loans to two Companies and
one firm covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. At the year-end, the outstanding balances of such
loans aggregated to Rs.33,14,19,974 and maximum amount outstanding
during the year was Rs.45,44,09,256.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the terms
& conditions of loans given to the Company concerned in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act are not prima-facie prejudicial
to the interest of the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, and as
per the terms and conditions, the Companies are regular in payment of
principal and interest. In case of the firm, as per the information and
explanation given to us, no repayment schedule has been specified and
accordingly the regularity in repayment of the principal amount,
wherever applicable does not arise.
(d) As stated above, in case of Companies, there are no overdue amounts
in excess of rupees one lakh and in case of the firm, as no repayment
schedules have been specified, there are no overdue amounts in excess
of Rupees one lakh.
(e) The Company has taken unsecured loan from one Company covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.5,82,393 and the year
end balance from such Company was Rs. 5,01,011.
(f) In our opinion the rate of interest and the terms and conditions on
which loan has been taken from the Company covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(g) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
repayment schedule has been specified and accordingly the regularity in
repayment of the principal amount, wherever applicable does not arise.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with
regards to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to
sale. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control
system.
(v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that the
Company has entered all the transactions required to be entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
b) According to sub clause (v) (b) of clause 4 of the Order, 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 lakhs in respect of any party
during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public;
hence there is no question of complying with the provisions of sections
58A, 58AA or any other provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. As informed to us, no
order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or 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 account and records
maintained by the Company relating to construction and development
activity, pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost record under section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been maintained. We have, however, not made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determining whether
they are accurate or complete, as the examination of the records are to
be made by a cost auditor.
(ix) (a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state
insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs
duty, and other material statutory dues as applicable. No undisputed
amounts payable in respect thereof are outstanding at the year end for
a period of six months from the date they became payable except for Rs.
206,000 in relation to income tax.
Name of the Nature of
Dues Amount (Rs) Period to
which the Due Date Date of
Statute amount
relates Payment
Income Tax Tax
Deduction 206,000 FY 2008-09 May 31,
2009 Not yet
paid.
Act, 1961 at Source
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales tax, income tax, custom duty, wealth tax, excise duty
or cess and service tax except for interest on service tax and penalty
which is under dispute. The Company has filed an appeal before the
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) on May 10,
2012.
Sl.
No Name of the Nature of
Dues Forum where
dispute is Amount (Rs.)
Statute pending
1. Finance Act Penalty &
interest on Custom, Excise and Not yet
determined.
1994 Service Tax Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses nor incurred cash losses
during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately
preceding financial year. In view of the same, the clause (x) of clause
4 of the order regarding comparison of the net worth with accumulated
losses is not applicable.
(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. The Company has not issued debentures.
(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) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi / mutual benefit fund/
society. Therefore, the sub clause (xiii) of clause 4 of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of its dealings in shares and other investments
and timely entries have been made there in. All the investments have
been held by the Company in its own name.
(xv) As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantees for
loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loan has been utilized for the purpose
for which it has been raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the financial statement of the Company, we
are of the opinion that no funds raised on short term basis has been
used for long term investment by the Company.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of share to parties and Companies covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Act. Hence reporting whether the
price at which shares have been issued are not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company is not required.
(xix) The Company has not issued debentures and hence the sub clause
(xix) of clause 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issue hence the sub
clause (xx) of the clause 4 of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed during the course of our
audit.
For G.M. Kapadia and Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 104767W
Satya Ranjan Dhall
Chennai Partner
Dated: May 30, 2012 Membership No. 214046
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of LANCOR HOLDINGS
LIMITED as at March 31, 2010 and the Profit and Loss Account for the
year ended on that date and Cash Flow Statement for the year under
review annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsi- bility 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 disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) 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 state- ment 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 our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss and Cash
Flow statement account dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standard referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(v) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2010, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company, i.e.
LANCOR HOLD- INGS LIMITED as on March 31, 2010 is disqualified from
being appointed for appointment as a director in the aforementioned
Company in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the
Companies Act, 1956 on the said date.
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts 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 March 31, 2010; and
(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.
Re: LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of
even date,
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details of fixed assets.
(b) All the assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. The Programme of verification, in our opinion, is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of
its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year.
(ii) (a) 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) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory and no
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and books of accounts.
(iii) (a) As informed to us, the company has not granted 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. Accordingly, the sub clause (iii)(b), regarding nature of
terms and conditions of such loans, sub clause (iii)(c), regarding
regularity of repayment of such loans/interests and sub clause (iii)(d)
regarding overdue amount in case of such loans, of clause 4 of the
Order are not applicable.
(b) The Company has taken unsecured loan from one party and one Company
covered in the register maintained under section 301 Companies Act,
1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.87,500,000 and
the year end balance taken on loan from such party was Rs. 24,308,706.
(c) In our opinion the rate of interest and the terms and conditions on
which loan has been taken from the party and the Company covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are
not prima- facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(d) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
repayment schedule has been specified and accordingly the regularity in
repayment of the principal amount, wherever applicable does not arise.
(e) As stated above, no repayment schedules have been specified and
there are no other due amounts in excess of Rupees one lakh.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with
regards to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to
sale. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control
system.
(v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that the
company has entered all the transactions required to be entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
b) According to sub clause (v) (b) of clause 4 of the Order, 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 lakhs in respect of any party
during the year have been made a* prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public;
hence there is no question of complying with the provisions of sections
58A, 58AA or any other provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. As informed to us, no
order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or 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) The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records under section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state
insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs
duty, and other material statutory dues as applicable. No undisputed
amounts payable in respect thereof are outstanding at the year end for
a period of six months from the date they became payable except Rs.
206,000 towards income tax.
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to which
Statute Dues Rs. the amount
relates
Income Tax Act, 1961 Tax Deduction 206,000 FY 2008-09
at Source
Name of the Due Date Date of
Statute Payment
Income Tax Act May 31, 2009 Not yet paid.
1961
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of sales tax, income tax, customs duty, wealth tax, service
tax, excise duty or cess, which have not been deposited on account of
any dispute.
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses nor incurred cash losses
during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately
preceding financial year. In view of the same, the clause (x) of clause
4 of the order regarding comparison of the net worth with accumulated
losses is not applicable.
(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. The Company has not issued debentures.
(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) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi / mutual benefit fund/
society. Therefore, the sub clause (xiii) of clause 4 of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) The Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the sub clause (xiv) of
clause 4 of the Order is not applicable to the Company. However proper
records are maintained for the Investments made by the company.
(xv) As informed to us, the Company has not given guarantees for loans
taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loan has been utilized for the purpose
for which it has been raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet and cash flow of the
Company, we report that no funds raised on short term basis has been
used for long term investment by the Company.
(xviii)During the year, the Company has not made preferential allotment
of share to parties and companies covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act.
(xix) The Company has not issued debentures and hence the sub clause
(xix) of clause 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issue.
(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed during the course of our
audit.
K.Y.Narayana
Chennai Partner
Dated: June 14, 2010 Membership No. 60639
Firm Registration No: 104767W
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