Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of M/s Mukand Engineers Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements to 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 referred to in Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that are operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under including the Accounting and Auditing Standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report.
We have 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 auditors' 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 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 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, 2017 and its Loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matter in notes to Financial Statements:
(i) Note No. 28 to the financial statements, relating to overdue loans, aggregating Rs.4,43,00,000/- (Previous Year Rs.5,88,00,000/-) and Interest
Receivable thereon, aggregating Rs.2,22,71,683 /-(Previous Year Rs.2,92,28,810/-), at the end of the year, that are due from investment companies whose net worth have eroded. The Management’s assessment on the recoverability from the financial assets of these companies is subject to uncertainties and which if do not materialize, could significantly impact the carrying values of the aforesaid loans & interest thereon. Our report is not modified in respect of the above matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of the section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Order”), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the "Annexure A", a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 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 Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e. On the basis of written representations received from the Directors as on March 31, 2017, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017, from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B”.
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors' Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact, if any, of pending litigations as at 31st March, 2017 on its financial position in its financial statements as referred to in Note 27 to the financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision as at March 31, 2017 as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts. The Company has not entered in to any Derivative Contracts during the financial year.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2017.
iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in the standalone financial statements as to holding as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8th November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016, on the basis of information available with the Company. Based on audit procedures, and relying on management’s representation, we report that disclosures are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management.- Refer Note No.39
ANNEXURE A TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
(The Annexure referred to in our report to the members of Mukand Engineers Limited (‘the Company’) for the year ended March 31, 2017.)
(i) In respect of its Fixed Assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As per the explanation given to us, the Fixed Assets were physically verified by the Management in accordance with a regular programme covering all the assets over a period of three years, which in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the program, the management during the year has physically verified a portion of the fixed assets and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of is assets.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company does not hold any immovable properties in its name.
(ii) The physical verification of inventory excluding stocks with third parties and contractors has been conducted at reasonable intervals 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.
(iii) In our opinion, and according to 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 Act during the year. Consequently, clauses (iii) (a), (iii) (b) and (iii) c of paragraph 3 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans or provided any guarantees or security in respect of any loans to any party covered under Section 185 and 186 of the Act. The Company has complied with the provisions of Section 186 of the Act, in respect of investments made in body corporate.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has generally complied with the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other provisions of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 to the extent notified, with regard to deposits accepted from the public. The Company not being an “Eligible Company” as defined in Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, sought and obtained the approval from the Company Law Board for extension in time limit for repayment of Public Deposits outstanding as on March 31 2015 on the respective due dates of maturity.
(vi) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act, for any of the services rendered by the Company.
(vii) In respect of Statutory Dues:
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax including Value Added Tax, Service Tax, Entry Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues as applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, there were no dues towards Custom Duty, Wealth Tax and Excise Duty during the year.
According to information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Service Tax, Entry Tax, Value Added Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as on 31st March,2017 for a period of more than six months from the date they become payable.
(b) According to information and explanations given to us upon our enquiries in this regard and records of the Company, the following statutory dues in respect of Income Tax, Works Contract Tax, Entry Tax and Service Tax as at 31st March, 2017 have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:
Nature of dues
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Amount
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Period to which the amount relates
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Forum where the dispute is pending
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Income Tax
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86,22,250
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2000-2001,
2001-2002
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High Court of Bombay
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Income Tax
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84,55,448
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1999-2000
2005-2006
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
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Income Tax
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16,13,533
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2011-2012 to
2012-2013
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Commissioner of Income Tax
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Income Tax
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98,95,634
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2002-2003 to 2012-2013
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Income Tax Department Authorities
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Works Contracts Tax
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75,83,974
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2001-2002 and
2002-2003
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High Court
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Works Contracts Tax
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1,88,91,961
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2001-2002 to
2004-2005,
2011-2012,
2012-2013,
2014-2015
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Sales Tax
Department
Authorities
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Entry Tax
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8,11,173
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1999-2000 to 2002-2003
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High Court, Odisha
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Entry Tax
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1,27,835
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2003-2004
1999-2000
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Asst. Commissioner (Sales Tax)
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(viii) According to the records of the Company examined by us and information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank during the year. There are no dues to any debenture holders.
(ix) The Company did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans during the year. Accordingly, clause (ix) of paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable.
(x) 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 material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the Management.
(xi) According to the information and explanations give to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has paid/provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, clause (xii) of paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act, where applicable. The details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Accounting Standard (AS)18, related party disclosures as specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations give to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with Directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, clause (xv) of paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable.
(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of clause (xvi) of paragraph 3 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
GIRISH M. PATHAK
Partner
Membership No. 102016
For and on behalf of
K.K.MANKESHWAR & CO.,
Chartered Accountants
FRN- 106009W
Mumbai, May 24, 2017
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