Mar 31, 2025
1. We have audited the accompanying standalone
financial statements of Easy Trip Planners Limited (''the
Company''), which comprise the Standalone Balance
Sheet as at 31 March 2025, the Standalone Statement
of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive
Income), the Standalone Statement of Cash Flow and
the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity for the
year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial
statements, including material accounting policy
information and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
standalone financial statements give the information
required by the Companies Act, 2013 (''the Act'') in
the manner so required and give a true and fair view
in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards
(''Ind AS'') specified under section 133 of the Act read
with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
Rules, 2015 and other accounting principles generally
accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company
as at 31 March 2025, and its profit (including other
comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes
in equity for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the
Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10)
of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standards
are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities
for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
section of our report. We are independent of the
Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(''ICAI'') together with the ethical requirements that
are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial
statements under the provisions of the Act and the
rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that
the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our
professional judgment, were of most significance in
our audit of the standalone financial statements of
the current period. These matters were addressed in
the context of our audit of the standalone financial
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion
thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on
these matters.
5. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report.
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1. Recoverability oF investments in and loans given to subsidiaries Refer note 2.2a and 2.8 of material accounting policy information and note 6, note 7 and note 53 of the standalone |
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As at 31 March 2025, the Company has investments are carried at cost less impairment, if any, while |
Our audit procedures to test recoverability of investments in and loans given to subsidiaries included, but were not a) Obtained an understanding of the management''s credit risk relating to loans. Evaluated the design |
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The management annually reviews whether |
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Evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies |
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any impairment indicators exists in the carrying |
adopted by the management in respect of impairment |
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value of investments in accordance with the |
testing and expect credit loss determination in |
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requirements of Ind AS 36, Impairment of Assets |
accordance with Ind AS 36 and Ind AS 109. |
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(''Ind AS 36''), and whether there is any significant |
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Assessed the professional competence and objectivity of the external valuation expert engaged by the |
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Some of the subsidiaries of the Company have the current year, and the carrying values of of aforesaid impairment indicator, the Company |
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indicators exists; Involved auditor''s valuation experts to test |
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has assessed the recoverable amounts of the |
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Traced the future cash flow projections to approved |
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material investments by carrying out separate |
business plans of the subsidiary companies and |
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valuations using discounted cash flow method |
evaluated the reasonableness of the inputs used in the |
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with the help of external valuation experts. |
projections by comparing past projections with actual |
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Such determination requires management to |
results to determine historical accuracy of projections, |
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make significant estimates, judgements and |
and by considering our understanding of the business |
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assumptions relating to forecast of future |
and market conditions, as relevant; |
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revenue, operating margins, growth rate and |
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Evaluated sensitivity analysis performed by the |
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Considering the materiality of the amounts, and the significant auditor attention required to |
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Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy |
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2. Revenue recognition From air passage (Refer note 2.9 of material accounting policy information and note 23 of |
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The Company has derived its revenue mainly from |
Our audit procedures in relation to revenue recognition |
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agency commission and incentives based on sale |
included, but were not limited to the following: |
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of airline tickets amounting to ? 2,953.42 million during the year ended 31 March 2025. |
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Obtained an understanding of the systems, processes |
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Revenue from the sale of airline tickets is recognised at a point in time, as an agent, on a net |
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recording revenue from air passage. Evaluated the Obtained an understanding of the Company''s AS 115. |
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The Company earns incentives from airlines if |
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Traced the travel details, on a sample basis, for which |
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the specific targets are achieved based on the |
income is recognised to the statements provided by |
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agreements / incentive schemes. The Company |
the airlines and payments received from the payment |
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has treated such incentives as variable |
gateway reports to test occurrence of revenue |
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consideration in accordance with Ind AS 115, |
recognised. |
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (''Ind AS 115'') and recognise as revenue over a period of the incentive schemes / agreements are achieved/ |
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Tested the relevant system generated reports used for and accuracy of the reports such as reconciliation with |
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The management has implemented various |
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On a sample basis, tested the amount of incentives |
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data, to ensure revenue is recorded in the correct |
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Tested the amount of advertisement income, other |
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variable consideration such as cancellation income |
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Revenue recognition is a key performance indicator and there is a presumed risk of fraud |
and deposit incentives on sample basis from the agreements entered with the customers. |
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of revenue being overstated in accordance |
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Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of |
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with Standards on Auditing as revenue is one |
disclosures in the standalone financial statements in |
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of the Company''s key performance indicators. Further, due to the dependence of the |
accordance with the applicable accounting standards. |
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INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE STANDALONE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR''S
REPORT THEREON
6. The Company''s Board of Directors are responsible for
the other information. The other information comprises
the information included in the Annual Report, but
does not include the standalone financial statements
and our auditor''s report thereon. The Annual Report is
expected to be made available to us after the date of
this auditor''s report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements
does not cover the other information and we will not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial
statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information identified above when it becomes available
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information
is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude
that there is a material misstatement therein, we are
required to communicate the matter to those charged
with governance.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND
THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE
STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements have
been approved by the Company''s Board of Directors.
The Company''s Board of Directors are responsible for
the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with
respect to the preparation and presentation of these
standalone financial statements that give a true and
fair view of the financial position, financial performance
including other comprehensive income, changes in
equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance
with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act
and other accounting principles generally accepted in
India. 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 financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements,
the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing
the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern,
disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate
the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic
alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing
the Company''s financial reporting process.
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the standalone financial statements as
a whole are free from material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is
a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that
an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on
Auditing will always detect a material misstatement
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or
error and are considered material if, individually or in
the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these standalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on
Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act
we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material
misstatement of the standalone financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error, design
and perform audit procedures responsive to those
risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement
resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting
from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,
intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control;
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control
relevant to the audit in order to design
audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the
Act, we are also responsible for expressing our
opinion on whether the Company has adequate
internal financial controls with reference to
financial statements in place and the operating
effectiveness of such controls;
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of
accounting estimates and related disclosures
made by management;
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of Board of
Directors'' use of the going concern basis of
accounting and, based on the audit evidence
obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists
related to events or conditions that may cast
significant doubt on the Company''s ability to
continue as a going concern. If we conclude that
a material uncertainty exists, we are required
to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the
related disclosures in the standalone financial
statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,
to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based
on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of
our auditor''s report. However, future events or
conditions may cause the Company to cease to
continue as a going concern; and
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and
content of the standalone financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the
standalone financial statements represent the
underlying transactions and events in a manner
that achieves fair presentation.
12. We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope
and timing of the audit and significant audit findings,
including any significant deficiencies in internal control
that we identify during our audit.
13. We also provide those charged with governance with
a statement that we have complied with relevant
ethical requirements regarding independence, and to
communicate with them all relationships and other
matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on
our independence, and where applicable, related
safeguards.
14. From the matters communicated with those charged
with governance, we determine those matters that
were of most significance in the audit of the standalone
financial statements of the current period and are
therefore the key audit matters. We describe these
matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation
precludes public disclosure about the matter or when,
in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that
a matter should not be communicated in our report
because the adverse consequences of doing so would
reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest
benefits of such communication.
15. The standalone financial statements of the Company
for the year ended 31 March 2024 were audited by
the predecessor auditor, S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
, who have expressed an unmodified opinion on those
standalone financial statements vide their audit report
dated 24 May 2024.
16. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, based
on our audit, we report that the Company has paid
remuneration to its directors during the year in
accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down
under section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
17. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2020 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of
India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in
the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent
applicable.
18. Further to our comments in Annexure A, as required by
section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, we report,
to the extent applicable, that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information
and explanations which to the best of our
knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purpose of our audit of the accompanying
standalone financial statements;
b) Except for the matters stated in paragraph 18(f)
(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
(as amended)}, in our opinion, proper books of
account as required by law have been kept by the
Company so far as it appears from our examination
of those books.
c) The standalone financial statements dealt with
by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements comply with Ind AS specified under
section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors and taken on record
by the Board of Directors, none of the directors
is disqualified as on 31 March 2025 from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2)
of the Act;
f) The qualification relating to the maintenance of
accounts and other matters connected therewith
are as stated in paragraph 18(b) above on reporting
under section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph
18(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of
the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
(as amended);
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal
financial controls with reference to financial
statements of the Company as on 31 March 2025
and the operating effectiveness of such controls,
refer to our separate report i n Annexure B, wherein
we have expressed an unmodified opinion; and
h) With respect to the other matters to be included
in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with rule 11
of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
(as amended), in our opinion and to the best of
our information and according to the explanations
given to us:
i. The Company, as detailed in note 32 to
the standalone financial statements, has
disclosed the impact of pending litigations on
its financial position as at 31 March 2025;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable
losses as at 31 March 2025;
iii. There were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education
and Protection Fund by the Company during
the year ended 31 March 2025 (Refer note
32C);
iv. a. The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief
other than as disclosed in note 42(iv) to
the standalone financial statements, no
funds have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds or
securities premium or any other sources
or kind of funds) by the Company to or
in any person or entity, including foreign
entities (''the intermediaries''), with
the understanding, whether recorded
in writing or otherwise, that the
intermediary shall, whether, directly or
indirectly lend or invest in other persons
or entities identified in any manner
whatsoever by or on behalf of the
Company (''the Ultimate Beneficiaries'')
or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as
disclosed in note 42(v) to the standalone
financial statements, no funds have
been received by the Company from
any person or entity, including foreign
entities (''the Funding Parties''), with the
understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Company
shall, whether directly or indirectly, lend
or invest in other persons or entities
identified in any manner whatsoever
by or on behalf of the Funding Party
(''Ultimate Beneficiaries'') or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit procedures
performed as considered reasonable
and appropriate in the circumstances,
nothing has come to our notice that
has caused us to believe that the
management representations under
sub-clauses (a) and (b) above contain any
material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid
any dividend during the year ended 31
March 2025.
vi. As stated in Note 45 to the standalone financial
statements and based on our examination
which included test checks, except for
matter mentioned below, the Company, in
respect of financial year commencing on 1
April 2024, has used an accounting software
for maintaining its books of account which
have a feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility and the same have been
operated throughout the year for all relevant
transactions recorded in the software.
Further, during the course of our audit we
did not come across any instance of audit
trail feature being tampered with other than
the consequential impact of the exception
given below. Furthermore, the audit trail has
been preserved by the Company as per the
statutory requirements for record retention.
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For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
Abhishek Lakhotia
Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership No.: 502667
Date: 30 May 2025 UDIN: 25502667BMUJKU4584
Mar 31, 2024
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Easy Trip Planners Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ''Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of
the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ''Code of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements
under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the
Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included
the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
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The Company derives its revenue mainly from agency commission on sale of airline tickets. Revenue from the sale of airline tickets is recognized on a net commission basis and revenue from incentives and fees is recognized on earned basis net of discounts given |
Our audit procedures included the following: We obtained an understanding of the systems, processes and controls implemented by the Company for recording revenue from air passage, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of key controls. |
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to customers. Incentives from airlines are recognized as revenue when the performance obligations under the incentive schemes are achieved/ expected to be achieved during the year. |
On a sample basis, we have traced the travel details for which income is recognized to the statements provided by the airlines to evaluate the incidence of travel by the customers. |
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We identified revenue recognition from air ticketing relating to incentives as a key audit matter because revenue is one of the Company''s key performance indicators. Also, there is an inherent risk that revenue could be recorded at incorrect amount since estimation of incentives is dependent upon various inputs such as incidence of travel by customers, achievement of sale/ flown targets and affirmation of relevant data, as provided by the airlines. |
On a sample basis, tested the amount of incentives accrued at the year-end on the basis of percentages (as prescribed by various airlines) applied on travel/ flown data received from airlines. The amount of accrued incentives is also adjusted with the data affirmed by airlines, to the extent received. Assessed adequacy of disclosures in the standalone financial statements. |
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the
other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not
include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash
flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Company''s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠I dentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing
our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.
Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the
Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial
statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to
the extent applicable, 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 except that:
i. The backup of the books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers physically located in India on daily basis and
ii. The matters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g).
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The observation relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph (b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and serial number (vi) of paragraph (i) below on reporting under Rule 11(g).
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(h) I n our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2024 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in
accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of
our information and according to the explanations
given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements -Refer Note 33 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the note 44 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this audit report is in accordance with section 123 of the Act.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software except that, audit trail feature is not enabled in respect of subsystem which record sales and for certain changes made using privileged/administrative access rights as described in note 51 to the standalone financial statements.
Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with, in respect of accounting software where the audit trail has been enabled.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Nikhil Aggarwal
Partner
Membership Number: 504274
UDIN: 24504274BKFBNR9484
Place of Signature: Gurugram Date: May 24, 2024
Mar 31, 2023
Easy Trip Planners Limited
REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSQUALIFIED OPINION
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Easy Trip Planners Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matters described in the ''Basis for Qualified
Opinion'' section of our report, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We draw attention to Note 47 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, regarding uncertainty with respect to recoverability of '' 695.4 Mn from GO Air, for the reasons more fully explained in the note. Pending final
outcome of the matter, we are unable to comment upon any consequential adjustments that may be required to the financial statements in this regard.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our
responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ''Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ''Code of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. In addition to the matter described in the ''Basis for Qualified Opinion'' section we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters- to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Revenue recognition for from air passage (as described in Note 25 of the standalone financial statements) |
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The Company derives its revenue mainly from agency |
Our audit procedures included the following: |
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commission on sale of airline tickets. |
We obtained an understanding of the systems, processes |
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Revenue from the sale of airline tickets is recognized on |
and controls implemented by the Company for recording |
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a net commission basis and revenue from incentives and |
revenue from air passage, evaluated the design and tested |
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fees is recognized on earned basis net of discounts given |
the operating effectiveness of key controls. |
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to customers. |
On a sample basis, we have traced the travel details for |
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Incentives from airlines are recognized as revenue when |
which income is recognised to the statements provided |
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the performance obligations under the incentive schemes |
by the airlines to evaluate the incidence of travel by the |
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are achieved/ expected to be achieved during the year. |
customers. |
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We identified revenue recognition from air ticketing relating |
On a sample basis, tested the amount of incentives accrued |
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to incentives as a key audit matter because revenue is one |
at the year-end on the basis of percentages (as prescribed |
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of the Company''s key performance indicators. Also, there is |
by various airlines) applied on travel/ flown data received |
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an inherent risk that revenue could be recorded at incorrect |
from airlines. The amount of accrued incentives is also |
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amount since estimation of incentives is dependent upon |
adjusted with the data affirmed by airlines, to the extent |
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various inputs such as incidence of travel by customers, achievement of sale/ flown targets and affirmation of |
received. |
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relevant data, as provided by the airlines. |
Assessed adequacy of disclosures in the standalone financial statements. |
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the
other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report but does not
include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information
is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears
to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT FOR THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash
flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Company''s financial reporting process.
AUDITOR''S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠I dentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing
our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our
conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future
events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report
that:
(a) We have sought and except for the matter(s) described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion
paragraph, obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required
by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement
and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) Except for the effects of the matter(s) described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) The matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion, may
have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;
(f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(h) I n our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2023 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in
accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements -Refer Note 34 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under subclause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
vi. As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only w.e.f. April 1, 2023, reporting
under this clause is not applicable.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Yogesh Midha
Partner
Membership Number: 094941
UDIN: 23094941BGWQGI2530
Place of Signature: New Delhi
Date: May 26, 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial StatementsOpinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Easy Trip Planners Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2022, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2022, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ''Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ''Code of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,
and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 49 in the Standalone Financial Statements, which describes the possible effect of uncertainties relating to COVID-19 pandemic on the Company''s financial performance as assessed by the management. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone
financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included
the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the
other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not
include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial
performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows
and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Company''s financial reporting process.
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Revenue recognition from air passage (Refer Note 25 to the standalone financial statements) |
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The Company derives its revenue mainly from agency |
Our |
audit procedures included, amongst others the |
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commission on sale of airline tickets. |
following: |
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Revenue from the sale of airline tickets is recognized on a net commission basis and revenue from incentives and fees is recognized on earned basis net of discounts given to customers. Incentives from airlines are recognized as revenue when the performance obligations under the |
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We obtained an understanding of the systems, processes and controls implemented by the Company for recording revenue from air passage, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of key controls. |
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incentive schemes are achieved/expected to be achieved |
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On a sample basis, we have traced the travel details for |
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during the year. |
which income is recognised to the statements provided by the airlines to evaluate the incidence of travel by the |
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We identified revenue recognition from air ticketing |
customers. |
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relating to incentives as a key audit matter because revenue is one of the Company''s key performance indicators. Also, there is an inherent risk that revenue could be recorded at incorrect amount since estimation of incentives is dependent upon various inputs such as incidence of travel by customers, achievement of sale/flown targets and affirmation of relevant data, as |
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On a sample basis, tested the amount of incentives accrued at the year end on the basis of percentages (as prescribed by various airlines) applied on travel/flown data received from airlines. The amount of accrued incentives is also adjusted with the data affirmed by airlines, to the extent received. |
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provided by the airlines. |
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Assessed adequacy of disclosures in the standalone financial statements. |
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠I dentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing
our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our
conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future
events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial
statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report
that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of accountas required
by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement
and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2022
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2022 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(g) I n our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2022 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11
of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 34 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies),
including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this audit report is in accordance with section 123 of the Act.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Yogesh Midha
Partner
Place of Signature: New Delhi Membership Number: 094941
Date: May 25, 2022 UDIN: 22094941AJOLSN1515
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