Mar 31, 2025
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venky''s (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ), which
comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other
Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year
then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and
other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as âthe financial statementsâ).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (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,
(âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company
as at 31st March, 2025, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash
flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) 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 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 (âthe ICAIâ)
together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit
of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of
the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate
opinion on these matters.
(i) Transactions with related parties - (as described in note 12 of the financial statements)
The Company and its related parties operate in the same line of business. The Company has significant
transactions with the related parties which have an effect on both - statement of profit and loss and balance
sheet. Such transactions with related parties are necessitated to be in the ordinary course of business and at
arm''s length price. Also, these transactions should be in accordance with the provisions of section 177 of the
Act. Considering the above, the transactions with related parties is considered to be a key audit matter.
Audit procedures included review of compliance with section 177 of the Act, identification of related party
relationships, classification, verification of transactions from the perspective of ordinary course of business
and arm''s length criteria adopted by the Board of Directors, risks attached to items such as - collateral
security, commission income, interest income and recovery of other receivable, review of ageing and provisioning
policies and practices, review of confirmation and reconciliation procedure, review of controls and analytical
review of various account balances and transactions amongst other things. Based on the above work performed,
no exceptions were noted.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The Other information comprises
the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, Directors'' Report including Annexures to Directors'' Report,
Report on Corporate Governance and Business Responsibility Report but does not include the financial
statements and our auditor''s report thereon. The other information is expected to be made available to us
after the date of this auditor''s report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form
of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the 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 financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated.
When we read the other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are
required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and describe actions applicable under
the applicable laws and regulations.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with
respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company
in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company''s
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using
the going concern basis of accounting unless Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to
cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our
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 financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional
skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud
or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for
expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference
to the financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and,
based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions
that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude
that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related
disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our
conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However,
future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a
manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate,
makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the 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 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 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.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Order''), issued by the Central
Government of India, in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure âAâ
a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2) (A) 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, the Statement of Changes in Equity
and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2025
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st
March, 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 the financial
statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our
separate Report in Annexure âBâ.
(B) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11
of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of
our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its
financial statements - Refer Note 7.1 to the 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, 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
have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium
or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or
entity(ies), including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether
recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or
invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (âUltimate
Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of the Company or provide any guarantee, security or the
like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds
have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign
entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or
otherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or
entities identified in any manner whatsoever (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of
the Funding Party or provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on our audit procedures that we have 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 a) and b) stated above contain any material
misstatement.
v. The Company has complied with the provisions of section 123 of the Act in respect of:
a. dividend declared and paid during the year in respect of the previous year;
b. proposed dividend for the year under report that is subject to the approval of members at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting (Refer note 4.1 (i) of the financial statements)
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting
software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025
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 and the audit trail has been preserved by the company as per the statutory requirements
for record retention.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor''s Report under section 197(16):
In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided 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 any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under
section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under
section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 110512W/W100378
Partner
Place: Pune Membership No. 200354
Date: 12th May, 2025 UDIN: 25200354BMOHWB6897
Mar 31, 2024
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venkyâs (India) Limited ("the Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the financial statementsâ).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the 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, ("Ind ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) 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 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 ("the ICAIâ) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
(i) Transactions with related parties - (as described in note 12 of the financial statements)
The Company and its related parties operate in the same line of business. The Company has significant transactions with the related parties which have an effect on both - statement of profit and loss and balance sheet. Such transactions with related parties are necessitated to be in the ordinary course of business and at armâs length price. Also, these transactions should be in accordance with the provisions of section 177 of the Act. Considering the above, the transactions with related parties is considered to be a key audit matter.
Audit procedure included review of compliance with section 177 of the Act, identification of related party relationships, classification, verification of transactions from the perspective of ordinary course of business and armâs length criteria adopted by the Board of Directors, risks attached to items such as - collateral security, commission income, interest income and recovery of other receivable, review of ageing and provisioning
policies and practices, review of confirmation and reconciliation procedure, review of controls and analytical review of various account balances and transactions amongst other things. Based on the above work performed, no exceptions were noted.
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The Other information comprises the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, Directorsâ Report including Annexures to Directorsâ Report, Report on Corporate Governance and Business Responsibility Report but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon. The other information is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditorâs report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the 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 financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and describe actions applicable under the applicable laws and regulations.
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is 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 Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process. Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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 financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the 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 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 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.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Order''), issued by the Central Government of India, in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure âA'' a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2) (A) 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, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to the financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Bâ.
(B) 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, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of
our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 7.1 to the 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, 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
have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of the Company or provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of the Funding Party or provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on our audit procedures that we have 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 a) and b) stated above contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has complied with the provisions of section 123 of the Act in respect of:
a. dividend declared and paid during the year in respect of the previous year;
b. proposed dividend for the year under report that is subject to the approval of members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (Refer note 4.1 (i) of the financial statements)
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 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.
Reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, as proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 01st April, 2023.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditorâs Report under section 197(16):
In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided 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 any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No. 110512W/W100378
Partner
Place: Pune Membership No. 200354
Date: 10th May, 2024 UDIN: 24200354BKENKP3124
Mar 31, 2023
Venkyâs (India) Limited
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venkyâs (India) Limited ("the Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the financial statementsâ).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the 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, ("Ind ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2023, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) 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 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 ("the ICAIâ) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
(i) Transactions with related parties - (as described in note 12 of the financial statements)
Description of Key Audit Matter:
The Company and its related parties operate in the same line of business. The Company has significant transactions with the related parties which have an effect on both - statement of profit and loss and balance sheet. Such transactions with related parties are necessitated to be in the ordinary course of business and at armâs length price. Also, these transactions should be in accordance with the provisions of section 177 of the Act. Considering the above, the transactions with related parties is considered to be a key audit matter.
Description of Auditorâs response:
Audit procedure included review of compliance with section 177 of the Act, identification of related party relationships, classification, verification of transactions from the perspective of ordinary course of business and armâs length criteria adopted by the Board of Directors, risks attached to items such as - collateral security, commission income, interest income and recovery of other receivable, review of ageing and provisioning
policies and practices, review of confirmation and reconciliation procedure, review of controls and analytical review of various account balances and transactions amongst other things. Based on the above work performed, no exceptions were noted.
The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2022, were audited by predecessor auditor, B. D. Jokhakar & Co., who expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statements vide their report dated 10th May, 2022.
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The Other information comprises the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, Directorsâ Report including Annexures to Directorsâ Report, Report on Corporate Governance and Business Responsibility Report but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 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.
Responsibilities of Management and those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including 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 financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is 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 Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process. Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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 financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the 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 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 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 Order''), issued by the Central Government of India, in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure âA'' a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2) (A) 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, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 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.
(B) 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, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of
our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 7.1 to the 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, 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
have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of the Company or provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of the Funding Party or provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on our audit procedures that we have 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 a) and b) stated above contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has complied with the provisions of section 123 of the Act in respect of:
a. dividend declared and paid during the year in respect of the previous year;
b. proposed dividend for the year under report that is subject to the approval of members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (Refer note 4.1 (i) of the financial statements)
vi. As proviso to rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, in respect of maintenance of books of accounts in electronic mode using accounting software having audit trail feature, shall be applicable for the Company w.e.f. 1st April 2023, we shall not be able to report as per the requirements of clause (g) of the above referred Rule.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditorâs Report under section 197(16):
In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided 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 any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No. 110512W/W100378
Partner
Place: Pune Membership No. 200354
Date: 10th May, 2023 UDIN: 23200354BGWSFF3721
Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of Venkyâs (India) 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 Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these Ind 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS 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 thereunder.
We conducted our audit of the Ind 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 Ind 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 Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind 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 Ind 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 polices used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India including the Ind AS, of the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2018, and its financial performance including other 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 the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Aâ 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(including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Cash Flows 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 Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act and rules made thereunder, as applicable;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors 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 Bâ.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements- Refer Note 7.1 to the Ind AS financial statements;
ii. there are no material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which provision is required to be made by the Company under the applicable law or accounting standards;
iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified during the year by the management in accordance with a phased program of verification designed to cover all assets over a period of three years, which in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(c) Based on audit procedures performed by us for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the Ind AS financial statements of the Company and based on records produced to us and according to information and explanations provided by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties forming part of property, plant and equipment, are held in the name of the Company except for the cases mentioned below wherein it is informed to us that registration of said property is in process.
(Rupees in Lakhs)
|
Particulars |
Location |
Total number of cases |
Gross block as at March 31, 2018 |
Net block as at March 31, 2018 |
|
Freehold Land and Building thereon |
Nalagarh, Larsouli |
2 |
1,673.03 |
1,589.58 |
ii. As explained to us, the management has conducted physical verification of its inventories during the year. In our opinion, having regards to size of the Company and nature of its business, the frequency of verification is reasonable. Based on records produced to us, discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and were properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any 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.Consequently, sub clause (a), (b) and (c) of the paragraph 3 (iii) are not applicable to the Company.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with by the Company.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public within the meaning of the provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained by the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2013 prescribed by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based on our review we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
vii. In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, goods and services tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. As per the records of the Company, as at March 31, 2018, the Company does not have any undisputed statutory dues which are outstanding for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of dues in respect of income tax (including TDS), sales tax, service tax, good and services tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax that have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of dispute and the forum where the
|
Nature of |
Nature of |
Amount |
Amount paid / |
Period |
Forum where dispute |
|
the Statute |
Dues |
Involved (Rupees in Lakhs) |
adjusted under protest (Rupees in Lakhs) |
is pending |
|
|
Central Sales Tax Act, |
Sales Tax |
84.77 |
63.67 |
1991- 1992 |
HighCourt, Mumbai |
|
1956 and sales tax |
1992 - 1993 |
||||
|
acts of various states |
1993 - 1994 1994 - 1995 1995 - 1996 |
||||
|
1 6.60 |
- |
2001- 2002 |
Assistant Commissioner, Trade Tax, Dehradun |
||
|
0.45 |
0.45 |
2002- 2003 |
Deputy Commissioner Appeal -II, Trade Tax, Dehradun |
||
|
40.15 |
2004- 2005 2006 - 2007 |
WBCT appellate and Revisional Board, West Bengal |
|||
|
29.21 |
29.21 |
2008- 2009 |
Sales Tax Dep, Telangana |
||
|
Central Sales Tax Act, |
Sales Tax |
0.36 |
0.36 |
2012- 2013 |
Kerala Value Added Tax |
|
1956 and sales tax |
Appellate Tribunal, |
||||
|
acts of various states |
Palakkad |
||||
|
7.68 |
3.28 |
2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 |
Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh |
||
|
580.18 |
30.06 |
2012 - 2013 |
Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax, Pune |
||
|
0.38 |
0.08 |
2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 |
Assistant Commissioner (Appeals), Palakkad |
||
|
1.91 |
1.91 |
2017 - 2018 |
Circle Assessing Authority Saharanpur |
||
|
Customs Act, 1962 |
Duty of Custom |
881.94 |
870.64 |
2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 |
Commissioner of Customs (General) |
|
55.12 |
2015 - 2016 |
Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Pune |
|||
|
Central Excise Act, |
Duty of Excise |
535.62 |
535.62 |
2011 - 2012 |
Commissioner, Central |
|
1944 |
2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 |
Excise, Pune |
|||
|
693.65 |
26.01 |
2012 - 2017 |
CESTAT Mumbai |
||
|
1.11 |
0.08 |
2012 - 2017 |
Commissioner, Central Excise, Nagpur |
||
|
17.81 |
1.80 |
2007 - 2008 |
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
||
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
15.34 |
15.34 |
2011 - 2012 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
viii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions or banks.
ix. On the basis of overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company and according to the information and explanations provided to us, we report that monies raised by way of term loans were applied for the purposes for which those were raised. The Company did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instrument).
x. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees was noticed or reported during the year.
xi. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has paid / provided for 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. In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the Ind AS financial statements as required by the applicable Indian Accounting Standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, no preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures has been made by the Company during the year. Therefore, paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as specified under section 192 of the Act. Therefore, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and therefore the provisions of paragraph 3(xvi) of the Order is not applicable.
Report on the Internal Financial Controls 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 Venkyâs (lndia) Limited(âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs 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 companyâs 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.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs 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 and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS 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 Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of Ind AS financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Companyâs 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 Ind AS financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the Companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the Ind AS 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, 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 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.
For B. D. Jokhakar & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 104345W
Raman Jokhakar
Pune Partner
May 03, 2018 Membership No.103241
Mar 31, 2017
To,
The Members of Venkyâs (India) Limited
Report on the Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of Venkyâs (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ) which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Ind 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 Ind 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with rules made there under, 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS 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 Ind 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 Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS 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 Ind 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India including the Ind AS, of the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2017, and its financial performance including other comprehensive income, 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 the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the â Annexure Aâ 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 purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensive income and the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act and rules made there under, as applicable;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 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.
(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 Ind AS financial statements
- Refer Note 8.1 to the Ind AS financial statements;
ii. there are no material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which provision is required to be made by the Company under the applicable law or accounting standards;
iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company; and
iv. the Company has provided requisite disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from November 08, 2016 to December 30, 2016. Based on our audit procedures and relying on the management representation we report that the disclosures are in accordance with books of accounts maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the management.
Re: Venkyâs (India) Limited
The Annexure referred to in our Independent Auditors'' Report to the members of the Company on the Ind AS financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017, we report that:
i. In respect of fixed assets
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified during the year by the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation over a period of three years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed.
(c) Based on audit procedures performed by us for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the Ind AS financial statements of the Company and based on records produced to us and according to information and explanations provided by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties forming part of the fixed asset, are held in the name of the Company except for the cases mentioned below. As informed to us, registration of said property is in process.
(Rupees in Lakhs)
|
Particulars |
Total |
Gross block |
Net block |
|
number |
as at |
as at |
|
|
of |
31st March, |
31st March, |
|
|
cases |
2017 |
2017 |
|
|
Freehold Land and Building |
2 |
1,673.03 |
1,610.42 |
ii. As explained to us, the management has conducted physical verification of its inventory during the year. In our opinion, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its business, the frequency of verification is reasonable. Based on records produced to us, discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and were properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii. In respect of loans granted:
According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has granted unsecured loan to a company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
a) As per the information and explanation provided to us, the terms and condition on which said loan was granted, are prima facie not pre-judicial to the interest of the Company.
b) As per the said agreement, the loan and interest is repayable on demand. As informed to us, there has been no default in the repayment of principal amount of loan. The payment of interest had been regular during the year.
c) As per information and explanation provided to us, there was no amount outstanding as at March 31, 2017 in respect of the said loan.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with by the Company.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public within the meaning of the provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained by the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 201 3 prescribed by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based on our review we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
vii. In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. As per the records of the Company, as at March 31, 2017, the Company does not have any undisputed statutory dues which are outstanding for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of dues of sales-tax, value added tax, duty of custom and duty of excise as at March 31, 2017 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
|
Name of |
Nature of |
Amount |
Period |
Forum where |
|
the statute |
Dues |
Involved (Rupees in Lakhs)1 |
Dispute is pending |
|
|
Central Sales |
Sales Tax |
5.62 |
1991-92 |
High Court, Mumbai |
|
Tax Act, 1956 |
12.33 |
1992-93 |
High Court, Mumbai |
|
|
and sales tax |
3.14 |
1993-94 |
High Court, Mumbai |
|
|
acts of |
16.60 |
2001-02 |
Joint |
|
|
various |
Commissioner, |
|||
|
states |
Trade tax, Dehradun |
|||
|
4.77 |
2004-05 |
Sales tax appellate tribunal, West Bengal |
||
|
35.38 |
2006-07 |
Sales tax appellate tribunal, West Bengal |
||
|
2.68 |
2006-07 |
Sales tax appellate tribunal, Chandigarh |
||
|
0.20 |
2012-13 |
Deputy Commissioner (Appeal) Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh |
||
|
0.29 |
2012-13 |
High Court, Mumbai |
||
|
2.60 |
2013-14 |
Deputy Commissioner (Appeal) Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh |
||
|
0.11 |
2013-14 |
High Court, Mumbai |
||
|
1.60 |
2014-15 |
Deputy Commissioner (Appeal) Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh |
||
|
0.20 |
2014-15 |
High Court, Mumbai |
||
|
Customs Act, |
Duty of |
231.56 |
2015-16 |
Commissioner of |
|
1962 |
Custom |
Customs (General) |
||
|
Central |
Duty of |
458.16 |
2015-16 |
Commissioner of |
|
Excise Act, |
Excise |
Central Excise and |
||
|
1944 |
Service Tax, Pune |
money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instrument).
x. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees was noticed or reported during the year.
xi. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has paid / provided for 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. In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the Ind AS financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable.
xvi. In our opinion, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Re: Venkyâs (India) Limited
Report on the Internal Financial Controls 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 Venkyâs (lndia) Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs 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 (âICAI''). 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.
Auditorsâ 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) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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, 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, 2017, 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.
For Sudit K. Parekh & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 110512W
Ch. Soma Raju
Pune Partner
May 22, 2017 Membership Number: 200354
Mar 31, 2016
To,
The Members of Venkyâs (India) Limited
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venkyâs (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2016 , the Statement of Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 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 the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), as amended issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Aâ 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 purpose of our audit;
(b) in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as 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 financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2016 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 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 Bâ; 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 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 5.7 to the financial statements;
ii. there are no material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which provision is required to be made by the Company under the applicable law or accounting standards;
iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
ANNEXURE A TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
(Referred to our report of even date)
Re: Venkyâs (India) Limited
The Annexure referred to in our Independent Auditors'' Report to the members of the Company on the financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2016, we report that:
i. In respect of fixed assets
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified during the year by the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation over a period of three years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) Based on audit procedures performed by us for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements of the Company and based on records produced to us and according to information and explanations provided by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties forming part of the fixed asset, are held in the name of the Company except for the cases mentioned below. As informed to us, registration of said property is in process.
(Rupees in Lacs)
|
Particulars |
Total number of cases |
Gross block as at 31st March, 2016 |
Net block as at 31st March, 2016 |
Remarks |
|
Freehold Land and Building |
2 |
1,673.03 |
1,639.04 |
- |
ii. As explained to us, the management has conducted physical verification of its inventory during the year. In our opinion, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its business, the frequency of verification is reasonable. Based on records produced to us, discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and were properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii. In respect of loans granted:
According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has granted unsecured loan to a company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
a) As per the information and explanation provided to us, the terms and conditions on which said loan is granted, are prima facie not pre-judicial to the interest of the Company.
b) As per the said agreement, the loan and interest is repayable on demand. As informed to us, there has been no demand raised by the Company for its repayment of principal amount during the year. Accordingly, there has been no default in the repayment of principal amount of loan. The payment of interest has been regular during the year.
c) As per information and explanation provided to us, there does not exist any overdue amount more than 90 days as at 31st March, 2016 in respect of principal amount of above loan as well as in respect of interest.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with by the Company.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public within the meaning of the provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained by the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2013 prescribed by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based on our review we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
vii. In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cases and other statutory dues applicable to it. As per the records of the Company, as at 31st March, 2016, the Company does not have any undisputed statutory dues which are outstanding for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cases as at 31st March, 2016 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
|
Name of |
Nature of |
Amount |
Period |
Forum where |
|
the statute |
Dues |
Involved (Rupees in Lacs) |
Dispute is pending |
|
|
Central Sales |
Sales |
5.62 |
1991-92 |
High Court, Mumbai |
|
Tax Act, 1956 |
Tax* |
12.33 |
1992-93 |
High Court, Mumbai |
|
and Sales |
3.14 |
1993-94 |
High Court, Mumbai |
|
|
Tax Acts of various states |
16.60 |
2001-02 |
Joint Commissioner, Trade Tax, Dehradun |
|
|
4.77 |
2004-05 |
Sales Tax appellate tribunal, West Bengal |
||
|
188.45 |
2004-05 |
Sales Tax appellate tribunal, Mumbai |
||
|
35.38 |
2006-07 |
Sales Tax appellate tribunal, West Bengal |
||
|
Customs |
Duty of |
11.30 |
2015-16 |
Commissioner of |
|
Act, 1962 |
Custom |
Customs (General) |
*net of amounts paid under protest
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution or bank.
ix. On the basis of overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company and according to the information and explanations provided to us, we report that monies raised by way of term loans were applied for the purposes for which those were raised. The Company did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instrument).
x. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees was noticed or reported during the year.
xi. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has paid / provided for 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. In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable.
xvi. In our opinion, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Re: Venkyâs (India) Limited
ANNEXURE B TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
(Referred to our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls 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 Venkyâs (lndia) Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31st March, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs 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 (âICAIâ). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the 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.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs 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) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 auditorâs 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 Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
A companyâs 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 companyâs 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 companyâs 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, 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 31st March, 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.
For Sudit K. Parekh & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 110512W
Ch. Soma Raju
Pune Partner
May 27, 2016 Membership Number: 200354
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venky's
(India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
31st March 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation and presentation of these financial statements that
give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial
performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the
Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility
also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other
irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting
policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate
internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for
ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,
relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 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
thereunder.
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 judgement, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant
to the Company's preparation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal
financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating
effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial
statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31st March 2015 and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended
on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ('the
order') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,
to the extent applicable.
2. As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) we have sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purposes of our audit.
(b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books.
(c) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account.
(d) in our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the
Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the
Act.
(f) with respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with 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 5.7 to the
financial statements;
ii. there are no material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts
including derivative contracts for which provision is required to be
made by the Company under the applicable law or accounting standards.
iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
ANNEXURE TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in our report of even date)
Re: Venky's (India) Limited
The Annexure referred to in our Independent Auditors' Report to the
members of the Company on the financial statements for the year ended
31st March, 2015, we report that:
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 have been physically verified during the year by
the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation
over a period of three years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable
having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its assets.
No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
ii. In respect of its inventories:
a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified during
the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) On the basis of our examination of the record of inventories, we are
of the opinion that the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material and were
properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii. In respect of loans granted:
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has granted unsecured loan to a company covered in the register
maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
b) In respect of the aforesaid loan, the party was regular in payment
of interest. The principal amount of loan is repayable on demand.
c) The aforesaid loan is repayable on demand and hence the question of
taking reasonable steps for receipt of principal and interest does not
arise.
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 with regard
to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and sale of goods. During the
course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to
correct major weaknesses in internal control system of the Company.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public
within the meaning of the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the
Companies Act, 2013 or any relevant provisions of the Companies Act and
the rules framed thereunder.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained by
the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules,
2013 prescribed by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the
Companies Act, 2013, however we have not made a detailed examination of
the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based on our review
we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and
records have been made and maintained.
vii. In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory
dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise,
value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. No
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were in
arrears, as at 31st March, 2015 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
particulars of dues of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax,
duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax and cess as at 31st
March, 2015 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are
as follows:
Name of Nature of Amount Period
the statute Dues Involved
(Rupees
in Lacs)
Central Sales Sales 5.62 1991-92
Tax Act, 1956 Tax* 12.33 1992-93
and Sales 3.14 1993-94
Tax Acts of 16.60 2001-02
various
states
4.77 2004-05
35.38 2006-07
2.44 2010-11
189.45 2004-05
Income Tax Income 24.77 2010-11
Act, 1961 Tax
Name of Forum where
the statute Dispute is
pending
Central Sales High Court, Mumbai
Tax Act, 1956 High Court, Mumbai
and Sales High Court, Mumbai
Tax Acts of Joint
various Commissioner,
states Trade Tax,
Dehradun
Sales Tax appellate
tribunal, West Bengal
Sales Tax appellate
tribunal, West Bengal
Deputy Commissioner of
Sales Tax, Pallakad
Sales Tax appellate
tribunal, Mumbai
Commissioner of
Income Tax Income Income Tax
Act, 1961 Tax (Appeals) - Central Pune
*net of amounts paid under protest
c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
amounts which were required to be transferred to the investor education
and protection fund in accordance with the relevant provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules there under have
been transferred to such fund within time.
viii. The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred any cash losses during the current
and the immediately preceding financial year.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks and financial institutions. The Company does not have any dues to
debenture holders.
x. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
xi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has applied term loans for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
xii. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For Sudit K. Parekh & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 110512W
Ch. Soma Raju
Pune Partner
May 29, 2015 Membership Number: 200354
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venky''s
(India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise 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.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular
15/2013 dated 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
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India :
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together ''the Order''), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the
Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of
the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that :
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, 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.
a) on the basis of written representations 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 Companies Act,
1956;
Re: Venky''s (India) Limited
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 have been physically verified during the year by
the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation
over a period of three years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. In respect of its inventories :
a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified during
the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) On the basis of our examination of the record of inventories, we are
of the opinion that the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material and were
properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii. In respect of loans granted or taken :
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has granted unsecured loan to a company covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum
amount involved during the year was Rupees 9,110 lakhs and the year end
balance of loan granted to such company was Rupees 7,145 lakhs.
b) As per the explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other
terms and conditions of loans referred to in (a) above are, in our
opinion, not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
c) In respect of the aforesaid loans, the party was regular in payment
of interest. The principal amounts of loans are repayable on demand.
d) The aforesaid loans are repayable on demand and hence the question
of taking reasonable steps for receipt of principal and interest does
not arise.
e) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 4(iii) (f), (g) of
the order are not applicable to the Company.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of
goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
control system of the Company.
v. In respect of transactions entered in the register maintained
pursuant to Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, transactions that needed to
be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have been so
entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 and
exceeding the value of five lakh rupees in respect of each party during
the financial year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time except that no
comparison was possible in the case of purchase of items of highly
specialised nature where we are informed that there are no alternative
sources of supply.
vi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public
within the meaning of the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
1975.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained
by the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records)
Rules, 2011 prescribed by the Central Government under Section 209(1
)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, however we have not made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based
on our review we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
ix. In respect of statutory dues :
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees'' State Insurance, Income tax, Wealth tax, Sales tax, Customs
duty, Service tax, Excise duty, cess and other statutory dues
applicable to it. No undisputed amounts payable in respect of the
aforesaid dues were in arrears, as at 31st March, 2014 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
particulars of dues of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth- tax, service-tax,
customs duty, excise duty and cess as at 31 March, 2014 which
x. The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred any cash losses during the current
and the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks. The Company does not have any dues towards financial
institution and debenture holders.
xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
provisions of chit fund statute, nidhi or mutual benefit fund or
society are not applicable to the Company.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company does not deal or trade in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
xvi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has applied term loans for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on an overall examination of the Financial Statements of the
Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis
have, prima facie, not been used during the year for long term
investment.
xviii. 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.
xix. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
xxi. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For SUDIT K. PAREKH & CO.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration
Number: 110512W
CH. SOMA RAJU
Pune Partner
May 29, 2014 Membership Number: 200354
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Venky''s
(India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2013 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility
includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control
relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment
of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the
auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order
to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together ''the Order''), issued by the Central Government of India
in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the
Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of
the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31 March 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub- section (1) of
the Act;
Re: Venky''s (India) Limited
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 have been physically verified during the year by
the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation
over a period of three years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. In respect of its inventories:
a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified during
the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) On the basis of our examination of the record of inventories, we are
of the opinion that the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material and were
properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii. In respect of loans granted or taken:
a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has granted unsecured loans to a company covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rupees 3,500 lacs and the
year end balance of loan granted to such company was Rupees 1,900 lacs.
b) As per the explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other
terms and conditions of loans referred to in (a) above are, in our
opinion, not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
c) In respect of the aforesaid loans, the party was regular in payment
of interest. The principal amounts of loans are repayable on demand.
d) The aforesaid loans are repayable on demand and hence the question
of taking reasonable steps for receipt of principal and interest does
not arise.
e) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 4(iii) (f), (g)
of the order are not applicable to the Company.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of
goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
control system of the Company.
v In respect of transactions entered in the register maintained
pursuant to section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, transactions that needed to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so
entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 and
exceeding the value of five lakh rupees in respect of each party during
the financial year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time except that no
comparison was possible in the case of purchase of items of highly
specialised nature where we are informed that there are no alternative
sources of supply.
vi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public
within the meaning of the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
1975.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained
by the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records)
Rules, 2011 prescribed by the Central Government under section 209(1
)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, however we have not made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based
on our review we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
ix. In respect of statutory dues :
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Sales- tax,
Customs Duty, Service tax, Excise duty, cess and other statutory dues
applicable to it. No undisputed amounts payable in respect of the
aforesaid dues were in arrears, as at 31 March 2013 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
particulars of dues of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax,
customs duty, excise duty and cess as at 31 March 2013 which have not
been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows :
Nature of Amount Forum where
Dues Involved Dispute is pending
(Rs in lacs)
Sales Tax 29.29 High Court
268.00 Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal
31.46 Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax
47.17 Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax
Income Tax 62.25 Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal)
x The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred any cash losses during the current
and the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks. The Company does not have any dues towards financial institution
and debenture holders.
xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
provisions of chit fund statute, nidhi or mutual benefit fund or
society are not applicable to the Company.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company does not deal or trade in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
xvi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has applied term loans for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on an overall examination of the Financial Statements of the
Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis
have, prima facie, not been used during the year for long term
investment.
xviii. 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.
xix. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
xx The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
xxi. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For SUDIT K PAREKH & CO.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 110512W
CH. SOMA RAJU
Pune Partner
May 30, 2013 Membership Number: 200354
Mar 31, 2012
1) We have audited the attached balance sheet of Venky's (India)
Limited, as at 31 March 2012 and also the statement of profit and loss
and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
2) We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together 'the Order'), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we
enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4) Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as 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 Companies Act, 1956;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as at 31 March 2012 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 March 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 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 accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March, 2012;
ii) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
iii) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
Re: Venky's (India) Limited
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 have been physically verified during the year by
the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation
over a period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
ii In respect of its inventories:
a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified during
the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) On the basis of our examination of the record of inventories, we are
of the opinion that the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material and were
properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to/from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
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 with regard
to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of
goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
control system of the Company.
v In respect of transactions entered in the register maintained
pursuant to section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, transactions that needed to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so
entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the registers maintained under section 301 and
exceeding the value of five lakh rupees in respect of each party during
the financial year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time except that no
comparison was possible in the case of purchase of items of highly
specialised nature where we are informed that there are no alternative
sources of supply.
vi In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public
within the meaning of the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
1975.
vii In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained by
the Company, pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules,
2011 prescribed by the Central Government under section 209(1)(d) of
the Companies Act, 1956, however we have not made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determine its accuracy. Based
on our review we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
ix In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory
dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales-tax, Service-tax,
Wealth Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, cess and other statutory dues
applicable to it.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
particulars of dues of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth- tax, service-tax,
customs duty, excise duty and cess as at 31 March 2012 which have not
been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Nature of Amount Forum where
Dues Involved Dispute is pending
(Rs in lakhs)
Sales Tax 29.29 High Court
76.10 Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal
47.17 Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax
Income Tax 4.21 High Court
6.63 Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
x The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred any cash losses during the current
and the immediately preceding financial year.
xi In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks. The Company does not have any dues towards financial
institution and debenture holders.
xii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
provisions of chit fund statute, nidhi or mutual benefit fund or
society are not applicable to the Company.
xiv According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company does not deal or trade in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments.
xv According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
xvi According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has applied term loans for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
xvii According to the cash flow statement and other records examined by
us and the information and explanations given to us, on an overall
basis, funds raised on short term basis have, prima facie, not been
used during the year for long term investment.
xviii 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.
xix According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
xx The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
xxi To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For SUDIT K PAREKH & CO.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 110512W
Srikant V. Jilla
Pune Partner
May 29, 2012 Membership Number: 39461
Mar 31, 2010
1) We have audited the attached balance sheet of Venkys (India)
Limited, as at 31 March 2010 and also the profit and loss account and
the cash flow statement for the year ended 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.
2) We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3) As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the Order), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we
enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4) Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
c) The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account 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
Companies Act, 1956;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as at 31 March 2010 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 March 2010
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 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 accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March, 2010;
ii) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
iii) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
Re: Venkys (India) Limited
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 have been physically verified during the year by
the management under a regular programme of verification by rotation
over a period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
ii In respect of its inventories:
a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically verified during
the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) On the basis of our examination of the record of inventories, we are
of the opinion that the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the
physical stocks and the book records were not material and were
properly dealt with in the books of account.
iii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to/from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
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 natuYe of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of
goods. During the course
of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in internal control system of the Company.
v In respect of transactions entered in the register maintained
pursuant to section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, transactions that needed to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so
entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the registers maintained under section 301 and
exceeding the value of five lakh rupees in respect of each party during
the financial year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time except that no
comparison was possible in the case of purchase of items of highly
specialised nature where we are informed that there are no alternative
sources of supply.
vi According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposit from the public during the year.
vii In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii We have broadly reviewed the cost accounting records maintained by
the Company, pursuant to the order made by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records under section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 in respect of the Animal Health Products of the Company. We
have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a
view to determine whether they are accurate. 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 other products of the
Company.
ix In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities
undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education
and Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales-tax,
Service-tax, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, cess and other
statutory dues applicable to it.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income- tax, Wealth Tax,
Sales-tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty and Excise Duty were in arrears,
as at 31 March 2010 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us, following
are the details of disputed statutory dues of Sales-tax, Income-tax,
Customs Duty, Service Tax, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty, cess which have not
been deposited:
Nature of Amount Forum where
Dues Involved Dispute is pending
(Rs in lakhs)
Sales Tax 29.29 High Court
35.94 Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal
47.17 Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax
Income Tax 4.21 High Court
6.63 Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
x The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred any cash losses during the current
and the immediately preceding financial year.
xi In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
financial institution, bank or debenture holders.
xii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
provisions of chit fund statute, nidhi or mutual benefit fund or
society are not applicable to the Company.
xiv According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company does not deal or trade in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments.
xv According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
xvi According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has applied term loans for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
xvii According to the cash flow statement and other records examined by
us and the information and explanations given to us, on an overall
basis, funds raised on short term basis have, prima facie, not been
used during the year for long term investment.
xviii 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.
xix According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
xx The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
xxi To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For SUDIT K PAREKH & CO.
Chartered Accountants
SRIKANT V. JILLA
Partner
Pune; Membership Number: 39461
25th May,2010 Firm Registration Number:110512W
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