

Annexure to Auditors’ Report
| Annual Report 2008-09
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors’ Report of even date
to the members of
Atul Ltd
on the financial statements for the
year ended March 31, 2009
i.
(a) The Company has generally maintained proper records
showing particulars including quantitative details and
situation of fixed assets;
(b) As explained to us, fixed assets, according to the
practice of the Company, are physically verified
by the management at reasonable intervals, in a phased
verification-programme, which, in our opinion, is
reasonable, looking to the size of the Company and the
nature of its business. According to the information
and explanations given to us, discrepancies noticed on
physical verification have been adjusted in the books of
account;
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part
of its fixed assets so as to affect its going concern
status;
ii.
(a) As explained to us, inventories have been physically
verified during the year by the management;
(b) The procedures explained to us, which are followed
by the management for physical verification of
inventories, are, in our opinion, 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 of the Company, we are of the opinion that,
the Company is maintaining proper records of its
inventory. Discrepancies which were noticed on
physical verification of inventory as compared to book
records, have been properly dealt with in the books of
account;
iii. (a) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or
unsecured, to the companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act 1956;
(b) According to the information and explanations given
to us, the Company has taken unsecured loan (in the
nature of fixed deposits) from party listed in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act,
1956. The maximum amount involved during the year
was Rs1.75 lacs and the year end balance of loan taken
from such parties was Rs1.75 lacs. The Company has
not taken any loan, secured or unsecured, from the
companies and firms covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the said Act;
(c) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and
conditions on which loan has been taken from the
parties listed in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima-facie,
prejudicial to the interest of the company;
(d) The Company is regular in repaying the principal
amounts as stipulated and have been regular in the
payment of interest;
(e) There is no overdue amount of loans taken from the
parties listed in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956;
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are generally adequate
internal control procedures commensurate with the size of
the Company and the nature of its business with regard to
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for sale of goods
and services. During the course of our previous assessment,
no major weakness in internal control system, had come
to our notice;
v.
(a) On the basis of the audit procedures performed by us,
and according to the information, explanations and
representations given to us, we are of the opinion that,
the particulars of contracts or arrangement in which
directors were interested and which were required to
be entered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, have been so
entered;
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the transactions made in
pursuance of such contract or arrangements entered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 exceeding the value of rupees
five lacs in respect of any party during the year have
been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at that time;
vi. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us the company has complied with
the directives issued by Reserve Bank of India and the
Provisions of section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant
provision of the Act and the rules framed there-under since
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