Mar 31, 2023
To the Members of PVR INOX Limited
(formerly known as PVR Limited)
Report on the Audit of the standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of PVR INOX Limited ("the Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Actâ) 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, 2023, its loss including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ''Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report. We are
independent of the Company in accordance with the ''Code of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Impairment of Goodwill (Refer note 4B to the standalone financial statements) |
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The Company holds significant amounts of goodwill on the balance sheet amounting to H573,361 lakhs. The Company''s assessment of impairment of goodwill is complex as it involves significant judgment in determining the assumptions used to estimate the recoverable amount including forward-looking information relating to revenue growth, operating margins and operating cash-flows and determination of discount rate. The impairment tests is considered a key audit matter because the assumptions on which the impairment assessment is based are highly judgmental and are affected by future market and economic conditions which are inherently uncertain, and because of the materiality of the balances to the financial statements as a whole. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: i) Understanding the control environment, evaluating, and testing the operating effectiveness of the relevant controls over the process for determining the recoverable amounts ii) Assessed the key information used in determining the valuation including the weighted average cost of capital, cash flow forecasts and the implicit growth. iii) Assessed historical accuracy of management''s budgets and forecasts by comparing them to actual performance; iv) Assessed the recoverable value headroom by performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions used; v) Involved our valuation expert to assist in evaluating the key assumptions of the valuations. |
Tested the arithmetical accuracy of the models; |
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vi) Assessed the adequacy of disclosures given in the standalone Ind AS financial statements for compliance with disclosure requirements under the accounting standards. |
Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Identification and valuation of intangible recognised in a business combination (Refer note 44 to the standalone financial statements) |
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For the business combinations as detailed in Note 44, the Company has used an expert for the purchase price allocations (''PPA'') to determine the fair value of assets acquired. The identification and valuation of intangible assets is inherently subjective and involves significant judgements and assumptions around future cash flows and discount rates and fair value measurement of contingent consideration require management''s estimation and significant judgement on post-acquisition performance of acquired business. Considering these we have considered identification and valuation of intangible assets in business combination during the year as a key audit matter. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: i) Read the scheme of amalgamation approved by NCLT to obtain an understanding of the transactions and tested identification and measurement of fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities and contingent consideration payable, if any. ii) Tested the purchase price allocation determined by the management expert. Evaluated competence, capabilities and objectivity of the management''s expert. iii) Involved valuation specialists for evaluating and testing the methodologies used by the management''s expert in their valuation report; |
iv) Evaluated performance forecast and key assumptions used by management for contingent consideration payable. |
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v) Assessed the adequacy of disclosures given in the standalone/consolidated financial statements for compliance with disclosure requirements under the accounting standards. |
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report , but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of 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 including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference
to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2022, included in these standalone financial statements, have been audited by the predecessor auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion with emphasis of matter paragraph on those statements on May 09, 2022
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1â 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 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 including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with 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 Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 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 with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2â to this report;
(g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor''s Report under section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act:
We draw attention to Note 51 to the standalone financial statements, which explains that the managerial remuneration aggregating to H1,265 lakhs paid to two executive directors of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 was in accordance with the minimum remuneration as was originally approved by the shareholders of the Company vide their resolution dated July 3, 2018 and September 29, 2020. In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, as the Company has inadequate profits for the financial year ended March 31, 2023, it shall seek approval of the shareholders by way of special resolution in its forthcoming annual general meeting in respect of the aforesaid remuneration paid.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
(h) 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, as amended 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 standalone financial statements - Refer Note 36 to the standalone 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities ("Intermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities ("Funding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or
indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
vi. As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only w.e.f. April 1, 2023, reporting under this clause is not applicable.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Vikas Mehra
Partner
Place of Signature: New Delhi Membership Number: 94421
Date: May 15, 2023 UDIN: 23094421BGYFTT4903
Mar 31, 2022
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the standalone financial statements of PVR Limited ("the Companyâ), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2022, and the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "standalone financial statementsâ).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("Actâ) 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, 2022, and loss and other comprehensive loss, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities
Description of Key Audit Matters |
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Sr. The key audit matter No. |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
1. Revenue Recognition See Note 23 to the standalone financial statements The Company''s significant portion of revenue comes from income from sale of movie tickets and food and beverages ("revenueâ). We have identified revenue recognition as a key audit matter, because revenue is one of the key performance indicator of the Company and its reliance on the Company''s IT system. Further, as the revenue comprises of high volumes of individually small transactions, the process of summarising and recording sales revenue is critical. |
Audit procedures In this area our procedures included: ⢠Evaluated the design and implementation and operating effectiveness of key controls in relation to recognition of revenue. ⢠Involvement of our Subject Matter Experts on information technology with respect to testing of key IT system controls which impacts revenue recognition. ⢠Performed substantive testing (including year-end cutoff testing) by selecting samples of revenue transactions recorded during and after the year and verifying the underlying documents. ⢠Tested the reconciliation between sales recorded and cash/ card/ online transactions and agreed those reconciliations through underlying documents on sample basis. ⢠Assessed the adequacy of related disclosures in the standalone financial statements. |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Impairment of Goodwill, other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, capital work-in-progress and ROU assets |
Audit procedures |
See Notes 3, 3A, 4A and 4B to the standalone financial |
In this area our procedures included: |
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statements The carrying value of the Company''s goodwill is ''104,256 Lakhs and that of other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, capital work-in-progress, ROU assets as at March 31, 2022 amounts ''435,430 Lakhs. Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, an impairment assessment of the non-financial assets is to be performed. The impairment testing of above requires significant judgements and estimates in assessing the Value in Use (''VIU'') regarding assessment and measurement for impairment loss, if any. The risk relates to uncertainties involved in forecasting of cash flows, for key assumptions such as future revenue, margins, overheads, growth rates and weighted average cost of capital for the purpose of determining VIU. |
⢠Tested the design and implementation of key controls with respect to impairment assessment of Goodwill and other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, capital work-in-progress and ROU assets and tested operating effectiveness of such controls. ⢠Evaluated the impairment model which is based on discounted cash flows including the adverse effects which could arise from the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. This includes evaluation of the assumptions used in key inputs such as forecasted revenue, gross margin and discount rate based on our knowledge of the Company and the industry with the assistance of our Subject Matter Experts. ⢠Performed sensitivity analysis to evaluate whether any foreseeable change in assumptions could lead to a significant change in the VIU. ⢠Assessed the adequacy of related disclosures in the standalone financial statements. |
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We have identified impairment assessment of such assets as a key audit matter because of the significance of the carrying value of such assets and involvement of judgements and estimates. |
under those SAs are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 50 to the standalone financial statements, which describes the economic and social disruptions as a result of COVID-19 pandemic on the Company''s operations and financial statements as assessed by the management.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor''s Report Thereon
The Company''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company''s annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditors'' report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management''s and Board of Directors'' Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions
of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
⢠directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf
of the Company or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
Refer Note 49(vi) to the standalone financial statements.
(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
⢠directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiariesâ) by or on behalf of the Funding Party or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
Refer Note 49(vii) to the standalone financial statements.
(c) Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (iv) (a) and (iv) (b) contain any material mis-statement.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt
on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably
be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure Aâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. (A) 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 Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of
the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2022 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 with reference to standalone financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure Bâ.
(B) 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 information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31, 2022 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 34 to the standalone 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or
v. The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor''s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
We draw attention to Note 52 to the standalone financial statements, which explains that the managerial remuneration aggregating ''1,085 Lakhs paid to two executive directors of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 was in accordance with the minimum remuneration as was originally approved by the shareholders of the Company vide their resolutions dated July 03, 2018 and September 29, 2020. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013 ("Actâ), owing to inadequacy of profits for the financial year ended March 31, 2022, the Company shall seek approval of the shareholders for the aforesaid managerial remuneration by way of special resolution in its forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.: 101248W/W-100022
Adhir Kapoor
Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership No.: 098297
Date: May 09, 2022 ICAI UDIN: 22098297AIPUYN7070
Mar 31, 2019
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the standalone financial statements of PVR Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2019, and the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (âActâ) 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 31 March 2019, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Description of Key Audit Matters
The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
1. Revenue Recognition See accounting policies in Note 2.2 (j) to the Standalone Financial Statements The Company principally derives its revenue from sale of movie tickets (Box office revenue), sale of food items, advertisement income and convenience fees. |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied following audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence 1. We assessed and tested the effectiveness of relevant controls, including automated controls, over revenue within each of the revenue streams. 2. We inspected the terms of significant revenue contracts and assessed whether they were consistent with the basis of revenue recognized by the Company. |
3. We agreed the data underlying the calculation of admission revenue to sales records and other systems having assessed the relevant controls relating to the recording of that revenue. |
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4. We also considered the adequacy of the Companyâs disclosures and the accounting policies included in the standalone financial statements. |
2. Impairment assessment of goodwill, other intangible assets, and property, plant & equipment: |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence: |
See Note 4 and accounting policies in Note 2.2 (f) to the Standalone Financial Statements The Company assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that plant, property and equipment or an intangible asset (other than goodwill) may be impaired. If any indication exists for such assets, or when annual impairment testing for an asset is required (Goodwill) , the Company performs the impairment computation and estimates the assetâs recoverable amount. The annual impairment testing is considered to be a key audit matter due to the complexity of the accounting requirements and the significant judgment required in determining the assumptions to be used to estimate the recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of the Cash Generating Units (CGUs), which is based on the higher of the value in use or fair value less costs to sell, has been derived from discounted forecast cash flow models. These models use several key assumptions, including estimates of future sales volumes, and prices, operating costs, terminal value growth rates and the weighted-average cost of capital (discount rate). |
- evaluating the appropriateness of the discount rates applied, which included comparing the weighted-average cost of capital with sector averages for the relevant markets in which the CGUs operate; - evaluating the appropriateness of other assumptions applied to key inputs such as sales volumes and prices, operating costs, inflation and long-term growth rates, which included comparing these inputs with externally derived data , wherever applicable, as well as our own assessments based on our knowledge of the client and the industry; - performing sensitivity analysis, which included assessing the effect of reasonably possible reductions in growth rates, forecasted cash flows and considering the market capitalization of the Company as at 31 March 2019, to evaluate the impact on the currently estimated headroom for the CGUs. - evaluating the adequacy of the standalone financial statement disclosures, including disclosures of key assumptions, judgments and sensitivities. |
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report Thereon
The Companyâs management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Companyâs annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditorsâ report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companyâs management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Aâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
(A) 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 standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2019 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 with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Bâ.
(B) 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 as at 31 March 2019 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 35 to the standalone 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. The disclosures in the standalone financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made in these financial statements since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2019.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditorâs Report under section 197(16):
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified, in a phased manner, over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme, certain assets have been physically verified by the management during the current year. As informed to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of the immovable property is held in the name of the Company.
(ii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its business. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly adjusted in the books of account.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has granted loans, secured or unsecured, to Companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of which:.
(a) The terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the Companyâs interest.
(b) The schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been stipulated and repayments or receipts of principal amounts and interest have been regular as per stipulations.
(c) There is no overdue amount remaining outstanding as at the balance sheet date.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to the loans, investments, guarantees and security made.
(v) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits as mentioned in the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. Accordingly, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, for any of the services rendered or goods sold by the Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident fund, Income-tax, Goods and Services Tax (âGSTâ), Duty of Customs, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident fund, Income-tax, Goods and Services Tax (âGSTâ), Sales Tax, Services Tax, Duty of excise, value added tax, Duty of Customs, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2019 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues in respect of Income-tax, Sales-tax, Service tax, Duty of custom, duty of excise, GST and Value added tax which have not been deposited on account of any dispute as at 31 March 2019, except for the following:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of the Dues |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Amount (Rs. in lacs) |
Amount paid under protest (Rs. In lacs) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Demand u/s 143(3) disalowing expense u/s 37 and 14A |
AY 2006-07 |
Honâble High Court |
23.56 |
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Income Tax Act, 1961 *(Refer below note) |
Demand u/s 143(3) disalowing expense u/s 14A |
AY 2007-08 and 2008-09 |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) |
487.43 |
621.17 |
Income Tax Act, 1961*(Refer below note) |
Demand u/s 143(2) disalowing expense u/s 14A |
AY 2014-15 and 2015-16 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) |
1,399.80 |
22.73 |
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax |
Service tax |
AY 2017-18 and 2018-19 |
Assistant Commissioner |
3,497.68 |
- |
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax |
Service tax |
AY 2014-15 and 2016-17 |
Commissioner |
2,534.62 |
- |
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax |
Service tax |
Various assessment years |
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
8,124.68 |
416.64 |
UP VAT Act, 2007/Maharashtra VAT Act, |
Value Added Tax |
Various assessment years |
Joint Commissioner/ |
1,064.96 |
26.74 |
2002/Rajasthan VAT Act/Kerala VAT |
Deputy Commissioner/ |
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Act/ Telanagana (under Commercial tax)/ |
Assisstant Commissioner |
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Gujarat/Delhi VAT/ Haryana VAT |
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Punjab Entertainment tax (Cinematographs |
Entertainment Tax |
AY 2017-18 |
Honâble High Court |
144.36 |
40.01 |
shows) Rules 1954 |
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Assam Amusement and Betting tax Act, 1939 |
Entertainment Tax |
Various assessment years |
Honâble Supreme Court |
334.36 |
- |
Maharashtra Entertainment Duty Act, 1923 |
Entertainment Tax |
AY 2014-15 to AY 2017-18 |
Honâble High Court |
160.85 |
- |
Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act, 1939 |
Entertainment Tax |
AY 2009-10 |
Honâble High Court |
42.54 |
- |
Madhya Pradesh Entertainments Duty and Advertisements Tax Act, 1936 |
Entertainment Tax |
AY 2006-07 to AY 2010-11 |
Honâble High Court |
823.42 |
- |
The Andhra Pradesh Entertainment Tax (Amendment) Act, 1986 |
Entertainment Tax |
AY 2012-13 to 2015-16 |
Honâble High Court |
99.47 |
- |
*There were certain expenses disallowed by the Income Tax authorities for the financial year(s) 2008-09 to 2010-11, which had reduced the amount of carried forward losses. Against the said disallowances, the Company has a favourable judgment from the Honourable Supreme Court of India and has also filed appeals, which is pending adjudication at Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) as at the year ended 31 March 2019. Further, Company has deposited â268 lakhs under protest against these orders.
(viii) According to the records examined by us and the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to its bankers and dues to debenture holders. Further, the Company did not have any loans or borrowings from government or financial institutions during the year.
(ix) Based on our examination of books of account and according to the information and explanations given to us, the money raised during the year by way of issue of non-convertible debentures and term loans have been applied for the purposes for which they were obtained. As informed to us, the Company has not raised any other moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer during the year ended 31 March 2019.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of records of the Company, the managerial remuneration has been provided and paid by the Company in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company.
Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the standalone Ind AS financial statements as required by the accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvi) 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.
Opinion
We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements of PVR Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 March 2019, in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements and such internal financial controls were operating effectively as at 31 March 2019, based on the internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements 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 (the âGuidance Noteâ).
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs management and the Board of Directors are responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note. 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 Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as âthe Actâ).
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note and the Standards on Auditing, prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements. 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 with reference to Standalone Financial Statements were established and maintained and whether 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 with reference to Standalone Financial Statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements included obtaining an understanding of such internal financial controls, 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 judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone 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 with reference to Standalone Financial Statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial controls with Reference to Standalone Financial Statements
A companyâs internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of Standalone Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements include 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 Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial controls with Reference to Standalone Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements, 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 with reference to Standalone Financial Statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firmâs Registration No.: 101248W/W-100022
Place: Gurugram Jiten Chopra
Date: May 10, 2019 Partner
Membership No. 092894
Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements of PVR Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as âStandalone Ind AS Financial Statementsâ).
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS 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 Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 1 33 of the Act.
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 judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Standalone Ind AS 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 of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements 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 Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Ind AS 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 Standalone Ind AS 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 the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We are also responsible to conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the entityâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in the auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause an entity to cease to continue as a going concern.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Ind AS 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 31 March 2018, its profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Other Matters
The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017 prepared in accordance with Ind AS, included in these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements have been audited by the predecessor auditor who had audited the financial statements for the relevant period. The report of the predecessor auditor on the comparative financial information dated 30 May 2017 expressed an unmodified opinion. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Aâ 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 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) I n 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, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018 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 with reference to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Bâ.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 1 1 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 Standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 35 to the Standalone Ind AS 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv) The disclosures in the Standalone Ind AS financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 201 6 to 30 December 201 6 have not been made since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2018. However amounts as appearing in the audited Standalone Ind AS financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2017 have been disclosed. Refer Note 12 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
Annexure A referred to in our Independent Auditorâs Report to the members of PVR Limited on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2018.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified, in a phased manner, over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme, certain assets have been physically verified by the management during the current year. As informed to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of the immovable property is held in the name of the Company.
(ii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its business. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly adjusted in the books of account.
(iii) a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the loan granted to the Company covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act was fully repaid during the year. In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions on which the loan was granted were, not, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
b) In case of loan granted to the Company covered in the register maintained under Section 189, the borrower has been regular in payment of principal and repayment of interest on such loan as and when demanded by the Company.
c) There are no overdue amounts in respect of the loan granted to the Company covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act, with respect to the loans, investments, guarantees and security made.
(v) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits as mentioned in the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. Accordingly, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 201 3, for any of the services rendered or goods sold by the Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted / accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident fund, Income-tax, Sales-tax, Goods and Services Tax (âGSTâ), Service tax, Duty of customs, Duty of excise, Value added tax, Cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident fund, Income-tax, Sales-tax, GST, Service tax, Duty of customs, Duty of excise, Value added tax, Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues in respect Income-tax, Sales-tax, Service tax, Duty of custom, Duty of excise and Value added tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute except for the following:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of dues |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Amount (Rs. in Lacs) |
Amount paid under protest (Rs. in Lacs) |
Income Tax Act, 1961* |
Demand u/s 143(3) disallowing ESOP expense u/s 37 |
A.Y 2006-07 |
Honâble High Court |
108.85 |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961* (Refer below note) |
Demand u/s 143(3) disallowing expense u/s 14A |
A.Y 2007-08 and 2008-09 |
Income tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) |
309.62 |
621.17 |
Income Tax Act, 1961* (Refer below note) |
Demand u/s 143(2) disallowing expense u/s 14A |
A.Y 2014-15 and 2015-16 |
Commissioner of Income tax (A) |
687.38 |
1.09 |
Assam Amusement and Betting tax Act, 1939 |
Entertainment Tax |
Various Assessments Years |
Honâble Supreme Court |
334 |
- |
Punjab Entertainment tax (Cinematographs shows) Rules 1954 |
Entertainment Tax |
AY 2017-18 |
Deputy Commissioner |
144.36 |
|
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax |
Service tax on other services |
Various Assessments Years |
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
2,536.95 |
90.15 |
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax |
Service tax on food and beverages |
Various Assessments Years |
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
5028.8 |
184.83 |
UP VAT Act, 2007/ Maharashtra VAT Act, 2002 / Kerala VAT Act 2003/Punjab VAT Act 2005 |
Value Added Tax |
Various Assessments Years |
Joint Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner/Assistant Commissioner |
1,032.23 |
54 |
* There were certain expenses disallowed by the Income tax authorities for financial year(s) 2008-09 to 2010-11, which had reduced the amount of carried forward losses. Against the said disallowances, the Company has a favourable judgement from the Honourable Supreme Court of India and has also filed appeals, which is pending adjudication at Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (âITATâ) as at the year ended 31 March 2018. Further, Company has deposited Rs.268 lakhs under protest against these orders.
(viii) According to the records examined by us and the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to its bankers and dues to debenture holders. Further, the Company did not have any loans or borrowings from government or financial institutions during the year.
(ix) Based on our examination of books of account and according to the information and explanations given to us, the money raised during the year by way of issue of non-convertible debentures have been applied for the purposes for which they were obtained. As informed to us, the Company has not raised any other moneys by way of term loans, initial public offer or futher public offer during the year ended 31 March 2018.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
(xi) According to information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the managerial remuneration has been provided and paid by the Company in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the standalone Ind AS financial statements as required by the accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
(xv) According to information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvi) 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.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm registration No.: 101248W /W-100022
Jiten Chopra
Place: Gurugram Partner
Date: 4 May 2018 Membership No.: 092894
Mar 31, 2017
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of PVR Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies.
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 standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act., read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 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 Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS 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 of the standalone Ind AS financial statements 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 amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the standalone Ind AS 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, 2017, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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 the Annexure 1 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 sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of 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 it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017, 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, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 1 1 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 34 to the standalone Ind AS 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.
iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in Note 52 to these standalone Ind AS financial statements as to the holding of Specified Bank Notes on November 8, 2016 and December 30, 2016 as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from November 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016. Based on our audit procedures and relying on the management representation regarding the holding and nature of cash transactions, including Specified Bank Notes, we report that these disclosures are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management.
ANNEXURE 1 REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH UNDER THE HEADING âREPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTSâ OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE
Re: PVR Limited (âthe Companyâ)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) Based on our audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loans to one company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the grants and loans not prejudicial to the Companyâs interest.
(b) The Company has granted loans that are re-payable on demand, to a company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. The payment of interest has been regular.
(c) There is no amount of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013 which are overdue for more than ninety days.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, provisions of section 1 85 and 186 of the Companies Act 2013 in respect of loans to directors including entities in which they are interested and in respect of loans and advances given, investments made and, guarantees, and securities given have been complied with by the Company.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, for the products/services of the Company.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of the Dues |
Amount Rs. in Lakhs |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Disallowance of Entertainment |
590 |
Assessment Year 2006-07, |
High Court |
tax as Capital receipt and |
2008-09 and 2009-10 |
|||
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
other disallowance |
425 |
Assessment Year 2007-11 |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
1,155 |
Assessment Year 2007-08, |
Commissioner of Income Tax |
|
2011-12 to 2014-15 |
(Appeal) |
|||
Finance Act 1994, (Service Tax |
Chargeability of Services and |
558 |
Various dates |
Customs Excise and Service |
Provision) along with Rules |
disallowances of CENVAT |
Tax Appellate Tribunal |
||
UP VAT Act, 2007/ Maharashtra VAT |
Value Added Tax |
1,281 |
Financial Year 2006-07 |
Joint Commissioner / Deputy |
Act, 2002 / Kerala VAT Act, 2003 |
to 2007-08, 2009-10 to |
Commissioner / Assistant |
||
2014-15 |
Commissioner |
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial institution. There are no dues to any financial institutions.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer / further public offer. During the year, the Company has issued debenture, obtained term loan and utilised the money for which they were raised.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the 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 Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and, not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any noncash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & CO. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Vikas Mehra
Place of Signature: Gurugram Partner
Date: May 30, 2017 Membership Number: 094421
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of PVR
Limited ("the Company"), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March
31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss and 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 standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows 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
provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 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 standalone
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
1 43(1 0) 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 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
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. 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 standalone
financial statements.
OPINION
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone 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 (Auditor''s report) Order, 2016 ("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 1,
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 sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of 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 it appears from our examination of those
books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with 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 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, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this
report;
(g) 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 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 33 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.
Re: PVR Limited (''the Company'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) Based on our audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and
according to information and explanations given by the management, the
title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and
equipment are held in the name of the company.
(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at
reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were
noticed on such physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loans to one Company covered in the
register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. In
our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to
us, the terms and conditions of the grants and loans not prejudicial to
the company''s interest.
(b) The Company has granted loans that are re-payable on demand, to a
company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the
Companies Act, 2013. The loans granted are re-payable on demand. We
are informed that the company has not demanded repayment of any such
loan during the year, and thus, there has been no default on the part
of the parties to whom the money has been lent. The payment of interest
has been regular.
(c) There is no amount of loans granted to companies, firms or other
parties listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the
Companies Act, 2013 which are outstanding for more than ninety days.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act
2013 in respect of loans to directors including entities in which they
are interested and in respect of loans and advances given, investments
made and, guarantees, and securities given have been complied with by
the company.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under
Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, for the products/services of
the Company.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income- tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and other
material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees''
state insurance, income- tax, service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom,
duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues
were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales-tax, , service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise ,
value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the
Statute Nature of
the Dues Amount Period to which
the amount
relates Forum where
dispute is
Rs. in
Lakhs pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Disallowance of 516 2006-07, 2008-09
and 2009-10 High Court
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Entertainment
tax as 614 2007-11 Income Tax
Appellate
Capital receipt
and Tribunal
Income Tax
Act, 1961 other
disallowance 486 2007-08,
2011-12 Commissioner
of Income
to 2013-14 Tax (Appeal)
Finance
Act 1994,
(Service Chargeability
of Services 628 Various dates Customs
Excise and
Tax
Provision)
along with and
disallowances
of Service Tax
Appellate
Rules CENVAT Tribunal
UP VAT
Act, 2007/ Value Added Tax 400 2006-07 to
2007-08, Joint
Commissioner/
Maharashtra
VAT Act, 2002 2009-10 to
2014-15 Deputy
Commissioner
Maharashtra
VAT Act, 2002 Value Added Tax 45 2005-06 and
2008-09 Tribunal
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to banks and financial institution. There are no dues to any
financial institutions.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial
public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and term loans
hence, reporting under clause
(ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and
according to the information and explanations given by the management,
we report that no fraud by the company or no fraud / material fraud on
the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been
noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and
according to the information and explanations given by the management,
we report that the Company has paid managerial remuneration which is
over and above the amount mandated by the provisions of section 197
read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013, by Rs. 235.64 lacs to
Managing Director and Rs. 135.74 lacs to Joint Managing Director for
the financial year 2014-15. As represented to us the Company has
applied to the Central Government seeking approval for the managerial
remuneration paid in excess and pending receipt of the same has not
taken any steps to recover the excess amount so paid.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore,
the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the
Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance
with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and
the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial
statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has complied with provisions of section 42 of
the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of the preferential allotment or
private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures
during the year. According to the information and explanations given by
the management, we report that the amounts raised, have been used for
the purposes for which the funds were raised.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not entered into any non- cash transactions
with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section
192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are
not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & CO. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Vikas Mehra
Partner
Membership Number: 94421
Place of Signature: Gurgaon
Date: May 27, 2016
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of PVR Limited
("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2015,
the Statement of Profit and Loss and 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 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 includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for
safeguarding of 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 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 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. 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. 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 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
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
effectiveness of such controls. 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 on the standalone financial
statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the 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 31,2015, 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 (Auditor's report) Order, 2015 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (1 1) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure 1
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 sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of 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 it appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and 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, 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 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 1 1 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 Note34 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.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other
legal and regulatory requirements" of our report of even date Re: PVR
Limited ('the Company')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year in accordance with a programme of verification in a phased
mannerwhich, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of
the Company and the nature of its assets. Discrepancies identified
during the year which were not material have been properly dealt with
in the books of accounts.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory
at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) 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.
Discrepancies noted on physical verification of inventories were not
material, and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted unsecured loan to a wholly owned
subsidiary company listed in the register maintained under section189 of
the Companies Act, 2013. The maximum amount involved during the year was
Rs. 400 lacs and the year-end balance of loan granted to such party is
Rs. 200 lacs.
(b) The loan granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the
Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year,
thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the
money has been lent. For loans granted since April 1, 2014 was interest
bearing for which payment of interest has been received during the
year.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
items of inventories and certain fixed assets are of proprietary nature
for which alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable
quotations, 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 not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under
section clause 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, for the
products/services of the Company.
(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax,
service tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and other
material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'
state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax,
customs duty, excise duty,value added tax, cess and other material
statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more
than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are
no dues of income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty,
excise duty,value added tax and cess which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute, except as follows:
Name of the Nature of the Amount
statute dues Rs. in Lacs
Income Tax Disallowance of 433
Act, 1961 Entertainment tax
as Capital receipt
and other
disallowance
Income Tax 614
Act, 1961
Income Tax 126
Act, 1961
Finance Act 1994 Chargeability of 628
(Service Tax Provision) services and
along with Rules disallowances of
CENVAT
UP VAT Act, 2007/ Value added tax 125
Maharashtra VAT
Act, 2002
Maharashtra VAT Value added tax 39
Act, 2002
Name of the Period to which Forum where
statute the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax 2006-07, 2008-09 High Court
Act, 1961 and 2009-10
Income Tax 2007-11 Income Tax
Act, 1961 Appellate Tribunal
Income Tax 2007-08, 2011-12 Commissioner of
Act, 1961 and 2012-13 Income Tax (Appeal)
Finance Act 1994 Various dates Custom Excise and
(Service Tax Provision) Service Tax Appellate
along with Rules Tribunal
UP VAT Act, 2007/ 2006-07, 2007-08, Joint Commissioner/
Maharashtra VAT 2010-12 and Deputy Commissioner
Act, 2002 2013-14
Maharashtra VAT 2005-06 to Tribunal
Act, 2002 2008-09
(d) There were no amounts which were
required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund by the Company in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made thereunder.
(viii) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and
immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks or debenture
holders, there are no dues to any financial institutions.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions.
(xi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
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 by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No. 301003E
per Vikas Mehra
Partner
Membership No.: 94421
Place of Signature : Gurgaon
Date :May 29, 2015
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of PVR Limited
("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2014,
and the Statement of Profit and Loss and 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
Management is responsible for 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
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the
Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, I956, read with
General Circular 8/2014 dated 4 April 2014 issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs. This responsibility includes the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal control 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 conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. 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 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 assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements 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 entity''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 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of 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, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Companies Act, I956, read with General Circular
8/20I4 dated 4 April 20I4 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 3I, 20I4, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 3I, 2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (I) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure referred to in paragraph [1] under the heading
"Report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of our report of
even date
Re: PVR Limited (''the Company'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) Fixed Assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and
therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) 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.
Discrepancies noted on physical verification of inventories were not
material, and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to two firms covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs 831 lakhs and the
year-end balance of loans granted to such parties was Rs 200 lakhs.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company. For the interest-free loan granted to a wholly-owned
subsidiary, according to the information and explanation given to us,
and having regard to the management''s representation that the interest
free loan are given to wholly-owned subsidiaries of the company in the
nature of the Company''s business, the rate of interest and other terms
and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
(c) The loans granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the
Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year,
thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the
money has been lent. Since interest free loans were granted, no payment
of interest has been received during the year.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) According to information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or
other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
4(iii)(e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and
hence not commented upon.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
items of inventories and certain fixed assets are of proprietary nature
for which alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable
quotations, 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 not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 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 contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs have been
entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act,
1956, for the products of the Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including 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 applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income- tax,
wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty cess and
other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales- tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount
statute dues (Rs. in lakhs)
Income Tax Income Tax 1228.76
Act, 1961
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax 317.28
(Service Tax
Provision) along
with rules
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax 202.31
(Service Tax
Provision) along
with rules
Delhi VAT Act, Value added tax 80.98
2004
Tamilnadu VAT Value added tax 46.75
Act, 2006 (CT)
UP VAT Act, 2007 Value added tax 11.66
Maharashtra VAT Value added tax 64.37
Act, 2002
Name of the Period to which Forum to where
statute the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax Assessment Years High Court, Income Tax
Act, 1961 2006-07, 2007-08, Appellate Tribunal and
2008-09, 2009-10 Commissioner of
2010-11 Income Tax (Appeals)
Finance Act 1994, Various dates Customs Excise and
(Service Tax Serrvice Tax
Provision) along Appellate Tribunal
with rules
Finance Act 1994, Various dates Additional
(Service Tax Commissioner
Provision) along
with rules
Delhi VAT Act, 2006-07 VAT Officer and
2004 VAT Tribunal
Tamilnadu VAT 2013-14 Joint Commissioner
Act, 2006 (CT)
UP VAT Act, 2007 2010-11 Additional Commissoner-
Grade-2 (Appeals)
Maharashtra VAT 2005-06 to Joint Commissioner
Act, 2002 2008-09 (Appeals)
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, bank or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced before us, the Company has
not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of
pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/
mutual benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In respect of dealing in mutual funds, in our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, proper
records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and
timely entries have been made therein. The units have been held by the
Company in its own name.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company had given guarantee for loans taken by a wholly owned
subsidiary company from bodies corporate, the terms and conditions
whereof, in our opinion, are not prima-facie prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we
report that short term funds amounting to Rs. 14700 lakhs (primarily
representing increase in capital creditors and operational creditors
and short term borrowings) has been used for payment of long term
deposits and purchase of fixed assets.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company has secured debentures outstanding as at the year
end. The Company has created security or charge in respect of
debentures issued as per the terms of the agreement with debenture
holders.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(xxi) 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 by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm''s registration number: 30I003E
per Vikas Mehra
Partner
Membership No.: 9442I
Place: Gurgaon
Date: May 29th, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of PVR Limited
("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,
2013, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and 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
Management is responsible for 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
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes
the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control 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 conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. 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 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
assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements 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 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 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to note no. 38 of payment of managerial remuneration
to the Managing Director, Mr. Ajay Bijli for earlier years from 2008 to
2011 which is in excess of the approval granted by Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Central Government (CG) by Rs. 11,875,097. As
represented by the Company, it has filed an application in respect of
the aforesaid matter with the CG for waiver of excess remuneration
paid. Pending the final outcome of the Company''s representations, no
adjustments have been made to these financial statements. Our opinion
is not qualified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003
("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of 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, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss,
and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred
to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub- section (I) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, I956.
Re: PVR Limited (''the Company'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification 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.
(c) There was no disposal of substantial part fixed assets during the
year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) 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.
Discrepancies noted on physical verification of inventories were not
material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted interest free loan to two companies
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs
I49,600,000 and the year-end balance of loans granted to such parties
was Rs 83,100,000.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company. For the interest-free loan granted during the year to a
wholly-owned subsidiary, according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to management''s representation that
the interest free loans are given to wholly owned subsidiaries of the
Company in the interest of the Company''s business, the rate of
interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima
facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(c) The loans granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the
Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year,
thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the
money has been lent. Since interest free loans were granted, no payment
of interest has been received during the year.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) According to information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or
other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
4(iii)(e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and
hence not commented upon.
(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. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
the internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under section 30I 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 contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rs. 500,000 have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (I) of section 209 of the Companies Act, I956 for
the products of the Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state
insurance, income-tax, wealth tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs
duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-
tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty,
cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year
end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales- tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount
statute dues (Rs. in Crores)
Income Tax Income Tax *51,581,201
Act, 1961
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax 31,728,300
(Service Tax Provission)
along with rules
Finance Act 1994, Service Tax 20,231,146
(Service Tax Provission)
along with rules
103,540,647
Name of the Statute Period to which Forum where
the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Years High Court, Income Tax
2006-7, 2007-08, Appellate Tribunal and
2008-09, 2009-10 Commissioner of
and 2010-11 Income Tax (Appeals)
Finance Act 1994 Various dates Customs Excise and
Serrvice Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Finance Act 1994 Various dates Additional Commissioner
* Net of Rs. 96,242,608 paid under protest
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, banks or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In respect of dealing in mutual funds, in our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, proper
records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and
timely entries have been made therein. The units have been held by the
Company in its own name.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company had given guarantee for loans taken by a wholly owned
subsidiary company from bodies corporate, the terms and conditions
whereof in our opinion are not prima- facie prejudicial to the interest
of the Company.
(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. In our opinion, the price at which
shares have been issued is not prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(xix) The Company has secured debentures outstanding as at the year
end. The Company has created security or charge in respect of
debentures issued as per the terms of the agreement with debenture
holders
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(xxi) 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 by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO. LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s registration number: 30I003E
perVikas Mehra
Partner
Membership No.: 9442I
Place: Gurgaon
Date: May 28th, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of PVR Limited ('the
Company') as at March 31, 2012 and also the statement of profit and
loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that
date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the said Order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to the following:
(a) Note 44(ii) to these financial statements regarding writing down
the value of certain assets of the Company pursuant to a composite
scheme of arrangement (referred to as 'Scheme', also refer Note 44(i)
for details) by Rs 493,738,033 (net of tax impact); and setting off the
same against the Reserves of the Company including Securities Premium
as prescribed in the Scheme as approved by the Hon'ble High Court of
Delhi vide order dated February 2, 2012 effective from April 1, 2011.
Such treatment for utilization of Reserves including Securities Premium
for setting off the values of certain assets is in accordance with
Scheme as approved by Hon'ble High Court.
(b) Note No. 41 to these financial statements wherein it is stated that
Company has during the year ended March 31, 2011 paid managerial
remuneration to Mr. Ajay Bijli which is in excess of the approval
granted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Central Government (CG) by
Rs. 4,018,000. In the previous years, the Company had paid managerial
remuneration to Mr. Ajay Bijli in excess of the approval granted by
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Central Government by Rs. 7,857,097. As
represented by the Company, it has filed an application in the
aforesaid matter with the CG for waiver of excess remuneration paid.
Pending the final outcome of the Company's representations, no
adjustments have been made to the financial statements.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
ii. 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;
iii. The balance sheet, statement of profit and loss account and cash
flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, statement of profit and loss
account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with
the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2012, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, 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 March 31, 2012;
b) in the case of the statement of profit and loss account, of the
profit for the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date Re: PVR
Limited ('the Company')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) 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 and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has in the earlier years granted loan to one
Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was
Rs. 596,902,802 and the loan has been squared off during the year.
Further during the year, the Company has granted loan to one Company
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.
50,000,000 and the year-end balance is Rs 50,000,000.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
loans granted in earlier years are not prima facie prejudicial to the
interest of the Company. For the interest-free loan granted during the
year to a wholly-owned subsidiary, according to the information and
explanations given to us, and having regard to management's
representation that the interest free loans are given to wholly-owned
subsidiaries of the Company in the interest of the Company's business,
the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are
not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(c) The loans granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the
Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year,
thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the
money has been lent. The payment of interest has been regular.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) According to information and explanations given to us, the Company
has taken a loan of Rs 350,000,000 from a Company covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs 350,000,000 and the
year-end balance of loan taken from such party was Rs Nil.
(f) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company
(g) The loans taken are re-payable on demand. The loan has been
repaid/adjusted 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. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
the internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 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 contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products of the Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state
insurance, income- tax, wealth tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs
duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax,
wealth- tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end,
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to which Forum where
statute dues (Rs. in
Crores) the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax Income Tax *41,496,814 Assessment Years IncomeTax
Appellate
Act, 1961 2006-7, 2007-08, Tribunal and
2008-09 Commissioner of
and 2009-10 Income Tax
(Appeals)
41,496,814
* Net of Rs. 96,242,608 paid under protest and disclosed in Schedule 15
Loans and Advances
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, banks or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in mutual funds, securities and
other investments, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, proper records have been maintained of the
transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made therein.
The units and securities have been held by the Company in its own name
except for Rs 6,488,000.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company had given guarantee for loans taken by a subsidiary company
from a financial institution; the terms and conditions whereof in our
opinion are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(xvii) 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 not been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company has secured debentures outstanding as at the year
end. The Company has created security or charge in respect of
debentures issued.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(xxi) 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 by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO.
Firm's registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Vikas Mehra
Partner
Membership No.: 94421
Place: Gurgaon
Date : May 29th, 2012
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of PVR Limited (the
Company) as at March 31, 2011 and also the profit and loss account and
the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the said Order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to the following:
(a) Note 7 of Schedule 22 of the financial statements, wherein as per
requirements of the Finance Act 2010, the Company may be liable to pay
service tax in respect of renting of immovable properties as lessee of
such properties. The Company has challenged the impugned provisions of
law by way of a writ petition filed with the Honble High Court of
Delhi and an interim stay order is obtained. The Company has also been
legally advised that no Service Tax is payable on renting of immovable
properties as lessee of such properties. Pending the final outcome of
this matter, no provision for service tax liability amounting to Rs.
141,624,348 (including Rs. 87,303,515 pertaining to earlier years) (net
of service tax credit claimable) has been made.
(b) Note No. 22.1 of Schedule 22 of the financial statements, the
Company has during the year ended March 31, 2011 paid managerial
remuneration to Mr. Ajay Bijli which is in excess of the approval
granted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Central Government (CG) by
Rs. 1,628,903. In the previous years, the Company had paid managerial
remuneration in excess of the approval granted by Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, Central Government by Rs. 6,848,852 paid to Mr. Ajay Bijli.
The Company has filed representations in the matter with the CG and a
separate representation is being filed with CG for waiver of excess
remuneration of Rs. 1,628,903 paid to Mr. Ajay Bijli during the
financial year 2010-11. Pending the final outcome of the Companys
representations, no adjustments have been made to the accompanying
financial statements in this regard.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
ii. 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;
iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash
flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, 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 March 31, 2011;
b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Re: PVR Limited (the Company)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) 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 and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to one company covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 670,608,652 and the
year end balance of loan granted to such party was Rs. 596,902,802.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) The loans granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the
Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year,
thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the
money has been lent. The payment of interest has been regular.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) According to information and explanations given to us, the Company
has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or
other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
4(iii)(e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and
hence not commented upon.
(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. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct major weakness in
internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 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 contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-Section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products of the Company.
(ix)(a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance,
income- tax, wealth tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and other material statutory dues applicable to it.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under Section 441 A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the Company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax,
wealth- tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end,
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to which Forum where
statute dues (Rs. in Crores) the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax Income Tax *4.10 Assessment
Years IncomeTax
Appellate
Act, 1961 2006-07,
2007-08 Tribunal and
and 2008-09 Commissioner
of Income Tax
(Appeals)
4.10
* Net of Rs. 7.32 Crores paid under protest and disclosed in Schedule
13 Loans and Advances.
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, banks or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in mutual funds, in our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, proper
records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and
timely entries have been made therein. The units and securities have
been held by the Company in its own name except for Rs. 5,413,000.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company had given guarantee for loans taken by a subsidiary company
from a financial institution, the terms and conditions whereof in our
opinion are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company has secured debentures outstanding as at the year
end. The Company has created security or charge in respect of
debentures issued.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(xxi) 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 by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Yogender Seth
Partner
Membership No.: 94524
Place : Gurgaon
Date : May 27th, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Lotus Chocolate Company
Limited as at March 31, 2010 and the Profit and Loss Account and the
cash flow statement for the year ended on that date. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audit. We report as follows:
1. We conducted the audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by the manage- ment, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
2. The Company has not provided the interest of Rs 38,10,559/- on
over-due Deferred Sales Tax Loan for the year, as detailed in Note No.
6. Total accumulated liability of interest amounting to Rs.
1,27,99,548/- on over-due deferred Sales Tax is not provided in the
books of account. This has an effect of overstatement of profit for the
year by Rs. 38,10,559/- and understatement of accumu- lated loss and
liabilities by Rs. 1,27,99,548/- as at 31-03-2010.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued
and subsequently amended by the Central Government in exercise of the
power conferred by section 227(4A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and
according to the information and explanations given to us and on the
basis of such checks as we considered appropriate, we enclose in the
Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of
the said order.
4. Subject to our remarks in paragraph 2 and the annexure referred to
in paragraph 3, we report:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far it appears from our examination of such
books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in section 211 (3C) of the Com- panies
Act, 1956;
(v) On the basis of the written representation received from the
directors, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on 31st March 2010 from being appointed as
a director in terms of clause (g) of subsection (1) of section 274 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts, read together with
notes thereon, give the information required by the Com- panies Act,
1956 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 Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2010,
(b) in the case of Profit and Los Account, of the profit for the year
ended on that date, and
(c) in the case of Cash Flow statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Ref: LOTUS CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH
3 OF AUDITORS REPORT OF EVEN DATE
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a phased programme of physical verification of
Fixed Assets which in our opinion is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and nature of its business. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off Fixed Assets during the period,
which affects the going concern concept.
(ii) (a) As explained to us, all the inventory of the Company except
stock-in-process has been physi- cally verified by the management at
the year-end. Stock-in-process has been taken as per the managements
technical estimate. In our opinion and according to the information and
explana- tions given to us, the frequency of the verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management and read with our comments in paragraph (ii)
(a) above, are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the
Company and nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of examination of the records of inventory and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we are of
the opinion that the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. Discrepancies noticed on physical verification of stocks
were not material.
(iii) (a) On the basis of examination of records and according to the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not granted
any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
(b) On the basis of examination of records and according to the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has taken
unsecured loans from two parties covered in the register main- tained
under section 301 of companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount at any
time during the year was Rs.544.79 Lakhs and year-end balance
outstanding was "Nil".
(c) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans taken are not prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(d) The Company has repaid the loans along with interest thereon 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 nature of its business with regard to
the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the
sale of goods and services. In our opinion, and according to the
information and explanation given to us, there is no continuing failure
to correct major weaknesses in the internal control system.
(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered
in the register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and
arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5
lakhs with any party during the year have been made at prices which are
reason- able having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits under section 58A or any
other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed
there under.
(vii) In our opinion, Company has internal audit system commensurate
with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records under section 209(1) (d)
of the Companies Act, 1956 for the products of the Company;
(ix) (a) According to the records of the Company and the information
and explanations given to us, the Company is regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues includ- ing Provident
Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax,
Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other statutory dues
applicable to it.
(b) According to records of the Company and the information and
explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty and Cess were outstanding as at 31st March, 2010 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company and as per the information
and explanations given to us by the management, the details of disputed
statutory dues which have not been deposited are as given below:
Name of Amount Period towhich Forum where
Statute Nature
of dues (RS in Lakhs) it relates pending
Customs Customs Duty 319.04 1996-1997 High Court,
Chennai
Customs Customs Duty 180.00 1996-1997 Appellate
Tribunal,
Chennai
(x) The Company is a Sick Industrial Company within the meaning of
clause (o) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Sick Industrial
Companies (Special Provisions), Act, 1985. However the Company has not
incurred any cash losses during the financial year and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our examination of documents and records and according to
the information and explana- tions given to us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions and banks.
(xii) Based on our examination of documents and records and according
to the information and explana- tions given to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of the
pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi/ mutual benefit
fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of the clause 4(xiii) of the
Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
(xiv) The Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of
clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guaran- tee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) The Company has not taken any term loan during the year.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on a short-term basis have been used for long-term
investments.
(xviii)The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and Companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the year.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, no debentures have been issued during the year.
Accordingly, provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
(xx) Based on the records examined by us, the Company has not raised
monies by public issue during the year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of books of account carried
out in accordance with generally accepted practices in India, we have
neither come across any incidence of fraud on or by the Com- pany nor
have we been informed of any such case by the management.
For S.R. Mohan & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Sd/-
Place : Hyderabad B. Brahmanandam, Partner
Date : August 13, 2010 Membership No. 020026
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