We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ELLORA PAPER
MILLS LIMITED, ("the Company") which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at 31st March 2014, 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
The Company's management is responsible for the preparation of these
financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in
accordance with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies
Act, 1956 ("the Act") 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 and in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility
includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal
control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatements. 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
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 -
* In the case of Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs of the Company
as at March 31,2014;
* In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss of the
year ended on that date; and
* In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order")issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section
227 (4A) of the Companies Act, 1956 of India and on the basis of such
checks we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we set out in the Annexure a statement on
the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss,
and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Act 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;
* On the basis of the written representations received from the
Director's as on March, 2014, taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2014,
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of
the Act.
ANNEXURE TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading of "Report on Other
Legal and Regulatory Requirements" of our report of even date.)
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company are physically verified by the
management according to a phased program designed to cover all the
items over a period of one year, which in our opinion, is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to such program, a physical verification was carried out
during the year and we were informed that 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.
2. (a) The inventory of the Company has been physically verified by
the management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with
third parties, these have been substantially confirmed by them. In our
opinion the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and nature of its business. c) On the basis of
our examination of records of inventory, in our opinion, the Company
has maintained proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed
on physical verification between the physical stocks and the book
records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted unsecured loans and Inter-corporate
deposits to companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act. Hence, the provisions of Clause (3) (a), (b), (c), (d)
of Paragraph 4 are not applicable to Company.
(b) The Company has not taken unsecured loans and Inter-corporate
deposits from companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act. Hence, the provisions of Clause (3) (e), (f),
(g), of Paragraph 4 are not applicable to Company.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
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. Further, on the basis of our examination and information and
according to the explanations given to us, we have neither come across
nor have we been informed of any instance of major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control procedures.
5. a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions, that need to be entered into the
Register maintained under Section 301 of Act, have been so entered.
b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Act, and exceeding the value of five lac rupees in respect of any
party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the market prices prevailing 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. Therefore, the provisions of Section 58A, 58AA and any
other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules
framed there under with regard to deposits accepted from the public
are not applicable to the Company.
7. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by
the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under Section 209 (1) (d) of the Act. We 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 records with a view to determining whether they are
accurate or complete.
8. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
according to the books and records as produced and examined by us, in
our opinion, the undisputed statutory dues 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 as applicable, have been
regularly deposited by the Company during the year with the
appropriate authorities.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
arrears of undisputed provident Fund dues as at 31st March 2014 are
remaining unpaid.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues in respect of sales tax, income tax, customs duty and
cess, which, have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
9. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st Mach, 2014. The
Company has not incurred cash loss during the financial year nor it
has incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year.
10. Based on our audit procedures and on the information and
explanations given by the management, in our opinion, the company has
not defaulted in repayment of dues to any bank or financial
institution as at the balance sheet date.
11. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
Security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
12. The Company is not a Chit Fund, Nidhi, mutual benefit fund or a
society. Accordingly clause 4(xiii) of the Order is not applicable.
13. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures
and other investments. Accordingly, clause 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
14. The Company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others
from banks or financial institutions, the terms and conditions,
whereof, in our opinion, are prima facie prejudicial to the interest
of the Company.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on an overall examination, the term loans have been
applied for the purpose for which they were raised.
16. According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not raised any funds on short term basis. All assets have
been funded by Shareholder's Funds.
17. 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 during the year.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, clause
4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year. Accordingly clause 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable.
20. During the course of our examination of the books of account
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.
Place: Nagpur
Date: 21.10.2014
For Bhattad & Associate
Chartered Accounts
Firm Registration No. 135948W
Sd/-
R S Bhattad,
Partner
M. No. 014999
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