1. We have audited the attached Balance sheet of eiH LiMited (the
Company”) as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and also
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 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 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 signifcant 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, issued
by the Central Government of india in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act 1956 (‘the Act), and on the basis of
such checks as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report that:
i) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of
our audit;
ii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
iii) the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv) in our opinion, the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting
standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of section 211 of the Act;
v) on the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of directors,
we report that none of the directors is disqualifed as on 31st March,
2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Act;
vi) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read in conjunction
with schedules 1 to 24 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 31st March, 2011;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year
ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
i (a) the Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) All the assets have not been physically verifed by the Management
during the year but there is a regular programme of verifcation which,
in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company
and the nature of its assets. the discrepancies noticed on such
verifcation are being reconciled.
(c) the fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company and
such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
ii (a) As explained to us, inventories has been physically verifed by
the Management during the year at reasonable intervals. in our opinion,
the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.
(b) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verifcation of inventories
followed by the Management were 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 verifcation between the physical stocks and
the book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in
the books of account.
iii (a) the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act.
(b) in view of our comments in paragraph iii (a) above, the provisions
of Clauses iii (b), iii (c) and iii (d) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid
order are not applicable to the Company.
(c) the Company has not taken any loan, secured or unsecured, from
companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Act.
(d) in view of our comment in paragraph iii (c) above, clauses iii (f)
and iii (g) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid order are not applicable to
the Company.
iv in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods and services. during the course of our
audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in the internal control system of the Company.
v on the basis of our examination of the books of account and according
to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion
that the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need to be
entered into the register maintained under section 301 of the Act have
been so entered. According to the information and explanations given to
us, there are no transactions during the year that need to be entered
into the register maintained under section 301 of the Act and
therefore, clause v(b) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid order is not
applicable to the Company.
vi the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public during the
year under sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the Companies
(Acceptance of deposits) rules, 1975. According to information and
explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the Company Law
Board or the National Company Law tribunal or the reserve Bank of india
or any Court or any other tribunal.
vii in our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
viii the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost
records under section 209 (1)(d) of the Act for the Company.
ix (a) the Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance,
income tax, value added tax/sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs
duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to
it.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the Company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no undisputed amount payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax,
service tax, value added tax/sales tax, customs duty, excise duty and
cess which were outstanding as at 31st March, 2011 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 wealth tax, and cess which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute other than disputed income tax, value added
tax/sales tax, customs duty, excise duty and service tax as indicated
below:
Sl.
No. Name of the
Statute Nature of Forum where Amount
the dues dispute is (Rupees in
pending Million)
1 income tax Act,
1961 i) income Cit (Appeals) for
tax Assessment Years 2007-08 &
2008-09 220.45
ITAT, Kolkata for
Assessment Years 2002-03,
2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 &
2006-07 370.54
ii) Fringe Cit(Appeals) for
Beneft Assessment Years
2006-07 &
tax 2007-08 2.63
TOTAL 593.62
2. income tax Act,
1961 tax
deducted Commissioner of income tax
at source (Appeals) for Assessment
Years 2005-06 & 2007-08 5.25
Commissioner of income tax
(Appeals) delhi for 2004-2005
to 2007-2008 9.37
TOTAL 14.62
3. sales tax
Acts of sales tax Maharashtra sales tax
various states tribunal, Mumbai for
1999-2000 to 2004-05 15.14
Additional Commissioner
(Appellate Board)/tribunal,
Kolkata for 2004-05 4.27
deputy Commissioner,
sales tax, Mumbai for 2005-06 3.07
sr. Jt. Commissioner of
sales tax/Additional
Commissioner of sales tax
for 2005-06 & 2007-08 6.11
High Court, Chennai for 2005-06 2.58
TOTAL 31.17
4. Customs Act,
1962 Custom duty CestAt/tribunal for 2008-09 429.66
TOTAL 429.66
5. Central excise excise duty Customs, excise & service tax
Act, 1944 Appellate tribunal for
2002-03 to 2005-06 35.33
TOTAL 35.33
6. service tax service tax Commissioner of service tax
for 2004-05 to 2006-07 30.81
CESTAT, delhi for 2004-05 &
2005-06 3.86
show Cause Notice served,
Appeal is yet to be filed for
2004-05 to 2007-08 and 2009-10 14.33
Commissioner of Central excise
(Appeals), Cochin for 2004-05
to 2006-07 1.11
Appeal is in process of being
filed for 2002 to 2006 to
Commissioner of Central excise. 0.27
TOTAL 50.38
x the Company has no accumulated losses and has not incurred any cash
loss during the year covered by our report and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
xi Based on our audit procedures and, according to the information and
explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the Company has
not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions and banks.
there are no debenture holders.
xii the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other similar
securities.
xiii in our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /mutual
beneft fund/ society. therefore, the provisions of Clause (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the aforesaid order are not applicable to the Company.
xiv in our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. However, reasonable
records have been maintained of shares and securities held as
investments. All the shares and securities held by the Company as
investments are in its own name. However, the provisions of Clause
(xiv) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv the Company has given guarantees for loans taken by its subsidiaries
and associate company from banks and financial institutions. According
to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion
that the terms and conditions on which the Company has given guarantees
for loans taken from banks and financial institutions are not,
prima-facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
xvi According to the information and explanations given to us, the term
loans raised by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which
they were raised.
xvii According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investments.
xviii According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies/frms covered in the register maintained under section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
(xviii) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid order are not applicable to the
Company.
xix the Company has not issued unsecured debentures during the year
under audit. Accordingly, the provisions of clause (xix) of paragraph
4 of the aforesaid order are not applicable to the Company.
xx We have verifed the end use of money raised by the rights issue of
equity shares as disclosed in Note 3 of Notes to the Accounts (schedule
24).
xxi during the course of our audit of the books of accounts of the
Company, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the
Company nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For RAY & RAY
Chartered Accountants
A. K. sharma
Partner
Gurgaon Membership Number 80085
30th May, 2011 Firms registration Number 301072E
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