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Auditor Report of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.

Mar 31, 2023

Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, and the standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, and total comprehensive income (comprising of profit and other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then ended.

Basis for Opinion

3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) 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 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 opinion.

Emphasis of Matter

4. We draw attention to Note 32(c) to the standalone financial statements which describes the associated uncertainty and the necessary steps being taken by the Company based on external legal expert''s advice in relation to the recovery of Bank Guarantee amounting to INR 185.35 million encashed by Gujarat Maritime Board (''GMB'') on February 13, 2019, and further demand of Rs. 337.59 million alongwith interest thereupon at the rate of 18% per annum towards liquidated damages, and Rs. 33.36 million towards GST alongwith interest thereupon at the rate of 18% per annum, raised by GMB vide their letter dated October 27, 2021. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter

Key audit matters

5. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Estimation of accruals in respect of incentives and rebates related to volume sales (Refer note 2.29 to the standalone financial statements)

The Company recognizes revenue net of trade incentives and rebates wherever applicable. The amounts netted off from revenue is INR 1275.70 million (Refer note 19 in the standalone financial statements) and accrual recognized as at March 31, 2023 on account of incentives and rebates amounted to INR 1,151.34 million (Refer note 18 in the standalone financial statements). Such incentives and rebates are based on contract terms and volume of future sales forecast involving significant management judgement and estimation and accordingly has been determined to be a key audit matter.

In relation to the estimation of accrual in respect of incentives and rebates related to

volume sales, we performed procedures, including the following:

1. Assessed the appropriateness of accounting policy and related disclosures in the standalone financial statements.

2. Understood and evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over calculations of rebates and incentives and timing of recognition of the same.

3. On a test check basis, verified the credit notes issued during the year in respect of rebates and incentives to customers and compared the same with contractual terms as well as accrual already recognized to assess reasonableness of such accrual recognized.

4. Performed look-back analysis for past trends by comparing recent actuals with the estimates of earlier year and including payments/credit notes issued to customers subsequent to the year end on sample basis.

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

5. Performed a sensitivity analysis by reducing the sales forecasts within a reasonably foreseeable range.

6. Assessed manual journals posted to revenue to identify unusual items and corroborating the journals entries with supporting documents.

Based on the above procedures performed, we did not identify any significant differences in the Management''s estimation of accrual in respect of incentives and rebates related to volume sales where applicable.

Other Information

6. 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 it 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 and those charged with governance for the financial statements

7. 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, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. 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 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 financial statements

9. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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.

10. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

â¢ Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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.

â¢ 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.

â¢ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

â¢ 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.

â¢ Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

14. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

15. 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, except that the backup of the books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode, has not been maintained on a daily basis on servers physically located in India during the year.

(c) The standalone Balance Sheet, the standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the standalone Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our comment in paragraph 15(b) above that the back-up of the books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode, which has not been maintained on a daily basis on servers physically located in India during the year.

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure A".

(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 financial statements - Refer Note 32 to the standalone financial statements;

ii. The Company was not required to recognise a provision as at March 31, 2023 under the applicable law or accounting standards, as it does not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contract. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at March 31, 2023.

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 March 31, 2023.

iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the notes to the accounts,

no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities ("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 (Refer Note 37(viii) to the standalone financial statements);

(b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, 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 (Refer Note 37(viii) to the financial statements); and

(c) Based on such audit procedures that we 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 dividend declared and paid during the year by the Company is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.

vi. As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended), which provides for maintaining books of account in accounting software having a feature of recording audit trail of each and every transaction, creating an edit log of each change made in books of account along with the date when such changes were made and ensuring that the audit trail cannot be disabled, is applicable to the Company only with effect from financial year beginning April 1, 2023, the reporting under clause (g) of Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), is currently not applicable.

16. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 012754N/ N500016

Alpa Kedia Partner

Membership Number: 100681 UDIN: 23100681BGXWOT3867

Mumbai

May 24, 2023

Mar 31, 2022

Opinion

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2022, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies 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 (âthe 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, and total comprehensive income (comprising of profit and other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then ended.

Basis for opinion

3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementsâ 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 opinion.

Emphasis of matter

4. We draw attention to Note 34(c) to the standalone financial statements which describes the associated uncertainty and the necessary steps being taken by the Company based on external legal expertâs advice in relation to the recovery of Bank Guarantee amounting to INR 185.35 million encashed by Gujarat Maritime Board (âGMBâ) on February 13, 2019, and further demand of Rs. 337.59 million alongwith interest thereupon at the rate of 18% per annum towards liquidated damages, and Rs. 33.36 million towards GST alongwith interest thereupon at the rate of 18% per annum, raised by GMB vide their letter dated October 27, 2021. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key audit matters

5. 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.

Key audit matter description

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Estimation of accruals in respect of incentives a (Refer note 2.25 to the standalone financial stat

The Company recognizes revenue net of trade incentives and rebates wherever applicable.

The amounts netted off from revenue is INR 782.80 million (Refer note 19 in the standalone financial statements) and accrual recognized as at March 31,2022 on account of incentives and rebates amounted to INR 803.73 million (Refer note 18 in the standalone financial statements).

nd rebates related to volume sales ements)

In relation to the estimation of accrual in respect of incentives and rebates

related to volume sales, we performed procedures, including the following:

1. Assessed the appropriateness of accounting policy and related disclosures in the standalone financial statements.

2. Understood from the management, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over calculations of rebates and incentives and timing of recognition of the same.

Key audit matter description

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Such incentives and rebates are based on contract terms and volume of future sales forecast involving significant management judgement and accordingly has been determined to be a key audit matter.

3. On a test check basis, verified the credit notes issued during the year in respect of rebates and incentives to customers and comparing the same with contractual terms as well as accrual already recognized to assess reasonableness of such accrual recognized.

5. Performed a sensitivity analysis by reducing the sales forecasts within a reasonably foreseeable range.

6. Assessed manual journals posted to revenue to identify unusual items and corroborating the journals entries with supporting documents.

Based on the above procedures performed, we did not identify any significant differences in the Managementâs estimation of accrual in respect of incentives and rebates related to volume sales where applicable.

Other Information

6. The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Directorâs report, Management discussion and analysis, Corporate Governance Report, Business Responsibility Report and Secretarial Audit report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon, which we obtained prior to the date of this auditorâs report, and the Chairmanâs Statement, which 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 Directorâs report, Management discussion and analysis, Corporate Governance Report, Business Responsibility Report and Secretarial Audit report, and in doing so, consider whether it 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

In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to also read the Chairmanâs Statement when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether it is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read the Chairmanâs Statement, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and take appropriate action as applicable under the relevant laws and regulations.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the financial statements

7. The Companyâs 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, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. 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 financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.

Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

9. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

10. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

â¢ 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.

â¢ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

â¢ Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

13. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

14. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms

of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3

and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

15. 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, except that 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.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2022 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our remarks in paragraph 15(b) above.

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Aâ.

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (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 was not required to recognise a provision as at March 31, 2022 under the applicable law or accounting standards, as it does not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contract. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at March 31,2022.

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 March 31,2022.

iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the notes to

the accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries (Refer Note 43(viii) to the standalone financial statements);

(b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries (Refer Note 43(viii) to the standalone financial statements); and

v. The dividend declared and paid during the year by the Company is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.

16. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 012754N/ N-500016

Arunkumar Ramdas Partner

Mumbai Membership Number: 112433

May 18, 2022 UDIN: 22112433AJDUAR1297

Mar 31, 2018

Report on the Standalone Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Financial Statements

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

2. The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS financial statements to 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 specified in the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (as amended) under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.

4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder including the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

5. 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 and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements 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.

6. 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 auditorsâ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements.

7. 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

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2018, its total comprehensive income (comprising of profit and 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

9. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act (âthe Orderâ), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

10. 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, except that the backup of the books of accounts and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers physically located in India.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), 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 Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our comments in paragraph 10(b) above.

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure A.

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorsâ Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact, if any, of pending litigations as at 31 March 2018 on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 33;

ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at 31 March 2018 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at 31 March 2018.

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 2018.

iv. The reporting on disclosures relating to Specified Bank Notes is not applicable to the Company for the year ended 31 March 2018.

Referred to in paragraph 10(g) of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the members of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited on the Standalone Ind AS financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Act

1. We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

2. The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

3. 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 deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act 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 ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

4. Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

6. 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 authorisations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

7. 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

8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Referred to in paragraph [9] of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the members of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited on the standalone Ind AS financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2018.

i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.

(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a period of 3 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, other than self constructed properties, as disclosed in Property Plant and Equipment Note 3(a) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, are held in the name of the Company, except for a free hold land of gross and net book value of Rs. 1.47 million registered in the name of Associate Company - Pipavav Railway Corporation Limited.

ii. The physical verification of inventory have been conducted at reasonable intervals by the Management during the year. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.

iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iii)(a), (iii)(b) and (iii)(c) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.

iv. The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments, or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Section 185 and 186. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.

v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.

vi. The Central Government of India has not specified the maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.

vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect of income tax, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including provident fund, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess, goods and service tax with effect from 1 July 2017 and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of sales-tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax and goods and service tax which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The particulars of dues of income tax and service tax as at 31 March 2018 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (Rs in million) #@	Period to which the amount relates (Financial year)	Forum where the dispute is pending
Income tax Act, 1961	Tax deducted at source	4.28	2007-08 to 2008-09 and 2010-11 to 2016-17	Assessing Officer
Income tax Act, 1961	Tax deducted at source	74.06	2014-15	Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	72.49	2008-09 and 2010-11	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	25.00	2009-10 to 2010-11 and 2012-13 to 2014-15	Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals)

#Net of amounts paid under protest.

@Including interest and penalty

viii. As the Company does not have any loans or borrowings from any financial institution or bank or Government, nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance sheet date, the provisions of Clause 3(viii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

ix. The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer, further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(ix) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

x. 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, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.

xi. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

xii. As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

xiii. The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the Ind AS financial statements as required under Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 24, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015.

xiv. The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

xv. The Company has not entered into any non cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

For Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 012754N/ N-500016

Chartered Accountants

Priyanshu Gundana

Mumbai Partner

17 May 2018 Membership Number 109553

Mar 31, 2017

Report on the Standalone Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Financial Statements

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise of the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

2. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS financial statements to 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 specified in the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (as amended) under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.

4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under including 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.

6. 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 auditors'' 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.

7. 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

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2017, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

Other Matters

9. a) The transition date opening balance sheet as at 1 April 2015 included in these standalone Ind AS financial statements, are based on the previously issued statutory standalone financial statements as at 31 March 2015 and for the fifteen months period then ended prepared in accordance with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended) which were audited by the predecessor auditors, who expressed an unmodified opinion vide their report dated 28 May 2015. The adjustments to those standalone financial statements for the differences in accounting principles adopted by the Company on transition to the Ind AS have been audited by us.

b) The standalone Ind AS financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2016 included in these standalone Ind AS financial statements, are based on the previously issued statutory standalone financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2016 prepared in accordance with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended) which were audited by us, on which we expressed an unmodified opinion dated 19 May 2016. The adjustments to those standalone financial statements for the differences in accounting principles adopted by the Company on transition to the Ind AS have been audited by us.

Our opinion is not qualified in respect of the above matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

10. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of section 143 of the Act (âthe Orderâ), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

11. 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.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 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 Annexure A.

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'' Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact, of pending litigations as at 31 March 2017 on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 33;

ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at 31 March 2017 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at 31 March 2017.

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 2017.

iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in its standalone Ind AS financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 and based on audit procedures and relying on the management representation, we report that the disclosures are in accordance with books of account maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management -Refer Note 40.

Referred to in paragraph [10] of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited on the standalone Ind AS financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2017.

i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, other than self constructed properties, as disclosed in Property Plant and Equipment Note 3(a) to the Ind AS financial statements, are held in the name of the Company, except for a free hold land of gross and net book value of Rs. 1.47 million registered in the name of Associate Company - Pipavav Railway Corporation Limited.

v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.

vi. The Central Government of India has not specified the maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.

vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect of professional tax, provident fund, income tax, service tax, value added tax and cess though there has been a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including duty of customs, duty of excise, and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of sales-tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The particulars of dues of service tax and income tax as at 31 March 2017 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute are as follows:

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (Rs in million)	Period to which the amount relates (Financial year)	Forum where the dispute is pending
Income tax Act, 1961	Tax deducted at source	6.50	2005-06	Commissioner of Income Tax appeals
Income tax Act, 1961	Tax deducted at source	2.69	2006-07 and 2007-08	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Income tax Act, 1961	Tax deducted at source	2.66	2007-08 to 2008-09 and 201011 to 2016-17	Assessing Officer
Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	37.66	2008-09 and 2010-11	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal

xi. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

xii As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

For Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 012754N/ N-500016

Chartered Accountants

Priyanshu Gundana

Ahmedabad Partner

11 May 2017 Membership Number 109553

Dec 31, 2013

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited ("the Company'') which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 December 2013, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s responsibility for the financial statements

The 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 recognition and principles laid down in the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act'') and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor''s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit includes performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

(a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December 2013;

(b) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

(c) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows of the Company 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 sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

a. we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b. in our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have been kept by the Company so far it appears from our examination of those books;

c. the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act; and

e. on the basis of written representations received from the Directors of the Company as at 31 December 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on 31 December 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act.

ANNEXURE TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT - 31 DECEMBER 2013

(Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory of stores and spare parts, fuel and lubricants has been physically verified by management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. The activities of the Company do not involve sale of goods. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that Section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 0.5 Million with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

9. (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 of Wealth tax. Customs duty, Income Tax, Service tax. Works Contract tax. Profession tax, Provident Fund and Value added tax and other material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Employees'' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Wealth tax. Customs duty, Income Tax, Service tax, Works Contract tax, Profession tax, Provident Fund, Value added tax and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2013 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 following dues of Customs duty, Income tax and Service tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Statute Nature of dues Finan cial Amount in Forum where dispute is pending Year Rs. Million

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2006-07 6.50 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2007-08 0.92 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2008-09 15.05 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2008-09 0.02 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2009-10 0.03 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2010-11 1.42 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2011-12 2.03 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2011-12 0.04 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2012-13 0.01 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2013-14 3.88 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act, 1961 Tax deducted at source 2014-15 0.20 Assessing Officer

Custom Act Custom duty 2004-05 5.79 Supreme Court

Finance Act, 1994 Service tax 2009-10 3.61 Assessing Officer

Finance Act, 1994 Service tax 2010-11 0.65 Assessing Officer

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year aggregating Rs. 5,088.19 Million which is not in excess of 50% of its net worth. The Company has not incurred cash losses in the current year or in the immediately preceding financial year.

11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures or dues from banks during the year.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided commitment of Rs. 350 Million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Shipyard Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Shipyard Limited and other parties. The Company is in the process of seeking discharge from this commitment.

16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us, and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No: 116231W

N Sampath Ganesh

Place : Mumbai Partner

Date : 18th February 2014 Membership No: 042554

Dec 31, 2012

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (''the Company'') as at 31 December 2012 and also the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (''the Order''), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act''), 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 above 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 purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) in our opinion, the Balance sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

e) on the basis of written representations received from the Directors of the Company as at 31 December 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on 31 December 2012 from being appointed as a Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us the said accounts, 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 31 December 2012;

ii) in the case of the 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 of the Company for the year ended on that date.

ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT - 31 DECEMBER 2012

(Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory of stores and spare parts, fuel and lubricants has been physically verified by management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. The activities of the Company do not involve sale of goods. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that Section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 0.5 million with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

9. (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, Value added tax, Wealth tax. Customs duty. Income tax, Service tax and other material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Employees'' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Value added tax. Wealth tax, Customs duty, Income tax, Service tax and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2012 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 following dues of Income tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of dues Asst. Year Statute

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2006-07

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2007-08

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2008-09

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2008-09

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2009-10

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2010-11

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2011-12

Income tax Act Tax deducted at source 2011-12 Tax appeals

Name of the Amount Forum where dispute Status in Rs. Million is pending

Income tax Act 6.50 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act 0.92 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act 15.05 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

Income tax Act 0.02 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act 0.34 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act 1.04 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act 3.17 Assessing Officer

Income tax Act 0.04 Commissioner of Income Tax appeals

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year aggregating Rs 7,005.84 million which is not in excess of 50% of its net worth. The Company has not incurred cash losses in the current year or in the immediately preceding financial year.

11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to bank or to any financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided commitment of Rs 350 million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Shipyard Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Shipyard Limited and other parties. The Company is in the process of seeking discharge from this commitment.

16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us, and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies /firms / parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

20. We have verified the end-use of money raised by public issues as disclosed in Note 28 to the financial statements.

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Associates

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No: 116231W

Sanjay Aggarwal

Place: Mumbai Partner

Date : 21st February 2013 Membership No: 40780

Dec 31, 2011

1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited ('the Company') as at 31 December 2011 and also the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 ('the Order'), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 ('the Act'), 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 above 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 purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) 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;

d) 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 sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

e) on the basis of written representations received from the Directors of the Company as at 31 December 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on 31 December 2011 from being appointed as a Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us the said accounts, 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 31 December 2011;

ii) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit 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.

Annexure to the Auditors' Report Ã 31 December 2011

(Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory of stores and spare parts, fuel and lubricants has been physically verified by management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. The activities of the Company do not involve sale of goods. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that Section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of INR 0.5 million with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Act for any of the services rendered by the Company.

9. (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 Income Tax, Provident Fund, Sales-tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Employees' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2011 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 following dues of Customs duty and Income tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of dues Financial Year Amount in Forum where

Statute INR million dispute is pending

Customs Act Customs duty 2004-05 5.79 Appellate Tribunal Income tax Act Tax deducted at 2006-07 15.34 Commissioner of Income source Tax appeals

Income tax Act Tax deducted at 2010-11 0.05 Commissioner of Income source Tax appeals

Income tax Act Tax deducted at 2011-12 9.83 Commissioner of Income source Tax appeals

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year aggregating INR 7,745.45 million which is not in excess of 50% of its net worth. The Company has not incurred cash losses in the current year, however, has incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year.

11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks or to any financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided commitment of INR 350 million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Shipyard Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Shipyard Limited and other parties. The Company has sought discharge from this commitment in the previous year which is still in process.

16. No term loans have been taken by the Company during the year. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans outstanding as at the year -end have been fully utilised in earlier years for the purpose for which they were raised.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us, and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies / firms / parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

20. We have verified the end-use of money raised by public issues as disclosed in note 3 of Schedule 15 to the financial statements

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Associates

Chartered Accountants

Firm's Registration No: 116231W

Sanjay Agarwal

Place : Mumbai Partner

Date : 22nd February 2012 Membership No: 40780

Dec 31, 2010

1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited ("the Company") as at 31 December 2010 and also the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by 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 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. As more fully explained in note 14of Schedule 15, the Company has applied to the Central Government and is awaiting its approval for the managerial remuneration paid in excess of the ceiling on remuneration prescribed under Schedule XIII of the Companies Act, 1956bylNR. 34.65 million as at 31 December 2070 (including INR. 16.12 million in respect of earlier years) to the managing director.

5. Further to our comments above 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 purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) 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;

d) 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 sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act;

e) on the basis of written representations received from the Directors of the Company as at 31 December 2010, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on 31 December 2010 from being appointed as a Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us and subject to any adjustments that may be required in respect of the matter stated in paragraph 4 above, the said accounts, 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 31 December 2010;

ii) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

iii) in the caseof the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors Report - 31 December 2010

(Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory of spare stores and spare parts, fuel and lubricants has been physically verified by management

during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans to companies, firms or ther parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.

(b) (i) The Company had taken unsecured loans from a company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount outstanding during the year was INR 507.46 million and the year-end balance of such loan was INR Nil.

(ii) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions on which the loans have been taken from the aforesaid company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(iii) In the case of loans taken from companies listed in the register maintained under section 301, the Company has been regular in repaying the principal amounts as stipulated and in the payment of interest.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. The activities of the Company do not involve sale of goods. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of INR 0.50 million with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1 )(d) of the Act for any of the services rendered by the Company.

9. (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 Income Tax, Provident Fund, Sales-tax, Wealth tax. Service tax, Customs duty and other material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Employees State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

There were no dues on account of Cess under section 441A of the Act since the date from which the aforesaid section comes into force has not yet been notified by the Central Government.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Income tax. Sales tax, Wealth tax. Service tax. Customs duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2010 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 following dues of Customs duty have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of Financial Year Amount Forum where Statute dues INR in million dispute is pending

Customs duty Matter under dispute 2004-05 5.79 Appellate Tribunal

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year aggregating INR 8,316.45 million which is in excess of 50% of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash loss in the current and preceding financial year.

11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers or to any financial institutions The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company had provided commitment of INR 350 million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Shipyard Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Shipyard Limited and other parties. The Company has sought discharge from this commitment in the previous year which is still in process.

16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us, and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/ parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

20. We have verified the end-use of money raised by public issues as disclosed in note 3 of Schedule 15 to the financial statements

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Associates

Chartered Accountants Firms Registration No: 116231W

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Mumbai Partner

23 February 2011 Membership No: 042070

Dec 31, 2009

1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (the Company) as at 31 December 2009 and the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. As more fully explained in note 15 of Schedule 15, the Company has applied to the Central Government and is awaiting its approval for the managerial remuneration paid in excess of the ceiling on remuneration prescribed under Schedule XIII of the Companies Act, 1956 by Rs. 38.49 million to the erstwhile managing director, and Rs. 16.12 million to the current managing director.

4. Further, 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 purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) 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;

d) 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 sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act; and

e) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the information and explanations given to us and subject to any adjustments that may be required in respect of matters stated in paragraphs 3 above, the said accounts, 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 31 December 2009;

ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss 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.

Annexure to the Auditors Report - 31 December 2009 (Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of 2 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory of the stores and spare parts and fuel and lubricants has been physically verified by management

during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.

(b) (i) The Company had taken unsecured loans from a Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 880 million and the year-end balance of such loan was Rs. Nil.

(ii) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions on which the loans have been taken from the aforesaid Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(iii) In the case of loans taken from companies listed in the register maintained under section 301, the Company has been regular in repaying the principal amounts as stipulated and in the payment of interest.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 0.5 million with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1 )(d) of the Act for any of the services rendered by the Company.

9. (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 Income Tax, Provident Fund, Sales-tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Cess and other material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Employees State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

There were no dues on account of Cess under section 441A of the Act since the date from which the aforesaid section comes into force has not yet been notified by the Central Government.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2009 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 following dues have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of Nature of dues Financial Year Amount Rs. Forum where dispute is the Statute in million pending

Income Matter under 2006-07 and 21.40 CIT-Appeals Tax dispute 2007-08 ( First Appellate)

Customs Matter under 2004-05 5.79 Appellate dispute Tribunal

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year aggregating Rs. 7,769.23 million which is in excess of 50% of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses in the current and preceding financial year.

11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers or to any financial institutions The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided commitment of Rs.350 million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Shipyard Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Shipyard Limited and other parties. However, the Company has sought discharge from this commitment in the previous year which is still awaited.

16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us, and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies / firms / parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Associates

Chartered Accountants

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Mumbai Partner

Date: 3rd March 2010 Membership No: 042070

Dec 31, 2008

We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (the Company) as at 31 December 2008, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement for year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

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.

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (the Order) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

2. As more fully explained in note 17 to Schedule 14, at 31 December 2008 the Company has paid managerial remuneration in excess of ceiling on remuneration prescribed under Schedule XIII of the Act by Rs 32.96 million (2007:Rs 9.41 million). The Company has applied to the Central Government for approval of the same.

3. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 above, 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 purposes of the 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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

(e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors of the Company as at 31 December 2008 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 December 2008 from being appointed as director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

(f) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, subject to the matter referred to in paragraph 2 above the said 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:

(ii) in the case ofthe Profit and Loss Account, ofthe loss for the year ended on that date; and

(iii) in the case ofthe Cash Flow Statement, ofthe cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors Report 31 December 2008 Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of 2 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification Is reasonable having regard to the size ~f the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off duriny the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory of the stores and spare parts and fuel and lubricants has b^en physically verified by management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of sucl. physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate id 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 the book records were not material.

3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

(b) (i) The Company has taken unsecured loans from a company covered, in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs 500 million and the year-end balance of such loans was Rs 500 million.

(ii) In our opinion, the rate of Interest and other terms and conditions o: which the loans have been taken from the aforesaid company covered in the register mai italned under Section 301 of the Act are not, prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Co ipany.

(iii) In the case of loans taken from companies listed in the register ma; itair ed under Section 301, the Company has been regular in repaying the principal amoui s at stipulated and in the payment of interest.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an idequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the Information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to In Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 0.5 million with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(l)(d) of the Act for any of the services rendered by the Company.

9. (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 Income Tax, Provident Fund, Sales-tax, Wealth tax. Service tax, Customs duty, Cess and other material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Employees State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

There were no dues on account of Cess under Section 441A of the Act since the date from which the aforesaid section comes into force has not yet been notified by the Central Government.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty. Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2008 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax. Service tax, Customs duty and Cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year which is in excess of fifty per cent of Its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses In the current financial year and in the immediately preceding previous year.

11. According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues to financial institutions have been either repaid / rescheduled by the respective banks / financial institutions as at 31 December 2008, pursuant to the Corporate Debt Restructuring Scheme. Accordingly, the Company has not been considered in default of repayment of dues to banks / financial institut >ns.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund ora nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided commitment of Rs. 350 million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Shipyard Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Shipyard Limited and other parties. However, the Company has sought discharge from this commitment in the previous period which is still awaited.

16. in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long- term investment.

The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies / firms / parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For BSR& Associates Chartered Accountants

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Mumbai Partner

Date: 26 February 2009 Membership No: 042070

Dec 31, 2007

We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (the Company) as at 31 December 2007, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement for year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

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.

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (the Order1) issued by the Central Government of India intermsofsub-section(4A)ofsection227oftheCompaniesAct, 1956 ftheAct), we enclose in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

2. As more fully explained in Schedule 15 note 17, at 31 December 2007 the Company has paid managerial remuneration in excess of ceiling on remuneration prescribed under Schedule XIII of the Act by Rs9.41 million. The Company has applied to the Central Government for approval of the same.

3. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 above, 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 purposes of the audit;

(b) Inouropinion.properbooksofaccountasrequiredbylawhavebeenkeptbythe Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

(c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by th is report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act;

(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors of the Company as at 31 December 2007 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 December 2007 from being appointed as director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, subject to the effect of the matter referred to in paragraph 2 a bove the said 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 31 December 2007;

(ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss 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.

Annexure to the Auditors Report 31 December 2007 Referred to in 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 regular programme of physical verification of fixed assets, which in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory ofthe stores and spare parts and fuel and lubricants has been physically verified by

management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such physical verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size ofthe 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 the book records were not material.

3.The Company hasneithergranted norta kenanyloans,securedorunsecured,toorfrom companies,firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 ofthe Companies Act, 1956.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to the purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the services rendered. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is no continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts

or arrangements referred to in section 301 ofthe Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In ouropinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made inpursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 5 lakh with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In ouropinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size andnature of its business.

8. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d)of the Act for any of the services rendered by the Company.

9 (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records

ofthe Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Income Tax, Provident Fund. Employees State Insurance, Sales-tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the period by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Investor Education and Protection Fund and Excise duty.

There were no dues on account of Cess under section 441A of the Act since the date from which t heaforesaid section comes into force has not vet been notified bv the Central Government.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income tax, Sales taxrWealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2007 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Sales tax , Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty and Cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.

10. The Company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year which is in excess of fifty per cent of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses in the current financial year and in the immediately preceding previous year.

11. According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues to financial institutions have been either repaid / rescheduled by the respective banks /financial institutions / debenture holders at 31 December 2007, pursuant to the Corporate Debt Restructuring Scheme. Accordingly, the Company has not been considered in default of repayment of dues to banks / financial institutions / debenture holders.

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 and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing ortrading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has provided commitment of Rs. 350 million towards consortium lending to Pipavav Ship Dismantling and Engineering Limited conditional to fulfillment of certain obligations by Pipavav Ship Dismantling and Engineering Limited and other parties. However, the Company has sought discharge from this commitment in the previous period which is still awaited.

16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, there were no short term funds raised during the current financial year.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company had not issued any Secured Debentures during the year.

20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For BSR & Associates

Chartered Accountants

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Mumbai Partner

17th March 2008 Membership No: 042070

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