Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Satra Properties (India) Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone 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 principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 7 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial control, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, 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.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provision of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. 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 auditor’s 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 auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view 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 the Company Directors, 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 on financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone 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 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, 2016;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements.
1. As required by the Companies ( Auditor’s Report ) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure “A” statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and 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, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the Directors as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B”; and
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation given to us:
i. The company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements —Refer Note 28 of the financial statements as at March 31, 2016.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at March 31, 2016.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the company during the year ended March 31, 2016.
(Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading of “Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements” of 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. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Fixed Assets have been physically verified by the management during the year, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification with book records. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets.
c. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records, the company does not have any immovable property and hence this paragraph is not applicable to the company.
ii. The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. No material discrepancies have been noticed on physical verification between physical stock and book records.
iii. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered under register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013;
a. In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the loans have been granted are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the company;
b. The terms of arrangements do not stipulate any repayment schedule and the loans are repayable on demand. Accordingly, this paragraph is not applicable to the Company in respect of repayment of the principal amount.
c. There are no overdue amounts in respect of loans granted to the parties covered under register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records, the Company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 In respect of loans, investments, guarantees, and security given, if any.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and other relevant provisions with regard to the deposits accepted from the public are not applicable.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act and are of the opinion that primafacie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
vii. a. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records, the Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities the amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of accounts in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, employees’ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues, as applicable except for dues in respect of Service Tax, Value added tax, Dividend Distribution Tax, Income Tax, Works Contract Tax and TDS which have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities, and there have been significant delays in few cases.
According to the information and explanations given to us, except for Rs. 2,13,07,899 /- on account of Dividend distribution tax, Rs. 82,96,075/- on account of Income-tax (Including TDS), Rs.3,38,77,883/- on account of Value added tax and Rs. 3,26,10,701/- on account of interest on Value added tax, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Profession tax, Customs duty, Provident fund, Works contract tax, Cess, Service tax and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b. According to the information and explanations given to us, following dues have not been deposited with the concerned authorities on account of dispute as at 31st March, 2016:
Name of the Statute
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Nature of the Dues
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Amount (Rs.)
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Period to which the amount relates
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Forum where dispute is pending
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Income Tax Act, 1961
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Income Tax
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3,45,14,540
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Asst. Yr. 2012-13
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Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
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6,90,02,060
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Asst. Yr. 2011-12
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58,21,550
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Asst. Yr. 2008-09
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Assessing Officer
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1,62,135
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Asst. Yr. 2007-08
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3,26,038
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Asst. Yr. 2007-08
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
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Income Tax Act, 1961
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TDS
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1,33,49,391
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Asst. Yr. 2007-08 to Asst. Yr. 2015-16
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Assessing Officer
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viii. In According to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial Institution.
During the year, interest rate on 5,600 Non-Convertible Debentures amounting to ' 56 Crores was revised, with a reduction in rate of interest from 18% p.a. to 12% p.a. from the date of subscription and extension in the period of redemption period by one year.
The Company does not have any loan or borrowings from the government during the year.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the monies raised by way of term loans were applied for the purposes for which they were raised. The Company did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) during the year.
x. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud by the company or on the Company by its officer or employees has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
xi. According to the information and explanation give to us and based on our examination of the records, the Company has not paid/ provided for managerial remuneration. Therefore, paragraph 3 (xi) of the Order is not applicable.
xii. In our opinion and according to the information given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. According to the information and explanation give to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the transactions with related parties are in compliance of section 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 wherever applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. Based upon the audit procedures performed and the information and explanations given by the management, the company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3 (xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the company.
xv. The company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with the directors or persons connected with him. Therefore, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
For GMJ & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 103429W
Haridas Bhat
Partner
Membership Number: 039070
Mumbai, 27 May 2016
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