(Referred to in paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements' section of our report of even date)
- Having regard to the nature of the Company's business/activities/results during the year, clauses (x), (xii), (xiii) and
(xiv) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
- In respect of its fixed assets:
- The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
- The Company has a program of verification of fixed assets to cover all the items in a phased manner 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, certain fixed assets were physically verified by the Management during the year. According to the information and explanations given to us no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
- The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern status of the Company.
- In respect of its inventory:
- As explained to us, the inventories of finished and semi-finished goods and raw materials at Works, Mines and Collieries were physically verified during the year by the Management. In respect to stores and spare parts and stocks at stockyards and with consignment/conversion agents, the Company has a programme of verification of stocks over a three year period. In our opinion, having regard to the nature and location of the stocks, the frequency of verification is reasonable. In case of materials lying with third parties, certificates for stocks held have been received.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
- The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, having regard to the explanations that some of the items purchased are of special nature and suitable alternative sources are not readily available for obtaining 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 purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness in such internal control system.
- In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:
- The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to Section 301 that needed to be entered in the Register maintained under the said Section have been so entered.
- Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs. five lakhs in respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the deposits accepted from the public. According to the information and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the Company Law Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
- In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
- We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 prescribed by the Central Government under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 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 determining whether they are accurate or complete.
- According to the information and explanations given to us in respect of statutory dues:
- The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. We are informed that the Company intends to obtain exemption from operations of Employees' State Insurance Act at all locations and necessary steps have been taken by the Company. We are also informed that actions taken by the authorities at some locations to bring the employees of the Company under the Employees' State Insurance Scheme has been contested by the Company and full payment has not been made of the contributions demanded.
- There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of 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 in arrears as at 31 March, 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable, except for collection of sales tax which we are informed are refundable to customers because they have been collected in excess or which have been collected pending receipt of necessary certificates from the customers.
- Details of dues of Income-tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Cess which have not been deposited as on 31 March, 2013 on account of disputes are given below:
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Name of the Statute (Nature of Dues) |
Forum where Dispute is pending |
Period to which the amount relates |
Amount involved (Rs. In crores) |
Customs Act |
Supreme Court |
1990-91 & 1993-94 |
9.68 |
High Court |
2002-03 |
0.03 |
Commissioner |
1993-94 |
3.92 |
Central Excise Act |
Supreme Court |
2004-05 |
235.48 |
High Court |
1988-89, 1989-90, 2000-01 &
2003-04 to 2008-09 |
14.54 |
Tribunal |
1990-91, 1992-93, 1996-97 &
1998-99 to 2012-13 |
755.32 |
Commissioner |
1988-89, 1989-90 &
1993-94 to 2012-13 |
14.17 |
Deputy Commissioner |
1985-86, 1986-87 & 1998-99 |
0.18 |
Assistant Commissioner |
1983-84 to 2005-06 |
0.85 |
Sales Tax |
Supreme Court |
2006-07 to 2011-12 |
25.59 |
High Court |
1973-74, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95,
1996-97, 1999-2000 to 2005-06,
2007-08 to 2009-10 & 2012-13 |
119.31 |
Tribunal |
1980-81, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1987-88,
1989-90, 1995-96 & 1997-98 to 2011-12 |
71.97 |
Commissioner |
1983-84, 1984-85, 1988-89 to
1998-99 & 2008-09 to 2011-12 |
248.58 |
Deputy Commissioner |
1983-84, 1984-85, 1988-89 to 1998-99
& 2008-09 to 2011-12 |
116.94 |
Assistant Commissioner |
1973-74, 1980-81, 1983-84 to 1997-98, 1998-99 & 2000-01 to 2011-12 |
26.85 |
Cess on royalty, education, welfare etc. |
High Court |
1956-57 to 1993-94, 1999-2000 to
2001-02, 2003-04 to 2005-06 & 2007-08 to 2012-13 |
7.66 |
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- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to banks, financial institutions and debenture holders.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the Company for loans taken by others from banks and financial institutions are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans have been applied by the Company during the year for the purposes for which they were obtained, other than temporary deployment pending application.
- In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report that funds raised on short-term basis have, prima facie, not been used during the year for long- term investment.
- According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
- According to the information and explanations given to us, during the period covered by our audit report, the Company had issued unsecured debentures which did not require creation of any charge or security.
- The Management has disclosed the end use of money raised by public issue in Note 2 to the financial statements and we have verified the same.
- To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
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