Mar 31, 2016
INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT
To the Members of Ortel Communications Limited Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Ortel Communications Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Financial Statements The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that 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 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 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 and ensuring their operating effectiveness and 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. Auditorâs 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 there under. We 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 auditorsâ 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 Companyâs preparation of the financial statements that give a 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 Companyâs 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 aforesaid 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, 2016, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
(1) As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe
Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
(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 purposes 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, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid 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 March 31, 2016 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016 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, we give our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â.
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the 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 Notes 29 and 41 to the financial statements;
(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
(iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
[Referred to in paragraph 1 under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ in our Independent Auditorâs Report of even date, to the members of Ortel Communications Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016]
(i)
(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the management of the Company physically verifies its fixed assets annually (except a significant portion of cables and network equipment for which, as explained to us, physical verification is not practicable), which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its fixed assets. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification of fixed assets during the year.
(c) The title deeds of immovable properties recorded in the books of account of the Company are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable. As explained to us, there were no material discrepancies on physical verification of inventory as compared to the book records.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Act.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vi) The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act. We have broadly reviewed such records and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii)
(a) According to the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues as at March 31, 2016 of income-tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax , which have not been deposited on account of any dispute, are as follows :
Name of the Statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs. In Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates (Financial Year) |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Tax and interest thereon for non deduction of tax at source |
175.15* |
2005-06, 2006-07 2008-09 a 2010-11 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Bhubaneswar |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax and interest thereon |
1089.95 |
2006-07 to 2014-15 |
Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs a Service Tax, Bhubaneswar |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax and interest thereon |
13.00 |
2013-14 |
Addl. Commissioner(Audit) of Central Excise, Customs a Service Tax, Bhubaneswar |
* Rs.43.21 lakhs has been deposited in this regard.
(viii) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given to us by the management, we are of the opinion that during the year the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to a financial institution, bank or Government. The Company has not issued any debentures as at the balance sheet date.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, moneys raised by way of initial public offer and term loans were prima facie applied for the purposes for which those were raised. The Company has not raised any money by way of further public offer (including debt instruments).
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given to us by the management, we report that we have neither come across any instance of fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the management.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, all transactions entered into by the Company with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review.
(xv) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Referred to in paragraph 2 (f) under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ in our Independent Auditorâs Report of even date, to the members of Ortel Communications Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016]
Report on the Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Orel Communications Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company, considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âICAIâ). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143 (10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness.
Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial controls over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI.
For Haribhakti & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W
Anand Kumar Jhunjhunwala
Partner
Membership No.056613
Bhubaneswar
April 30, 2016
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Ortel
Communications Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at 31st March, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss and 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 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 that 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
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
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and de- tecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making
judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and mainte- nance of adequate internal financial
controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and
completeness of the ac- counting 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
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 a true and fair view
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial
controls system over financial reporting and the operating
effectiveness of such controls. 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 aforesaid 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 gener-
ally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at
31st March, 2015, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Other Matter
The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March,
2014 were audited by M/s Lovelock & Lewes who expressed an unmodified
opinion on those statements on 30th June, 2014.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,
to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a . We have sought and obtained all the information and explana- tions
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were neces- sary for the
purposes 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 examina- tion of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid 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 the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2015 and 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 to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our infor- mation 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 29 and 41
to the financial statements;
(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any material foresee- able
losses;
(iii) There were no amounts which were required to be trans- ferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
ANNEXURE TO INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal
and Regulatory Requirements' in our Independent Auditor's Report of
even date, to the members of Ortel Communications Limited on the
financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2015)
(i)
(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
management of the Company physically verifies its fixed assets annually
(except a significant portion of cables and network equipment for
which, as explained to us, physical verification is not practicable),
which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. As informed, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification of fixed assets during
the year.
(ii)
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
inventory has been physically verified by the management during the
year. 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) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. As
explained to us, there were no material discrepancies on physical
verification of inventory as compared to the book records.
(iii) According the information and explanations given to us and on the
basis of our examination of the books of account, 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.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, including the management's explanation that there are
certain items of inventory/fixed assets which are of special/
proprietary nature for which suitable alternative sources do not exist,
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.
During the course of our audit, we have neither come across nor have we
been informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in
the aforesaid internal control system.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vi) The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central
Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act. We have
broadly reviewed such records and are of the opinion that prima facie,
the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We
have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a
view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) (a) According to the records of the Company, amounts
deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance,
income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty
of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues have
generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were in
arrears as at 31st March,2015 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues
as at 31st March, 2015 of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax and cess, which
have not been deposited on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of dues Amount Period to
statute which
(Rs. in the amount
lakhs) relates
(Financial
Year)
Income Tax Tax and Interest
Act, 1961 for 25.11* 2005-06
non deduction of
tax deducted
at source
Income Tax Tax and Interest
Act, 1961 for 27.73** 2006-07
non deduction of
tax
deducted at
source
Income Tax Tax and Interest
Act, 1961 for 30.78 2008-09
non deduction of
tax
deducted at source
Income Tax Tax and Interest
Act, 1961 for 91.52 2010-11
non deduction of
tax
deducted at source
Finance Act, Service Tax 103.56 2006-07
1994 and interest thereon
Finance Act, Service Tax 108.05 2007-08
1994 and interest thereon
Finance Act, Service Tax 71.97 2008-09
1994 and interest thereon
Name of the Forum where the
statute dispute is pending
Income Tax Commissioner of Income
Act, 1961 Tax, (Appeal),
Bhubaneshwar
Income Tax Commissioner of Income
Act, 1961 Tax, (Appeal),
Bhubaneshwar
Income Tax Commissioner of Income
Act, 1961 Tax, (Appeal),
Bhubaneshwar
Income Tax Commissioner of Income
Act, 1961 Tax, (Appeal),
Bhubaneshwar
Finance Act, Commissioner of Central
1994 Excise, Customs & Service
Tax, Bhubaneshwar
Finance Act, Commissioner of Central
1994 Excise, Customs & Service
Tax, Bhubaneshwar
Finance Act, Commissioner of Central
1994 Excise, Customs & Service
Tax, Bhubaneshwar
* An amount of Rs.16.28 lakhs has been deposited in this regard.
** An amount of Rs.16.93 lakhs has been deposited in this regard.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(viii) The accumulated losses of the Company are not less than fifty
percent of its net worth as at 31st March, 2015 and it has not incurred
cash losses during the financial year ended on that date and in the
immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given to us by the management, we are of the opinion that
during the year the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
financial institution or bank. The Company has not issued any
debentures as at the balance sheet date.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee during the year for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, term loans have been prima facie applied for the purposes
for which they were obtained.
(xii) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given to us by the management, we
report that 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 Haribhakti & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W
Anand Kumar Jhunjhunwala Partner
Membership No. 056613
Bhubaneswar
20th April, 2015
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