We have audited the accompanying financial statements of BALAJI HOTELS
& ENTERPRISES LTD (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31,2014, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information.
II. Management's Responsibility forthe Financial Statements
The Company's Management is responsible for the preparation of these
financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in
accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 of India (the "Act")
(which continue to be applicable in respect of Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th
September, 2013 of the Ministry of Company Affairs). This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of
internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
III. Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence, about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors
consider internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by Management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
IV. Basis for Qualified Opinion:
i) The Company has subscribed to 6% Redeemable Preference Shares of a
Corporate in the year 2009 at a cost of Rs. 15 Crores by way of Long
Term Investment and the Investee Company, due to inadequacy of profits,
has not paid dividends since the date of issue. As per its latest
audited financial statements, the Investee Company has ceased to carry
on any meaningful business operations and its outstanding creditors are
substantially higher than its Net worth. As per the indications, the
expected cash flows from the investment are uncertain and in our
opinion, there is a permanent decline in the value of these Long Term
Investments.
As per the Accounting Standard 13 issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, when there is a decline other than temporary in
the value of any investment, the carrying amount (i. e. cost price) is
to be reduced to recognise the decline. The company has not made any
such provision for permanent decline in the value of investment and it
is a departure from the requirements of the Accounting Standard
referred above. An amount ofRs. 15 Crores would have been required to
write down the investments to the realisable value and accordingly the
investments would have decreased by Rs. 15 Crores and the Shares
holders Funds would have decreased by Rs. 15 Crores.
ii) The Company has borrowed Rs. 15.12 crores at 12% interest per
annum. For its failure to service the loan, the creditor has filed suit
for recovery. The Company has not provided for the annual interest of
Rs. 1.81 Crores and the accumulated interest of Rs. 20.82 Crores.
Non Provision for such an enforceable liability is against fundamental
accounting principle of accrual and prudence. An amount ofRs. 20.82
Crores would have been required to increase the unsecured creditors and
accordingly the unsecured creditors would have increased by Rs. 20.82
Crores, the loss for the year would have been higher by Rs. 1.81 Crores
and the Share holders funds would have decreased by Rs. 20.82 Crores.
V. Qualified Opinion:
In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, except for the possible effects as described
in 'Basis of Qualified Opinion'paragraph, the accompanying financial
statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the generally
accepted accounting principles in India;
* in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at 31st March 2014;
* in the case ofthe Statement of Profit and Loss, oftheLoss for the
year ended on that date; and
* in the case ofthe Cash Flow Statement, ofthe cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
VI. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by 'the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003', as
amended by 'the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of Section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), we
give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs
4 and 5 ofthe Order.
2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, 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 purpose 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, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss 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 (which continue to be applicable in respect of Section 133
ofthe Companies Act, 2013 in terms of General Circular 15/2013 dated
13th September, 2013 ofthe Ministry of Company Affairs) except as
described in Basis of Qualified Opinion paragraph;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31,2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none ofthe directors is disqualified as on March 31,2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
Section 274 of the Act.
Based on the information and explanations furnished to us and the books
and records examined by us in the normal course of our audit, we report
that to the best of our knowledge and belief:
i. In respect of fixed assets:
a) The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b) Physical verification of fixed assets has been carried out by the
Management at reasonable intervals. According to the information given
to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) No Fixed Assets are disposed off during the year so as to affect the
going concern status of the company.
ii. In respect of inventories of finished goods, work-in-process, raw
materials, stores and spares;
In the absence of any inventories, the provisions of paragraph 4(ii) of
the Order are not applicable to the company.
iii. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by the
Company to / from Companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
a) The Company had granted loan in earlier years to one party
aggregating to Rs. 19.10 crores covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of Companies Act, 1956. The company has made full
recovery of the loan during the year and there is no balance
outstanding at the end of the year.
b) The Company has not taken any loans from parties covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act.
iv. In respect of internal control procedures
There is adequate Internal Control System commensurate with the size of
the company and the nature of its business for the purchase of
inventories, fixed assets and sale of goods and services. Further, on
the basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company,
and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have
neither come across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to
correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
v. In respect of transactions that need to be entered into a register
in pursuance of section 301 of the Companies Act.
The particulars of transactions referred to in Section 301 of Companies
Act, 1956, that need to be entered in the Register maintained under the
said section, have been so entered.
vi. In respect of public deposits:
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public. Therefore,
the provisions of section 58A and 58AAof the Companies Act, 1956 and
the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 are not applicable
to the Company.
vii. In respect of internal audit system:
The Company has no internal audit system commensurate with the size and
nature of its activities.
viii. In respect of cost records:
According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under section
209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, for any of the products of the
Company.
ix. In respect of statutory dues:
a) The Company has been generally regular in depositing undisputed dues
of Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees
State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax,
Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other applicable Statutory dues
with the appropriate authorities during the year.
b) In respect of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service tax, Customs duty,
Excise duty and Cess and applicable Statutory dues, there are no
undisputed amounts outstanding as at March 31,2014 for a period of more
than six months from the date they became payable.
c) The details of dues of income tax / wealth tax which have not been
deposited due to disputes are as under
Period to which the Disputed Tax Forum where the dispute
Demand relates Rs. Lakhs is pending
(Assessment Year)
1990-91 to 1993-94
(wealth tax) 58.08 High Court, Chennai
2008-09 (Income tax) 1693.44 Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai
x. In respect of losses:
The accumulated losses of the Company, as adjusted after taking in to
account the qualifications in the audit report to the extent the
qualifications are quantified, are more than 50% of its net worth. The
company has incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by
our audit and has not incurred cash losses in the preceding financial
year.
xi. In respect of repayment of dues to financial institutions, banks
and/or debenture holders:
During the year, there were no dues to debentures holders, banks and /
or financial institutions.
xii. In respect of loans on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities:
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 respect of applicability of any special statutes:
In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual
benefit fund/society.
xiv. In respect of dealing in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments:
The Company is holding Shares in other Body Corporate as investment.
885684 Equity Shares in a Body corporate, with a book value of Rs.
430.00 lakhs are yet to be transferred in the Company's name (Refer
Note: 19 to Financial Statements).
xv. In respect of guarantees given by the Company for the loan taken
by others from banks or financial institutions:
During the year, the company has not given any guarantees for the loans
taken by others from banks and financial institutions.
xvi. In respect of utilization of term loans:
During the year, the company has not raised any Term Loans.
xvii. In respect of utilization of short term funds:
According to the information and explanations given to us and on an
overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report that
the Company has not used funds raised on short term basis for long term
investment.
xviii. In respect of preferential allotment of shares:
The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to parties
and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. In respect of security or charge created against the debentures:
The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
xx. In respect of public issues:
The Company has not raised any money by public issues.
xxi. In respect of frauds:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given
to us, no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
For P A REDDY & CO For CNGSN & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Registration No: 007368S Registration No: 004915S
P ASHOK REDDY C N GANGADARAN
Partner Partner
Membership No: 023202 Membership No: 011205
Place: Chennai
Date : May 26, 2014
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