We have audITed the accompanying financial statement of TODAYS WRITING
INSTRUMENTS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet
as at 31st March, 2015, the statement of ProfIT and Loss, the cash flow
statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's responsibilITy for the financial statement.
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 flow 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 also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance wITh the
provision of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detection frauds and other irregularITies; selection
and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgment 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 financial
statements based on our audIT. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and audITing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audIT report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audIT in accordance wITh the Standards on AudITing, 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 amount 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 assessment, the audITor
considers internal control relevant to the company's preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statement in order to design audIT
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control. An audIT also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audIT evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audIT opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statement give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformITy wITh the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
a) In the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2015
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 of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
a) We draw attention to Note No. 37 to the financial statement
regarding preparation of account of the company on going concern basis
though the accumulated losses of the Company have exceeded ITs net
worth. Based on the factors the management believes that the going
concern assumption is appropriate and no adjustments have been made in
the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015.
b) Balance confirmation from debtors, credITors, advances, secured and
unsecured lenders etc. are generally not received and accordingly not
reconciled / confirmed. In absence of the same these balances and their
classification are reflected as per the records produced.
c) Provision of interest on loans from banks & financial instITution
are provided as per the earlier CDR scheme and not as per the sanction
terms of the banks & financial instITution even though the CDR scheme
sanction of consortium Banks has been cancelled.
d) Retirement benefITs of employees in respect of GratuITy and leave
encashment are accounted for on payment basis which is not in
conformITy wITh Accounting Standard (AS) 15 (Revised 2005) on Employee
BenefITs which requires that GratuITy be accounted for on accrual
basis.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
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) f section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure 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 obtained all the information and explanation which to the
best 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, the statement of ProfIT and loss and the cash
flow statement dealt wITh the 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) On the basis of wrITten representations received from the directors
as on 31st March 2015, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none
of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March 2015, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) of the Act.
f) WITh respect to the other matters included in the AudITor's Report
and to our 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 28 to the
financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivatives 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 TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 1 of the section on "Report on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements" of our report of even date to the members of
Todays WrITing Instruments Ltd on the financial statements as and for
the year ended March 31, 2015.
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantITative details and sITuation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the ITems 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 programme, the fixed assets has been physically
verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
ii. (a) The inventory including stocks wITh certain 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.
iii. (a) The Company has not granted any loan during the year.
(b) A Sum of Rs. 1056.00 lacs has been granted to ITs 4 subsidiaries as
advance in earlier years, which are interest free. This along wITh
advances of Rs. 13.09 lacs made during the year is outstanding at the
year end ( Maximum outstanding during the year Rs. 1068.02 lacs). Rs.
1.07 lacs amount have been received back during the year.
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
purchase of inventory and 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
explanation 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.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposITs from the public wIThin
the meaning of sections 73 and 74 of the Act and the rules framed there
under to the extent notified.
vi. The maintenance of cost records has not been applicable to the
Company as specified under sub- section (1) of the section 148 of the
Act.
vii. (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 not regular in deposITing the undisputed statutory dues, including
provident fund, Income tax, wealth tax, service tax, sales tax, excise
duty, value added tax, Cess and other material statutory dues, as
applicable, wITh the appropriate authorITies. We have notice serious
delays in case of Provident Fund amounting to Rs. 43.38 lacs,Income tax
amounting to Rs. 837.72 lacs, TDS amounting to Rs, 12.46 lacs and
Service tax amounting to Rs. 2.42 lacs.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
Income Tax and Sales Tax, as at 31 st March 2015 which have not been
deposITed on account of dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Nature of dues Year
Income Tax Act 1961 Assessed Dues 2007-2008
Income Tax Act 1961 Assessed Dues 2008-2009
Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 Assessed Dues 2006-2007
Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 Assessed Dues 2007-2008
Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 Assessed Dues 2008-2009
Name of the statute Amount Forum where the dispute is
(Rs.in Lakhs) pending
Income Tax Act 1961 279.33 I. T. A. T. Kolkata
Income Tax Act 1961 753.50 I. T. A. T. Kolkata
Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 473.19 Sales Tax Tribunal, Mumbai
Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 706.75 Sales Tax Tribunal, Mumbai
Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 704.31 Sales Tax Tribunal, Mumbai
According to the information and explanation given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of wealth-tax,
Sales Tax, VAT and service tax which have not been deposITed on account
of any dispute.
(c) The amount required to be transferred to investor Education and
Protection Fund has been transferred wIThin the stipulated time in
accordance wITh the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rule
made there under.
viii. The Company has accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year and IT has incurred cash losses in the financial year ended on
that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
ix. Based on our audIT procedures and the information and explanations
given by management, the Company has defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks.
x. According to the information and explanation given to us and the
records examined by us, the Company has given corporate guarantee
amounting to Rs. 3050.00 lakhs to ICICI Bank Ltd for loans taken by
Today's Petrotech Ltd, a subsidiary of the company. The terms and
condITion whereof are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of
the Company.
xi. According to the In our opinion, the Company has not availed any
term loan during the year and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the term loans availed on earlier years were
applied, on an overall basis, for the purposes for which they were
obtained.
xii. 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 any such case by the Management.
For AJAY SHOBHA & CO.
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No: 317031E)
(AJAY GUPTA)
Place: Mumbai Partner
Date:- 30th May, 2015 M. No.053071
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