1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of eClerx Services
Limited, (the ‘Company'') as at March 31, 2011, and also the Profit and
Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that
date annexed thereto (collectively referred as the ‘fnancial
statements''). These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these fnancial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 materia misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also ncludes
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'') (as amended), 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 Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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 financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement
with the books of account;
d. On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as at March 31, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as at
March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Act;
e. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the financial statements dealt with by
this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act and the Rules framed there
under and 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, in the case of:
i) the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at
March 31, 2011;
i) the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the year ended on
that date; and
iii) the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Annexure to the Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of eClerx
Services Limited, on the financial statements for the year ended March
31, 2011
Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a
true and fair view on the financia statements of the Company and taking
into consideration the information and explanations given to us and the
books of account and other records examined by us in the normal course
of audit, we report that:
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets are physically verified by the management in
accordance with a phased programme designed to cover all the assets
once in two years, 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) In our opinion, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been
disposed off during the year.
(ii) (a) The Company does not have any tangible inventory. Accordingly,
the provisions of clause 4(ii) of the Order are not applicable.
(iii) (a) There are three companies covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act to which the Company has granted unsecured
loans. The maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rupees 3.13
million and the year- end balance was Rupees 0.12 million.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
of such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company
(c) In respect of such loans granted, repayment of the principal
amounts is as stipulated and payment of interest has been regular.
(d) There is no amount overdue in respect of loans granted to
companies, firms or other parties isted in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act.
(e) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses
4(iii)(f) and 4(iii)(g) of the Order are not applicable.
(iv) Owing to the nature of its business, the Company does not maintain
any physical inventories or sells any goods. Accordingly, clause 4(iv)
of the Order with respect to purchase of inventories and sale of goods
is not applicable. In our opinion, there is an adequate internal
control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature
of its business for the purchase of fxed assets and for the sale of
services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been
noticed in the aforesaid internal control system.
(v) (a) In our opinion, the particulars of all contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act have been so entered.
(b) In our opinion, the transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs
in respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. Accordingly, the provisions of
clause 4(vi) of the Order are not applicable.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and belief, the Central Government
has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of
sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Act, in respect of the services
rendered by the Company. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(viii)
of the Order are not applicable.
(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax,
sales- tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and
other material statutory dues, as applicable, have generally been
regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities, though there has
been a slight delay in a few cases. No undisputed amounts payable in
respect thereof were outstanding at the year end for a period of more
than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) There are no amounts in respect of sales tax, customs duty, wealth
tax, service tax, excise duty and cess that have not been deposited
with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. The dues
outstanding in respect of income-tax on account of any dispute, are as
follows:
Name of the
statute Nature of dues Amount Period to which
the Forum where
(Rupees amount relates dispute is
pending
in
million)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income tax
demand 1.59 Assessment Year
2005-06 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income tax
demand 11.52 Assessment Year
2006-07 Honorable
Bombay High
Court
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income tax
demand 16.02 Assessment Year
2007-08 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
(x) In our opinion, the Company has no accumulated losses at the end of
the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current
and the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) In our opinion, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues
to a financial institution or a bank during the year.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company has not granted any loans and
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
4(xii) of the Order are not applicable.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutua benefit
fund/society Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order
are not applicable.
(xiv) The Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of
clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable.
(xv) In our opinion, the Company has not given any guarantees for loans
taken by others from banks or financial institutions. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xv) of the Order are not applicable.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the
year. Accordingly the provisions of clause 4(xvi) of the Order are not
applicable.
(xvii) In our opinion, no funds raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investment.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xviii)
of the Order are not applicable.
(xix) The Company has neither issued nor had any outstanding debentures
during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable.
(xx) We have verified that the end use of money raised by public issues
is as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements covered by our
audit report.
(xxi) No fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year covered by our audit.
For Walker, Chandiok & Co
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 001076N
per Khushroo B. Panthaky
Partner
Mumbai Membership No.F-42423
May 18, 2011
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