Details of all Board Committees along with their composition and meetings held during the year under review are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. 14. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Board of Directors hereby confirms
(i) in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;.
(ii) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the loss of the company for that period;.
(iii) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
(v) the directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
(vi) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
15. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations continued to be generally peaceful and cordial during the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees during the year
16. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF):
Your Company has funds amounting to Rs. 81,927/- lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. This amount is under reconciliation and will be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) pursuant to the provisions of section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant rule, if any, applicable.
17. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm?s length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and also the Board for their approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained for the transactions, which are of a foreseen and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted are audited and a statement giving details of all related party transactions is placed before the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors for their approval on a quarterly basis.
The transactions with the related parties are disclosed in the „Notes on Accounts forming part of the Annual Report?.
18. CASH FLOW STATEMENT:
In conformity with the Accounting Standard - 3 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the provisions of Clause 32 of the Listing Agreement with the BSE Limited, the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended March 31, 2015 is annexed to the accounts.
19. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There were no employees during the whole or part of the year who were in receipt of remuneration in excess of limits as covered under the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
20. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORBTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE:
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of conservation of energy and technology absorption are not required to be furnished considering the fact that the Company has not carried on any manufacturing activity.
The Company has not earned any foreign exchange during the year under review. The Company has not spent any amount in foreign exchange
21. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As per clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchange, the report of the Corporate Governance and the Certificate of the practicing Company Secretaries by Dolly J Mehta in respect of compliance thereof is enclosed herewith as Annexure I and forming part of this report.
22. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT - 9 is annexed herewith as Annexure II.
23. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:
During the year under review, the Company does not meet any of the criteria as set out in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. Hence, the requirement for furnishing of details of Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicable to the Company
24. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Pursuant to the requirement of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has constituted a Risk Management Committee. The details of Committee and its terms of reference are set out in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Board?s Report.
25. MATERIAL EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER BALANCE SHEET DATE:
During the year under review, there were no other material events and commitments affecting financial position of the Company occurring after Balance sheet date.
26. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS / COURTS, IF ANY:
During the year under review, there were no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of your Company and its future operations.
27. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has an Internal Control System commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations.
28. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has established a vigil mechanism (Whistle Blower Policy) for Directors and employees of the Company to report genuine concerns. The Whistle Blower Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimisation of persons who use such mechanism and make provision for direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptional cases.
Major scope, safeguards and procedure for disclosure for vigil mechanism is available on the website of the Company: www.solidcarbide.in
29. AUDITORS:
Statutory Auditor:
M/s Batliboi & Purohit, Chartered Accountants will retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and have expressed their unwillingness to continue as Auditors of the Company if appointed.
M/s. Kriplani Milani & Co. Chartered Accountants, is eligible for appointment and has expressed their willingness to accept office, if appointed. They have furnished a certificate under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 for their eligibility for appointment and have given consent letter to act as a Auditor
They have further confirmed that the said appointment if made would be within the prescribed limits under section 143(1) (g) of the Companies Act, 2013 and that they are not disqualified for appointment.
Resolution seeking your approval on the item is included in the Notice convening the AGM.
Secretarial Auditor:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Ms. Dolly J Mehta, Practicing Company Secretaries to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2014-15. The Secretarial Audit Report (e-form MR-3) is annexed herewith as Annexure-III.
30. AUDITORS REPORT:
The company was under liquidation for more than 10 years. Necessary steps have been initiated to commence the production facilities. Hence the accounts have been prepared on going cocern basis.
The status of the company was “DORMANT” as shown on the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) as the company was under liquidation upto 03.08.2012. Hence the Company could not able to file any forms with the Registrar of companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai. The company has initiated necessary steps to change the status from dormant to Active. Accordingly necessary forms will be filed in due course of time.
The company did not have any pending litigations and have no long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
The amount of Rs. 81,927/- is lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. This amount is under reconciliation and will be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) pursuant to the provisions of section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant rule, if any, applicable
The notes on financial statements referred to in the Auditors Report are self - explanatory and do not call for any other comments.
31. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
During the year under review, no person falling within the definition of Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) as defined under section 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 was appointed on the Board of the Company or resigned from the Company.
32. RATIO OF REMUNERATION OF EACH DIRECTOR TO THE MEDIAN EMPLOYEES:
The Company has not paid any remuneration, sitting fees for attending Board/Committee Meetings and commission to any of its Directors during the year under review. Therefore, the median has not been calculated.
33. SUBSIDIARIES:
The Company has no subsidiaries
34. AMOUNT TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
During the year under review, the question of transferring any amount to reserves pursuant to the provisions of section 134(3)(j) of the Companies Act, 2013 does not arise as the Company has incurred a loss during the year.
35. ISSUE OF SHARES:
The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights, sweat Equity Shares, equity shares under Employees Stock Option Scheme nor made any public issue, Right issue and hence no information as per provisions of the companies Act, 2013 is required to be furnished.
The trading in shares of the Company has been commenced w.e.f. 13th January, 2015 and accordingly BSE Limited has revoked the suspension in trading of shares of the company.
Your Directors at the meeting held on 6th February 2015 had forfeited 20,85,631 Equity shares for non-payment of Allotment/ call money.
Further, your Directors at the meeting held on 18th March, 2015 allotted 2,03,28,631 equity shares of Re. 1/- each at par on conversion of Debts into Equity Shares to promoters pursuant to the resolution passed at the Court Convened Meeting by the Shareholders of the Company on 2nd June 2012 and the Scheme of Arrangement duly sanctioned by the Hon?ble High Court of Bombay vide its order dated 3rd August, 2012 pursuant to the provisions of Section 100, 391 and 392 of the Companies Act, 1956 and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956/2013.
36. SEXUAL HARRASMENT
During the year under review, there were no cases filed or reported pursuant to the sexual harassment of women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
37. LISTING WITH STOCK EXCHANGES:
The Company has complied with the requirements of the BSE Ltd / SEBI and any Statutory Authority on all matters related to capital markets during the last three years. No penalties or strictures have been imposed on the Company by these authorities. Shares of the Company are listed with BSE Limited, Vadodara Stock Exchange Limited and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Limited.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2015-2016 to BSE Limited. However no listing fees have been paid to the other stock exchanges namely Vadodara Stock Exchange Limited and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Limited.
38. ACKNOWLDEGEMENTS:
Your Company and its Directors wish to sincerely thanks all the customers, financial institutions, creditors etc for their continuing support and co-operation.
Your Directors express their appreciation for the dedicated and sincere services rendered by the employees of the Company and also sincerely thank the shareholders for the confidence reposed by them in the Company and from the continued support and cooperation extended by them.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
By Order of the Board of Directors
For Solid Carbide Tools Limited
Sd/- Dilip Shah
Chairman
Place: Navi Mumbai
Date: 01.09.2015