Auditor Report of Schneider Electric President Systems Ltd.
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of
Schneider Electric President Systems Limited (âthe Companyâ),
which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2026, 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.
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 (Ind AS)
and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of
the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2026, and
its profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity
and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the financial statements 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 thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the
ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we
have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion on the financial statements.
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. We have determined that
there are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.
Information Other than the Financial Statements
and Auditorâs Report Thereon
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other
information. The other information comprises the information
included in the Annual report but does not include the financial
statements and our auditorâs report thereon. The annual report
is expected to be made available to us after the date of this
auditor''s report.
Our opinion on the 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.
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 the Indian
Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;
making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness
of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the 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 Management and
Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Companyâs
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going concern
basis of accounting unless the 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 is 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 judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design
and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and
obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a
material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than
for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls
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 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 the Management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management
and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained,
whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs
ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a
material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention
in our Auditorâs Report to the related disclosures in the
financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,
to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the
audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs
report. However, future events or conditions may cause the
Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and
whether the financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves
fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any
significant deficiencies in internal financial controls 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order,
2020 (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 âAnnexure A'' a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to
the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report to the
extent applicable that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and
explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and
belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required
by law have been kept by the Company so far as it
appears from our examination of those books, except
for:
(i) the matter stated in paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on
reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 and
(ii) the daily backup of books of account
maintained in electronic mode in one non¬
primary accounting software has not been kept
in servers physically located in India during the
year ended March 31, 2026.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and
Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the
Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement
of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in
agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements
comply with the Indian Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received
from the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 from
being appointed as a director in terms of Section
164 (2) of the Act.
(f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of
accounts and other matters connected therewith
are as stated in paragraph 2(b) above on reporting
under section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph
2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial
controls with reference to financial statements of the
Company and the operating effectiveness of such
controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure
B''.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included
in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with the
requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, as
amended, in our opinion and to the best of our
information and according to the explanations given
to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its
directors during the year is in accordance with the
provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
(i) 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 31 B 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 were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that,
to the best of itâs knowledge and belief,
as disclosed in the Note 43(ii) to the
financial statements, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested
(either from borrowed funds or share
premium or any other sources or kind
of funds) by the Company to or in any
other persons or entities, including
foreign entities (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 by or on behalf of
the Company (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or
provide any guarantee, security or the like
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented,
that, to the best of itâs knowledge and
belief, as disclosed in the Note 43(ii)
to the financial statements, 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 by or on behalf of the
Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ)
or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures performed
that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing
has come to our notice that has caused us
to believe that the representations under
sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as
provided under (a) and (b) above, contain
any material misstatement.
(v) The Company has not declared or paid any
dividend during the year and has not proposed
final dividend during the year.
(vi) Based on our examination, which included tests
checks, the Company has used accounting
software for maintaining its books of account
for the financial year ended March 31, 2026,
which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit
log) facility and the same have been operated
throughout the year for all relevant transactions
recorded in the respective software, except
that,
a) For the primary accounting software used
for maintaining the books of account, the
feature of recording audit trail (edit log)
facility was not enabled at application
level for changes through certain
tables and changes made by certain
privileged users with specific access due
to softwareâs inherent functionalities.
Further, the feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility was also not enabled at
the database level to log any direct data
changes.
b) The database of one non-primary
accounting software used by the
Company, has been hosted by the third-
party service provider. However, in the
absence of independent auditorâs report
for full reporting period in relation to
controls at the third-party service
provider, we are unable to comment if the
audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled at
the database level.
Further during the course of performing our audit
procedures, we did not come across any instance of
audit trail feature being tampered with to the extent it
was enabled.
Additionally, for the periods where the audit trail (edit
log) facility was enabled and operated, audit trail has
been preserved by the Company as per the statutory
requirements for record retention.
For N Dhawan & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 000050N/N500045
Pankaj Walia
Partner
Membership No.: 509590
UDIN: 26509590OVUHCU4716
Place: Gurugram
Date: May 27, 2026
Management's Responsibility for the Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash fows of the Company in accordance with 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 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial control that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company's preparation of the financial statements that give 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 effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2015, its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to Note 2 of the accompanying financial statements which indicates that the Company incurred loss after tax of Rs. 37,182,769 for the year ended March 31, 2015. Further, the Company incurred loss after tax amounting to Rs. 48,192,526 and Rs. 33,295,488 for the year ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 2 to the accompanying financial statements indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubts regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
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 1 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, 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 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) The going concern matter described under the Emphasis of Matter paragraph above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;
(f) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015, from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(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 29 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts  Refer Note 6 to the financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
The Annexure referred to in our report to the members of Schneider Electric President Systems Limited ('the Company') for the year ended March 31, 2015. We report that:
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification 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) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year. Inventories lying with outside parties have been confirmed by them as at year end.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory except that the process of recording issues of raw materials for consumption accurately and on a timely basis needs to be strengthened. Discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventories were material and have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts.
iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii)(a) and (b) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the sale of goods and services and for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets. However, in our opinion, the internal control procedures for accurate and timely recording of issue of raw materials for consumption including the process of reconciliation of sub-ledger and general ledger for sale of goods and services need to be strengthened. During the course of our audit, other than the foregoing, we have not observed any other major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies Act 2013, related to the manufacture of Enclosures and related accessories including electrical and electronic equipments appliances and machinery and mechanical appliances and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases of remittance of tax deducted at source and professional tax and significant delays in a few cases of remittance of service tax dues.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of Nature Amount Period to the Statute of dues (Rs.) which it relates
1,229,638 FY 2007-09 The Central Excise Act, Excise Duty 1944 64,813 FY 2011-14
The Finance Act, 1944 Service Tax 387,972 FY 2010-11
The Karnataka VAT Act 1,327,595* FY 2010-11 Value Added
The Maharashtra VAT Tax 1,475,718* FY 2004-05 Act
Name of the Statute Forum where dispute is pending
The Central Excise Act, 1944 The Commissioner of Central Excise [Appeals], Bangalore
The Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, III Division, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1944 Assistant Commissioner Central Excise, Pune
The Karnataka VAT Act The Joint Commissioner (Appeals), Bangalore
The Maharashtra VAT Act The Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals), Pune
*The above amounts have been paid under protest by the Company.
(d) According to the information and explanations given to us, the amount required to be transferred to investor education and protection fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under has been transferred to such fund within time.
viii) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.
ix) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution or bank or 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 bank or financial institutions.
xi) Based on the information and explanation given to us by the management, terms loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
xii) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W
per Mahendra Jain
Partner
Membership Number: 205839
Place: Bengaluru
Date : May 21, 2015
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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956, read with General Circular 8/2014 dated 4 April 2014 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss 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.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to Note 2 of the accompanying financial statements which indicates that the Company incurred loss after tax of '' 48,192,526 and Rs. 33,295,488 for the year ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 2 to the accompanying financial statements indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubts regarding the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub- section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956, read with General Circular 8/2014 dated 4 April 2014 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act,1956.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of our report of even date Re: Schneider Electric President Systems Limited (Formerly APW President Systems Limited) (''the Company'')
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification 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) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.
ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year. Inventories lying with outside parties have been confirmed by them as at year end.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory except that the process of recording issues of raw materials for consumption accurately and on a timely basis needs to be strengthened. Discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventories were material and have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts.
iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(b) The Company has taken loan from a Private Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act,1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.199,935,461 and the year-end balance of loans received from such parties was Rs.199, 935,461.
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as stipulated and payment of interest has generally been regular.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the sale of goods and services and for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets. However, in our opinion, the internal control procedures for accurate and timely recording of issue of raw materials for consumption need to be strengthened. During the course of our audit, other than the foregoing, we have not observed any other major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
v) (a) According to the information and explanation provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangement referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have been so entered.
(b) In respect of transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs entered into during the financial year, because of the unique and specialized nature of the items involved and absence of any comparable prices, we are unable to comment whether the transactions were made at prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from public.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,employees'' state insurance, income- tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been significant delay in few cases with regard to remittance of tax deducted at source and slight delays in few cases with regard to remittances of professional tax and employees'' state insurance dues.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of Nature Amount Period to the Statute of dues (Rs.) which it relates
1,229,638 FY 2007-09
The Central Excise Act,1944 Excise 64,813 FY 2011-14
The Finance Act Service Tax 387,972 FY 2010-11 1944
Name of the Statue Forum where dispute is pending
The Central Excise Act,1944 The Commissioner of Central Excise [Appeals], Bangalore-1.
The Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, III Division, Bangalore.
The Finance Act, 1944 Assistant Commissioner Central Excise, Pune 1.
x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.
xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution or bank or debenture holders.
xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced before us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
xvi) Based on the information and explanation given to us by the management, terms loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.
xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the period.
xx) The Company has not raised any money through public issue during the period.
xxi) Based upon the audit procedure performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanation given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W
Per Mahendra Jain
Partner
Membership Number: 205839
Bangalore
May 27, 2014
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on 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) ('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:
i. we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of our audit; ii. in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books; iii. the balance sheet, statement of profit and loss and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account; iv. in our opinion, the balance sheet, 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.
v. on the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;
a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2012;
b) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date to the members of APW President Systems Limited
i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.
ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. Discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventories were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts.
iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii)(a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(b) The Company has taken loan from a Private Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.110,000,000 and the year-end balance of loans received from such parties was Rs. 103,967,737.
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as stipulated and payment of interest has generally been regular. iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories and fixed assets are for the Company's specialized requirements and similarly certain goods and services sold are for the specialized requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and sale of goods and services, except that, in our opinion, the internal control procedures with respect to purchases and sales, including approval and payments to commission agents, require further strengthening to be commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business operations. In our opinion, there is a continuing failure to correct major weakness in the internal control system. According to the explanations given to us, the management is in process of taking suitable action subsequent to the balance sheet date.
v) (a) According to the information and explanation provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangement referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have been so entered. (b) In respect of transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs entered into during the financial year, because of the unique and specialized nature of the items involved and absence of any comparable prices, we are unable to comment whether the transactions were made at prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from public.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases with regard to provident fund, employees' state insurance and tax deducted at source.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. According to the information and explanations given to us, undisputed dues in respect of service tax on import of services and tax deducted at source on interest accrual towards dues to small and micro enterprises were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to Statute dues whichit relates
The Central Excise Excise 181,846 FY 2007-09 Act, 1944
1,265674 FY 2007-09
10,933 FY 2007-08
The Finance Act, Service Tax 399,206 FY 2009-11 1944
725,920 FY 2008-11
62,163 FY 2011-12
72,046 FY 2006-09
387,972 FY 2010-11
Name of the Forum where dispute is pending Statue
The Central Excise Act, 1944 The Joint Secretary, Government of India, Department of Revenue, New Delhi.
The Commissioner of Central Excise [Appeals], Bangalore-1
The Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, III Division, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1944 The Commissioner of Central Excise [Appeals], Bangalore-1
The Commissioner of Central Excise [Appeals], Chennai
The Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, I Division, Puducherry
Assistant Commissioner Central Excise, Pune V
Assistant Commissioner Central Excise, Pune 1
x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year. However, the Company incurred cash losses in the current year.
xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution or bank or debenture holders.
xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced before us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions. xvi) Based on the information and explanation given to us by the management, terms loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.
xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the period.
xx) The Company has not raised any money through public issue during the period.
xxi) Based upon the audit procedure performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanation given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co.
FirMregistration Number: 301003E Chartered Accountants
per Navin Agrawal Place :Bangalore Partner
Date :17 May 2012 Membership Number: 056102
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 the 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 ÃThe Companies Act, 1956 of India (the ÃAct) and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed manner, the information required by the Act, 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 March 31, 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss 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 AUDITORS REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the members of APW President Systems Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2011
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(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.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties and goods in transit) has been physically verified by the management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 inventory records, in our opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) 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.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, except for dues in respect of Income tax, Service tax, Employees State Insurance and Provident Fund in respect of which there have been slight delays in a few cases, the Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including investor education and protection fund, wealth tax, customs duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of sales-tax, income tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of a dispute.
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at March 31, 2011 and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/ nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and 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 during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse Firm Registration Number: 301112E Chartered Accountants
Neeraj Gupta Partner Membership No. F055158
Place : Mumbai Date : May 16, 2011
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 the 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 ÃThe Companies Act, 1956 of India (the ÃAct) and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed manner, the information required by the Act, 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 March 31, 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 Auditors Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the members of APW President Systems Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2010
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(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.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 inventory records, in our opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.
3.`(a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) 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.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, except for dues in respect of Income tax, Service tax and Provident Fund in respect of which there have been slight delays in a few cases, the Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance, wealth tax, customs duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of a dispute. The particulars of dues of income tax as at March 31, 2010 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of dues Amount Period to which the Forum where the statue (Rs.) amount relates dispute is pending Income Tax Penalty under 482,344 Assessment Year 2003- Commissioner of Section Income Tax (Appeals) Act, 1961 271 (1) (c) 2004
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at March 31, 2010 and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/ nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and 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 during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse Firm Registration Number: 301112E Chartered Accountants Neeraj Gupta Place: Mumbai Partner Mumbai: May 17, 2010 Membership No. F055158
Further to As required by the Manufacturing and Other Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 1988 issued by our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 above :
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were æ 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 and the Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
in our opinion, the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account are in compliance with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Companies Act, 1956;
(e) 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:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2000; and
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 1 of our report of even date)
1. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and location of the fixed assets. The fixed assets have been physically verified by the Management during the year and, as informed, no significant discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
2. The fixed assets have not been revalued during the year.
3. The stocks of raw materials and components and finished goods were physically verified during the year by the Management. In our opinion, having regard to the nature and location of the stocks, the frequency of verification was reasonable.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the procedures of verification of stocks followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
5. In respect of stocks at Pune there were no significant differences between the physical stocks as verified and the book records. However, in respect of stocks at Bangalore, significant differences were noticed between the book records and the physical stock, which have been properly dealt with.
6. In our opinion, and on the basis of our examination of the stock records, the valuation of stocks is fair and proper and in accordance with-normally accepted accounting principles and is on the same basis as in the preceding year except as stated in Note 10 of Schedule 21.
7. The Company has neither taken nor granted any loan from or to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. We are informed that there are no companies under the same management as defined in Section 370(1 B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
8. The parties to whom loans or advances in the nature of loans have been given by the Company are repaying the principal amounts and interest where stipulated except for some employees who have left. We are informed that steps are being taken to recover the amounts due from them.
9. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, having regard to the extent of involvement of senior management in the day to day affairs of the Company, there are adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of stores, raw materials including components, plant and machinery, equipment and other assets and for the sale of goods.
10. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions of purchase of goods and materials and sale of goods and materials made in pursuance of contracts or arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and aggregating during the year to Rs.50,000 or more in respect of each party, have been made at prices which are reasonable, having regard to prevailing market prices for such goods, materials or services where such market prices are available or the prices at which transactions for similar goods or materials have been made with other parties, except where due to the special nature of the goods, no comparative prices are available.
11. As explained to us, the Company has a regular procedure for the determination of unserviceable or damaged stores, raw materials and finished goods and adequate provision has been made for such items.
The Company has not accepted any fixed deposit from the public.
In our opinion, reasonable records have been maintained by the Company for the sale and disposal of scrap. As explained to us, there are no by-products.
14, In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during the year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management were generally commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
15. We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956.
16. The Company has generally been regular in depositing Provident and Pension Fund and Employees State Insurance dues with the appropriate authorities.
17. There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of wealth tax, customs duty, excise duty, income-tax and sales tax outstanding as at 31st March, 2000 for a period of more than 6 months from the date they became payable.
18. According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us, no personal expenses have been charged to the revenue account, other than those payable under contractual obligations or in accordance with generally accepted business practice.
19. In respect of the Companys trading activity, we are informed that there were no damaged goods.
For S. B. BILLIMORIA & CO.
Chartered Accountants
Nalin M. Shah
Partner
MUMBAI, 25 August, 2000
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