Mar 31, 2024
Prime Industries Limited
Report on the audit of the Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Prime Industries Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31st March, 2024, the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act 2013 ("Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024, and its profit, total comprehensive income, the changes in equity and cash flows for the year ended as on that date.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the audit of the 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 together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and the rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the code of ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2024. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the 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 that there is no key audit matter to communicate in our report.
Information other than the financial statements and auditors'' report thereon
The Company''s board of directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report but does not include the IND AS financial statements and our
auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the IND AS 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 IND AS financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the IND AS 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. Since the other information has not been made available to us, we shall not be able to comments on this aspect.
Responsibilities of Management and those charged with governance for the financial statements
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 financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2016, as amended from time to time, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
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 implementation and maintenance of 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 statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the 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.
Those charged with governance are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 pinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs 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 financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing (''SAs''), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠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.
⢠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 Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to Financial Statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠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 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.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the 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 financial statements of the year ended 31st March 2024 as applicable 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.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, 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.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the statement of other comprehensive income, the cash flow statement and statement of change in equity dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian accounting Standard specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) rules 2015 as amended.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph (i)(viii) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure B".
h) With respect to the 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 explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197(16) read with Schedule V of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
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 financial statements - Refer Note 32 to the financial statements.
II. The Company did not have any outstanding long-term contracts including derivative contracts as at 31st March, 2024 for which there were any material foreseeable losses: and
III. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
IV. The management has represented that, to the best of its 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 persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Company or provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
V. The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Party or provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
VI. Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub clause (h) (iv) and (d) (v) contain any material mis-statement.
VII. The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
VIII. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting Softwares for maintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software.
Further, for the periods where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated throughout the year for the respective accounting software, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
For C.S Arora & Associates
Chartered Accountants FRN 015130N
Sd/-
Chanchal Singh
Place: Ludhiana Partner
Date: 30th May, 2024 Membership No. 090835
UDIN: 24090835BKFFAW7040
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of PRIME
INDUSTRIES LTD which comprise the Balance Sheet LTD, as at March 31,
2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for
the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management' The Company's Management is responsible for the preparation
of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company
in accordance with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies
Act, 1956 ("the Act") (which continue to be applicable in respect of
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General Circular
15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
and in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India. 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.
Auditors' 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 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 control relevant to the
Company's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company's internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the 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 aforesaid financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(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 of
the Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company 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 ("CARO" /
"the Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227
(4A) 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 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss,
and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Act (which continue to be applicable in respect of
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General Circular
15/2013 dated 13th September ,2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors 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 Section 274(1)(g) of the Act. For Sukhminder Singh
& Co. Chartered Accountants Place: Ludhiana Date: 30.05.2014 Firm
Registration Number 016737N
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under `Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements' section of our report of even date)
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) As explained to us, the management has physically verified these
fixed assets during the year and no serious discrepancies have been
noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verification of fixed assets
is reasonable. To the best of our knowledge, no material discrepancy has
been noticed on verification.
c) No substantial part of the fixed assets has been disposed off during
the year.
2. a) The inventory, which are held in physical form, has been verified
during the year by the management and in our opinion the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of verification of inventory followed by the
company are reasonable and adequate commensurate with the size of
company and the nature of its business.
c) The company is maintaining proper record of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical inventory and
book records were not material and the same have been properly dealt
with the books of account.
3. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by the
Company to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
a)The Company has granted loan to 1 party & year end balance is 3.89 mn
and maximum balance outstanding during the year was 53.17 mn. This loan
is receivable on demand.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest, wherever applicable and other terms
and conditions are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
c) In respect of loans taken by the Company, these are repayable on
demand and therefore the question of overdue amounts does not arise.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given
to us during the course of audit, there are adequate internal control
procedures commensurate with the size of company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for
the sale of goods. Further on the basis of our examination of books and
records of the company and according to information and explanations
given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any
instance of major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control
procedures.
5. a) Based upon the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the
transactions required to be entered into the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act, have been so entered.
b)In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Act and aggregating during the year to 5 lacs or more in respect of each
party have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to
market prices for such transactions, prevailing at the relevant time,
where such market prices are available.
6. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted deposits from the public during the period
covered by our audit report. According to the information and
explanation given to us, no order has been passed by the Company Law
Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of India
or any Court or any other Tribunal in this regard in the case of the
Company.
7. In our opinion, the company has an adequate system of internal audit
which is commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost
records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, for any of
the services rendered by the Company. Accordingly paragraph 4(viii) of
the Order is not applicable to it.
9. a) According to the information and explanations provided to us, the
Company has generally been regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, service
tax, income tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it
and there are no dues payable in respect of Employees' State Insurance,
Investor Education and Protection Fund, Excise duty, Custom Duty and
Sales Tax.
b)There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of income-tax,
sales tax, service tax, wealth tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and
other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2014 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are
no dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, wealth tax, custom duty,
excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute.
10. The accumulated losses of company exceeds 50% of net worth as on
31.03.2014. The Company has not incurred any cash losses during the
year.
11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has no dues payable to banks or financial
institutions and debenture holders.
12. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us there are no loans and advances granted on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares and other securities.
13. The Company does not fall within the category of Chit Fund/ Nidhi/
Mutual Benefit Fund/ Society therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4
(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
14. The Company is dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures
and other investments and maintaining proper records of transactions and
contracts and also timely entries have been made therein. Shares,
securities, debentures and other securities have been held by the
Company in its own name except to the extent of the exemption, if any,
granted under section 49 of the Act.
15. The company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others
from banks or financial institutions.
16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, no term loans have been obtained during the year.
17. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and on overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that funds raised by the Company on short term basis
have not been used during the year for long term investments.
18. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties and
companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 4 (xix) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
20 During the year, the Company has not raised any money by way of a
public issue. Accordingly, the provisions of paragraph 4(xx) are not
applicable to it.
21. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the year.
For Sukhminder Singh & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number 016737N
Place: Ludhiana Sd/
Date: 30.05.2014 (Sukhminder Singh)
Partner
Membership No. 93100
Mar 31, 2013
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Prime Industries Limited,
Malout Road, Abohar as at 31.03.2013 and the Statement of Profit & Loss
and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on 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 statements
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Reports) Order 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub- section,(4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we annex hereto a statement on
the matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
2) Further to our comments in the annexure referred in paragraph (1)
above we state that:-
i) 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.
ii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
such 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
accounts.
iv) In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit And Loss
and Cash Flow Statement comply materially with accounting standards
referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act,
1956, in so far as they apply to company.
v) Based on representation made by the directors and taken on record by
the Board, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31.3.2013 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
subsection (i) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanation given to us, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit &
Loss and Cash Flow Statement read with the other notes, thereon and
attached there to give in the prescribed manner, the information
required by the Act, and give respectively a true and fair view in
conformity with the accounting principal generally accepted in India
a. In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the
Company as at 31.03.2013
b. In the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Loss for the
year ended on that date.
c. In the case of the Cash flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) As explained to us, the management has physically verified certain
fixed assets during the year and no serious discrepancies have been
noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verification of fixed assets
is reasonable. To the best of our knowledge, no material discrepancies
have been noticed on verification.
c) The Company had discontinued the manufacturing operations in
previous years and a substantial part of the Machinery/Building held
for disposal has already been sold in the previous years. The Company
is not a going concern with respect to manufacturing activities,
however the company is going concern with respect to Securities/Real
Estate business wherein it is presently involved.
2. a) The inventory has been physically verified during the year by
the management and in our opinion the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedure of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Company is reasonable and commensurate with the size of
company and the nature of its business.
c) The Company is maintaining proper record of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical inventory
and book records were not material and the same have been properly
dealt with in the books of accounts.
3. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by the
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
a) During the year, the Company has taken loan from one party , The
outstanding balance at the end of the year was Rs. 1.34 Lacs Cr.
(Previous year Rs.956.78 Lacs Cr.). The maximum amount involved during
the year for Loan taken is Rs. 956.78 Lacs .
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the rate of interest wherever applicable and other terms
and conditions are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
c) In respects of loan granted to the Company these are repayable on
demand and therefore the question of overdue amounts does not arise.
4. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanation
given to us during the course of audit, there are adequate internal
control procedures commensurate with the size of the Company and the
nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory and fixed
assets and for the sale of goods. Further, on the basis of our
examination of books and records of the Company, carried out in
accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, we
have neither come across nor have we been informed of any instance of
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control procedures.
5. a) Based upon the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that
the transactions required to be entered into the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act, have been so entered.
b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Act and aggregating during the year to Rupees five lacs or more in
respect of each party have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to market prices for such transactions, prevailing at the
relevant time, where such market prices are available.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from public within the
meaning of section 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an adequate system of internal
audit which is Commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. As the Company has discontinued the manufacturing operation,
maintenance of cost records prescribed by the Central Government under
Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 are not applicable.
9. The Company is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, income Tax, Sales
Tax, Wealth Tax, Custom'' Duty, Cess and other statutory dues with the
appropriate authorities wherever applicable. No amount was outstanding
for more than six months as on the date of Balance Sheet from the date
they become payable. Disputed liability for Sale tax Assessment for
2002-03 of Rs 90.02 Lacs has already been settled in favour of company
vide order dated 13 October 2010 of VaT Tribunal Punjab. As informed to
us by management, the status of appeal by the department to higher
authorities is not clear as no official notice has been received.
10. The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the financial
year exceed more than 50% of the Net Worth as on 31/03/2013. There are
no cash losses during the current year.
11. According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per books and records examined by us, the Company has not defaulted in
repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank.
12. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares debentures and other securities.
13. The Company does not fall within the category of Chit fund/ Nidhi/
Mutual Benefit fund/Society and hence the related reporting
requirements are not applicable.
14. The Company is dealing or trading in shares, securities debentures
and other investments and maintaining proper records of transactions
and contracts and also timely entries have been made therein. Shares,
securities debentures and other securities have been held by the
Company in its own name except to the extent of the exemption, if any,
granted under section 49 of the Act.
15. The Company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others
from banks or financial institutions.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is no term loan raised during the year by the
Company where end use has been stipulated by the lender.
17. According to the information and explanation given to us, and as
per the books and records examined by us, as on the date of balance
sheet, the fund raised by the Company on short term basis have not been
applied for long term investments.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and Companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issues
during the year.
21. During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India we have neither come across any instance of fraud on
or by the Company, noticed and reported during the year, nor have we
been informed of such case by the management.
For Sukhminder Singh & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Place: Ludhiana Firm Registration Number 016737N
Date: 30.05.2013
Sd/-
(Chanchal Singh)
Partner
Membership No. 90835
Mar 31, 2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Prime Industries Limited,
Malout Road, Abohar as at 31.03.2012 and the Statement of Profit & Loss
and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on 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 statements
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Reports) Order 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub- section,(4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we annex hereto a statement on
the matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
2) Further to our comments in the annexure referred in paragraph (1)
above we state that:-
i) 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.
ii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
such 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
accounts.
iv) In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit And Loss
and Cash Flow Statement comply materially with accounting standards
referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act,
1956, in so far as they apply to company.
v) Based on representation made by the directors and taken on record by
the Board, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31.3.2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
subsection (i) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanation given to us, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit &
Loss and Cash Flow Statement read with the other notes, thereon and
attached there to give in the prescribed manner, the information
required by the Act, & subject to our comments in paragraph 3 below
give respectively a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principal generally accepted in India :-
a. In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the
Company as at 31.03.2012
b. In the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Loss for the
year ended on that date.
c. In the case of the Cash flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
3). Note No. 16.2 (a) & 16.3 regarding non-confirmation
/non-reconciliation of certain debit/credit balances & valuation of
investments. Consequential revenue impact, if any is not ascertainable.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph (1) of our report of even date)
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) As explained to us, the management has physically verified certain
fixed assets during the year and no serious discrepancies have been
noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verification of fixed assets
is reasonable. To the best of our knowledge, no material discrepancies
have been noticed on verification.
c) The Company had discontinued the manufacturing operations in
previous years and a substantial part of the Machinery/Building held
for disposal has already been sold in the previous years. The Company
is not a going concern with respect to manufacturing activities,
however the company is going concern with respect to Securities/Real
Estate business wherein it is presently involved.
2. a) The inventory has been physically verified during the year by
the management and in our opinion the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedure of physical verification of inventory
followed by the Company is reasonable and commensurate with the size of
company and the nature of its business.
c) The Company is maintaining proper record of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical inventory
and book records were not material and the same have been properly
dealt with in the books of accounts.
3. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by the
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
a) During the year, the Company has taken loan from one party , The
outstanding balance at the end of the year was Rs. 956.78 Lacs Cr.
(Previous year Rs. 14.68 Lacs Cr.). The maximum amount involved during
the year for Loan taken is Rs. 956.78 Lacs .
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the rate of interest wherever applicable and other terms
and conditions are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
c) In respects of loan granted to the Company these are repayable on
demand and therefore the question of overdue amounts does not arise.
4. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanation
given to us during the course of audit, there are adequate internal
control procedures commensurate with the size of the Company and the
nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory and fixed
assets and for the sale of goods.
Further, on the basis of our examination of books and records of the
Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India, we have neither come across nor have we been
informed of any instance of major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal
control procedures.
5. a) Based upon the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that
the transactions required to be entered into the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act, have been so entered.
b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Act and aggregating during the year to Rupees five lacs or more in
respect of each party have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to market prices for such transactions, prevailing at the
relevant time, where such market prices are available.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from public within the
meaning of section 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an adequate system of internal
audit which is Commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. As the Company has discontinued the manufacturing operation,
maintenance of cost records prescribed by the Central Government under
Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 are not applicable.
9. The Company is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, income Tax, Sales
Tax, Wealth Tax, Custom'' Duty, Cess and other statutory dues with the
appropriate authorities wherever applicable. No amount was outstanding
for more than six months as on the date of Balance Sheet from the date
they become payable. Disputed liability for Sale tax Assessment for
2002-03 of Rs 90.02 Lacs has already been settled in favour of company
vide order dated 13 October 2010 of VAT Tribunal Punjab. As informed to
us by management, the status of appeal by the department to higher
authorities is not clear as no official notice has been received.
10. The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the financial
year do not exceed more then 50% of the Net Worth as on 31/03/2012.
There are no cash losses during the current year.
11. According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per books and records examined by us, the Company has not defaulted in
repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank.
12. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares debentures and other securities.
13. The Company does not fall within the category of Chit fund/ Nidhi/
Mutual Benefit fund/Society and hence the related reporting
requirements are not applicable.
14. The Company is dealing or trading in shares, securities debentures
and other investments and maintaining proper records of transactions
and contracts and also timely entries have been made therein. Shares,
securities debentures and other securities have been held by the
Company in its own name except to the extent of the exemption, if any,
granted under section 49 of the Act.
15. The Company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others
from banks or financial institutions.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is no term loan raised during the year by the
Company where end use has been stipulated by the lender.
17. According to the information and explanation given to us, and as
per the books and records examined by us, as on the date of balance
sheet, the fund raised by the Company on short term basis have not been
applied for long term investments.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and Companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issues
during the year.
21. During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing
practices in India we have neither come across any instance of fraud on
or by the Company, noticed and reported during the year, nor have we
been informed of such case by the management.
For Sukhminder Singh & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Place: Ludhiana Firm Registration Number 016737N
Date: 25.08.2012 Sd/-
(Chanchal Singh)
Partner
Membership No. 90835
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