INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Members of EMCO Limited
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of EMCO Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2016, 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 Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provision of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of the 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 fair 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 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. 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 aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2016, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
1. We refer to note 28 of the accompanying financial statement regarding the investments and loan aggregating to Rs.9919.64 Lacs into its wholly owned subsidiary EMCO Power Limited (EPL), which is setting up power projects in the state of Chhattisgarh and Odisha through joint venture companies. There has been temporary suspension of work on these projects by the management for the reasons stated therein. In the event, prolong delay, carrying value of the said investment will require to be adjusted for impairment.
2. We refer to note 27(b) of the accompanying financial statement regarding the liquidated damages/deduction made by customers aggregating to Rs,5805 Lacs, which are carried as Trade Receivables. The company has or is in the process of taking legal action for recovery of the same. Pending outcome of the matters which are presently unascertainable, no adjustments have been made in the accompanying financial statements.
Our opinion is not qualified in these matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2016 ("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" 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 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 standalone financial statements comply with the accounting standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) The matters 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 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.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rules 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 26(II) 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.
Annexure A" 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) In respect of its fixed assets :
a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets on the basis of available information.
b) As explained to us, all the fixed assets have been physically verified by the management in a phased periodical manner, which in our opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the title deeds / lease deeds and other records examined by us, we report that the title deeds / lease deeds in respect of all the immovable properties of lands which are freehold, immovable properties of land that have been taken on lease and disclosed as fixed assets in the financial statement and buildings are held in the Company's name or in the Company's erstwhile name as at the balance sheet date except freehold land and buildings situated at Baroda and Rajkot having gross carrying value of '21.02 lacs as at balance sheet date which are in the name of Urja Engineers Limited, the transferor company, which got amalgamated in to the Company.
2) As explained to us, physical verification of the inventories have been conducted at reasonable intervals by the management, which in our opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its inventories. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
3) The Company has granted unsecured loans to two wholly owned subsidiaries covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. The terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are not prejudicial to the interest of the company except in case of one subsidiary, company has given interest free loan. There is no schedule of repayment of principal and are repayable on demand. Also, there is no stipulation as to date of payment of interest. In view of this, question of overdue does not arise.
4) In respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security given by the Company:
a) Company has not directly or indirectly advanced loan to the persons or given guarantees or securities in connection with the loan taken by persons covered under Section 185 of the Act.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the activity of the Company falls under the definition of infrastructural facilities as defined under explanation to section 186 of the Act. Since section 186 of the Act is not applicable to such companies, the requirement of clause (iv)(b) of paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable.
5) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed there under. Therefore, the clause (v) of paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
6) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 prescribed by the Central Government under subsection (1) of Section 148 of the Act applicable in respect of certain activities undertaken by the company and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed cost records have been maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
7) In respect of Statutory dues :
a) According to the records of the Company, there have been delays in depositing undisputed statutory of Tax Deducted at Source, Sales Tax, VAT, Service Tax, LBT, Excise Duty with appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues of income tax, custom duty, Provident Fund, ESlC and other material statutory dues during the year with the appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues, were outstanding as at March 31, 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the records of the Company and the information and explanations given to us, the disputed dues on account of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess that have not been deposited with appropriate authorities are as under:
Name of Statute
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Nature of Dues
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Amount in '
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Period to which the amount relates
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Forum where the dispute is pending
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Sales Tax Act
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West Bengal VAT
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77,30,205
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2007-08 & 2009 -10
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Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax, Behala Circle
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Sales Tax Act
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Jharkhand VAT
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27,98,182
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2009-09 & 2010 -11
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Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Tax
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Name of Statute
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Nature of Dues
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Amount in '
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Period to which the amount relates
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Forum where the dispute is pending
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Sales Tax Act
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Rajasthan VAT
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9,71,76,846
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2011-12 & 2012 -13
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Rajasthan Tax Board, Ajmer.
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Sales Tax Act
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Maharashtra VAT
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16,68,76,205
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2005 -06
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Joint Commissioner, Mazgaon.
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Sales Tax Act
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Uttar Pradesh VAT
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6,64,000
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2011 -12
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Asst.Commissioner Sales Tax, Barabanki, Circle-1
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Sales Tax Act
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Rajasthan VAT
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1,62,466
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2012 -13
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Assistant Commissioner Works & Leasing Tax Bikaner, Rajasthan
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Central Excise Act
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Short Payment of Duty
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697,889
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2007-08
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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate, Mumbai
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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1,25,99,049
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2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-13
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Additional Commissioner Central Excise & Customs
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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86,27,775
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2009-10
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Commissioner of central excise & Customs, Nasik
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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1,06,32,851
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Oct 2013 to May 2014
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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate, Ahmadabad
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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3,83,85,129
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April 2009-Sept 2013
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Commissioner of central excise & Customs, Ahmadabad
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Central Excise Duty 12,63,37,485 Excise Act
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Nov,2001 to May 2015 & April,2009 to Aug,2010
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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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861,560
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April 2009 to May 2015
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Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, Thane
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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2,57,41,820
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2006-2012
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Commissioner of Central Excise and Custom
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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14,209,518
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July.2011 to Feb.2012
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Commissioner, Central Excise & Customs, Nasik
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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4,151,743
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July.2011 to Feb.2012
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Additional Commissioner, Central Excise & Customs, Nasik
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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588,694
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March 2007 to June 2008
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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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21,61,338
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April 2014 to July 2015
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Asst. Commissioner of Central Excise & Customs, Jalgaon
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Income Tax Act
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Income Tax
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32,51,285
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Ass. Yr. 2010-11 to 2013-14
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Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Thane
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Income Tax Act
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Income Tax
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45,50,292
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2008-09
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Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
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Service Tax
|
Service Tax and Penalty
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8,857,210
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Jan 2005 -June 2006
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Commissioner (Appeals), Central Excise and Customs, Vadodra
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Service Tax
|
Service Tax ,lnterest and Penalty
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132,71,799
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Jan 2007- Oct 2010
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Commissioner (Appeals), Central Excise, Mumbai Zone-I
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Service Tax
|
Penalty
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14,52,674
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Jan-2007 to Oct-2010
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Commissioner of Service Tax (Appeals)-ll, Mumbai- VII
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Service Tax
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Penalty
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430,491
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Aug 2006 to Mar 2010
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Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
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Service Tax
|
Service Tax and Penalty
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85,815
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Oct.2007 to Dec.2008
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Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
|
Service Tax
|
Penalty
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847,854
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April 2010 to March 2011
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Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
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In the following matters, the department has preferred appeals at higher levels:
Name of the Statute
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Nature of Dues
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Amount in '
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Financial Year to which the amount relates
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Forum where dispute is pending
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Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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1,41,32,088
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1996-01
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Supreme Court
|
Central Excise Act
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Excise Duty
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313,841
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2008-09
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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate
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8) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not delayed in repayment of loans to a financial institution or government or dues to debenture holders of the company. The Company has delayed in repayment of dues to banks during the year. The lender wise details are tabulated as under:
Name of Lender
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Amount (in Lakhs)
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Delay in Days
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Remarks, If any
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Dena Bank
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2907
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-
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Overdrawn Working capital
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Federal Bank
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478
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-
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Overdrawn Working capital
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Union Bank
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2871
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-
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Overdrawn Working capital
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Exim Bank
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200
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30 to 59
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Working Capital term Loan
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6456
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9) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has utilized the money raised by way of term loans during the year for the purposes for which they were raised.
10) Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
11) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
12) In our opinion company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xii) of paragraph 3 of the Order are not applicable to the company.
13) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, all transactions with related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Act and their details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
14) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year and hence clause (xiv) of paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable to the company.
15) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transaction with the directors or persons connected with him and covered under section 192 of the Act. Hence, clause (xv) of the paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
16) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Annexure B" to Independent Auditors' Report referred to in paragraph 2(f) under the heading "Report on other legal and regulatory requirements of 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 ("the Act")
We have audited the Internal Financial Control over financial reporting of EMCO Limited
("the company") as of 31st March, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year then ended.
Management Responsibility for the 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 (ICAI). 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 Act.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, 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 ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company's internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company's internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, 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 ICAI.
For P. RAJ & CO. For Chaturvedi & Shah
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 108310W Firm Registration No. 101720W
Sd/- Sd/-
S. V. Chheda Jignesh Mehta
Partner partner
Membership No. 103938 Membership No. 102749
Mumbai, May 30, 2016 Mumbai, May 30, 2016
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