We have audited the attached balance sheet of Global Vectra Helicorp
Limited (''the Company'') as at 31 March 2011 and the related 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.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
As required by the Companies (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.
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 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, except as stated in paragraph (f) and (h) below, 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 directors of
the Company as at 31 March 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31 March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g)
of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
f) as more fully explained in schedule 29 to the financial statements,
the Company has received an order from the Office of the Commissioner
of Customs (Preventive) confirming the demand for differential duty of
customs along with penalty aggregating Rs 262,195,030. No provision has
been made by the Company for the same nor the interest due thereon as
at 31 March 2011, as the management believes that the demand will be
set aside by a higher appellate authority. Had the Company made a
provision for the demand as required by Accounting Standard 29 -
Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, the fixed
asset gross block have been higher and revaluation reserve would have
been lower by Rs 86,597,066 (previous year: Rs 107,652,087),
depreciation would have been higher by Rs 23,219,078 (previous year: Rs
16,886,601) and the loss after tax (previous year: profit after tax for
the year would be converted to a loss after tax by Rs 104,202,170) and
accumulated losses for the year would have been higher by Rs
177,762,021 (previous year: Rs 104,202,170)
g) as more fully explained in schedule 30 to the financial statements,
managerial remuneration paid/payable to two Whole Time Directors
(previous year: two Whole Time Directors and a Chief Executive
Officer)of the Company has exceeded the limits prescribed under Section
198 of the Act by Rs 12,242,128(previous year: Rs 11,078,330) as at 31
March 2011. The Company has applied for approval and is yet to receive
the same from the Central Government;
h) as more fully explained in schedule 34 to the financial statements,
certain customers have disputed taxes levied by the Company aggregating
Rs 93,949,478(previous year: Rs 84,503,378). Consequently management
have not paid the said taxes to the authorities. No provision has been
made by the Company in respect of such outstanding, as required by the
accounting policies of the Company. However, as detailed in schedule
34, management believes that they have a strong case to collect the
outstanding amount. Had the Company made the provision, loss after tax
(previous year: profit after tax for the year would be converted to a
loss after tax) and accumulated losses for the year would have been
higher by Rs 93,949,478(previous year: Rs 84,503,378);
i) In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, subject to adjustments, if any, which may
arise from the matters referred to in (f), (g) and (h) above, the said
accounts 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 March 2011;
ii) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the loss 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 March 2011
(Referred to in our report of even date)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner
over a period of two 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. In accordance with this
programme, the Company has physically verified certain fixed assets
during the year and that no material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The Company has disposed three helicopters during the year on
account of termination of finance lease obligations with the lessor. In
our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to
us, the aforesaid disposal has not affected the going concern
assumption
(ii) (a) The inventory of consumables, spares and stores, including
stocks lying with third parties, have been physically verified by the
management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such
verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories
followed by the 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 and these have been dealt with in
the books of accounts.
(iii) (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act''). Accordingly,
paragraphs 4(iii) (b), (c) and (d) of the Order are not applicable to
the Company.
(b) 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 52,500,000 and the year-end balance
of such loans was Rs. 20,137,590.
(c) 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 interests of the Company.
(d) Loans taken from the company covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act do not have stipulations with regard to
the repayment of principal and interest amounts. Accordingly, we are
unable to comment on the regularity of repayment of principal and
interest.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
certain items of spares are for the Company''s specialised requirements
for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain
comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of spares and fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of services. We have not observed any major weakness
in the internal control system during the course of the audit.
(v) (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 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, except for purchases of certain items of spares and for
obtaining information technology services, which are of specialised
nature that are required by the Company and for which suitable
alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations.
However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the
same appear reasonable. Refer Clause (iii) with respect to loan taken
from a company covered the register maintained in the Section 301 of
the Act.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii)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.
(ix) (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 Provident Fund, Employee State Insurance, Profession
Tax, Wealth Tax, Cess, Custom Duty and any other material statutory
dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with
the appropriate authorities. 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 Income Tax and
Service Tax have not been regularly deposited during the year by the
Company with the appropriate authorities and there has been serious
delay in several cases. As explained to us, the Company did not have
any dues on account of Excise Duty, Investor Education and Protection
Fund and Sales Tax.
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, Employees''
State Insurance, Profession Tax, Wealth Tax, Cess, Custom Duty, Service
Tax and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March
2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable. The following undisputed dues of Income Tax and Service tax
have not been deposited by the Company and were in arrears as at 31
March 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable:
Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs) Period to
which Due dates
the amount
relates
Income tax Act 1961 Income tax 5,556,420 Various Various
Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs) Period to
which Due date
the amount
relates
Finance Act 1994 Service tax 257,535,936 Various Various
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax and Cess which have
not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any
dispute. The following dues of Custom Duty have not been deposited by
the Company on account of disputes:
Name of the Statute Nature of the
Dues Amount (Rs.) Period to
which the Forum where
amount
relates dispute is
pending
Customs Act, 1962 Customs duty *212,195,030 2007-2008 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Penalty 50,000,000 2007-2008 Commissioner
(Appeals)
* includes amount aggregating Rs 53,826,044 paid as duty under protest
during the year ended 31 March 2010
(x) The accumulated losses of the Company are more than fifty percent
of its networth at the end of the financial year. The Company has
incurred cash losses in the current financial year, however there were
no cash losses in the immediately preceeding financial year. The
accumulated losses and networth have been arrived at after considering
the effect of the qualifications stated in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h)
of the Auditors'' Report.
(xi) 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.
(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis
of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(xiii) 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.
(xiv)According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
(xvi)No term loans have been obtained during the year, hence clause 4
(xvi) of the order is not applicable.
(xvii) 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 short term working capital amounting to Rs 771,687,460
(previous year: Rs. 976,455,465) has partly financed the additions to
fixed assets during the year and the accumulated losses.
(xviii)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.
(xix)The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(xxi)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 & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No: 101248W
Vijay Mathur
Mumbai Partner
26 May 2011 Membership No: 046476
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