Mar 31, 2025
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial
Statements of VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED (hereinafter
referred as âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance
sheet as at March 31, 2025, 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 Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements,
including a summary of material accounting policies and
other explanatory information (hereinafter collectively referred
as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 (hereinafter referred as âthe Actâ)
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 Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended (hereinafter
referred as âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs (financial
position) of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its profit, total
comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in
equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards
on Auditing (hereinafter referred as âSAsâ) specified Under
Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those
Standards are further described in the Auditorâs 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 (hereinafter referred as
âICAIâ) 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 there under, and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements and the ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe
that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matters
We also draw attention to Note 41 of the standalone financial
statements, which deals with the sale of two subsidiaries,
outlining the financial impact and related disclosures
presented in the statements.
We draw attention to Note 42 of the standalone financial
statements, which relating to the sale of a subsidiary and the
recognition of the resulting profit under âExceptional Itemsâ, as
disclosed therein;
Our opinion is not modified with respect to these emphasis
of the matters.
Key Audit Matters
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 the key audit matters to be communicated in our report;
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Auditorâs Response |
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Revenue Recognition: |
Principal Audit Procedures: |
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Ind AS 115 prescribes detailed guidance for various |
Our audit procedures in respect of this area include but are not limited to: |
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elements of revenue recognition and requires detailed |
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assessed the design and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs |
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contract assessment as per the accounting principles. |
controls around revenue recognition and measurement. |
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The revenue accounting standards application involves |
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Assessed the Companyâs process to identify revenue recognition and cost |
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certain significant judgements regarding identification |
estimation as per the requirement of the revenue accounting standard. |
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of the distinct performance obligations, recognition |
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Evaluate the design and implementation of key internal financial controls |
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of revenue over the period, recognition of contract |
and operating effectiveness of the relevant key controls with respect to |
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acquisition costs, appropriateness of the basis used for |
existence and accuracy of revenue recognition on selected transactions. |
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measuring the estimation of the total cost of completion |
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Selected an appropriate sample of contracts and evaluated them along |
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of the projects over a wide range of customers and also |
with the supporting evidence to determine whether various elements |
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wide range of contracts each having different risk profile |
of revenue recognition as well cost allocations are assessed with the |
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based on its individual nature of performance and |
principles prescribed under Ind AS 115. We performed project analysis |
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delivery characteristics. Changes in cost estimate could |
and obtained the reasons for our observations in respect of the ongoing |
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give rise to the variances in the amount of revenue |
as well as completed projects during the year under audit. |
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recognized and profit/loss recognized. Accordingly, this |
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Read and assessed the disclosure made in the financial statements for |
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matter has been identified as KAM. |
assessing compliance with the disclosure Ind AS 115 requirements. |
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Information other than the Standalone Financial
Statements and Auditorâs Report thereon
(hereinafter referred as âother informationâ)
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other
information. The other information comprises the information
included in the Boardâs report including annexures to
Boardâs report, but does not include the standalone financial
statements and our auditorâs report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not
cover the other information and we do not express any form
of assurance opinion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
identified above and, in doing so, consider whether
the other information is materially inconsistent with the
standalone financial statements, or our knowledge obtained
during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated.
If, based on 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 Managementâs & Board of Directors
Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial
Statements
The Companyâs Management and Board of Directors are
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
financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive
income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in
accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted
in India, including the Ind AS. 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
Statements 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, Companyâs
Management and Board of Directors are responsible for
assessing the Companyâs 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 responsible for overseeing the
Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the audit of the
Standalone Financial Statements
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 auditorâs 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 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 Standalone
Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:
a) I dentify and assess the risks of material misstatement
of the Standalone 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 expressing our
opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal
financial controls system 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 and
Board of directors.
d) Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs 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 Companyâs ability
to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that
a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw
attention in our auditorâs 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 auditorâs 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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the
Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in
aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of
a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial
Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative
materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of
our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and
(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the
Standalone Financial Statements.
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 of the current period and are therefore the key
audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs
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 (Auditorâs Report) Order,
2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government
in terms of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the
âAnnexure Aâ, 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 and based on
our audit 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 Other Comprehensive Income),
Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement
of Cash Flows statement dealt with by this report
are in agreement with the books of account;
d) I n our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial
Statements comply with the Ind AS specified under
Section 133 of the Act;
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) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial
controls with reference to standalone financial
statements of the Company and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate
report in âAnnexure Bâ. Our report expresses an
unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Companyâs internal financial
controls with reference to standalone financial
statements; and
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 litigations as at March 31, 2025, on its
financial position in its Standalone Financial
Statements - Refer note 30 to the Standalone
Financial Statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long¬
term contracts including derivative
contracts for which there were any material
foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, no funds (which are material
either individually or in the aggregate)
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 or entity, including
foreign entity (âIntermediariesâ), 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 (âUltimate
Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee,
security or the like on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented,
that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, no funds (which are material
either individually or in the aggregate)
have been received by the Company
from any person or entity, including
foreign entity (âFunding Partiesâ), 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
(âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that
have been 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),
as provided under (a) and (b) above,
contain any material misstatement; and
v. During the year Company as not declared /
paid any dividend hence reporting under rule
11 (f) is not applicable to that extent.
vi. Based on our examination which included
test checks, except for the instance
mentioned below, the company has used an
accounting software for maintaining its books
of account which has a feature of recording
audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has
operated throughout the year for all relevant
transactions recorded in the software.
Further, during the course of our audit we did
not come across any instance of audit trail
feature being tampered with. Additionally, the
audit trail has been preserved by the company
as per the statutory requirements for record
retention, other than the consequential impact
of exceptions given below;
o The audit trail feature was not enabled
at the application level for the Enterprise
Resource Planning Software (SAP) to
log all relevant transactions recorded in
the software.
o The audit trail feature was not enabled
at the database level for the below
mentioned accounting software to
log any direct data changes, used for
maintenance of all relevant accounting
records by the Company:
a) Enterprise Resource Planning
Software (SAP) and
b) Human Resource Management
System (Ellisys by Ascent Software).
h) With respect to the other matters to be included
in the auditorâs report in accordance with the
requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, as
amended, we report that 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 of
the Act. The remuneration paid to director by the
company is in excess of the limit laid down under
Section 197 of the Act, however, requisite approvals
are taken in the general meeting. The ministry of
corporate affairs has not prescribed other details
under section 197(16) which are required to
comment upon by us;
SHARP & TANNAN ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
Firmâs Registration No.: 0109983W
by the hand of
CA Pramod Bhise
Partner
Membership No.: (F) 047751
Mumbai, May 14, 2025 UDIN: 25047751BMKXAU4733
Mar 31, 2024
To the members of VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED
Report on the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED (hereinafter referred as âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31,2024, 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 Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter collectively referred as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 (hereinafter referred as âthe Actâ) 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 Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended (hereinafter referred as âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs (financial position) of the Company as at March 31,2024, its profit, other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (hereinafter referred as âSAsâ) 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 (hereinafter referred as âICAIâ) 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 there under, 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.
Key Audit Matters
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 the key audit matters to be communicated in our report;
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Key Audit Matter (KAM) |
Auditorâs Response |
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Revenue Recognition: Ind AS 115 prescribes detailed guidance for various elements of revenue recognition and requires detailed contract assessment as per the accounting principles. The revenue accounting standards application involves certain significant judgements regarding the identification of distinct performance obligations, recognition of revenue over the period, recognition of contract acquisition costs, appropriateness of the basis used for measuring the estimation of the total cost of completion of the projects over a wide range of customers and also a wide range of contracts each having different risk profile based on its individual nature of performance and delivery characteristics. Changes in cost estimates could give rise to variances in the amount of revenue recognized and profit/loss recognized. Accordingly, this matter has been identified as KAM. |
Principal Audit Procedures: Our audit procedures on revenue recognition from construction contracts consisted mainly of the testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the laid down internal controls and then substantive testing of the transactions. The audit procedures performed include the following: ⢠Assessed the Company''s process to identify revenue recognition and cost estimation as per the requirement of the revenue accounting standard. ⢠Evaluate the design and implementation of key internal financial controls and operating effectiveness of the relevant key controls with respect to the existence and accuracy of revenue recognition on selected transactions. ⢠Selected an appropriate sample of contracts and evaluated them along with the supporting evidence to determine whether various elements of revenue recognition, as well as cost allocations, are assessed with the principles prescribed under Ind AS 115. We performed project analysis and obtained the reasons for our observations in respect of the ongoing as well as completed projects during the year under audit. ⢠Read and assessed the disclosure made in the financial statements to assess compliance with the disclosure Ind AS 115 requirements. |
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report thereon (hereinafter referred as âother informationâ)
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the Board''s report and management discussion and analysis included in the annual report but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements and our report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance and/or conclusions thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available 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 Managementâs & Board of Directorsâ Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are 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 financial position, financial performance, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS. 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 Statements 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, the Company''s Management and Board of Directors are 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 responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
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 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 Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a) Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone 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 expressing our opinion on whether the Company has an adequate internal financial controls system 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 and the Board of directors.
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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in the aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) evaluating the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
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 of the current period 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 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Aâ, 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 and based on our audit 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 Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows 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 Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act;
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) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over the financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in âAnnexure Bâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting; and
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31, 2024 on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements - Refer note 30 to the Standalone Financial Statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts that were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually
or in the aggregate) 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 or entity, including foreign entity (âIntermediariesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (âFunding Partiesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement; and
v. The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this audit report is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has not been operated throughout the year at, application level & database level, for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Consequently, we are unable to comment on whether the audit trail feature has been tampered with at any point during the year.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1,2023, reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on the preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31,2024.
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, we report that 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 of the Act. The remuneration paid to the director by the company is in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act, where request approval is taken in the general meeting. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under section 197(16) which are required to comment upon by us;
SHARP & TANNAN ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No.: 0109983W by the hand of Sd/-
CA Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No.: (F) 037457
Pune, May 21,2024 UDIN: 24037457BKGEHE3082
Mar 31, 2023
VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED
Report on the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED (hereinafter referred as âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31,2023, 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 Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter collectively referred as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 (hereinafter referred as âthe Actâ) 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 Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended (hereinafter referred as âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs (financial position) of the Company as at March 31,2023, its profit, other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (hereinafter referred as âSAsâ) 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 (hereinafter referred as âICAIâ) 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 there under, 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.
Key Audit Matters
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 the key audit matters to be communicated in our report;
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S. No. |
Key Audit Matter (KAM) |
Auditorâs Response |
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1 |
Revenue Recognition: Ind AS 115 prescribes detailed guidance for various elements of revenue recognition and requires detailed contract assessment as per the accounting principles. The revenue accounting standards application involves certain significant judgements regarding identification of distinct performance obligations, recognition of revenue over the period, recognition of contract acquisition costs, appropriateness of the basis used for measuring the estimation of the total cost of completion of the projects over a wide range of customers and also wide range of contracts each having different risk profile based on its individual nature of performance and delivery characteristics. Changes in cost estimate could give rise to the variances in the amount of revenue recognized and profit/loss recognized. Accordingly, this matter has been identified as KAM. |
Principal Audit Procedures: Our audit procedures on revenue recognition from construction contract consisted mainly the testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the laid down internal controls and then substantive testing of the transactions. The audit procedures performed includes following: ⢠Assessed the Company''s process to identify revenue recognition and cost estimation as per the requirement of the revenue accounting standard. ⢠Evaluate the design and implementation of key internal financial controls and operating effectiveness of the relevant key controls with respect to existence and accuracy of revenue recognition on selected transaction. ⢠Selected an appropriate sample of contracts and evaluated them along with the supporting evidence to determine whether various elements of revenue recognition as well cost allocations are assessed with the principles prescribed under Ind AS 115. We performed project analysis and obtained the reasons for our observations in respect of the ongoing as well as completed projects during the year under audit. ⢠Read and assessed the disclosure made in the financial statements for assessing the compliance with the disclosure Ind AS 115 requirements. |
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report thereon (hereinafter referred as âother informationâ)
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the Board''s report and management discussion and analysis included in the annual report but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements and our report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance and / or conclusions thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available 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.
Board of Directors Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are 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 financial position, financial performance, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS. 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 Statements 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, Company''s Management and Board of Directors are 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 responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
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 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 Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a) Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone 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 expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system 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 and Board of directors.
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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
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 of the current period 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 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Aâ, 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 and based on our audit 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 Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows 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 Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) 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 âAnnexure Bâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting; and
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31,2023 on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements - Refer note 30 to the Standalone Financial Statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or Ind AS, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in
the aggregate) 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 or entity, including foreign entity (âIntermediariesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (âFunding Partiesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement; and
v. During the year Company as not declared / paid any dividend hence reporting under rule 11 (f) is not applicable to that extent.
vi. Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the Company with effect from April 1, 2023, and accordingly, reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31,2023
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, we report that 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 of the Act. The remuneration paid to director by the company is in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act, where requisite approvals are taken in the general meeting. The ministry of corporate affairs has not prescribed other details under section 197(16) which are required to comment upon by us;
SHARP & TANNAN ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No.: 0109983W by the hand of
Sd/-
CA Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No.: (F) 037457
Pune, May 15, 2023 UDIN:23037457BGYRJQ2071
Mar 31, 2018
INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
To The Members of Vascon Engineers Limited
Report on the Standalone In AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone In AS financial statements of Vascon Engineers Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, and 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.
Managementsâ Responsibility for the Standalone In AS Financial Statements
The Company''s 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 In AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (In AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, 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 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 In AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone In AS financial statements based on our audit.
In conducting 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 and the Order issued under section 143(11) of the Act.
We conducted our audit of the standalone In AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone In AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone In AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone In AS 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 standalone In AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone In AS financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone In AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone In AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the In AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018 and its profit, total comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 Other Comprehensive Income, 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 In AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors of the Company as on March 31, 2018 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 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 âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'' 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 In AS financial statements - Refer note 31 to the financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
(Referred to in paragraph 1(f) under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of VASCON ENGINEERSLIMITED (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone In AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date
Managements'' Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the criteria for internal financial control over financial reporting established by the
Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section 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) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the Management in accordance with a regular programmed of verification which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all fixed assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanation given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of the registered documents provided to us, we report that, the title deeds, comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings, are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date. Immovable properties of land and buildings whose title deeds have been pledged as security for loans and guarantees are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date.
(ii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, having regard to the nature of inventory, the physical verification by way of verification of title deeds, site visits by the Management and certification of extent of work completion by competent persons, are at reasonable intervals and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has granted loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of which:
(a) The terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the Company''s interest.
(b) The schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has not been stipulated and in the absence of such schedule, we are unable to comment on the regularity of the repayments or receipts of principal amounts and interest.
(c) There is no overdue amount remaining outstanding as at the year-end.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of grant of loans, making investments and providing guarantees and securities, as applicable.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, as amended, with regard to the deposits accepted. According to the information and explanations 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.
(vi) The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
(a) There were delays by the Company in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it to the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, Goods and Service Tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable except for as given below:
|
Name of Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Amount (Rs.) |
Period to which the Amount Relates |
Due Date |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) |
60,595,211 |
April 2016 to August 2017 |
7th of the following month |
|
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
54,241,756 |
April 2015 to June 2017 |
6th of the following month |
|
Employee Provident Fund Act, 1952 |
Provident Fund |
6,971,940 |
April 2017 to August 2017 |
15th of the following month |
|
Sales Tax Act |
Sales Tax |
463,199 |
April 2011 to March 2012 |
20th of every following month |
|
Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 |
Local Body Tax |
6,949,100 |
April 2015 to June 2017 |
20th of every following month |
(c) Details of dues of Income tax, Sales-tax, Service tax, Goods and Service tax, Customs Duty and Cess which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2018 on account of disputes are given below:
|
Name of Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Forum where Dispute is Pending |
Period to which the Amount Relates |
Amount Involved (Rs.) |
Amount Unpaid (Rs.) |
|
Sales Tax Act |
Sales Tax / Value added tax / Central Sales Tax |
Deputy Commissioner, Mumbai |
Financial Year 200506 |
3,057,591 |
2,607,591 |
|
Financial Year 200607 |
2,862,405 |
2,797,217 |
|||
|
Financial Year 200708 |
4,892,545 |
4,722,545 |
|||
|
Financial Year 200809 |
14,631,098 |
13,161,098 |
|||
|
Financial Year 200910 |
7,453,425 |
7,108,425 |
|||
|
Financial Year 201011 |
13,414,461 |
12,914,461 |
|||
|
Financial Year 201112 |
2,519,637 |
2,427,137 |
|||
|
Financial Year 201314 |
18,746,651 |
18,746,651 |
|||
|
Commissioner of Appeals, UP |
Financial Year 201112 |
136,171 |
136,171 |
||
|
Financial Year 201213 |
340,365 |
340,365 |
|||
|
Commercial Tax Officer, Goa |
Financial Year 201011 |
4,468,475 |
4,468,475 |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax |
Assessment Year 1998-99 |
6,768,009 |
6,768,009 |
|
Assessment Year 2008-09 |
23,235,387 |
7,138,821 |
|||
|
Assessment Year 2009-10 |
46,407,820 |
46,407,820 |
|||
|
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
Service Tax Tribunal, Delhi |
January, 2007 to December, 2007 |
1,413,354 |
530,008 |
|
Service Tax Tribunal, Mumbai |
January, 2008 to September, 2008 |
634,088 |
317,044 |
||
|
Service Tax Tribunal, Mumbai |
April, 2010 to March 2015 |
9,744,755 |
8,770,280 |
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has delayed in repayment of dues to bank (The Sara swat Co-operative Bank Limited) and Financial Institution (Volkswagen Finance Private Limited) amounting to Rs. 979,916 (including interest: Rs 206,256). Subsequently these loan facilities are pre-closed and there are no defaults existing as at the balance sheet date. Further, the Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from Government.
(ix) The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, money raised by way of term loan have been applied for the purposes for which they were raised.
(x) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has paid / provided managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us the Company is in compliance with Section 188 and 177 of the Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with them and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-I of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Vascon Engineers Limited (the "Company") was incorporated on January 1, 1986 and is engaged in the business of Engineering, Procurement and Construction services (EPC) and Real Estate Development. The shares of the Company are listed on National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.
The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in India. The address of its corporate office is '' Vascon Weikfield chambers , Behind Novato Hotel , Opposite Hyatt Hotel, Pune Nagar Road, Pune - 411014''.
The financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018 were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on May 28, 2018.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Firm''s Registration No. 117366W/W-100018)
Hemant M. Joshi
(Partner)
(Membership No. 38019)
Place: Pune
Date: May 28, 2018
Mar 31, 2016
TO THE MEMBERS OF
VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, 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 Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s 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 prescribed under section 133 of the Act, as applicable.
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 and the Order under section 143 (11) of the Act.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2016, and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the 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 prescribed under section 133 of the Act, as applicable.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2016 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 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 âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer note 35 to the financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section of our report of even date)
ANNEXURE "A TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 (f)under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Subsection 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Vascon Engineers Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2016 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 Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section 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) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all fixed assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of the registered documents provided to us, we report that, the title deeds, comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings which are freehold, are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date. In respect of immovable properties of land and buildings that have been taken on lease and disclosed as fixed asset in the financial statements, the lease agreements are in the name of the Company, where the Company is the lessee in the agreement.
(ii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, having regard to the nature of inventory, the physical verification by way of verification of title deeds, site visits by the Management and certification of extent of work completion by competent persons, are at reasonable intervals and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has granted loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of which:
(a) The terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the Company''s interest.
(b) The schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has not been stipulated and in the absence of such schedule, we are unable to comment on the regularity of the repayments or receipts of principal amounts and interest.
(c) There is no overdue amount remaining outstanding as at the year-end.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of grant of loans, making investments and providing guarantees and securities, as applicable.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, as amended, with regard to the deposits accepted. According to the information and explanations 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.
(vi) The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
(a) There were delays by the Company in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it to the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service
|
Name of Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Amount (Rs.) |
Period to which the Amount Relates |
Due Date |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) |
59,502,074 |
April 2014 to August 2015 |
7th of every following month |
|
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
92,097,248 |
March 2014 to August 2015 |
6th of the following month |
|
Employee Provident Fund Act, 1952 |
Provident Fund |
6,430,300 |
April 2014 to August 2015 |
15th of every following month |
|
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 |
ESIC |
11,503 |
June 2015 to August 2015 |
21st of every following month |
|
Sales Tax Act |
Sales Tax |
4,999,167 |
April 2011 to June 2015 |
20th of every following month |
|
Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 |
Local Body Tax |
819,630 |
April 2015 to August 2015 |
20th of every following month |
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except as given below:
|
Name of Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Forum where Dispute is Pending |
Period to which the Amount Relates |
Amount Involved (Rs.) |
Amount Unpaid (Rs.) |
|
Sales Tax Act |
Sales Tax / Value added tax / Central Sales Tax |
Deputy Commissioner, Mumbai |
Financial Year 2005-06 |
3,057,591 |
2,607,591 |
|
Financial Year 2008-09 |
14,631,098 |
13,161,098 |
|||
|
Financial Year 2010-11 |
13,414,461 |
12,914,461 |
|||
|
Financial Year 2011-12 |
2,519,637 |
2,519,591 |
|||
|
Commercial Tax Officer, Goa |
Financial Year 2011-12 |
1,624,835 |
1,624,835 |
||
|
Commissioner of Appeals, UP |
Financial Year 2011-12 |
136,171 |
136,171 |
||
|
Financial Year 2012-13 |
340,365 |
340,365 |
|||
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax |
Assessment Year 1998-99 |
6,768,009 |
6,768,009 |
|
Assessment Year 2008-09 |
23,235,387 |
7,138,821 |
|||
|
Assessment Year 2009-10 |
46,407,820 |
46,407,820 |
|||
|
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
Service Tax Tribunal, Mumbai |
April & May 2006 |
6,988,858 |
6,988,858 |
|
Service Tax Tribunal, Delhi |
January, 2007 to December, 2007 |
1,413,354 |
530,008 |
||
|
Service Tax Tribunal, Mumbai |
January, 2008 to September, 2008 |
634,088 |
317,044 |
||
|
October, 2007 to September, 2008 |
6,391,956 |
4,793,967 |
Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable except for as given below:
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of loans or borrowings to financial institutions, banks and government and dues to debenture holders, except as under:
(a) In case of defaults in the repayment of loans or borrowings to financial institutions, banks and government:
|
Particulars |
Amount of default of repayment (Rs) |
Period of default |
|
|
Principal |
Interest |
||
|
Dues to Banks: |
|||
|
The Saraswat Co-operative Bank Limited |
2,873,383 |
874,349 |
1 to 73 days |
(b) In case of defaults in the repayment of dues to the debenture holders:
|
Particulars |
Amount of default of repayment (Rs) |
Period of default |
|
|
Principal |
Interest |
||
|
Due to Debenture-holders |
|||
|
19.25% Non - Convertible Debentures |
50,000,000 |
66,387,115 |
1 to 84 days |
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, money raised by way of further public offer have been applied by the Company during the year for the purposes for which they were raised, other than temporary deployment pending application of proceeds and further the Company has not raised any term loan during the year.
(x) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has paid / provided managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us the Company is in compliance with Section 188 and 177 of the Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause 3 (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-I of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Firm''s Registration No. 117366W/W-100018)
Hemant M. Joshi Partner
(Membership No. 38019)
Pune, May 17, 2016
Vascon Engineers Limited
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED ('the Company'), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at March 31, 2015, 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 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.
Auditors' 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 operating
effectiveness of such control. 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 31st March, 2015, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended
on that date.
Emphasis of Matters
We draw attention to the following matters in the Notes forming part to
the financial statements:
(i) Note 46 to the financial statements which indicates that the
Company has incurred cash losses during the year and previous year and
there are delays in the payment of statutory dues and that 15% of the
debenture amounts repayable during the year ending March 31, 2016 has
not been maintained in one or more methods as prescribed under the
Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules 2014. However, the
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis in
view of the financial support from some of its shareholders and the
future business / growth plans of the Company as further explained in
the said note.
(ii) Note 48 to the financial statements regarding loan and advances
amounting to Rs. 674 lakhs given to a subsidiary, which is continuously
incurring losses. The realization of this advances is dependent upon
recovery of further advances given by the subsidiary to the third party
for which a claim is made by the subsidiary. The subsidiary is in the
course of realization of above advances, hence in the opinion of the
management they said advance from the subsidiary is fully recoverable.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
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 in terms of Section 143(11) of
the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
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) The going concern matter described in sub-paragraph (i) under the
Emphasis of Matters paragraph above, in our opinion, may have an
adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
(f) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2015 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.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements  Refer note 35 to the
financial statements. ii. The Company has made provision, as required
under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material
foreseeable losses, if any, on long term contracts including derivative
contracts. iii. There were no amounts which were required to be
transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO THE
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements' section of our report of even date)
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the
Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification
which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all fixed
assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(ii) In respect of its inventories comprising of building material,
components and spares, project under construction / development (work
in progress) and stock of units in completed projects.
a) As explained to us, the inventories have been physically verified
during the year by the management at reasonable intervals.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us,the Company has maintained proper records of inventories
and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has granted loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained
under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. In respect of such loans:
a) In the absence of stipulations, the regularity of the receipts of
principal amounts and interest has not been commented upon.
b) There is no overdue amount in excess of Rs. 1 lakh remaining
outstanding as at the year end.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in such internal control
system.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the
provisions of Sections 73 to 76or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
2014, as amended, with regard to the deposits accepted. According to
the information and explanations 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.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014,
as amended and prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section
(1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion
that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and
maintained. We have, however, not made detailed examination of the cost
records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
respect of statutory dues:
a) There were delays by the Company in depositing undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Employee's State Insurance, Income
Tax,Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty,
Value Added Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to
it with the appropriate authorities.
b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect Provident Fund, Employee's State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax,
Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2015 for a period
of more than six months from the date they became payable except for
as given below:
Period to which
Statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs.) the Amount Due Date
Relates
Income
Tax Act,
1961 Tax deducted at 44,376,963 April - August, 7th of
every
source (TDS) 2014 following
month
Finance
Act, 1994 Service Tax 79,344,086 Dec 13 to August 6th of
every
2014 following
month
Profe-
ssion
Tax Act, Profession Tax 494,324 April -August, 20th of
every
1975 2014 following
month
Employee
Provident Provident Fund 7,908,153 April - August, 20th of
every
Fund Act,
1952 2014 following
month
c) Details of dues of Sales Tax, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Wealth Tax,
Service Tax, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax and Cess, which have not been
deposited as on March 31, 2015 on account of disputes are given below:
Name of
Statute Nature of Forum where
Dispute Period to which Amount
Dues is Pending the Amount Involved
Related (Rs.)
Sales
Tax Act Sales Tax/ Deputy Commi-
ssioner Financial Year 2,607,591
Value Added of Sales Tax 2005-06
Tax/ Central Financial Year 13,161,098
Sales Tax 2008-09
Financial Year 13,414,461
2010-11
Income
Tax Act,
1961 Income Tax The Deputy Assessment Year
Commissioner 1998 - 99 6,768,009
of Income
Tax
Assessment Year
2008 Â 09 7,138,821
Assessment Year
2009 - 10 46,407,820
Finance
Act, 1994 Service Tax Commissioner
Appeals April & May 2006
Service Tax,
Pune 6,988,858
Service Tax
Tribunal, January 2007 to 530,008
Delhi December, 2007
Service Tax
Tribunal, January 2008 to 317,044
Mumbai September, 2008
Service Tax
Tribunal, October 2007 to 4,793,967
Mumbai December, 2008
d) There were no amounts that are due to be transferred to the Investor
Education and Protection Fundin accordance with the relevant provisions
of the Companies Act 1956 (1 of 1956) and Rules made there under.
(viii) The accumulated losses of the Company at the end of the
financial year are less than fifty percent of its net worth and the
Company has incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by
our audit and during the immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) According to the information and explanation given to us, there
were delays in repayment of due to bank and debenture holders
(including during the year) as given below:
Amount of Default
(Including Period of delay Â
In the range
Nature of Dues Interest) of no. of days
18.25% Non -
Convertible 108,749,397 1 to 44 days
Debentures
Term loans
from banks 9,732,173 3 to 110 days
There were no delays in repayment of dues to financial institutions.
(x) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loan have been applied by the Company during the
year for the purposes for which they were obtained during the year.
(xii) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Firm's Registration No. - 117366W / 100018)
Hemant M. Joshi
Partner
(Membership No. 038019)
Mumbai, May 12, 2015
Mar 31, 2014
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Vascon
Engineers Limited (the "Company"), which comprises the Balance
Sheet as at 31st March, 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,
which we have signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Management is responsible for the preparation of
these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial performance and cash flows of the company in accordance with
the accounting standard notified under the Companies (Accounting
Standards) Rules, 2006 as per sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956 of India (the Act) read with the General Circular
15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of
internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
financial misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
3. 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. These
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 misstatements.
4. 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. Inmaking those risks
assessments, the auditors consider 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 entity''s internal control. An audit also include
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management as well
as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
6 In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanation given to us the accompanying 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 and in accordance with the accounting
standards referred to in section 211(3C) of the said Act:
a) In the case of the Balance Sheet , of the state of affairs of the
company as at 31st March, 2014;
b) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, loss for the year
ended on that date; and
c) In case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
7 As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"),
and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company
as we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanation given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the Order.
8 As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have obtained all the information and explanation which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
b. In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by laws 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 dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September,
2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of
the Companies Act, 2013;
e. On the basis of written representation received from the directors
as on 31st March, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2014, from
being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub section (1)
of section 274 of the Act.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITOR''S REPORT Referred to in paragraph 7 under the
heading "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements" of our
report of even date on the financial statements for the year ended 31st
March, 2014 of Vascon Engineers Limited
1) a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars of fixed assets.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, majority
of the fixed assets has been physically verified by the management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification of the
fixed assets is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its assets. As informed, no material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and
therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.
2) a) The company is engaged mainly in the real estate construction and
development business. Substantial part of the stock of the company is
in form of constructed units and construction work-in-progress. The
said stock and stock of other materials have been regularly verified by
the management during the year. 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 physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and the nature of its business.
c) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has
maintained proper records of inventory and the discrepancies noticed on
verification between the physical stock and book records were not
material in relation to the operations of the Company.
3) a) The Company has granted loan to a Company listed in the Register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum
amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 14,67,50,537/- and the
yearend balance is Rs. 14,67,50,537/-.
b) The rate of Interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has been regular in repayment of principal and interest, if any
as demanded.
d) According to information and explanation given to us, there is no
overdue amount for more than Rs. one lakh.
e) The Company has taken unsecured loan from a director covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 1,00,00,000/- and
the year end balance of the loan was Rs. 1,00,00,000/-.
f) The rate of Interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
g) The loan taken from a party covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the act is considered repayable on demand. According to
the information and explanations given to us, the company has been
regular in repayment of principal and interest as demanded.
h) According to information and explanation given to us, there is no
overdue amount for more than Rs. one lakh.
4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventories and fixed assets and for sale of
goods/services.
5) a) According to the information and explanation given to us, we are
of the opinion that the contracts/arrangements that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to
us the transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and services
and sales of goods, materials and services where-ever made in pursuance
of contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained under
section 301 of the companies Act 1956, and exceeding the value of Rs.
5,00,000/- in respect of each such party during the year were at a
prices which are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices
at the relevant time.
6) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, in respect of the deposits accepted by the Company from
the public, the Company has complied with the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 58A and 58AA and
any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Rules
framed there under as may be applicable. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by Company Law
Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or any Court or any other
Tribunal in regard to the above provisions.
7) The Company has implemented an internal audit system, the scope and
coverage of which, in our opinion, requires to be further enhanced to
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
8) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records 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. However, we have not made a
detailed examination of the records.
9) a) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been delays in depositing with appropriate authority undisputed
statutory dues in respect of Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employee''s State Insurance, Income Tax, Wealth-tax,
Service Tax, Custom Duty, Cess and other statutory dues as may be
applicable. Arrears of outstanding statutory dues for a period more
than 6 months from the date they become payable is as under:
Sr Particulars Amount Period Due Date
No.
1. P.F. 12,53,921 F. Y. 20th of every
2013-14 following
month
2. Profession 1,27,266 F. Y. 20th of every
Tax 2013-14 following
month
3. TDS 2,08,32,703 F. Y, 7 of every
2013-14 following
month
4. Service 12,111,973 F. Y, 6th of every
Tax 2013-14 following
month
b) There were no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales tax,
Custom duty, Wealth tax, Excise Duty that have not been deposited
except in respect of the particulars given here under :
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where Financial Rupees
No. dispute is Year/ IT
pending (Assessment
Year)
1 Service Central Excise 2004-05, 3,709,154
Tax Service Tax 2005-06 and
Appellate 2006-07
Tribunal, New
Delhi
2 Service Central Excise 2006-07 and 530,008
Tax Service Tax 2007-08
Appellate
Tribunal, New
Delhi
3 Service Central Excise 2007-08 and 317,044
Tax Service Tax 2008-09
Appellate
Tribunal, Mumbai
4 Service Central Excise 2007-08 and 4,793,967
Tax Service Tax 2008-09
Appellate
Tribunal, Mumbai
5 Service Commissioner of 2006-07 6,988,858
Tax Service Tax
(Appeals) Pune
III
7 Income ITAT 2009-10 4,64,07,820
Tax
8 Value Joint 2005-06 3,057,591
Added Tax Commissioner of
(MAHARA sales tax
SHTRA) (appeal-3),
Bandra (E),
Mumbai.
10) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. The Company has incurred cash losses in the financial
year. The Company has also incurred cash loss in the immediately
preceding financial year.
11) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution and
banks. Details of default are as under:
Principal Interest Period of
Nature of Dues Overdue Overdue Delay
Term Loans from banks 0 215,050 One month
12) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13) In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit fund or nidhi or mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
14) According to explanation and information given to us, the Company
is neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the
Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
15) According to the information and explanations given to us and
considering the fact the guarantees are granted in respect of loans
availed by two subsidiaries, two joint venture entities and an
associate company, the terms and conditions of guarantee given by the
Company for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16) The Company has raised new term loans during the year. In our
opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, on
an overall basis, the term loans raised/applied during the year, prima
facie, have been applied for the purposes for which they were raised.
17) According to the information and explanation given to us and
overall examination of the financial statements we report that the no
funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investment.
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) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has created security in respect of assets owned by the Company
and a subsidiary and personal guarantee of a director in respect of
secured, non-convertible and non-transferable debentures issued by
private placement in accordance with the terms of the issue of such
debentures.
20) The Company has not made any issue of shares, debenture or any
other securities to the public during the year under review.
Therefore, there is no question of disclosure of end use or
verification thereof.
21) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud
on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of
our audit.
For Anand Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 127305W
Kulin V Mehta
Partner
Membership No. 38440
Mumbai : May 16, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying fnancial statements of Vascon
Engineers Limited(the "Company"), which Comprises the Balance Sheet as
at 31st March,2013 and the Statement of Proft and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of signifcant
accounting policies and other explanatory information, which we have
signed under reference to this report.
ManagementÂs Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Management is responsible for the preparation of these
fnancial statements that give a true and fair view of the fnancial
performance and cash fows of the company in accordance with the
accounting referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956 of India (the Act). This responsibility includes
the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant
to the preparation and presentation of the fnancial statements that
give a true and fair view and are free from fnancial misstatements,
whether due to fraud and error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these fnancial
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. These Standards require that we comply with
Ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the fnancial statements are free
from material misstatements.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain the amounts and
disclosures in the fnancial statements. The procedures selected depend
on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of
material misstatement of the fnancial statements, whether due to fraud
or error. In making those risks assessments, the auditors consider
internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair
presentation of the fnancial 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
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management as well
as evaluating the overall presentation of the fnancial statements.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffcient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
6. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanation given to us, the accompanying fnancial 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 31st, 2013;
b) In the case of the Statement of Proft and Loss , loss for the year
ended on that date; and
c) In case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash fows for the year
ended on that date
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
7. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report)(Amendment) Order, 2004
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanation given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specifed in paragraph 4 and 5 of the Order.
8. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have obtained all the information and explanation which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
b. In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by laws have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books.
c. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Proft 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 Proft and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act;
e. On the basis of written representation received from the directors
as on March 31, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualifed 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 Act.
Referred to in paragraph 7 under the heading "Report on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements" of our report of even date on the fnancial
statements for the year ended 31st March, 2013 of Vascon Engineers
Limited
1. a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars of fxed assets.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, a major
portion of the fxed assets has been physically verifed by the
management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of
verifcation of the fxed assets is reasonable having regards to the size
of the Company and the nature of its assets. As informed, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verifcation.
c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and
therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.
2. a) The company is engaged mainly in the construction business.
Majority of the stock of the company are in form of developments/ work
in progress. The stock in the said form and stock of other materials
have been regularly verifed by the management during the year. In our
opinion the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verifcation of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and the nature of its business.
c) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has
maintained proper records of inventory and the discrepancies noticed on
verifcation between the physical stock and book records were not
material in relation to the operations of the Company.
3. a) The Company has not granted any loans to Companies, frms, or
other parties listed in the Register maintained under sec. 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and hence the clause (b) to (d) of Paragraph 4(iii)
of the Order are not applicable.
e) The Company has taken unsecured loan from a party covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 97,62,000/- and the
year end balance of the loan was Rs. 66,75,180/-.
f) The rate of Interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
g) The loan taken from a party covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the act is considered repayable on demand. According to
the information and explanations given to us, the company has been
regular in repayment of principal and interest as demanded.
h) According to information and explanation given to us, there is no
overdue amount for more than Rs. One lakh.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventories and fxed assets and for sale of goods/
services.
5. a) According to the information and explanation given to us, we are
of the opinion that the contracts/arrangements that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered. b) In our opinion and according to
information and explanation given to us the company has not carried out
transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and services and
sales of goods, materials and services wherever made in pursuance of
contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained under section
301 of the companies Act 1956 and exceeding the value of Rs. 5,00,000/-
in respect of each such party during the year.
6. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, in respect of the deposits accepted by the Company from
the public, the Company has complied with the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 58A and 58AA and
any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Rules
framed there under as may be applicable. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by Company Law
Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or any Court or any other
Tribunal in regard to the above provisions.
7. The Company has implemented an internal audit system, the scope and
coverage of which, in our opinion, requires to be further enhanced to
be commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records 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. However, we have not made a
detailed examination of the records.
9. a) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been delays in depositing with appropriate authority undisputed
statutory dues in respect of Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employee''s State Insurance, Wealth-tax, Service Tax,
Custom Duty, Cess and other statutory dues as may be applicable.
Arrears of outstanding statutory dues for a period more than 6 months
from the date they become payable is as under:
Sr.
No. Particulars Amount Period Due Date
7th of the every
1 TDS 14,890,356 F.Y. 2012-13 following month
5th of the every
2 Service Tax 18,901,616 F.Y. 2012-13 following month
b) There were no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales tax,
Custom duty, Wealth tax, Excise Duty that have not been deposited
except in respect of the particulars given here under :
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where dispute Period Rupees
No. is pending
F.Y 2004-05
Central Excise Service
Tax
1 Service
Tax F.Y 2005-06 3,709,154
Appellate Tribunal,
New Delhi
F.Y 2006-07
Central Excise Service
Tax F.Y 2006-07
2 Service Tax 530,008
Appellate Tribunal,
New Delhi F.Y.2007-08
Central Excise
Service Tax F.Y. 2007-08
3 Service Tax 317,044
Appellate Tribunal,
Mumbai F.Y. 2008-09
Central Excise
Service Tax F.Y. 2007-08
4 Service Tax 4,793,967
Appellate Tribunal,
Mumbai F.Y. 2008-09
Commissioner of
Service Tax
5 Service Tax F.Y.2006-07 6,988,858
(Appeals) Pune III
Commissioner of
Service Tax F.Y.2005-06
6 Service Tax 543,750
(Appeals) Pune III F.Y.2006-07
Commissioner of
Service Tax F.Y.2006-07
7 Service Tax 13,939,334
(Appeals) Pune III F.Y.2007-08
8 Income Tax ITAT F.Y.2007-08 71,38,821
Value Added
Joint Commissioner of
sales tax
9 Tax (MAHA- F.Y.2005-06 3,057,591
(appeal-3), Bandra (E),
Mumbai. RASHTRA)
10. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
fnancial year. The Company has incurred cash losses in the fnancial
year. The Company has not incurred cash loss in the immediately
preceding fnancial year.
11. According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has defaulted in repayment of dues to fnancial institution and
banks. Details of default are as under:
Principal Interest Period of
Nature of Dues Overdue Overdue Delay
Term Loans from 12,14,36,862 2,16,59,271 1-2 Months
banks
12. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit fund or nidhi or mutual
beneft fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the
Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
14. According to explanation and information given to us, the Company
is neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the
Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
15. According to the information and explanations given to us and
considering the fact the guarantees are granted in respect of loans
availed by two subsidiaries, two joint venture entities and one another
company, the terms and conditions of guarantee given by the Company for
loans taken by others from banks or fnancial institutions are not,
prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. The Company has raised new term loans during the year. In our
opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, on
an overall basis, the term loans raised/applied during the year, prima
facie, have been applied for the purposes for which they were raised.
17. According to the information and explanation given to us and
overall examination of the fnancial statements we are of the opinion
that the company has not utilized the funds raised during the year on
short term for long term purpose.
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. Hence,
there is no question of creation of security in respect of the same.
20. The Company has not made any issue of shares, debentures or any
other securities to the public during the year under review. Therefore,
there is no question of disclosure of end use or verifcation thereof.
21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud
on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of
our audit.
For Anand Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 127305W
Kulin V Mehta
Mumbai; 20th May, 2013 Partner
Membership No 38440
Mar 31, 2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of the above company as at
31st March, 2012, and also the Statement of Profit & Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended as 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. These standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are
free from any material misstatements. An audit includes examining on
test basis evidence supporting the amount of disclosure in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the 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 Report) Order, 2003 issued by
the Central Government in terms of Sub Section (4A) of Section 227 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and on the basis of such checks of the books
and records as we considered appropriate and to the best of our
knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us
during the course of the audit, we give below in the annexure a
statement on the matter specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
2 Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 1
above:
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 accounts as required by the law
have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from examination of
such books.
c. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement referred in this report are in agreement with the books of
accounts.
d. In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss
and Cash Flow Statement referred to in this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors of the Company and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
we report that none of the Directors is disqualified at the year-end
from being appointed to act as 'Director' under Section 274(1)(g)
of the Companies Act, 1956.
f In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said Balance Sheet, Statement of
Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement read together with the Notes
thereon give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the
manner as required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India :
i. In the case of Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2012
ii. In the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii. In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT
The annexure referred in our report to the Members of Vascon Engineers
Limited for the year ended March 31, 2012
1.a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars
of fixed assets.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, a major
portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified by the
management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification of the fixed assets is reasonable having regards to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. As informed, no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) During the year, the Company has not disposed off substantial part
of fixed assets which may affect the going concern status of the
Company.
2.a) The Company is engaged mainly in the construction business.
Majority of the stock of the Company are in form of developments/work
in progress. The stock in the said form and stock of other materials
have been regularly verified by the management during the year. 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 physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has
maintained proper records of inventory and the discrepancies noticed on
verification between the physical stock and book records were not
material in relation to the operations of the Company.
3.The Company has not taken/given any loans from/to Companies, firms,
or other parties listed in the Register maintained under Sec. 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and hence the clauses (a) to (g) of Paragraph
4(iii) of the Order are not applicable.
4.In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
sale of goods/services and for the purchase of fixed assets. However,
the internal control system for purchases of inventory needs to be
further improved. As informed to us, the management is taking necessary
steps to correct the weakness reported in the Internal Control system.
5.a) According to the information and explanation given to us, we are
of the opinion that the contracts/arrangements that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to
us, the transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and services
and sales of goods, materials and services where-ever made in pursuance
of contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act 1956, and exceeding the value of Rs.
5,00,000/- in respect of each such party during the year were at prices
which are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
6.In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, in respect of the deposits accepted by the Company from
the public, the Company has complied with the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 58A and 58AA and
any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Rules
framed there under as may be applicable. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by Company Law
Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or any Court or any other
Tribunal in regard to the above provisions.
7.The Company has implemented an internal audit system during the year,
the scope and coverage of which, in our opinion, requires to be further
enhanced to be commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8.The Central Government has prescribed maintenance of cost records
under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956. We have broadly
reviewed the accounts and records of the Company in this connection and
are of the opinion, that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and
records have been maintained. We have not, however, carried out a
detailed examination of the same. We have been informed that the cost
statements are under preparation.
9.a) While the Company has been generally regular in depositing
undisputed dues, with a delay of few days, relating to Employees'
State Insurance, Profession Tax of various states, Value Added Tax of
various states, Investor Education and Protection Fund and other
material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate
authorities, there were delays of three to five months in depositing
undisputed dues in respect of Provident Fund, Tax Deducted at Source
and Service Tax. There was no arrears of any statutory dues which were
outstanding as at year end for a period of more than 6 months from the
date they became payable during the year, (previous year - Advance
Income Tax, short paid to the extent of Rs 12,06,955/-)
b) There were no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales Tax,
Custom Duty, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty that have not been
deposited except in respect of the particulars given here under:
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where dispute Period Cur. Yr. Prev. Yr.
No. is pending
1 Service Tax Commissioner
(Appeals) F.Y 2006-07 - 706,677
Chandigarh,
Service tax F.Y.2007-08
2. Service Tax Central Excise
Service Tax F.Y 2004-05 3,709,154 3,709,154
Appellate
Tribunal, F.Y 2005-06
New Delhi F.Y 2006-07
3. Service Tax Commissioner
(Appeals) F.Y 2006-07 - 524,493
Chandigarh,
Service Tax
4. Service Tax Central Excise
Service Tax F.Y.2007-08 634,088 -
Appellate
Tribunal, F.Y.2008-09
New Delhi
5. Service Tax Central Excise
Service Tax F.Y.2007-08 1,597,989 -
Appellate
Tribunal, F.Y.2008-09
New Delhi
6. Income Tax Commissioner of
Income F.Y 2008-09 21,676,901 18,606,210
Tax (Appeals)
Mumbai,
Maharashtra"
7. Income Tax Commissioner of
Income F.Y. 2005-06 - 785,920
(TDS) Tax (Appeals)
Thane,
Maharashtra"
8. Income Tax Commissioner of
Income F.Y. 2007-08 - 33,242,970
(TDS) Tax (Appeals)
Thane,
Maharashtra"
9. Income Tax Commissioner of
Income F.Y. 2008-09 - 2,194,400
(TDS) Tax (Appeals)
Thane,
Maharashtra"
10. Value Added Joint
Commissioner of F.Y.2007-08 993,422 -
Tax Commercial Taxes
(Karnataka) (Appeals), Belgaum,
Karnataka
11. Value Added Joint
Commissioner of F.Y.2006-07 386,718 -
Tax Commercial Taxes
(Karnataka) (Appeals), Belgaum,
Karnataka
Note: As per the information & explanations given to us, the company is
preferring an appeal in the following cases wherein the time lines for
filing appeal have not expired:
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where
dispute is Period Cur. Yr. Prev.Yr.
No. to be filed
1 Service Tax Commissioner
of Service F.Y.2005-06 543,750 -
Tax (Appeals)
Pune III F.Y.2006-07
2 Service Tax Commissioner
of Service F.Y.2006-07 13,939,334 -
Tax (Appeals)
Pune III F.Y.2007-08
10. In our opinion, the Company is not having any accumulated losses.
The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit or the immediately preceding financial year.
11. In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the Company has not defaulted in payment of dues to financial
institutions and banks except in respect of payment of principal amount
of Rs. 26,95,81,027 /- [previous year Rs Nil/-] and amount of interest
on term loan amounting to Rs. 68,45,187/- [previous year Rs
84,38,778/-] which became due for payment on or before on 31st March,
2012, out of which Rs.125,946,985/- [including interest of
Rs.68,14,926/- (previous year Rs.60,53,524)] was paid before the date
of this Report and the balance amount of Rs.15,04,79,229/- [including
interest of Rs.30,261/- (previous year Rs.23,85,353)] is still unpaid
as of the date of signing of this report.
12. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit fund or nidhi or mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
14. According to explanation and information given to us, the Company
is neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments and hence clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors'
Report) Order 2003 is not applicable.
15. According to the information and explanations given to us and
considering the fact the guarantees are granted in respect of loans
availed by three subsidiaries, two joint venture entities and one
another company, the terms and conditions of guarantee given by the
Company for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions
are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. The Company has raised new term loans during the year. In our
opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, on
an overall basis, the term loans raised/applied during the year, prima
facie, have been applied for the purposes for which they were raised.
17. According to the information and explanation given to us and
overall examination of the financial statements we are of the opinion
that the Company has not utilized the funds raised during the year on
short term for long term purpose.
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. Hence,
there is no question of creation of security in respect of the same.
20. The Company has not made any issue of shares, debentures or any
other securities to the public during the year under review and hence
there is no question of disclosure of end use or verification thereof.
21. According to the information and explanations given by the
management, It was detected that there was criminal breach of trust by
some staff members at different levels including a Vice-President of
the Company, together acting in concert against the interest of the
Company over a period of five years at one of the sites where the
Company's work is going on since the year 2007. The amount involved is
estimated at Rs. 34,82,00,000/- (Rs. Nil) on account of the deviations
being actual costs higher than budgeted costs. The matter is under
investigation. The details of such fraud is given in Note No 46. Except
for the above, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the year.
For Anand Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 127305W
Kusai Goawala
Mumbai Partner
Dated : May 21, 2012 M. No. 39062
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of the above company as at
31st March, 2010, and also the Profit & Loss Account and the Cash flow
Statement for the year ended as on that date annexed thereto. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. These standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are
free from any material misstatements. An audit includes examining on
test basis evidence supporting the amount of disclosure in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued by
the Central Government in terms of Sub Section (4A) Section 227 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records as we considered appropriate and to the best of our knowledge
and according to the information and explanations given to us during
the course of the audit, we give below in the annexure a statement on
the matter specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
2 Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 1
above:
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 Accounts as required by the law
have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from examination of
such books.
c. The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
referred in this report are in agreement with the Books of Account.
d. In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement referred to in this report are in compliance with the
accounting standards referred to in section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors of the Company and taken on record by the board of directors
we report that none of the directors is disqualified at the year-end
from being appointed to act as Director under Section 274(1)(g) of
the Companies Act, 1956.
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss
Account and Cash Flow Statement read together with the notes thereon
give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner
as required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
i. In the case of Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs of the company
as at 31 st March, 2010.
ii. In the case of Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit of the
company for the year ended on that date; and
iii. In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
The annexure referred in our report to the member of Vascon Engineers
Limited for the year ended 31st March 2010
1 a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars
of fixed assets
b) As per the information and explanation given to us, the company has
regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets which, in
our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and
the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme certain
fixed assets were physically verified by the management during the year
and we are informed that no material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification
c) During the Year, the Company has not disposed off substantial part
of fixed assets which may affect the going concern status of the
Company.
2 a) The company is engaged mainly in the construction business.
Majority of the stock of the company are in form of developments/ work
in progress. The stock in the said form and stock of other materials
have been regularly verified by the management during the year. 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 physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and the nature of its business.
c) The inventories which are in the form of work-in-progress/development
keep on changing as work progresses. Due to its very nature it is not
comparable with any book records. Except this, discrepancies noticed on
verification between physical stock and book records were not material
and have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts.
3 a) The Company has not granted any loans to Companies, firms, or
other parties listed in the Register maintained under sec. 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and hence the clause (a) to (d) of Paragraph 4(iii)
of the Order are not applicable.
b) The Company has taken loans from parties listed in Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the number of
parties and the aggregate amount involved in the transaction during the
year under review was as follows.
Cur. Yr. Prev. Yr. Cur. Yr. Prev.Yr.
No. of Parties 1 0 Amt. 15000000 0
Involved
Rs
c) The rate of Interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
d) In respect of such loans taken by the Company, the company is
regular in repayment of the principal amounts as stipulated and payment
of interest where applicable.
4 a) In our opinion, the company has an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the company and
the nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories
and fixed assets and with regard to sale of goods and services. We have
not observed continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
control systems
5 a) According to the information and explanation given to us, we are
of the opinion that the contracts/ arrangement that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to
us the transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and services
and sales of goods, materials and services where-ever made in pursuance
of contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained under
section 301 of the companies Act 1956, and exceeding the value
of Rs. 5,00,000/- in respect of each such party during the year were at
a prices which are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices
at the relevant time.
6 a) In our opinion and according to the information
given to us, In respect of the Deposits accepted by the Company from
the public the Company has complied with the provisions of section 58A
and 58AA, and other relevant provisions of provisions of the companies
Act, 1956 and rules framed there under as may be applicable . According
to the information and explanation given to us, no order has been
passed by company Law Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or any
Court or any other Tribunal in regard to the above provisions.
7 In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
8 According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records
under section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 for any of ihe
products of the company.
9 a) According to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company was generally regular except in few cases for
delay of few days in depositing with appropriate authority undisputed
statutory dues in respect of Provident fund, Investor Education and
protection fund, Employees state Insurance, Wealth tax, service tax,
cess and other statutory dues as may be applicable. There was no
arrears of any statutory dues which were outstanding as at year end for
a period of more than 6 months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there was
no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Custom duty,
Wealth tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty except in respect of the
particulars given here under:
St Tax Laws Forum where dispute Period Cur.Yr. Prev.Yr.
pending
1 Service Tax Commissioner .
(Appeal) Chandigarh
Service tax F.Y 2005-07 706677 1413354
2 ServiceTax ServiceTax
Appellate Tribunal
Delhi F.Y 2004-06 3709154 8010864
3 ServiceTax Service tax
Appellate Tribunal
Delhi F.Y 2006-07 524493 0
10 In our opinion, the company is not having any accumulated losses.
The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit or the immediately preceding financial year.
11 According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has not defaulted in payment of dues to financial institutions
and banks.
12 According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13 In our opinion the Company is not a Chit fund or nidhi or mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
14 According to explanation and information given to us, the Company is
neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments and hence clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report)
Order 2003 is not applicable.
15 According to the information and explanation given to us, the terms
and conditions of guarantee given by the Company for loans taken by
others from bank or financial institutions are not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
16 The funds raised by the Company by way of term loans availed from
Bank has been applied for the purpose for which the same has
been availed except in case of a loan of Rs 30 crores an amount of Rs
4.91 crores only has been utilised for the purpose for which the loan
was availed.
17 According to the information and explanation given to us and overall
examination of the financial statements we are of the opinion that the
company has not utilized the funds raised during the year on short term
for long term purpose.
18 According to the explanation and information 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. However
the unsecured convertible debentures have been converted to equity
during the year hence there is no question of creation of security in
respect of the same.
20 We have verified the end use of money raised by public issue as
disclosed by the management in the notes to the financial statements.
21 During the Course of examination of books of accounts carried out in
accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted 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 nor
have we been informed of any such case by the management
For Anand Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Kusai Goawala
Partner
M. No. 39062
Firm Registration No: 127305W
MUMBAI : DATED May 10, 2010
Mar 31, 2009
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of the above company as
at 31st March, 2009, and also the Profit & Loss Account and the Cash
flow Statement for the year ended as on that date annexed thereto.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. These standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial
statements are free from any material misstatements. An audit includes
examining on test basis evidence supporting the amount of disclosure in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the
management as well as evaluating the overall financial statements
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for ouropinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government in terms of Sec. 227(4A) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and on the basis of such checks of the books and records as
we considered appropriate and to the best of our knowledge and
according to the information and explanations given to us during the
course of the audit, we give below in the annexure a statement on the
matter specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order to the extent
applicable to the company.
4. Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 1
above:
a. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary forthe purpose of
ouraudit.
b. In ouropinion, proper Books of Accounts as required by the law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from examination of such
books.
c. The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement referred in this report are in agreement with the Books of
Account.
d. In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement referred to in this report are in compliance with the
accounting standards referred to in section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors of the Company and taken on record by the board of directors
we report that none of the directors is disqualified at the year-end
from being appointed to act as Director under Section 274 (1) (g) of
the Companies Act, 1956.
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss
Account and Cash Flow Statement read together with the notes thereon
give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner
as required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India
I. In so far as it relates to the Balance Sheet, of the State of
affairs of the company as at 31 st March, 2009
II. In so as it relates to the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit
of the company for the year ended on that date; and
III. In so as it relates to the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows
of the company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
Annexure referred to in Paragraph 3 of the Auditors report to the
share holders of VASCON ENGINEERS LIMITED,on the
accountsfortheyearended31stMarch,2009.
1) a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars of fixed assets.
b) As per the information and explanation to us , the fixed assets have
been physically verified by the management at regular intervals, having
regard to the size of the company and nature of its assets. No material
discrepancies between the book records and physical inventory were
noticed.
c) During the Year, the Company has not disposed off substantial part
of fixed assets which may not affect the going concern status of the
Company.
2)
a) The company is engaged mainly in the construction business. Majority
of the stock of the company are in form of developments/ work in
progress. The stock in the said form and stock of other materials have
been regularly verified by the management during the year. 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 physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and the nature of its business.
c) The inventories which are in the form of
work-in-progress/development keep on changing as work progresses. Due
to its very nature it is not comparable with any book records. Except
this, discrepancies noticed on verification between physical stock and
book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the
books of accounts.
3)
a) The Company has not granted any loans to Companies, firms, or other
parties listed in the Register maintained under sec. 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and hence the clause (a) to (d) of Paragraph 4(iii)
of the Order are not applicable.
b) The Company has taken loans from parties listed in Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the number of
parties and the aggregate amount involved in the transaction during the
year under review was as follows.
Cur.Yr. Prev.Yr. Cur.Yr. Prev.Yr.
No. of Parties. 0 1 Amt. Invo
-lved Rs.. 0 10,000,000
c) The rate of Interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
d) In respect of such loans taken by the Company, the company is
regular in repayment of the principal amounts as stipulated and payment
of interest where applicable.
4)
a) In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets
and with regard to sale of goods and services. We have not observed
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control
systems.
5)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, we are of
the opinion that the contracts/ arrangement that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to
us the transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and services
and sales of goods, materials and services where-ever made in pursuance
of contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained under
section 301 of the companies Act 1956, and exceeding the value of Rs.
5,00,000/- in respect of each such party during the year were at a
prices which are reasonable having regrard to prevailing market prices
at the relevant time.
6)
a) In our opinion and according to the information given to us, In
respect of the Deposits accepted by the Company from the public and in
that regard the Company has complied with the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 58Aand 58AAand any
other relevant provisions of the comapnies Act 1956 and rules framed
there under as may be applicable. According to the information and
explanation given to us, no order has been passed by company Law Board
or the National Company Law Tribunal or any Court or any other Tribunal
in regard to the above provisions.
7)
a) In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
8)
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, 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
products of the company.
9)
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company was generally regular in depositing with appropriate authority
undisputed statutory dues in respect of Provident fund, Investor
Education and protection fund, Employees state Insurance, Wealth tax,
service tax, cess and other statutory dues as may be applicable. There
was no arrears of any statutory dues which were outstanding as at year
end for a period of more than 6 months from the date they became
payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there was
no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Custom duty,
Wealth tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty except in respect of the
particulars given here under:
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where dispute is pending Cur.Yr. Prev.Yr.
1 Service Tax Commissioner (Appeal)
Chandigarh Service tax 1,413,354 Nil
2 Service Tax Service tax appellate
tribunal Delhi 8,010,864 Nil
10)
a) In our opinion, the company is not having any accumulated losses.
The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit or the immediately preceding financial year.
11)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has not defaulted in payment of dues to financial institutions
and banks. The Company has issued convertible debentures, hence there
is no question of repayment of the same.
12)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13)
a) In our opinion the Company is not a Chit fund or nidhi or mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
14)
a) According to explanation and information given to us, the Company is
neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments and hence clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report)
Order 2003 is not applicable.
15)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the terms
and conditions of guarantee given by the Company for loans taken by
others from bankorfinancial institutions, are not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
16)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the funds
raised by the Company by way of term loans availed from Bank and/or
financial institutions have been applied for the purpose for which the
same has been availed except in case of loan of Rs 40 crores an amount
of RS 6.70 crores not required immediately for the purpose for which it
is disbursed have been temporarily parked with othercompany.
17)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us and overall
examination of the financial statements we are of the opinion that the
company has not utilized the funds raised during the year on short term
for long term purpose.
18)
a) According to the explanation and information 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)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has issued unsecured debentures, and hence there is no question
of creating any security against the same.
20)
a) The Company has not made any issue of shares, debentures or any
other securities to the public during the year under reviewand hence
there is no question of disclosure of end use or verification thereof.
21)
a) During the Course of examination of books of accounts carried out in
accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted 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 nor
have we been informed of any such case by the management.
For AnandMehta&Associates
Chartered Accountants
KUSAIGOAWALA
Partner
MEMBERSHIP NO. 39062
MUMBAI: DATED-23rd June, 2009
Mar 31, 2008
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of the above company as at
31st March, 2008, and also the Profit & Loss Account and the Cash flow
Statement for the year ended as on that date annexed thereto. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the 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. These standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are
free from any material misstatements. An audit includes examining on
test basis evidence supporting the amount of disclosure in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued by
the Central Government in terms of Sec. 227(4A) of the Companies Act,
1956 and on the basis of such checks of the books and records as we
considered appropriate and to the best of our knowledge and according
to the information and explanations given to us during the course of
the audit, we give below in the annexure a statement on the matter
specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order to the extent
applicable to the company.
2 Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 1
above:
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 Accounts as required by the law
have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from examination of
such books.
c. The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement referred in this report are in agreement with the Books of
Account.
d. In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement referred to in this report are in compliance with the
accounting standards referred to in section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors of the company and taken on record by the board of directors
we report that none of the directors is disqualified at the year-end
from being appointed to act as ÃDirectorà under Section 274 (1) (g) of
the Companies Act, 1956.
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss
Account and Cash Flow Statement read together with the notes thereon
give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner
as required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India.
I. In so far as it relates to the Balance Sheet, of the State of
affairs of the company as on 31st March, 2008
II. In so as it relates to the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit
of the company for the year ended on that date; and
III. In so as it relates to the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows
of the company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in Paragraph 3 of the Auditors report to the
share holders of the Vascon Engineers Ltd., on the accounts for the
year ended 31st March 2008.
I) a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including the quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) In our opinion, the fixed assets have been physically verified by
the management at regular intervals, having regard to the size of the
company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies between the
book records and physical inventory were notice
c) During the Year , the company has not disposed off substantial part
of fixed assets which may affect the going concern status of the
company.
II) a) The company is engaged mainly in the construction business.
Majority of the stock of the company are in form of developments/
work-in- progress. The stock in the said form and stock of other
materials have been regularly verified by the management during the
year. 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 physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and the nature of its business.
c) The inventories which are in the form of
work-in-progress/development keep on changing as work progresses. Due
to its very nature it is not comparable with any book records. except
this, discrepancies noticed on verification between physical stock and
book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the
books of accounts.
III) a) The company has granted loans to parties listed in Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the number of
parties and the aggregate amount involved in the transaction during the
year under review was as follows.
Cur. Yr. Prev. Yr. Cur. Yr. Prev.Yr.
No. of Parties - 4 Amt.
Involved Rs. - 72,427,231
b) The rate of Interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the company.
c) In respect of such loans given by the company, the parties are
regular in repayment of the principal amounts as stipulated and payment
of interest where applicable.
d) According to the explanation and information given to us, no amount
of principal and interest in excess of Rs.1 lac is overdue for
repayment.
e) The company has taken loans from parties listed in Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the number of
parties and the aggregate amount involved in the transaction during the
year under review was as follows.
Cur. Yr. Prev. Yr. Cur. Yr. Prev.Yr.
No. of Parties 2 4 Amt. Invo
-lved Rs. 1,010,000,000 13,970,000
f) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the company.
g) In respect of such loans taken by the company, the company is
regular in repayment of the principal amounts as stipulated and payment
of interest where applicable.
IV)
a) In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets
and with regard to sale of goods and services. We have not observed
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control
systems.
V)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, we are of
the opinion that the contracts/ arrangement that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to
us the transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and services
and sales of goods, materials and services where-ever made in pursuance
of contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act 1956 and exceeding the value of Rs.
5,00,000/- in respect of each such party during the year were at
reasonable prices, having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
VI)
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public to which the
directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India or the provisions of
section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and rules framed there under are applicable. According to the
information and explanation given to us, no order has been passed by
Company Law Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or any Court or
any other Tribunal in regard to the above provisions.
VII)
In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
VIII)
According to the information and explanations given to us, 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 products of
the company.
IX)
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company was regular in depositing with appropriate authority undisputed
statutory dues in respect of Provident fund, Investor Education and
protection fund, EmployeeÃs state Insurance, Wealth tax , Service tax ,
Custom duty, Excise duty, Cess and other statutory dues as may be
applicable. There was no arrears of any statutory dues which were
outstanding as on 31st March, 2008 for a period of more than 6 months
from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there was
no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Custom duty,
Wealth tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty except in respect of the
particulars given here under :
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where dispute is pending Cur. Yr. Prev.Yr.
1 Income tax Income tax Appellate Tribunal 0.00 6768000.00
X) a) In our opinion, the company is not having any accumulated losses.
The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit or the immediately preceding financial year.
XI) I)
a)According to the explanation and information given to us, the company
has not defaulted in payment of dues to financial institutions and
banks.
The Company has not issued any debentures and hence there is no
question of default in respect of repayment of the same.
XII)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
XIII)
a) In our opinion the company is not a Chit fund or niche or mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order 2003 are not applicable.
XIV
a) According to explanation and information given to us, the company is
neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments, except to the extent of acquisition of shares incidental
for acquisition of property and hence clause 4(xiv) of the Companies
(Auditorsà Report) Order 2003 is not applicable.
XV
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions.
XVI
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the funds
raised by the company by way of term loans availed from Bank and/or
financial institutions have been applied for the purpose for which the
same has been availed.
XVII
a) According to the information and explanation given to us and overall
examination of the financial statements we are of the opinion that the
company has not utilized the funds raised during the year on short term
for long term purpose.
XVIII
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
company has not made any preferential allotment of shares, except
shares allotted under ESOS Scheme , made by the company during the year
to the parties and/or companies covered in the Register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Such shares allotted
under ESOS Scheme is not considered as prejudicial to the interest as
the same are allotted pursuant to the Scheme prepared as per the
guidelines prescribed by ICAI and duly approved by the shareholders of
the Company.
XIX
a) The company has not issued any debentures and hence there is no
question of creation of security in respect of the same.
XX
a) The company has not made any issue of shares, debentures or any
other securities to the public during the year under review and hence
there is no question of disclosure of end use or verification thereof.
XXI
a)According to the explanation and information given to us, no fraud,
on or by the company, has been noticed or reported during the course of
our audit.
For Anand Mehta & Associates
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
KUSAI GOAWALA
partner
MEMBERSHIP NO. 39062
MUMBAI : Dated 23rd May, 2008
Mar 31, 2007
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Vascon Engineers Limited
as at 31st March, 2007 and also the Profit & Loss Account and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended as on that date annexed thereto.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the 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. These standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are
free from any material misstatements. An audit includes examining on
test basis evidence supporting the amount of disclosure in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the 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 (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government in terms of section 227(4A) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and on the basis of such checks of the books and records as
we considered appropriate and to the best of our knowledge and
according to the information and explanations given to us during the
course of the audit, we give below in the annexure a statement on the
matter specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said order to the extent
applicable to the Company.
2. Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 1
above
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 Accounts as required by the law
have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from examination of
such book.
c. The Balance Sheet and Profit and LossAccount and Cash Flow
Statement referred in this report are in agreement with the Books of
Account.
d. In our opinion the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement referred to in this report are in compliance with the
accounting standards referred to in section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors of the Company and taken on record by the Board of Directors
we report that none of the directors is disqualified at the year-end
from being appointed to act as ÃDirectorà under Section 274 (1) (g) of
the Companies Act, 1956
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us and subject to our reliance, because it is
a technical matter, on certification by Managing Director in respect of
the basis (technical estimation) of valuation of unbilled revenue and
development at various work sites, the said Balance Sheet, Profit and
Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement read together with the notes
thereon give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the
manner as required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India.
i. In so far as it relates to the Balance Sheet, of the state of
affairs of the company as at 31st March, 2007;
ii. In so as it relates to the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit
of the company for the year ended on that date; and
iii. In so as it relates to the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows
of the company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 of the Auditors Report to the
share holders, on the accounts for the year ended, 31st March, 2007.
I)
a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars,
including the quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) In our opinion, the fixed assets have been physically verified by
the management at regular intervals, having regard to the size of the
company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies between
the book records and physical inventory were noticed.
c) During the year, the Company has not disposed off substantial part
of fixed assets which may affect the going concern status of the
Company.
II) The company is engaged mainly in the construction business.
Majority of the stock of the company are in the form of developments/
work-in-progress. The stock in the said form and stock of other
materials have been regularly verified by the management during the
year. 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 physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the company and the nature of its business.
c) The inventories which are in the form of work-in-
progress/development keep on changing as work progresses. Due to its
very nature it is not comparable with any book records. Except this,
discrepancies noticed on verification between physical stock and book
records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the
books of accounts.
III)
a) The Company has granted loans to parties listed in Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The number of
parties and the aggregate amount involved in the transaction during the
year under review was as follows:
March 2007 March 2006
No. of Parties 4 4
Amt. Involved (Rs.) 72,427,231 139,239,826
b) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
c) In respect of such loans given by the Company, the parties are
regular in repayment of the principal amounts as stipulated and payment
of interest, where applicable.
d) According to the explanations and information given to us, no amount
of principal and interest, in excess of Rs. 1 lac is overdue for
repayment.
e) The Company has taken loans from parties listed in Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the number of
parties and the aggregate amount involved in the transaction during the
year under review was as follows:
March 2007 March 2006
No. of Parties 4 3
Amt. Involved (Rs.) 13,970,000 17,769,511
f) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans
are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of
the Company.
g) In respect of such loans taken by the Company, the company is
regular in repayment of the principal amounts as stipulated and payment
of interest, where applicable.
IV)
a) In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets
and with regard to sale of goods and services. We have not observed
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control
systems.
V)
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we are of
the opinion that the contracts/ arrangement that need to be entered
into a register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us the transactions for the purchase of goods, materials and
services and sales of goods, materials and services where-ever made in
pursuance of contracts or arrangement entered in register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of
Rs. 5,00,000/- in respect of each such party during the year were at
reasonable prices, having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
VI)
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public to which the
directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India or the provisions of
section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and rules framed there under as applicable. According to the
information and explanation given to us, no order has been passed by
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or any Court or any
other Tribunal in regard to the above provisions.
VII)
In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
VIII)
According to the information and explanations given to us, 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 products of
the company.
IX)
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company was regular in depositing with appropriate authority,
undisputed statutory dues in respect of Provident fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, EmployeeÃs State Insurance, Wealth tax,
Service tax, Custom duty, Excise duty, Cess and other statutory dues as
may be applicable. There were no arrears of any statutory dues which
were outstanding as on 31st March 2007 for a period of more than 6
months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there was
no disputed dues in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Custom duty,
Wealth tax, Service tax, Excise duty except in respect of the
particulars given here under
Sr. Tax Laws Forum where March 2007 March 2006
dispute is pending Rs. Rs.
1 Income tax Income tax
Appellate Tribunal 6,768,000 6,768,000
X) a) In our opinion, the Company does not have any accumulated losses.
The company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit or the immediately preceding financial year.
XI)
a) According to the explanations and information given to us, the
Company has not defaulted in payment of dues to financial institutions
and banks. The Company has not issued any debentures and hence there is
no question of default in respect of repayment of the same.
XII)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
XIII)
a) In our opinion the Company is not a chit fund or nidhi or mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003 is not applicable.
XIV)
a) According to explanation and information given to us, the Company is
neither dealing nor trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments, except to the extent of acquisition of shares incidental
for acquisition of property and hence clause 4(xiv) of the Companies
(Auditorsà Report) Order, 2003 is not applicable.
XV)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
XVI)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the funds
raised by the Company by way of term loans availed from banks and/or
financial institutions have been applied for the purpose for which the
same have been availed.
XVII)
a) According to the information and explanation given to us and overall
examination of the financial statements we are of the opinion that the
company has not utilized the funds raised during the year on short term
for long term purpose.
XVIII)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the
period to the parties and/or companies covered in the Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
XIX)
a) The Company has not issued any debentures and hence there is no
question of creation of security in respect of the same.
XX)
a) The Company has not made any issue of shares, debentures or any
other securities to the public during the year under review and hence
there is no question of disclosure of end use or verification thereof.
XXI)
a) According to the explanation and information given to us, no fraud,
on or by the Company, has been noticed or reported during the course of
our audit.
For Anand Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Kulin V. Mehta
Partner
Membership No. 38440
Mumbai, May 9, 2007
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