1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Zee Learn Limited
(the Company) as at March 31, 2011, and also the Profit and Loss
account and the Cash Flow statement for the period from the date of
incorporation i.e. January 4, 2010 to March 31, 2011, 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 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 Section
227(4A) 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 annex hereto a statement
on the matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, attention is drawn to:
(a) Note 2 in Schedule 17B regarding demerger of Education business
undertaking to the Company as at April 1, 2010 as per the Composite
Scheme of Amalgamation and Arrangement u/s 391 to 394 approved by the
Honorable High Court at Bombay and effect thereof is given in these
financial statements and resultant surplus of Rs 5,090.54 lacs is taken
to General Reserve.
(b) Note 11 in Schedule 17B regarding Managerial Remuneration for the
period is subject to approval of Central Government.
5. Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph
(3) 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 Section 211 (3C) of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
and taken on record by the Board, 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;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together the
significant accounting policies and notes to accounts as per Schedule
17, 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 March 31, 2011;
ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
period from the date of incorporation i.e. January 4, 2010 to March 31,
2011; and
iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
period from the date of incorporation i.e. January 4, 2010 to March 31,
2011.
Annexure referred to in Paragraph (3) of Auditors report to the
members of Zee Learn Limited on the accounts for the period ended march
31, 2011
1. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of its fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its
fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner
over a period of three years except assets lying with third parties. In
our opinion, this periodicity of the physical verification is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of
its assets. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) During the period, there was no disposal of substantial part of
fixed assets.
2. (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the management at
reasonable intervals during the period.
(b) In our opinion, 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) In our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of
inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between physical
stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly
dealt with in the books of accounts.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loan, secured or unsecured 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 adequate internal
control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature
of its business with regard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and
sale of goods and services. We have not observed any continuing failure
to correct major weaknesses in internal controls system of the Company.
5. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no contracts or arrangements the particulars of which are required
to be entered into the register in pursuance of Section 301 of the Act.
6. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the
period.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed the
maintenance of cost accounting records under Section 209 (1) (d) of the
Act in respect of the Companys activities.
9. According to the records of the Company examined by us and
information and explanations given to us:
(a) Undisputed Statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Income Tax, VAT, Wealth Tax, Service
Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and others as applicable have
generally been regularly deposited with appropriate authorities except
delay in few cases and non deposit of dues (since paid) of Employees
State Insurance Scheme due to pending registration with requisite
authorities. There are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the
aforesaid dues which have remained outstanding as at March 31, 2011 for
a period of more than six months from the date became payable.
(b) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
Sales Tax and VAT on account of dispute are as follows:
Name of the
Statute Nature of the Amount Period to which
the Forum
where
dispute is
dues (Rs in
lacs) amount relate* pending
Maharashtra
Value Added Sales Tax 74.64 FY 2005-2006 Deputy
Commissioner
of
Tax Act, 2002 46.55 Sales Tax
(Appeals)
Central Sales
Tax Act Sales Tax 1.56 FY 2003-2004 Deputy
Commissioner
of
4.30 FY 2004-2005 Sales Tax
(Appeals)
49.95 FY 2005-2006
Bombay Sales
Tax Act Sales Tax 3.07 FY 2002-2003 Deputy
Commissioner
of
3.66 FY 2003-2004 Sales Tax
(Appeals)
6.66 FY 2004-2005
*pursuant to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement as referred in Note 2
of Schedule 17B.
10. The Company has been registered for a period of not more than five
years. Hence, the requirement of Clause (x) of paragraph 4 of the said
order is not applicable.
11. The Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks,
financial institutions and debenture holders.
12. The Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The Company is not chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefit
fund/society.
14. The Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments.
15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantees for loan taken by others from bank
or financial institution.
16. The Company has not raised any term loan during the period.
17. On the basis of review of utilization of funds which is based on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company and related
information as made available to us, we report that short-term funds to
the extent of Rs 864.92 lacs have been used for long term investments.
18. The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the period.
19. The Company has not issued any secured debentures during the
period. However pursuant to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement, the
Company has been vested liability of secured debentures issued by ETC
Networks Limited. Further, the Company has created adequate securities
in respect of secured debentures except assignment of lease deed for
which extension has been granted by the debenture holders.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
period.
21. On the basis of our examination and according to the information
and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been
noticed or reported during the period.
For MGB & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Registration No. 101169W
Sanjay Kothari
Partner
Membership No. 48215
Mumbai, 20 May, 2011
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