Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Standalone IndAS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of ASIAN HOTELS (EAST) LIMITED(âthe Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch 201 8, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of changes in equity for the year then ended and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (here in referred to as the âInd AS financial statements").
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Act") 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 the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) 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 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.
Auditor''s 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 there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 auditor''s 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 Company''s 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 Company''s 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 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 stMarch 201 8 and 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 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, the Cash Flow Statement and the 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 Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31stMarch 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 stMarch 201 8 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 âB'', and
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 Standalone Ind AS financial position in its financial statements. Refer Note 39 & 42 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 to the Investor Education and Protection Fund except for Rs 12,390/- being restrained shares could not be transferred due to pending legal cases. Refer Note 10 to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements
iv. The disclosures in the financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8th November 2016 to 30th December 2016 have not been made since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31st March 2018.
ANNEXURE-A TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
The Annexure referred to in our Independent Auditors'' Report to the members of the Company on the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the year ended 31stMarch 2018, we report that:
Re: Asian Hotels (East) Ltd (the Company)
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 fixed assets are verified in a periodical order. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
(c) The title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
ii. The physical verification of inventory has been conducted at regular intervals by the management. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification;
iii. The Company has granted unsecured loans/advances to parties covered in the register maintained under section 1 89 of the Companies Act, 2013. With respect to the said loans/advances we have to state that:
(a) In our opinion, the terms and conditions of the grant of such loans / advances are not prejudicial to the Company''s interest;
(b) These unsecured loans/advances are repayable on demand. In the case of the loans granted to the bodies corporate listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act, the borrowers have been regular in the payment of the principal and interest as stipulated.
(c) The total overdue amount for more than ninety days is Nil.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of section 1 85 and 186 of the Act to the extent applicable.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of section 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and Rules framed thereunder to the extent notified.
vi. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act, for any of the services rendered by the Company.
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, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, value added tax, Goods & Service Tax or cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities except service tax amounting to Rs 181,101 relating to earlier years which has been provided for in the books. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of duty of excise. According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 201 8 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues outstanding in respect of income tax or sales tax or wealth tax or service tax or duty of customs or duty of excise or value added tax or goods and service tax, on account of disputes are as follows:
Nature of the Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Amount ( In Rs ) |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Period to which the amount relates |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax |
4,379,735 |
Commissioner ( Appeals ) |
Prior to FY 2004-05 |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax |
5,909,585 |
Service Tax Tribunal |
FY 2003-04 to FY 2006-07 |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax |
26,753,749 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2007-08 to FY 2009-10 |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax |
6,836,585 |
Service Tax Tribunal |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2012-13 |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax |
348,656 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2006-07 to FY 2013-14 |
Finance Act,1994 |
Service Tax |
7,644,193 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2013-14 |
West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994 |
Sales Tax |
5,683,418 |
Commissioner ( Appeals ) |
FY 2012-13 |
West Bengal Value Added Tax Act,2003 |
VAT |
396,345 |
Commissioner ( Appeals ) |
FY 2012-13 |
Income Tax Act,1961 |
Income Tax |
16,906,870 |
CIT ( Appeals ) |
FY 2011-12 |
Income Tax Act,1961 |
Income Tax |
12,273,270 |
CIT ( Appeals ) |
FY 2012-13 |
Income Tax Act,1961 |
Income Tax |
12,304,560 |
CIT ( Appeals ) |
FY 2013-14 |
Income Tax Act,1961 |
Income Tax |
6,976,470 |
CIT ( Appeals ) |
FY 2014-15 |
West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003 |
VAT |
181,216 |
Appeal Filed -Before Joint Commissioner |
FY 2014-15 |
West Bengal Value Added Tax Act,2003 |
VAT |
36,975,792 |
Additional Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, WB |
FY 2011-12 |
viii. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to banks or debenture holders during the year.
ix. The company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer including debt instruments during the year. Further, according to the information and explanations given to us the Company has applied term loans for the purpose for which they were obtained.
x. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practice in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instances of material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year nor have been informed of any such case by the Management
xi. The managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act
xii. The company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 1 77 and 188 of the Act where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations give to us and based on 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 and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xvi) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
Annexure - B to the Independent Auditor''s Report
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 ASIAN HOTELS (EAST) LIMITED (âthe Company") as of 31stMarch 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility For Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s 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 (âICAI''). 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 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.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both 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 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 system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning Of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations Of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 st March 201 8, 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 Singhi & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firmâs Registration No. 302049E
(Rajiv Singhi)
Chennai Partner
9thMay, 2018 Membership No. 053518
Mar 31, 2017
TO THE MEMBERS OF ASIAN HOTELS (EAST) LIMITED
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Asian Hotels (East) Limited (âthe Company") which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2017, the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statement of cash flows and the statement of changes in equity for the year then ended and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as âInd AS financial statements").
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Act") 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 the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with relevant rules issued there under.
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 judgment 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 misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s 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 there under.
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 disclosures in the Standalone Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of the material misstatement of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to error or fraud. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s 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 reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s 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 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, including the Ind AS, of the financial position of the Company as at 31st March, 2017 and its financial performance 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure A" 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, the Cash Flow Statement and the 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 relevant Rules issued there under;
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 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 B".
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 Standalone Ind AS financial positions in its Standalone Ind AS financial statements as referred in Note no. 42 of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company has no material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
Hi. No amount is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosure in its Ind AS financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8th November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016 and on the basis of information & explanation provided these are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company. Refer Note 32 to the Ind AS financial statements.
ANNEXURE - âA"TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ASIAN HOTELS (EAST) LIMITED
Report on the matters specified in paragraph 3 of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Act") as referred to in paragraph 1 of ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
(b) These fixed assets have been physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals; Discrepancies noticed on the verification of fixed assets have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The physical verification of inventory has been conducted at reasonable intervals by the management. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification;
(iii) The Company has granted unsecured loans/advances to Companies, or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. With respect to the said loans/advances, we have to state that;
(a) In our opinion the terms and conditions of the grant of such loans/advances are not prejudicial to the Company''s interest;
(b) These unsecured loans/advances are repayable on demand. There is no stipulation as to interest.
(c) The total amount overdue for more than ninety days is Nil;
(iv) The Company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of loans, investments, guarantees or securities, wherever transacted and applicable.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits and hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed hereunder are not applicable.
(vi) According to the information and explanation given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under subsection (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.Therefore, the provision is not applicable.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues to the appropriate authorities. There are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as on the last day of the financial year concerned fora period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us the dues outstanding in respect of income tax or sales tax or wealth tax or service tax or duty of customs or duty of excise or value added tax, on account of disputes are as follows;
Name of the Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Amount (In ?) |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Period to which the amount relates |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
4,374,245 |
Commissioner(Appeals) |
Prior to FY 2004-05 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
59,09,585 |
Service Tax Tribunal |
FY 2003-04 to FY 2006-07 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
26,753,749 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2007-08 to FY 2009-10 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
6,836,585 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2008-09 to FY2012-13 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
348,656 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2006-07 to FY2013-14 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
7,644,193 |
Commissioner of Service Tax |
FY 2013-14 |
West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994 |
Sales Tax |
5,683,418 |
Commissioner of West Bengal Sales tax |
FY 2012-13 |
West Bengal Value Added TaxAct, 2003 |
VAT |
396,345 |
Commissioner of West Bengal VAT |
FY 2012-13 |
IncomeTaxAct, 1961 |
Income Tax |
16,906,870 |
CIT (Appeals) |
FY 2011-12 |
IncomeTaxAct, 1961 |
Income Tax |
12,273,270 |
CIT (Appeals) |
FY 2012-13 |
IncomeTaxAct, 1961 |
Income Tax |
12,304,560 |
CIT (Appeals) |
F.Y 2013-14 |
Employees State InsuranceAct, 1948 |
ESI |
2,180,235 |
ESIC |
FY 2004-05 |
Employees State InsuranceAct, 1948 |
ESI |
68,080 |
ESIC |
FY 1996-97 to F.Y 2016-17 |
(viii) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution, bank, Government or dues to debenture holders, if any.
(ix) No money has been raised by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments).Further, term loans were applied for the purposes for which those are raised.
(x) No fraud by the Company or fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year;
(xi) The managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act.
(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company; hence clause (xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company;
(xiii) All transactions with the related parties have been are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, as applicable and the details have disclosed in the Financial Statements as required by the applicable accounting standards;
(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully& partly convertible debentures during the year under review. The requirement of section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 need not be complied with.
(xv) The Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors and persons connected with him. In this respect, the provisions of section 192 of Companies Act, 2013 need not be complied with;
(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IAof the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Annexure B to the Independent Auditor''s Report to the members of ASIAN HOTELS (EAST) LIMITED
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Act") as referred to in paragraph 2(f) of ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of ASIAN HOTELS (EAST) LIMITED (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on âthe 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 Indiaâ. 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 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.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both 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 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 system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness.
Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
a) Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
b) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
c) Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized 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
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2017, based on âthe 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 Indiaâ.
For S. S. Kothari Mehta & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 000756N
Neeraj Bansal
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: 25thMay2017 Membership No: 095960
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Asian Hotels
(East) Limited (''the Company'') which comprises the Balance Sheet as at
31st March, 2014 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and Notes to the Financial
Statements comprising of 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
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act'') read with the General Circular
15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of
internal controls relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatements, 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 the 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 entity''s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of accounting policies used and 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:
i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2014;
ii) In the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii) 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''), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of subsection(4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act,1956 , 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 Companies Act, 1956, 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
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, read with
the General circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act,
2013,
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31 March 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Act.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in clause 1 of paragraph of ''Report on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements'' of our report of even date
1. (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 its
fixed assets which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. As part of this
programme, the management has physically verified certain fixed assets
during the year. Discrepancies noticed on such verification as compared
to book records were not material, and have been properly adjusted in
the books of account.
(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial so
as to impact going concern status of the Company.
2. (a) As explained to us, physical verification of inventories has
been conducted by the management at reasonable intervals.
b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed
by the management are, in our opinion, reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) In our opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventory as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to companies firms or other parties listed in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the
provision of clause (iii) (b) to (g) of Companies (Auditor''s report)
Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable.
4. In our opinion and according to the information & explanations
given to us during the course of audit, there are adequate internal
control systems commensurate with the size of the Company and the
nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed
assets and for the sale of goods and services. Further, on the basis of
our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in
accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, we
have neither come across nor have we been informed of any instance of a
major weakness in the aforesaid internal control systems.
5. (a) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information
and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the
particulars of
contracts or arrangements that need to be entered into the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so
entered.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the
basis of our examination of books and records of the Company, the value
of any contract or arrangement with respect to each part required to be
entered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act ,1956 does not exceed Rs. five lakhs hence the provision of clause
4 (v)(b) of the order is not applicable to the Company.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of
Section 58A,58AA or any other relevant provision of the companies
Act,1956 and rules framed there under during the period.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. To the best of our knowledge, maintenance of cost records under
section 209 (1) (d) of the Act as prescribed by the Central Government
is not applicable to the Company.
9. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us and according to the records of the Company,
undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, 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, wherever applicable, have been regularly
deposited with the appropriate authorities during the year and there
are no such undisputed statutory dues payable for a period of more than
six months from the date they became payable as at 31st March,2014.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per the books and records examined by us, there are no dues of Income
tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Custom duty, Excise duty and
Cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute, except
the following which have not been deposited as on 31st March, 2014 on
account of disputes are given below:
Name of the Nature of Amount Forum where Period to which the
Statute Dues (In Rs.) dispute is pending Amount
relates
Finance Act,
1994 Service
Tax 4,374,245 Commissioner
(Appeals) Prior to
2004-05
Finance Act,
1994 Service
Tax 10,217,937 Service Tax
Tribunal 2003-04
to 2006-07
Finance Act,
1994 Service
Tax 26,753,749 Service Tax
Commissioner
2007-08 to
2009-10
10. The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year. There are no cash losses during the financial year and
in the mmediately preceding financial year.
11. As the Company does not have any dues payable to any Financial
institutions, Banks and Debenture holder, the provision of clause 4(xi)
of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to
the Company.
12. According to the information and explanations given to us and as
per the books and records examined by us, the Company has not granted
loan and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debenture and other securities.
13. The Company does not fall within the category of Chit fund / Nidhi
/ Mutual Benefit fund / Society and hence the related reporting
requirements of the Order are not applicable.
14. Based on our examination of the records and evaluation of the
related internal controls, we are of the opinion that proper records
have been maintained of the transactions or contracts in respect of
shares, securities, debentures and other Investments and timely entries
have been made therein. All shares, securities, debentures and other
Investments have been held by the company on its own name.
15. The Company has given guarantees / letter of undertaking against
loan taken by others from banks and financial institution, the terms
and condition of such guarantees / letter of undertaking , are not in
our opinion, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. There were no term loans raised during the year by the Company for
any purpose. Thus the provision of clause 4(xvi) of the Companies
(Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
17. According to the information and explanation 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.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of share to
parties or Companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Thus the provision of clause 4(xviii)
of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,2003 are not applicable to
the Company.
19. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of the records examined by us, the Company has not issued any
debenture during the period; hence the provision of clause 4(xix) of
the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the period , hence the provision of clause 4(xx) of the Companies
(Auditor''s Report) Order,2003 are not applicable to the Company.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, we have neither come across any instance
of fraud on or by the Company, noticed and reported during the year,
nor have we been informed of such case by the management.
For S. S. Kothari Mehta & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 000756N
K K Tulshan
Place : Kolkata Partner
Date : 22nd May 2014 Membership No: 085033
Mar 31, 2013
Report On the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of Asian Hotels
(East) Limited ("the Company") which comprises the Balance Sheet as at
31st March, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement for the year then ended, and Notes to the Financial
Statements comprising of 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
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956. This responsibility includes the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal controls relevant to the
preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view and are free from material misstatements, 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 the material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to error or fraud. 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 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 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:
i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2013;
ii) In the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii) 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 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
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 to the
extent applicable;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31 March 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in clause 1 of paragraph of ''Report on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements'' of our report of even date
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 period and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c) In our opinion & according to information and explanations given to
us, the Company has not made any substantial disposal of fixed assets
during the year.
ii) a) The stocks of stores, provisions, beverages, crockery etc., have
been physically verified during the period by the management. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were found 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. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
book records were not material in relation to the operations of the
Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books of
accounts.
iii) The Company has not granted or taken any loan, secured or
unsecured, to or from companies covered in the register maintained u/s
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clauses
(iii) (b) to (g) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) are not applicable.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, 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.
v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act,1956 have been so entered.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there is
no transaction in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in respect of any party and
hence the question of reasonable prices in respect of such transactions
regards to the prevailing market prices does not arise.
vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of
Section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and rules framed there under during the period.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business.
viii) To the best of our knowledge, maintenance of cost records under
section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 as prescribed by the
Central Government is not applicable to the Company.
ix) a) According to the records of the Company examined by us, 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, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other applicable statutory dues.
According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues that were
outstanding as at 31st March 2013 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the current and
immediately preceding financial year.
xi) As the Company does not have any dues payable to any Financial
Institutions, Banks and Debenture Holder, the provisions of clause
4(xi) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company.
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 against security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit fund/ Nidhi/ Mutual
Benefit Fund/ Society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order 2003 (as amended) are not
applicable.
xiv) Based on our examination of the records and evaluation of the
related internal controls, we are of the opinion that proper records
have been maintained of the transactions and contracts of dealing or
trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments and
timely entries have been made in those records. We also report that the
Company has held the shares, securities, debentures and other
investments in its own name.
xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
terms and condition of the guarantee given by the Company for loans
taken from banks by its subsidiary is prima- facie not prejudicial to
the interest of the Company.
xvi) There were no term loans raised during the period by the Company
for any purpose. The provisions of clause 4(xvi) of the Companies
(Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
xvii) According to the information and explanation 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. The provisions of clause 4(xviii) of
the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the period; the
provisions of clause 4(xix) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2003 are not applicable to the Company.
xx) As the Company has not raised any money through public issue during
the period, the provisions of clause 4(xx) of the Companies (Auditor''s
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
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 instances of fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
For S. S. Kothari Mehta & Company
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 000756N
K K Tulshan
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: 23rd May 2013 Membership No: 085033
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASIAN HOTELS (EAST)
LIMITED as at March 31, 2012 and also the Statement of Profit & Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date and 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 have 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. 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 it 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 & 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 Companies Act, 1956;
V) Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 33 in Note
to Financial Statements of the Notes annexed to the Accounts regarding
the investment in Regency Convention Centre and Hotels Limited (a
subsidiary company) amounting to Rs. 2579.01 lakhs and other
receivables amounting to Rs. 435.18 lakhs relating thereto. As
elucidated in the said note, considering that the value of the
investments cannot be reasonably ascertained at present, resultantly,
no provision for impairment has been made in the said financial
statements.
VI) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2012, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31 st March, 2012 from being appointed as director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
VII) Read with the foregoing, in our opinion and to the best of our
information and according to the explanations given to us, they 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 31 st March, 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 the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date to the members
of Asian Hotels (East) Limited as at and for the year ended March 31,
2012)
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 period and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the period.
ii) a) The stocks of stores, provisions, beverages, crockery etc., have
been physically verified during the period by the management. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were found 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. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
book records were not material in relation to the operations of the
Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books of
accounts.
iii) The Company has not granted or taken any loan, secured or
unsecured, to or from companies covered in the register maintained u/s
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clauses
(iii) (b) to (g) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) are not applicable.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, 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.
v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there is
no transaction in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in respect of any party and
hence the question of reasonable prices in respect of such transactions
having regard to the prevailing market prices does not arise.
vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of
Section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and rules framed there under during the period.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business.
viii) To the best of our knowledge, maintenance of cost records under
section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 as prescribed by the
Central Government is not applicable to the Company.
ix) a) According to the records of the Company examined by us, 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, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other applicable statutory dues.
According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues that were
outstanding as at 31 st March 2012 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
b) According to the records of the Company examined by us, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
dues in respect of Income Tax, Custom Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty,
Sales Tax, Service Tax and Cess which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute except as given below-:
Nature of Dues Amount (Rs.in lakhs)
Sales Tax / VAT 55.83
Service Tax 102.89
ESIC 21.80
x) Since the Company has been registered for less than five years,
reporting on accumulated losses at the end of the year and cash loss is
not required.
xi) As the Company does not have any dues payable to any Financial
Institutions, Banks and Debenture Holder, the provisions of clause
4(xi) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company.
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 against security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit fund/ Nidhi/ Mutual
Benefit Fund/ Society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order 2003 (as amended) are not
applicable.
xiv) Based on our examination of the records and evaluation of the
related internal controls, we are of the opinion that proper records
have been maintained of the transactions and contracts of dealing or
trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments and
timely entries have been made in those records. We also report that the
Company has held the shares, securities, debentures and other
investments in its own name.
xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given guarantees, comfort for loans taken by others
from bank or financial institutions.
xvi) There were no term loans raised during the period by the Company
for any purpose. The provisions of clause 4(xvi) of the Companies
(Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
xvii) According to the information and explanation 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. The provisions of clause 4(xviii) of
the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the period; the
provisions of clause 4(xix) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2003 are not applicable to the Company.
xx) As the Company has not raised any money through public issue during
the period, the provisions of clause 4(xx) of the Companies (Auditor's
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
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 instances of fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
For S. S. Kothari Mehta & Company
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 000756N
K K Tulshan
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: 11th May 2012 Membership No: 085033
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASIAN HOTELS (EAST)
LIMITED as at March 31, 2011 and also the Profit & Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date and 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 have 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. 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 it 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 & 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 Companies
Act, 1956;
V) Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 2 in
Schedule 16 of the Notes annexed to the Accounts regarding the
investment in Regency Convention Centre and Hotels Limited (a
subsidiary company) amounting to Rs. 2579.01 lakhs and other
receivables amounting to Rs. 419.68 lakhs relating thereto. As
elucidated in the said note, considering that the value of the
investments cannot be reasonably ascertained at present, resultantly,
no provision for impairment has been made in the said financial
statements.
VI) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2011 from being appointed as director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
VII) Read with the foregoing, 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 31st March, 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 the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date to the members
of Asian Hotels (East) Limited 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) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the period and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the period.
ii) a) The stocks of stores, provisions, beverages, crockery etc., have
been physically verified during the period by the management. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were found 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. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
book records were not material in relation to the operations of the
Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books of
accounts.
iii) The Company has not granted or taken any loan, secured or
unsecured, to or from companies covered in the register maintained u/s
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clauses
(iii) (b) to (d) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) are not applicable.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, 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.
v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act,1956 have been so entered.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there is
no transaction in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in respect of any party and
hence the question of reasonable prices in respect of such transactions
regards to the prevailing market prices does not arise.
vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of
Section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and rules framed there under during the period.
vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
viii) To the best of our knowledge, maintenance of cost records under
section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 as prescribed by the
Central Government is not applicable to the company.
ix) a) According to the records of the Company examined by us, 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, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other applicable statutor y dues.
According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues that were
outstanding as at 31st March 2011 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
b) According to the records of the Company examined by us, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
dues in respect of Income Tax, Custom Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty,
Sales Tax, Service Tax and Cess which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute except as given below-:
Nature of Dues Amount (in Rs lakhs)
Sales Tax / Vat 26.44
Service Tax 131.34
ESIC 21.80
x) Since the Company has been registered for less than five years,
reporting on accumulated losses at the end of the year and cash loss is
not required.
xi) As the Company does not have any dues payable to any Financial
Institutions, Banks and Debenture Holder, the provisions of clause
4(xi) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company.
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 against security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
xiii) In our opinion, the company is not a Chit fund/ Nidhi/ Mutual
Benefit Fund/ Society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order 2003 (as amended) are not
applicable.
xiv) Based on our examination of the records and evaluation of the
related internal controls, we are of the opinion that proper records
have been maintained of the transactions and contracts of dealing or
trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments and
timely entries have been made in those records. We also report that the
Company has held the shares, securities, debentures and other
investments in its own name.
xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not given guarantees for loans taken by others from bank or
financial institutions.
xvi) There were no term loans raised during the period by the Company
for any purpose. The provisions of clause 4(xvi) of the Companies
(Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
xvii) According to the information and explanation 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. The provisions of clause 4(xviii) of
the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
xix) The company has not issued any debentures during the period; the
provisions of clause 4(xix) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2003 are not applicable to the Company.
xx) As the company has not raised any money through public issue during
the period, the provisions of clause 4(xx) of the Companies (Auditor's
Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
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 instances of fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
For S.S. KOTHARI MEHTA & CO.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 00756N
Mahendra Sureka
Place : Kolkata Partner
Date : 28th May, 2011 Membership No. : 093290
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASIAN HOTELS (EAST)
LIMITED (formerly Vardhman Hotels Limited) as at March 31, 2010 and
also the Profit & Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement for the nine
month period ended on that date and 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.
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.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003 as amended
by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(collectively the Order) issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
based on the information and explanations given to us, we enclose in
the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in Paragraphs 4 and 5
of the said Order.
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 it appears from our examination of
those books;
iii) The Balance Sheet, Profit & 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 & 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 Companies
Act, 1956;
v) Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 2 in
Schedule 16 of the Notes annexed to the Accounts regarding the
investment in Regency Convention Centre and Hotels Limited (a
subsidiary company) amounting to Rs. 2579.01 lacs and other receivables
amounting to Rs. 403.36 lacs relating thereto. As elucidated in the
said note, considering that the value of the investments cannot be
reasonably ascertained at present, resultantly, no provision for
impairment has been made in the said financial statements.
vi) Without qualifying our opinion, attention is invited to Note 15 of
Schedule 16, wherein the Company has applied to the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India under section 211(4) of the
Companies Act, 1956 for getting exemption with regard to disclosures in
respect of quantitative details of turnover, opening and closing stock,
purchases, production and consumption of raw material. The final
approval is awaited pending which the said disclosures are not being
furnished.
vii) Without qualifying our opinion, we invite reference to Note 3 of
Schedule 16 regarding treatment of excess of assets over liabilities,
and consideration payable in the form of equity shares, as general
reserves, which has been carried out pursuant to the Scheme of
Arrangement and Demerger sanctioned by the Honble High Court of Delhi,
New Delhi, implementation whereof is binding on the Company though not
in line with generally accepted accounting practices and the Accounting
Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
viii) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2010, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2010 from being appointed as director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
ix) Read with the foregoing, 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 31st March, 2010;
(b) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
nine months period ended on that date; and
(c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
nine months period ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date to the members
of Asian Hotels (East) Limited (formerly Vardhman Hotels Limited) as at
and for the nine months period ended March 31, 2010)
1) 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 period and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the period.
2) a) The stocks of stores, provisions, beverages, crockery and others
have been physically verified during the period by the management. In
our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of stocks followed
by the management were found 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. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
book records were not material in relation to the operations of the
Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books of
account.
3) a) The Company has not given any loan, secured or unsecured, to
companies covered in the register maintained u/s 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clauses (iii) (a) to (d) of the
Order are not applicable.
b) The company has not taken any loan, secured or unsecured, from
companies covered in the register maintained u/s 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clauses (iii) (a) to (d) of
Order are not applicable.
4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, 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.
5) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need to
be entered into the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act,1956 have been so entered.
b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of Rupees Five lakhs in
respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which
are, prima facie, reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices
at the relevant time.
6) The Company has not accepted any deposits from public within the
meaning of Section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and Rules framed there under during the period.
7) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
8) To the best of our knowledge, maintenance of cost records under
section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 has not been prescribed
by the Central Government for any of the companys activity.
9) a) According to the records of the Company examined by us, 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, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other applicable statutory dues.
According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues that were
outstanding as at 31st March 2010 for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
b) According to the records of the Company examined by us, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
dues in respect of Income Tax, Custom Duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty,
Sales Tax and Cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute except service tax demand amounting to Rs. 145.91 lacs. (Refer
note no. 7 of Schedule 16).
10) Since the Company has been registered for less than five years,
reporting on accumulated losses at the end of the year and cash losses
is not required.
11) As the Company does not have any dues payable to any Financial
Institutions, Banks and Debenture Holders, the provisions of clause
4(xi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
12) 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 against security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
13) In our opinion, the company is not a Chit fund/ Nidhi/ Mutual
Benefit Fund/ Society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Order are not applicable.
14) Based on our examination of the records and evaluation of the
related internal controls, we are of the opinion that proper records
have been maintained of the transactions and contracts of dealing or
trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments and
timely entries have been made in those records. We also report that the
Company has held the shares, securities, debentures and other
investments.
15) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others from
bank or financial institutions.
16) There were no term loans raised during the period by the Company
for any purpose, the provisions of clause 4(xvi) of the Order are,
therefore, not applicable to the Company.
17) 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.
18) 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, the provisions of clause 4(xviii) of
the Order are not applicable to the Company.
19) The company has not issued any debentures during the period; the
provisions of clause 4(xix) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
20) As the company has not raised any money through public issue during
the period, the provisions of clause 4(xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
21) 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 instances of fraud on or by the Company have been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
For S.S.Kothari Mehta & Company
Firm Registration Number 00756N
Chartered Accountants
Arun K Tulsian
Partner
Membership No. 89907
Place : Kolkata
Date :4th August, 2010
Jun 30, 2009
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASIAN HOTELS LIMITED as
at 30th September, 2009, the Profit and Loss Account and also the Cash
Flow Statement for the eighteen months period ended on that date and
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.
We have 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.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 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 to the extent applicable to the Company.
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
the law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our
examination of those books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account
and the Cash flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement
with the books of account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956;
(v) We draw attention to Note 16 in Schedule 21 of the Notes annexed to
the Accounts regarding the investment in Regency Convention Centre and
Hotels Limited (a subsidiary company) amounting to Rs.2579.01 Lakhs and
other receivables amounting to Rs. 389.82 Lakhs relating thereto. As
elucidated in the said note, considering that the value of the
investments cannot be reasonably ascertained at present, resultantly,
no provision for impairment has been made in the said financial
statements.
(vi) Further, we invite attention to Note 18 of Schedule 21 of the
Notes annexed to the Accounts, suggesting that upon receipt of
necessary approval of the Scheme of Arrangement and Demerger (the
Scheme), both the Kolkata Undertaking and Mumbai Undertaking would get
demerged as of the Appointed Date i.e. 31st October, 2009, and
resultantly, the Company would comprise only residuary operation i.e.
primarily the Hyatt Regency, Delhi.
(vii) On the basis of written representation received from the
directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that
none of the directors is disqualified as on 30th September 2009 from
being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1) (g) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
(viii) 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 30th September, 2009;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account of the Profit for the
eighteen months period ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
eighteen months period ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT OF ASIAN HOTELS LIMITED FOR THE
EIGHTEEN MONTHS PERIOD ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 2009
1. a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
1. b. Though all the assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the period, as per the information furnished to us,
there exists a programme of physical verification of entire fixed
assets over a reasonable period. In our opinion the frequency of
verification of the fixed assets by the management is at reasonable
intervals having regard to the size of the Company and nature of the
assets and no material discrepancies were noticed between the book
records and the physical inventory in respect of the assets physically
verified.
1. c. During the period, the Company has not disposed off substantial
part of the fixed assets. Based on the information and explanation
given by the management and on the basis of audit procedures performed
by us, we are of the opinion that the sale of fixed assets, if any, has
not affected the going concern status of the Company.
2. a. The stocks of stores, provisions, beverages, crockery etc.,
have been physically verified during the period by the management. In
our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
2. b. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the procedures of physical verification of
stocks followed by the management were found reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
2. c. The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
book records were not material in relation to the operations of the
Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books of
account.
3. As informed to us, the Company has not taken / granted any loan,
secured or unsecured, from / to companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business
with regard to the purchase of stores, provisions, beverages, crockery
etc., plant and machinery, equipment and other assets and for the sale
of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
internal control systems.
5. a. Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanations provided by the Management, we are of
the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need
to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.
5. b. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of
contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakh in
respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are
prima facie reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices to the
extent available with the Company of similar items supplied under
similar circumstances by/to other parties and sale of such services to
others except where due to certain special reasons as explained to us
prices have been charged with no comparison available with the Company.
6. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits covered by the
provisions of Section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rules, 1975, hence the provisions of clause 4 (vi) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
7. Internal Audit has been conducted by an independent firm of
Chartered Accountants as well as by the Companys internal audit
department during the period and it is commensurate with the size of
the Company and the nature of its business.
8. The Central Government has not prescribed for the Company the
maintenance of cost records under Section 209 (1)(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and hence the provisions of clause 4 (viii) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
9. a. According to the records of the Company examined by us, the
Company has generally been 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, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other applicable statutory dues.
According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues that were
outstanding as at 30th September 2009 for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
9. b. According to the records of the Company examined by us and
according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
dues of Sales Tax, Income Tax, Custom Duty, Wealth Tax, Service Tax,
Excise Duty or Cess which have not been paid on account of any dispute
except service tax demand amounting to Rs. 482.54 Lakhs disputed with
concern authorities (Refer Note 21 of Schedule 21).
10. The Company had no accumulated losses as at the end of the current
financial period and has not incurred any cash losses in such financial
period and in the immediately preceding financial year, hence
provisions of clause 4 (x) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order,
2003 are not applicable.
11. As per books and records maintained by the Company and according
to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not
defaulted in the repayment of any dues to financial institutions, banks
or debenture holders as at the Balance Sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual
benefit fund / society, hence the provisions of clause 4 (xiii) of the
Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
14. Based on our examination of the records and evaluation of the
related internal controls, we are of the opinion that proper records
have been maintained of the transactions and contracts of dealing or
trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments and
timely entries have been made in those records. We also report that the
Company has held the shares, securities, debentures and other
investments in its own name.
15. In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the Company has
given guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. In our opinion, the term loans were applied for the purposes for
which they were raised.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of Balance Sheet of the Company, we report that
no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investment.
18. As the Company made no preferential allotment of shares to any
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the provisions of clause 4 (xviii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
19. As the Company has not issued any debentures the provisions of
clause 4 (xix) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company.
20. As the Company has not raised any money during the period by
public issue, the provisions relating to end use thereof as per clause
4 (xx) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not
applicable to the Company.
21. Based upon the audit procedures performed by us for expressing our
opinion on these financial statements and 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 MOHINDER PURI & COMPANY
Chartered Accountants
Place : New Delhi VIKAS VIG
Date : 25th November, 2009 Partner
Membership No.: 16920
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