Independent Auditors’ Report


To the Members of Peninsula Land Limited

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Peninsula Land Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2014, 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 Financial Statements

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 (“the Act”). 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.

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 auditor considers 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, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. 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.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the 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:

  1. (a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014;
  2. (b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and
  3. (c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

Attention is invited to:

  1. Note No.23 (4) & 23 (5) to the financial statements with regard to method of certain accounting being followed while giving effect to the amalgamation / merger of four entities with the Company as explained therein, (i) the restated / recorded values of work-in-progress and (ii) adjustment resulting there from & goodwill, merger scheme expenses etc. adjusted directly against general reserve / capital reserve / accumulated profits are not in conformity with the relevant provisions of Accounting Standard - 14 "Accounting for Amalgamations" and Accounting Standard – 5 “Net Profit or Loss for the period, Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies”. Had such accounting been in conformity with these Accounting Standards, the profit after tax would have been lower by ₹ 293.17 Crores.
  2. Note No.23 (7) to the financial statements with regard to pending approval of the Central Government for the excess managerial remuneration of ₹ 3.26 Crores. We are informed that the Company will recover such excess remuneration from the relevant Directors during Financial Year 2014-15 in case of its non approval from the Central Government.
  3. Note No.23 (9) to the financial statements with regard to the recognition of expenses and income for ongoing projects which is based upon estimated costs & overall profitability of a project as per the judgment of management, which have been relied upon by us, these being technical matters.
  4. Note No.23 (27) to the financial statements with regard to MAT Credit Entitlement of ₹ 60.42 Crores based on the judgment of the management.

    Our opinion is not qualified in respect of the above matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

  1. As required by the Companies (Auditors’ Report) Order,2003 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
  2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
    1. 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;
    2. 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;
    3. 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;
    4. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
    5. 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 of the 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.

For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.103523W

Chetan Desai
Partner
Membership No.17000

 

Place: Mumbai
Date: 26th May, 2014



ANNEXURE TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

[Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditors’ Report of even date to the members of Peninsula Land Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2014]

    1. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
    2. We are informed that the fixed assets of the Company are physically verified by the management according to phased programme designed to cover all the items over a period of the three years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the programme, physical verification has been carried out during the year and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
    3. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed of by the Company during the year.
    1. Inventories comprise of expenditure incurred on acquisition of plot of lands, development rights and other expenditure on construction and development thereof. The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
    2. 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.
    3. The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification carried out at the end of the year.
    1. The Company has granted loan to nineteen companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was ₹ 1054.24 Crores and the year-end balance of loans granted to such parties was ₹ 814.08 Crores.
    2. 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 prima facie, not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
    3. The loans granted are repayable on demand. As informed, the Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan and interest during the year, thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the money has been lend. The payment of interest has been regular.
    4. 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.
    5. As informed, 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.
  1. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control system of the Company.

    1. According to the information and explanations given to us, 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.
    2. 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. However, in respect of one such transaction, due to the specialized nature of such transaction, we are unable to comment upon the prevailing market rate.
  2. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there under.
  3. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
  4. 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 clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records are required to be maintained.
    1. The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including investor education and protection fund, employees’ state insurance, sales-tax, income-tax, wealth-tax and other material statutory dues, if any, applicable to it. However, there have been several delays in depositing tax deducted at source, service tax, provident fund, value added tax and works contract tax. As explained to us, the provisions regarding custom duty and excise duty are presently not applicable to the Company.
    2. 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 undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
    3. According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
  5. 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.
  6. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders.
  7. According to the records of the Company and according to the information and explanations provided to us, we are of the opinion that the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
  8. 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 (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
  9. In respect of dealing / trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, generally the Company did not deal or trade in it. However, on short term basis, surplus funds were invested in mutual fund for which proper records for the transaction and contracts have been maintained and timely entries have been made therein. The shares, securities, debentures and other investments have been held by the Company, in its own name.
  10. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks during the year. However, the Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from financial institutions during the year, which are prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
  11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were raised. However, on short term basis, excess borrowings were parked in fixed deposits of various banks.
  12. 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.
  13. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company had not made preferential allotment of shares to parties and Companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.
  14. According to the information and explanations given to us, during the period covered by our audit report, the Company had issued 2570 debentures of ₹ 10,00,000 each. The Company has created charge in respect of debentures issued.
  15. During the year the Company has not raised any money through public issue.
  16. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.

For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.103523W

Chetan Desai
Partner
Membership No.17000

 

Place : Mumbai
Date: 26th May, 2014