1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of PVR 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. 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 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the said Order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to the following:
(a) Note 7 of Schedule 22 of the financial statements, wherein as per
requirements of the Finance Act 2010, the Company may be liable to pay
service tax in respect of renting of immovable properties as lessee of
such properties. The Company has challenged the impugned provisions of
law by way of a writ petition filed with the Honble High Court of
Delhi and an interim stay order is obtained. The Company has also been
legally advised that no Service Tax is payable on renting of immovable
properties as lessee of such properties. Pending the final outcome of
this matter, no provision for service tax liability amounting to Rs.
141,624,348 (including Rs. 87,303,515 pertaining to earlier years) (net
of service tax credit claimable) has been made.
(b) Note No. 22.1 of Schedule 22 of the financial statements, the
Company has during the year ended March 31, 2011 paid managerial
remuneration to Mr. Ajay Bijli which is in excess of the approval
granted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Central Government (CG) by
Rs. 1,628,903. In the previous years, the Company had paid managerial
remuneration in excess of the approval granted by Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, Central Government by Rs. 6,848,852 paid to Mr. Ajay Bijli.
The Company has filed representations in the matter with the CG and a
separate representation is being filed with CG for waiver of excess
remuneration of Rs. 1,628,903 paid to Mr. Ajay Bijli during the
financial year 2010-11. Pending the final outcome of the Companys
representations, no adjustments have been made to the accompanying
financial statements in this regard.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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
Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, 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 March 31, 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 cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Re: PVR Limited (the Company)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification 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) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory 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 and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to one company covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 670,608,652 and the
year end balance of loan granted to such party was Rs. 596,902,802.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) The loans granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the
Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year,
thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the
money has been lent. The payment of interest has been regular.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or
other parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) According to information and explanations given to us, 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 Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
4(iii)(e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and
hence not commented upon.
(iv) 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 the nature of its business, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct major weakness in
internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the companies Act, 1956 that
need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have
been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered
into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(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) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-Section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products of 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, wealth tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty 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 441 A 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, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax,
wealth- tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end,
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to which Forum where
statute dues (Rs. in Crores) the amount dispute is
relates pending
Income Tax Income Tax *4.10 Assessment
Years IncomeTax
Appellate
Act, 1961 2006-07,
2007-08 Tribunal and
and 2008-09 Commissioner
of Income Tax
(Appeals)
4.10
* Net of Rs. 7.32 Crores paid under protest and disclosed in Schedule
13 Loans and Advances.
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, banks or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in mutual funds, in our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, proper
records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and
timely entries have been made therein. The units and securities have
been held by the Company in its own name except for Rs. 5,413,000.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company had given guarantee for loans taken by a subsidiary company
from a financial institution, the terms and conditions whereof in our
opinion are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(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
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 Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company has secured debentures outstanding as at the year
end. The Company has created security or charge in respect of
debentures issued.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Yogender Seth
Partner
Membership No.: 94524
Place : Gurgaon
Date : May 27th, 2011
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