Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying ind AS financial statements of Sinclairs Hotels Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, 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 and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and lair 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the 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, 2018, 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 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 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, 2018, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 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 over financial reporting of the Company with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements 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 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 Ind AS financial statements -Refer Note 33 to the 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
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report
Annexure 1 referred to in paragraph 1 under the heading âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ of our report of even date to the members of Sinclairs Hotels Limited (âthe Companyâ)
(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) According to the 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) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii)(a), (b) and (c) 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 are no loans, investments, guarantees, and securities given in respect of which provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act 2013 are applicable and hence not commented upon.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.
(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, service tax, value added tax, goods and service tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. During the year the Company did not have any due towards excise duty and custom duty,
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, services tax, sales-tax, value added tax, goods and services tax, cess and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. During the year the Company did not have any due towards excise duty and custom duty.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise and value added tax on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Period to which the amount relates |
Amount (Rs.) |
Forum where dispute is pending |
West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 1961 |
Sales Tax and disallowance of remission. |
2006-07 |
929,000 |
West Bengal Commercial Tax Appellate & Revisional Board |
(viii) The Company did not have any outstanding loans or borrowing dues in respect of a financial institution or bank or to government or dues to debenture holders during the year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause 3(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 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.
Annexure 2 to the Independent Auditor''s Report
ANNEXURE 2 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SINCLAIRS HOTELS LIMTED
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Sinclairs Hotels Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31,2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 the Company''s 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.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s Internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit In accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and both Issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate Internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, 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 auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting with Reference to these Financial Statements
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with 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 company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting with Reference to these Standalone Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these 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 over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Kamal Agarwal
Kolkata Partner
May 22, 2018 Membership No.: 58652
Mar 31, 2016
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Sinclairs Hotels Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise 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.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with 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.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, 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 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, Die auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2016, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in 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, 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 âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the
Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 26 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 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report
REFERRED TO IN OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE TO THE MEMBERS OF SINCLAIRS HOTELS LIMITED AS AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
(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 nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment/ fixed assets 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) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii)(a), (b) and (c) 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 are no loans, investments, guarantees, and securities granted in respect to which provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act 2013 are applicable and hence not commented upon.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposit from the public.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
(vii)(a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. During the year the Company did not have any dues towards excise duty.
(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, custom 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. During the year the Company did not have any dues towards excise duty.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, custom duty, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of |
Nature |
Amount |
Period to |
Forum |
the statute |
of dues |
(?) |
which the amount relates |
where dispute is pending |
West |
Purchase |
59,623 |
1994-95 |
Senior |
Bengal |
tax, |
|
|
Joint |
Value |
Turnover |
|
|
Commissi |
Added Tax |
tax and |
|
|
oner of |
Act, 2003 |
Sales Tax, disallowan |
|
|
Commercial Tax |
|
ce of |
|
|
West |
|
remission |
1,648,589 |
2006-07 |
|
|
And input tax credit |
|
and 2007-08 |
Bengal Commer |
|
etc. |
|
|
cial Tax |
|
|
|
Appellate &Revision-al Board/ Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax |
(viii) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, the Company neither had any dues to banks, financial institutions or government, nor issued any debentures.
(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 during the year. Therefore, 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 as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the company or 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. Therefore, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and hence 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 Bhaswar Sarkar
Kolkata Partner
May 30, 2016 Membership No.: 55596
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Sinclairs
Hotels 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.
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 (1) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(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 disposal of substantial part 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 unsecured loans, to a company covered
in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act,
1956. The maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 50,707,931
and year- end outstanding balance of loan granted to such party was Rs.
50,707,931.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loan is not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company
c) The loan granted is repayable on demand. We are informed that the
Company has not demanded repayment of such loan during the year and
thus there has been no default on the part of the party to whom such
loan have been provided .The collection of interest has been regular.
d) There is no overdue amount of loan granted to the Companies, firms
or other parties listed in register maintained under section 301of 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) In our opinion, there are no contracts or arrangements that need to
be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(v)(b) of
the Order is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented
upon.
(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 Company is
not in the business of sale of any goods. Therefore, in our opinion
the provisions of clause 4 (viii) of the order are not applicable to
the Company.
(ix) a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, including
investor education and protection fund, employees'' State Insurance,
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, custom duty, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to the Company
have generally been regularly deposited with appropriate authorities
though there have been delays in few cases. During the year, the
Company did not have any dues towards wealth tax and excise duty.
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.
During the year, the Company did not have any dues towards wealth tax
and excise duty.
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 and cess which have not been deposited on account of
any dispute except for the following:
Name Nature Amount Period to Forum
of the of (Rs.) which the where
statute dues amount dispute
relates is pending
West Purchase tax, 3.65 lacs 1994-95, Senior Joint
Bengal Turnover tax 2005-06 and Commissioner
Value and Sales 2009-10 of Commercial
Added Tax Tax, Tax
Act, 2003 disallowance 16.48 lacs 2006-07 and West Bengal
of remission 2007-08 Commercial
and input tax Tax Appellate
credit etc. and Revisional
Board
(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 neither obtained any loans from banks and financial
institutions nor issued debentures.
(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 our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the order are not applicable to the
Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has pledged its investment in the equity shares of its
associate company for loan taken by such associate from a financial
institution, the terms and condition whereof, in our opinion are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company. Apart from this
it has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others from banks or
financial institution.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding 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 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 did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The company has not raised any money by way of 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 year.
For S.R. Batliboi & CO. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm registration number: 301003E
per Bhaswar Sarkar
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: May 28, 2013 Membership No.: 55596
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Sinclairs Hotels
Limited ('the Company') as at March 31, 2012 and also the Statement
of Profit and Loss 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 the 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. 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 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
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 at
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, 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.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(i)(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 disposal of a substantial part 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) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured
to / from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act. 1956. Accordingly,
the provisions of clauses (iii) (a) to (g) of the paragraph 4 of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act have been entered
into 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 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 of the Company and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained to us, 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 and services of the Company,
(ix) (a) 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 have generally been
regularly deposited with appropriate authorities, During the year, the
Company did not have any dues towards wealth tax and excise duty.
(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, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other
material undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end,
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
During the year, the Company did not have any dues towards wealth tax
and excise duty.
(c) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues
outstanding on account of income-tax, service tax, sales-tax. customs
duty and cess on account of any dispute, except for the following:
Name Nature Amount Period to Forum
of the of (Rs) which the where
statute dues amount dispute
relates is pending
West Purchase
tax, 12.36lacs 1994-95 and Senior Joint
Bengal turnover
tax 2005-06 Commissioner
Value and sales of Commercial
Added Tax tax, Tax
Act, 2003 dis
allowance
20.45lacs 2006-07 and West Bengal
of remission Commercial
and input
tax 2007-08 Tax Appellate
credit etc. and Revisional
Board
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and 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, the Company has neither obtained
any loans from banks or financial institutions nor issued debentures.
(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 any 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 Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has pledged its investment in the equity shares of its
subsidiary company for loan taken by such subsidiary from a financial
institution, the terms and conditions whereof, in our opinion, are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company, apart from this
it has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or
financial institutions.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding 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 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 did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through 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 year.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Sanjoy K Gupta
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: May 28, 2012 Membership No: 54968
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Sinclairs Hotels
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 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 the 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. 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 at
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.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT (REFERRED TO IN OUR REPORT OF EVEN
DATE TO THE MEMBERS OF SINCLAIRS HOTELS LIMITED (THE COMPANY) AS AT AND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2011)
(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 disposal of a substantial part 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) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured
to / from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly,
the provisions of clauses (iii) (a) to (g) of the paragraph 4 of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act has been entered
into 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 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 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 and services of the Company.
(ix) (a) 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 have generally been regularly deposited
with the appropriate authorities. During the year, the Company did not
have any dues towards wealth tax and excise duty.
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,
service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other material
undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
During the year, the Company did not have any dues towards wealth tax
and excise duty.
(c) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues
outstanding on account of income-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs
duty and cess on account of any dispute, except for the following:
Name Nature Amount Period to Forum
of the of (`) which the where
statute dues amount dispute
relates is pending
West Purchase tax, 20.35 lacs 1994-95, Senior Joint
Bengal turnover tax 2006-07 and Commissioner
Value and sales 2007-08 of Commercial
Added Tax tax, Tax
Act, 2003 disallowance
11.77 lacs 2005-06 West Bengal
of remission
Commercial
and input tax
Tax Appellate
credit etc.
and Revisional
Board
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and 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, the Company has neither obtained
any loans nor issued debentures.
(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 any 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 Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding 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 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 did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through 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 year.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Bhaswar Sarkar
Place : Kolkata Partner
Date : 30th May, 2011 Membership No : 55596
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Sinclairs Hotels
Limited (the Company) as at March 31, 2010 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 the 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. 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, 2010, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2010 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, 2010;
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.
ANNEXURE TO THE REPORT OF THE AUDITORS
(REFERRED TO IN OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE TO THE MEMBERS OF SINCLAIRS
HOTELS LIMITED (THE COMPANY) AS AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
2010)
(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 under
a planned programme of verifying them once in three years which, in our
opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the
nature of its assets. Further, no material discrepancies were noticed
on such verification during the year.
(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) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured to / from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, clauses (iii) (b) to (d), (f) and (g) of the paragraph 4
of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(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, no major weakness has been
noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weakness in internal control system of the
Company.
(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 Act 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 has been generally 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 undisputed 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, there are no dues
outstanding on account of income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs
duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, except for sales
tax as follows:
Name Nature Amount Period to Forum
of the of (Rs) which the where
statute dues amount dispute
relates is pending
West Turnover 29.97 1994-95, Deputy
Bengal Tax and lacs 2002-03, Commissioner
Sales Tax Sales Tax , 2005-06 & of Sales
Act, interest etc. 2006-07 Tax, Siliguri
(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, the Company neither had any loan
at the beginning of the year, nor did it avail any loan during the year
from any financial institution or bank. The Company has not issued any
debenture.
(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 any 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 Order are not applicable.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable.
(xv) 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.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding 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 short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has made preferential allotment of equity shares
during the year to parties and companies covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Act. In our opinion, the price at
which such shares have been issued, is not prejudicial to the interest
of the Company.
(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through 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 R K Agrawal
Place : Kolkata Partner
Date : 26th May, 2010 Membership No : 16667
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