Mar 31, 2023
Eicher Motors Limited
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements OPINION
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Eicher Motors Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
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 Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ''Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ''Code of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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We performed test of details of development expenditure capitalized by reviewing the key assumptions including the authori.zation of the stage of the project in the development phase, the accuracy of costs included and assessing the useful economic life attributed to the asset. In addition, we considered whether any indicators of impairment were present by understanding the business rationale for projects. |
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We tested the disclosure relating to research and development expenditure in the standalone financial statements. |
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Revenue Recognition (Refer to the accounting policies in Note 3 to the standalone financial statements) |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the |
Our audit procedures included the following: |
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transfer of control of the goods to the customer, usually on delivery of goods. The Company uses a variety of shipment terms across its operating markets and this has an impact on the timing of revenue recognition. There is a risk that |
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We read the Company''s revenue recognition accounting policies to assess compliance with Ind AS 115 "Revenue from contracts with customers". |
revenue could be recognised in the incorrect period for sales |
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We performed test of controls of management''s process |
transactions occurring on and around the year end therefore |
of recognizing the revenue from sales of goods with |
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revenue recognition has been identified as a key audit matter. |
regard to the timing of the revenue recognition as per the sales terms with the customers. |
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We performed test of details of the sales transactions testing based on a representative sampling of the sales orders to test that the related revenues and trade receivables are recorded taking into consideration the terms and conditions of the sale orders, including the shipping terms. |
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We also performed audit procedures relating to revenue recognition by agreeing deliveries occurring around the year end to supporting documentation to establish that sales and corresponding trade receivables are properly recorded in the correct period. |
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of 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 including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
AUDITOR''S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⦠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⦠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⦠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⦠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability
to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⦠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("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 1" a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
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 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 it appears from our examination of those books
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023 taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 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 with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2023 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) 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, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position
in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 41 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company
iv. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief (refer note 56 to the standalone financial statements), no funds have been advanced or loaned
or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief (refer note 56 to the standalone financial statements), no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused
us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
As stated in note 53 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only w.e.f. April 1, 2023, reporting under this clause is not applicable.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Sanjay Vij Partner
Membership Number: 095169 UDIN: 23095169BGXZYN9621
Place of Signature: Gurugram Date: May 11, 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Auditors Report not Available
Mar 31, 2021
The Members of Eicher Motors Limited
REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Eicher Motors Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2021, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
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 Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2021, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ''Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ''Code of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2021. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Intangibles assets capitalized or under development (Refer to the accounting estimates and judgements in Note 3 and |
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Note 8 to the standalone financial statements) |
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The Company has various internally generated intangible |
⦠Our audit procedures included reading Company''s research |
projects under development. Initial recognition of the |
and development expenditure accounting policies to assess |
expenditure under these projects are based on assessing |
compliance with Ind AS 38 "Intangible Assets". |
each project in relation to specific recognition criteria, including the possible effects from the pandemic relating to Covid-19 that needs to be met for capitalization. In addition, the management also assess indication of impairment of the carrying value of assets which requires management judgment and assumptions as affected by future market or economic developments. |
⦠We performed test of control over management process of identifying and capitalizing the development expenditure in accordance with the accounting principles of capitalization of expenditure on internally generated intangible assets as per Ind AS 38 such as technical feasibility of the project, intention and ability to complete the intangible asset, ability to use or sell the asset, generation of future economic benefits and the |
ability to measure costs reliably. |
Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Due to the materiality of the assets under development recognized and the level of management judgement involved, initial recognition and measurement of internally generated intangible assets has been considered as a key audit matter. |
⦠We performed test of details of development expenditure capitalized by reviewing the key assumptions including the authorization of the stage of the project in the development phase, the accuracy of costs included and assessing the useful economic life attributed to the asset and possible effect of Covid-19 impact on such capitalization In addition, we considered whether any indicators of impairment were present by understanding the business rationale for projects. |
⦠We tested the disclosure relating to research and development expenditure in the standalone financial statements. |
Revenue Recognition (Refer to the accounting policies in Note 3 to the standalone financial statements) |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the |
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Our audit procedures included reading the Company''s |
transfer of control of the goods to the customer, usually on |
revenue recognition accounting policies to assess |
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delivery of goods. The Company uses a variety of shipment |
compliance with Ind AS 115 "Revenue from contracts with |
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terms across its operating markets and this has an impact |
customers". |
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on the timing of revenue recognition. There is a risk that revenue could be recognised in the incorrect period for sales transactions occurring on and around the year end therefore revenue recognition has been identified as a key audit matter. |
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We performed test of controls of management''s process of recognizing the revenue from sales of goods with regard to the timing of the revenue recognition as per the sales terms with the customers. |
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We performed test of details of the sales transactions testing based on a representative sampling of the sales orders to test that the related revenues and trade receivables are recorded taking into consideration the terms and conditions of the sale orders, including the shipping terms. |
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We also performed audit procedures relating to revenue recognition by agreeing deliveries occurring around the year end to supporting documentation to establish that sales and corresponding trade receivables are properly recorded in the correct period. |
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Audit procedures relating to revenue recognition were extended to a longer period to ensure that there is no impact on the revenue numbers reported based on the possible effects of pandemic relating to Covid-19. |
We have determined that there are no other key audit matters to communicate in our report.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises Board''s Report including Annexures to the Board''s Report and Management Discussion and Analysis, Corporate Governance and General Shareholder Information and Business Responsibility report included in the Annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone Financial Statements.
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of 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 including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with
the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⦠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⦠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⦠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
⦠Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions
that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⦠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
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 1" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
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 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 it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2021 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2021 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 with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2021 has been paid
/ provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) 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, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements -Refer Note 40 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company
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Membership Number: 095169 UDIN: 21095169AAAABA3201
Place of Signature: Gurugram Date: May 27, 2021
Mar 31, 2019
REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Eicher Motors Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2019, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including d summery of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2019, its profit including other comprehensive income its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethicsâ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2019. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Intangibles assets capitalized or under development (Refer to the accounting estimates and judgements in Note 3 and |
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Note 8 to the financial statements.) |
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The Company has various internally generated intangible |
- Our audit procedures included reading Companyâs research |
projects under development. Initial recognition of the |
and development expenditure accounting policies to assess |
expenditure under these projects are based on assessing |
compliance with Ind AS 38 âIntangible Assetsâ. |
each project in relation to specific recognition criteria that needs to be met for capitalization. In addition, the management also assess indication of impairment of the carrying value of assets which requires management judgment and assumptions as affected by future market or economic developments. |
- We performed test of control over management process of |
identifying and capitalizing the development expenditure with specific focus on the accounting principles of capitalization of expenditure on internally generated intangible assets as per IND AS 38 such as technical feasibility of the project, |
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intention and ability to complete the intangible asset, ability to use or sell the asset, generation of future economic benefits and the ability to measure costs reliably. |
Due to the materiality of the assets under development recognized and the level of management judgement involved, initial recognition and measurement of internally generated intangible assets has been considered as a key audit matter. |
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We performed test of details of development expenditure capitalized by challenging the key assumptions including the authorization of the stage of the project in the development phase and the accuracy of costs included and assessing the useful economic life attributed to the asset. In addition, we considered whether any indicators of impairment were present by understanding the business rationale for projects. We tested the disclosure relating to research and development expenditure in the standalone Ind AS financial statements |
Revenue Recognition (Refer to the accounting policies in Note 3 to the financial statements) |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the |
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Our audit procedures included reading the Companyâs |
transfer of control of the goods to the customer, usually on |
revenue recognition accounting policies to assess |
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delivery of goods. The Company uses a variety of shipment |
compliance with Ind AS 115 âRevenue from contracts with |
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terms across its operating markets and this has an impact on the timing of revenue recognition. There is a risk that |
customersâ. |
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revenue could be recognised in the incorrect period for |
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We performed test of controls of managementâs process |
sales transactions occurring on and around the year end |
of recognizing the revenue from sales of goods and placed |
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therefore revenue recognition has been identified as a key |
specific attention on the timing of the revenue recognition as |
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audit matter. |
per the sales terms with the customers. |
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We performed test of details of the sales transactions testing based on a representative sampling of the sales orders to test that the related revenues and trade receivables are recorded appropriately taking into consideration the terms and conditions of the sale orders, including the shipping terms. |
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We also performed sales cut off procedures by agreeing deliveries occurring around the year end to supporting documentation to establish that sales and corresponding trade receivables are properly recorded in the correct period. |
Other Information
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include the standalone Ind AS financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making udgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adeguate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone Ind AS financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
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 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 it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement
of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2019 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 with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2019 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 40 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company
Re: Eicher Motors Limited (âthe Companyâ)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) Property, Plant and Equipment were physically verified by the management during the year in accordance with its plan of verification in a phased manner and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and eguipment/ fixed assets are held in the name of the company except the following:
Particulars |
Carrying value as |
Remarks |
at March 31, 2019 |
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(Rs. Crore) |
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Freehold land |
0.74 |
Pending |
located at Alwar, |
registration in |
|
Rajasthan and |
the name of the |
|
Jhajjar, Haryana |
Company |
(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification. Inventories lying with third parties have been confirmed by them during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed in respect of such confirmations.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii)(a), (b) and (c) 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, the Company has not advanced loans to directors/to a company in which the Director is interested in to which the provisions of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 apply and hence not commented upon. Further, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of loans and advances given, investments made and, guarantees and securities given have been complied with by the Company.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts 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 Companies Act, 2013, related to the manufacture of certain products of the Company, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, goods and service tax, customs duty, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, goods and service tax, customs duty, cess and other 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 of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of Statue |
Nature of Dues |
Forum where it is pending |
Period to which it relates |
Amount involved (Rs. crores) |
Amount unpaid (Rs. crores) |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Excise Duty |
Up to Commissioner (Appeals)âs level |
1995-96, 1996-97, 2013-14,2016-17, 2017-18 |
1.08 |
1.07 |
Excise Duty |
CESTAT |
1983-84 to 2000-01, 2012-13 to 2015-2016 |
1.44 |
1.17 |
|
Excise Duty |
Punjab and Haryana High Court |
1995-96 to 1998-99 |
0.18 |
- |
|
The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 |
Sales Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
1986-87 to 198788,1994-95 to 2002-03,200405 to 2010-2011, 2013-14,2014-15, 2015-16 |
7.25 |
3.34 |
Sales Tax |
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1988-89, 199192 to 1995-96, 1997-98 to 199900, 2002-03 to 2004-05, 2006-07 |
0.89 |
0.70 |
|
Sales Tax |
Allahabad High Court, Madhya Pradesh High Court |
1984-85,198586, 2000-01, 2004-05 |
0.83 |
0.39 |
|
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 |
Value Added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2010-11,2013-14 |
0.76 |
0.48 |
Bihar Finance Act, 1981 |
Sales Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2000-01 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
Sales Tax |
Patna High Court |
2001-02 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
|
The Bihar Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas for Consumption, Use or Sale therein Act, 1993 |
Entry Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2013-14 |
0.10 |
|
Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948, Uttar Pradesh VAT |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2013-14 |
0.02 |
|
Act, 2008 |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Appellate Tribunal |
1991-92,1993-94 to 1995-96, 199900, 2001-02 |
0.22 |
0.19 |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Allahabad High Court |
2000-01 |
0.43 |
0.29 |
Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1994, Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
1996-97, 200001, 2002-03, 2014-15 |
0.28 |
0.22 |
2003 |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1990-2000 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Rajasthan High Court |
1993-94 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
|
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Supreme Court of India |
1986-87 to 198889, 1990-91, 199192, 2001-02 to 2003-04 |
1.96 |
1.41 |
|
Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 |
Sales Tax |
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1991-92, 1992-93, 2000-01, 200203 |
0.35 |
0.31 |
The Madhya Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1958, The |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2000-01, 200809 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
Madhya Pradesh VAT Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax / Value added Tax |
Appellate Tribunal |
2002-03,2004 05 |
0.26 |
0.16 |
The Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Value Added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2012-13 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
The Odisha Sales Tax Act, 1947 |
Value Added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2000-01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 |
GST |
Commissioner of GST (Appeals) |
2018-19 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
CESTAT |
2006-07 to 2011-12 |
0.39 |
0.36 |
The Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
2013-14 and 2014-15 |
6.32 |
6.32 |
The Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
2012-13 |
0.19 |
0.19 |
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution or a bank.
The Company did not have any outstanding loans or borrowing dues in respect of the government or dues to debenture holders during the year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause (ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and, not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Eicher Motors Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adeguate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting With Reference to these Financial Statements
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting With Reference to these Standalone Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements may become inadeguate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adeguate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31,2019, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Sanjay Vij
Partner
Membership Number: 095169
Place of Signature: Gurugram
Date: May 10, 2019
Mar 31, 2018
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT
To
The Members of Eicher Motors Limited
REPORT ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Eicher Motors Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDALONE IND AS 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under. We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, as 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 standalone Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS 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''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
OPINION
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the standalone Ind AS 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, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
OTHER MATTER
The Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2017, included in these standalone Ind AS financial statements, have been audited by the predecessor auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on May 5, 2017.
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 1 a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
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 it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31, 2018, 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 2" to this report;
(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 explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position
in its standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 40 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Re: Eicher Motors Limited (''the Company'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) Property, Plant and Equipment were physically verified by the management during the year in accordance with its plan of verifying in a phased manner and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment/fixed assets are held in the name of the Company except the following:
Particulars |
Carrying value as |
Remarks |
at March 31, 2018 |
||
(Rs. in crores) |
||
Freehold |
0.74 |
Pending |
land located |
registration in |
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at Alwar, |
the name of the |
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Rajasthan and |
Company |
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Jhajjar, Haryana |
(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii)(a), (b) and (c) 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 are no loans, investments, guarantees, and securities given in respect of which provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are applicable and hence not commented upon.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(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 Companies Act, 2013, related to the manufacture of certain products of the Company, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, excise duty, goods and service tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, excise duty, goods and service tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, value added tax, cess and other 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 of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of Satatute |
Nature of Dues |
Forum where it is pending |
Period to which it relates |
Amount involved (Rs. crores) |
Amount unpaid (Rs. crores) |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Excise Duty |
Up to Commissioner (Appeals)''s level |
1995-96, 199697, 2016-17, 2017-18 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
CESTAT |
1983-84 to 2000-01, 201213 to 2015-16 |
1.54 |
1.42 |
||
High Court - Punjab and Haryana |
1995-96 to 1998-99 |
0.18 |
- |
||
The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 |
Sales Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
1986-87 to 1987-88, 199495 to 2002-03, 2004-05 to 2010-11, 201415 |
7.13 |
3.23 |
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1988-89, 199192 to 1995-96, 1997-98 to 2000-01, 200203 to 2004-05, 2006-07 |
0.93 |
0.72 |
||
High Court -Allahabad, and Madhya Pradesh |
1984-85, 198586, 2000-01, 2004-05 |
0.83 |
0.39 |
||
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 |
Value Added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2010-11, 2013-14 |
0.76 |
0.48 |
Bihar Finance Act, 1981 |
Sales Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2000-01 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
High Court - Patna |
2001-02 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
||
The Bihar Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas for Consumption, Use or Sale therein Act, 1993 |
Entry Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2013-14 |
0.10 |
|
Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948, Uttar Pradesh VAT Act, 2008 |
Sales Tax / Value Added Tax |
Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2013-14 |
0.02 |
|
Appellate Tribunal |
1991-92, 199394 to 1995-96, 1999-00, 2001-02 |
0.22 |
0.19 |
||
High Court -Allahabad |
2000-01 |
0.43 |
0.29 |
Name of Satatute |
Nature of Dues |
Forum where it is |
Period to which it |
Amount involved |
Amount unpaid |
pending |
relates |
(Rs. crores) |
(Rs. crores) |
||
Rajasthan Sales Tax |
Sales Tax / |
Commissioner of |
1996-97, 2000- |
0.28 |
0.22 |
Act, 1994, Rajasthan |
Value Added |
Sales Tax (Appeals) |
01, 2002-03, |
||
Value Added Tax |
Tax |
2014-15 |
|||
Act, 2003 |
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1990-00 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
|
High Court - |
1993-94 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
||
Rajasthan |
|||||
Supreme Court of |
1986-87 to |
1.96 |
1.41 |
||
India |
1988-89, 199091, 1991-92, 2001-02 to 2003-04 |
||||
Delhi Sales Tax |
Sales Tax |
Sales Tax Appellate |
1991-92, 1992- |
0.35 |
0.31 |
Act, 1975 |
Tribunal |
93, 2000-01, 2002-03 |
|||
The Madhya Pradesh |
Sales Tax / |
Commissioner of |
2000-01, 2008- |
0.02 |
0.02 |
General Sales Tax Act, |
Value Added |
Sales Tax (Appeals) |
09 |
||
1958, The Madhya |
Tax |
||||
Pradesh VAT Act, 2002 |
Appellate Tribunal |
2002-03, 2004-05 |
0.26 |
0.16 |
|
The Maharashtra Value |
Value Added |
Commissioner of |
2012-13 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Tax |
Sales Tax (Appeals) |
|||
The Orissa Value |
Value Added |
Commissioner of |
2000-01, 1993- |
0.01 |
0.01 |
Added Tax Act, 2004, |
Tax |
Sales Tax (Appeals) |
94 |
||
West Bengal Value |
|||||
Added Tax Act, 2003 |
|||||
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
CESTAT |
2006-07 to 2011-12 |
0.39 |
0.36 |
The Income Tax Act, |
Income Tax |
Commissioner of |
2012-13, 2013- |
6.98 |
6.98 |
1961 |
Income Tax (Appeals) |
14 and 2014-15 |
(viii) The Company did not have any outstanding loans or borrowing dues in respect of a financial institution or bank or to government or dues to debenture holders during the year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause (ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and, not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in Section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
REPORT ON THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS UNDER CLAUSE (I) OF SUBSECTION 3 OF SECTION 143 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (âTHE ACT")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Eicher Motors Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
AUDITOR''S RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing as specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
MEANING OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
A Company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
OPINION
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI
Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Sanjay Vij
Partner
Membership Number: 095169
Place: Gurugram
Date: May 9, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
REPORT ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of EICHER MOTORS LIMITED (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
MANAGEMENTâS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act.
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 controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
AUDITORâS RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.
In conducting 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 provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the standalone Ind AS 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 the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
OPINION
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS 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, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2017, and its profit, total comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable 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 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 it appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 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 âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditorâs) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements-Refer note 39 of the financial statements
ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses - Refer note 53 of the financial statements
iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company - Refer note 54 of the financial statements
iv) The Company has provided requisite disclosures in the standalone Ind AS financial statements as regards its holding and dealings in Specified Bank Notes as defined in the Notification S.O. 3407(E) dated the 8th November, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance, during the period from 8th November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016. Based on audit procedures performed and the representations provided to us by the management, we report that the disclosures are in accordance with the books of account maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management - Refer note 51 of the financial statements
2. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
ANNEXURE âBâ TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report of even date)
i) a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of the Property, plant and equipment.
b) The Property, plant and equipment were physically verified during the year by the Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all the Property, plant and equipment at reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of the registered sale deed and transfer deed / conveyance deed provided to us, we report that, the title deeds of immovable properties of land and buildings included under the head âProperty, plant and equipmentâ, are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date, except the following:
Particulars of the |
Carrying value as |
Remarks |
land and building |
at March 31, 2017 |
|
(Rs. in crores) |
||
Freehold land |
0.74 |
Pending |
located at Alwar and |
registration in |
|
Jhajjar admeasuring |
the name of the |
|
1,08,938 square |
Company |
|
metres and 558 |
||
square metres, |
||
respectively |
ii) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during the year by the Management at reasonable intervals other than for inventories lying with third parties at the end of the year for which confirmations have been obtained in most of the cases and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
iii) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of making investments during the year. The Company has not granted any loans or provided guarantees and securities during the year.
v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has neither accepted any deposit during the year nor has any unclaimed deposits within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
vi) The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of certain products manufactured by the Company. We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended and prescribed by the Central Government of India under subsection (1) of Section 148 of the Act and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
a) The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2017 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
b) There are no disputed dues in respect of Customs Duty and Cess as at March 31, 2017 which have not been deposited on account of dispute. Details of disputed dues not deposited/deposited under protest of Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax and Excise Duty as at March 31, 2017 are as follows:
Nature of the Statute |
Nature of dues |
Forum where pending |
Amount* (Rs. in crores) |
Amount paid under protest (Rs. in crores) |
Period to which amount relate |
Central Excise Act |
Excise Duty |
Appellate Authority up to Commissionerâs level |
0.79 |
- |
1995-96 to 1996-97, 2012-13 to 2015-16 |
CESTAT |
0.95 |
0.12 |
1983-84 to 2000-01 |
||
Sales Tax Act |
Sales Tax |
Appellate Authority up to Commissionerâs level |
3.33 |
2.01 |
1986-87, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1993-94 to 1994-95, 1996-97 to 1999-00, 2000-01 to 2005-06, 2008-09 to 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14 |
Appellate Tribunal |
1.81 |
0.39 |
1988-89, 1991-92 to 1995-96, 1997-98 to 2004-05, 2006-07 |
||
High Court |
1.75 |
0.61 |
1984-85, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05 |
||
Supreme Court |
1.96 |
0.55 |
1986-87, 1990-91, 1991-92, 2001-02 to 2003-04 |
||
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax |
Appellate Authority up to Commissionerâs level |
0.39 |
0.03 |
2006-07 to 2011-12 |
Income Tax Act |
Income Tax |
Appellate Authority up to Commissionerâs level |
7.85 |
- |
2008-09, 2012-13 and 2013-14 |
* Amount as per demand orders including interest and penalty wherever indicated in the order.
viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans/borrowing to banks. The Company has not taken any loans or borrowings from financial institutions and government and has not issued any debentures during the year.
ix) The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) or term loans and hence reporting under clause (ix) of the Order is not applicable.
x) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company by its officers or employees have been noticed or reported during the year.
xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has paid/provided managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause (xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause (xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or directors of its subsidiaries or joint venture companies or persons connected with them and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Firmâs Registration No. 015125N)
Jaideep Bhargava
Place: GURUGRAM Partner
Date: May 5, 2017 (Membership No. 090295)
Dec 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of EICHER MOTORS
LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
December 31, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the 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 notified under the Companies
Act, 1956 ("the Act") (which are deemed to be applicable as per Section
133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 7 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014) and in accordance with the accounting
principles generally accepted in India. 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 the 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 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 the accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the 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 aforesaid 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 December 31, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
report on other Legal and regulatory requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) of
the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order for the year ended December 31,
2014, to the extent the same are applicable to the Company.
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 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 it 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under the Act (which are deemed to be applicable as per
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rule, 2014).
(e) Since the provisions of Section 274(1) (g) of the Act are not in
effect from April 1, 2014, the reporting requirement under Section
227(3) (f) of the Act is not applicable as of the balance sheet date.
ANNEXURE TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT (Referred to in paragraph
1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section of
our report of even date)
Having regard to the nature of the Company''s
business/activities/result, clauses 4 (xiii) and (xiv) of the Order are
not applicable.
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the
Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification
which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all the
fixed assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
(ii) In respect of its inventories:
(a) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during
the year by the Management at reasonable intervals except for
inventories lying with third parties for which confirmations have been
obtained in most of the cases during the year or at the year- end.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
during the period the said section was applicable.
(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 and during the course of our audit we have not observed any
failure to correct major weaknesses in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section
301 that needed to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered for the period the said section was
applicable.
(b) Where each of such transaction made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956, for the period such section was applicable, is
in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs during such period in respect of any party,
the transactions have been made at prices which are pr/mafacie
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) During the period the provisions of sections 58A and 58AA and
other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to acceptance of
deposits from the public were applicable, in our opinion and according
to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not
accepted such deposits.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011
and prescribed by the Central Government under Section 209(1)(d) of the
Companies Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that, pr/ma facie, the
prescribed cost records have been made and maintained, for the period
the said Section was applicable. We have, however, not made a detailed
examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they
are accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues, including 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 material statutory dues
applicable to it with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect 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 material statutory dues in arrears as
at December 31, 2014 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) There are no disputed dues of Customs Duty, Wealth Tax and Cess.
Further, the details of disputed dues not deposited/ deposited under
protest of Sales Tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty and Income Tax as at
December 31, 2014 are as follows:
Nature of the Nature of Forum where Amount*
Statute dues pending (Rs. in
crores)
Central Excise Act Excise Duty Appellate Authority
upto 0.02
Commissioner''s level
CESTAT 54.96
Sales Tax Act Sales Tax Assessing Authority 0.12
Appellate Authority 1.66
upto Commissioner''s
level
Appellate Tribunal 2.09
High Court 1.82
Supreme Court 1.72
Finance Act, 1994 Service Tax Appellate Authority
upto 0.39
Commissioner''s level
Income tax Act, 1961 Income Tax Appellate Authority
upto 4.26
Commissioner''s level
Nature of the Amount paid Period to which
Statue under protest amount relate
(Rs. in crores)
Central Excise Act 0.01 1995-96 to 1996-97
0.26 1983-84 to 2000-01,
2002-03 to 2004-05
Sales Tax Act 0.12 1994-95 to 1998-99,
2000-01, 2004-05
0.89 1986-87,1989-90 to
1991-92, 1993-94,
1996-97 to 2003-04,
2005-06, 2007-08,
2008-09, 2010-11, 2013-14
0.59 1988-89, 1991-92 to
1995-96, 1997-98 to
2004-05, 2006-07
0.61 1984-85, 1985-86, 1992-93
to 1994-95,
2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05
0.55 1986-87, 1990-91 to 1992-93
Finance Act, 1994 0.02 2006-07 to 2011-12
Income tax Act, 1961 - 2007-08 to 2013-14
* Amount as per demand orders including interest and penalty wherever
indicated in the order.
The details of matters decided in favour of the Company where the
department has preferred appeals at higher levels have not been
considered in the above table.
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and the Company has not incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding
financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks. The Company has not taken any loan from financial institutions
and has not issued any debentures.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances during the year on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantees during the year for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
(xiv) As the Company has not taken any term loans during the year,
paragraph 4(xvi) of the Order is not applicable.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that funds raised on short-term basis have, prima
facie, not been used during the year for long-term investment.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to the
parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, during the period the said section was
applicable.
(xvii) As the Company has not issued any debentures during the year,
paragraph 4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(xviii) Since the Company has not raised any money by way of public
issue during the year, paragraph 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable.
(xix) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Firm''s Registration No. 015125N)
Manjula Banerji
Place: Gurgaon (Partner)
Date: February 13, 2015 (Membership No. 086423)
Dec 31, 2013
Report on the financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of eicher motors
Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
December 31, 2013, the Statement of Proft and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the 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 notified under the Companies
Act, 1956 ("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 13 September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
and in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India. 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 the 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
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 the accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made
by the 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 aforesaid 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 December 31, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
report on other Legal and regulatory requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) 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:
(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 it 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss,
and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
notified under 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 13 September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs).
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on December 31, 2013, taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on December 31, 2013
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Act.
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements'' section of our report of even date) Having regard to the
nature of the Company''s business/activities/result, clauses 4 (xiii)
and (xiv) of the Order are not applicable.
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the
Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification which,
in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all the fixed
assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) The fixed assets disposed of during the year, in our opinion, do not
constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company and
such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern status
of the Company.
(ii) In respect of its inventories:
(a) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during
the year by the Management at reasonable intervals except for
inventories lying with third parties for which confirmations have been
obtained in most of the cases during the year or at the year-end.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/from companies, forms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(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 and during the course of our audit we have not observed any
failure to correct major weaknesses in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section
301 that needed to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs. 5 lakhs in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposit from the public during the year
within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 1975.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011
prescribed by the Central Government under Section 209(1)(d) of the
Companies Act, 1956 and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the
prescribed cost records have been maintained. We have, however, not
made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to
determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed statutory
dues, including 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 material statutory dues
applicable to it with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect 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 material statutory dues in arrears as
at December 31, 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) There are no disputed dues of Customs Duty, Wealth Tax and Cess.
Further, the details of disputed dues not deposited/deposited under
protest of Sales Tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty and Income Tax as at
December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Nature of the Nature of Forum where amount*
Statute dues pending (rs. in
crores)
Central Excise Act Excise Duty Commissioner of 0.30
Central Excise
CESTAT 54.68
Sales Tax Act Sales Tax Assessing Authority 0.12
Appellate Authority 1.87
upto Commissioner''s
level
Appellate Tribunal 2.52
High Court 3.11
Service Tax Act Service Tax Commissioner of 0.36
Central Excise
CESTAT 0.04
Income Tax Act Income Tax Appellate Authority
upto 6.79
Commissioner''s level
Nature of the status amount paid Period to which
under protest amount relate
(rs. in crores)
Central Excise Act - 1983-84 to 2000-01
0.26 2002-03 to 2004-05
Sales Tax Act 0.12 1987-88, 1994-95 to 1998-99,
2000-01, 2004-05
1.18 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90
to 1991-92, 1993-94, 1996-97
to 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08,
2008-09, 2010-11, 2013-14
0.63 1988-89, 1991-92 to 1995-96,
1997-98 to 2004-05, 2006-07
1.08 1984-85 to 1986-87, 1990-91
to 1994-95, 2000-01, 2001-02,
2004-05
Service Tax Act 0.02 2006-07 to 2009-10
- 2006-07
Income Tax Act - 2009-10 and 2010-11
* Amount as per deman d orders including interest and penalty wherever
indicated in the order.
The details of matters decided in favor of the Company where the
department has preferred appeals at higher levels have not been
considered in the above table.
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
current financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the current
financial year as well as in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks. The Company has not taken any loan from financial institutions
and has not issued any debentures.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances during the year on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantees during the year for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied by the Company during the
year for the purposes for which they were obtained.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that funds raised on short-term basis have, prima
facie, not been used during the year for long-term investment.
(xvi) As the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year, paragraph 4(xviii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvii) As the Company has not issued any debentures during the year,
paragraph 4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(xviii) Since the Company has not raised any money by way of public
issue during the year, paragraph 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable.
(xix) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
Place: Gurgaon
Date: February 12, 2014
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No. 015125N)
Manjula Banerji
(Partner)
(Membership No. 86423)
Dec 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance sheet of EICHER MOTORS LIMITED
("the company") as at december 31, 2012, the statement of Profit
and Loss and the cash Flow statement of the company for the year ended
on that date, both annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the company''s 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates
made by the 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (cARO)
issued by the central Government in terms of section 227(4A) 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. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report as follows:
(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 it 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 Balance sheet, the statement of Profit and Loss
and the cash Flow statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting standards referred to in section 2II(3c) of the
companies Act, 1956;
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, I956 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 december 3I, 20I2;
(ii) in the case of the statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the company for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the cash Flow statement, of the cash flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on december 3I, 20I2 and taken on record by the Board of
directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on december 3I,
20I2 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 274(I)(g)
of the companies Act, I956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
(REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE)
Having regard to the nature of the company''s
business/activities/result, clauses 4 (xiii) and (xiv) of the cARO are
not applicable.
(i) in respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the company has a programme of physically
verifying all of its fixed assets over a period of three years and in
accordance therewith, physical verification of certain fixed assets of
the company was carried out during the year. in our opinion, the
frequency of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the
size of the company and the nature of its fixed assets. The
discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the company.
(ii) in respect of its inventory:
(a) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during
the year by the Management at reasonable intervals except for
inventories lying with third parties at the end of the year for which
confirmations have been obtained in most of the cases. in our opinion,
the frequency of the verification was reasonable.
(b) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the company and the nature of its business.
(c) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and the discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) The company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/from companies, firms or other parties listed in the
Register maintained under section 30I of the companies Act, I956.
(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 with regard
to purchases of inventories and fixed assets and the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness in such internal control system.
(v) in respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of section 30I of the companies Act, I956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section
30I that needed to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time.
(vi) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has complied with the provisions of sections
58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the companies Act,
I956 and the companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, I975 with regard
to the deposits accepted from the public. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the company
Law Board or the National company Law Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of
india or any court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) in our opinion, the company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the
company pursuant to the companies (cost Accounting Records) Rules, 20II
prescribed by the central Government under section 209(I)(d) of the
companies Act, I956 and are of the opinion that prima facie the
prescribed cost records have been maintained. We have, however, not
made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to
determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The company has been regular in depositing undisputed dues,
including 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 material statutory dues
applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. We are informed that
there are no undisputed statutory dues as at the year end outstanding
for a period of more than six months from the date they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the company examined by us, there are no disputed dues of
customs Duty, Wealth Tax and cess matters.
According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the company examined by us, the details of disputed dues of
Excise Duty, sales Tax, service Tax and income Tax not
deposited/deposited under protest as at December 3I, 20I2 are as
follows:
Nature of Nature of Forum where Amount*
the Statute dues pending (Rs. in
crores)
Central Excise Excise duty - Commissioner 0.30
Act of central Excise
- CESTAT 54.69
Sales Tax Act Sales Tax - Assessing 0.08
Authority
- Appellate 2.22
Authority up to
commissioner''s
level
- Appellate Tribunal 6.79
- High court 3.16
Service Tax Service Tax - Commissioner 0.72
Act
- CESTAT 0.05
Income Tax Income Tax - Appellate 8.80
Act Authority up to
Commissioner''s
level
Nature of the
Statute Amount paid Period to which
under protest amount relate
(Rs. in crores)
Central Excise Act - 1995-96 to I996-97, 2003-04
to 2004-05 and 2009-I0
0.26 I99I-92 to I993-94, I995-96
to 2000-0I and 2002-03 to
2004-05
Sales Tax Act 0.08 1994-95 to I998-99,2000-01
and 2004-05
0.89 I987-88, I993-94, I998-99
to 2008-09 and 20II-I2
1.41 I989-90 to 2004-05
1.09 1984-85 to I988-89, I990-9I
to I994-95, I999-00 to 2001
-02 and 2004-05
Service Tax Act - 2003-04 to 2004-05 and
2006-07 to 2009-I0
- 2006-07
Income Tax 5.28 2008-09
The details of matters decided in favour of the company where the
department has preferred appeals at higher levels have not been
considered in the above table.
(x) The company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks. The company has not taken any loan from financial institutions
and has not issued debentures during the year.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not granted any loans and advances during the year on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not given any guarantee during the year for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
(xiv) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
(xv) in our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance sheet, we
report that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used during
the year for long-term investment.
(xvi) As the company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year, paragraph 4(xviii) of cARO is not applicable.
(xvii) As the company has not issued any debentures during the year,
paragraph 4(xix) of cARO is not applicable.
(xviii) since the company has not raised any money by way of public
issue during the year, paragraph 4(xx) of cARO is not applicable.
(xix) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the company and no material fraud
on the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.0I5I25N)
Manjula Banerji
Place: Gurgaon Partner
date: February 12, 2013 (Membership No. 086423)
Dec 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of EICHER MOTORS LIMITED
("the Company") as at December 31, 2010, the Profit and Loss Account
and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that
date, both 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and the signifi cant estimates
made by the 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 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) 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. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report as follows:
(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 it 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 are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
(e) 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:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at December 31, 2010;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on December 31, 2010, taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors is disqualifi ed as on December 31,
2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g)
of the Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
OF EICHER MOTORS LIMITED ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
31, 2010
Having regard to the nature of the Companys
business/activities/result, clauses 4 (x), (xiii) and (xiv) of CARO are
not applicable. (i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, the Company has a programme of physically
verifying all of its fixed assets over a period of three years and in
accordance therewith, physical verifi cation of certain fixed assets of
the Company was carried out during the year. In our opinion, the
frequency of physical verifi cation is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its fixed assets. The
discrepancies noticed on such verifi cation were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
(ii) In respect of its inventory:
(a) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verifi ed
during the year by the Management at reasonable intervals except for
inventories lying with third parties at the end of the year for which
confirmations have been obtained in most of the cases. In our opinion,
the frequency of the verifi cation was reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verifi cation of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and the discrepancies noticed on physical verifi cation of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/from companies, fi rms or other parties listed in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(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 with regard
to purchases of inventories and fixed assets and the sale of goods.
There are no sales of services during the year. During the course of
our audit, we have not observed any major weakness in such internal
control system.
(v) In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the Register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section
301 that needed to be entered in the Register maintained under the said
Section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transaction is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in
respect of any party, the transactions have been made at prices which
are prima facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market
prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections
58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard
to the deposits accepted from the public. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the Company
Law Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed
under section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 and are of the
opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have
been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determining whether they are
accurate or complete.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has been regular in depositing undisputed dues,
including 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 material statutory dues
applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. We are informed that
there are no undisputed statutory dues as at the year end outstanding
for a period of more than six months from the date they become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no disputed dues of
Customs Duty, Wealth Tax, and Cess matters.
According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the details of disputed dues of
Excise Duty, Sales Tax, Service Tax and Income Tax dues as at December
31, 2010 are as follows:
Nature of Nature of dues Forum where pending Amount*
the Statute (Rs. in
millions)
Central Excise Excise duty -Commissioner of Central 42.5
Act Excise
- CESTAT 543.6
Sales Tax Act Sales Tax - Assessing Authority 10.2
- Appellate Authority upto 21.9
Commissioners level
- Appellate Tribunal 66.0
- High Court 31.4
Service Tax Act Service Tax Commissioner 9.5
Income Tax Act Income Tax - Appellate Authority upto 88.8
Commissioners level
Nature of Amount paid Period to which amount
the Statue under protest relate
(Rs. in millions)
Central Excise
Act 2.3 1991-92 to 1996-97, 1998-99
to 2000-01, 2003-04 to 2004-
05 and 2006-07 to
2007-08
1.6 1995-96 to 2004-05
Sales Tax Act 4.9 1986-87, 1987-88, 1994 -95 to
1998-99, 2000-01, 2004-05
8.9 1987-88, 1993-94, 1998-99 to
2007-08
10.7 1989-90 to 2003-04
10.4 1984-85 to 1988-89, 1990-
91 to 1994-95, 1999-00 to
2001-02
Service Tax Act - 2000-01 to 2004-05 and
2006-07
Income Tax Act 10.5 2004-05 to 2007-08
* Amount as per demand orders including interest and penalty wherever
indicated in the order.
The details of matters decided in favour of the Company where the
department has preferred appeals at higher levels have not been
considered in the above table.
(x) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks. The Company has not taken any loan from financial institutions
and has not issued debentures during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances during the year on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee during the year for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet, we
report that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used during
the year for long- term investment.
(xv) As the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year, paragraph 4(xviii) of CARO is not applicable.
(xvi) As the Company has not issued any debentures during the year,
paragraph 4(xix) of CARO is not applicable.
(xvii) Since the Company has not raised any money by way of public
issue during the year, paragraph 4(xx) of CARO is not applicable.
(xviii) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information
and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on
the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 015125N)
Jaideep Bhargava
Place : Gurgaon Partner
Date : February 5, 2011 (Membership No. 90295)
Dec 31, 2009
1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of Eicher Motors Limited
as at December 31, 2009, the profi t and loss account and also the cash
flow statement of the Company for the year ended on that date, annexed
thereto. These fi nancial statements are the responsibility of the
CompanyÃs management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these fi nancial 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 fi
nancial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the fi nancial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and signifi cant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall fi nancial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of section 227(4A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, we annex hereto a statement on the matters specifi
ed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above :
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 the
books;
c) the balance sheet, profi t and loss account and cash fl ow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) in our opinion, the balance sheet, profi t and loss account and cash
fl ow 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;
e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors
and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of
the directors is disqualifi ed as on December 31, 2009 from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and
f) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the 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;
- in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at December 31, 2009;
- in the case of the profi t and loss account, of the profi t of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
- in the case of the cash fl ow statement, of the cash fl ows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF AUDITORSÃ REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
OF EICHER MOTORS LIMITED ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
31, 2009
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fi xed
assets.
(b) As explained to us, the Company has a programme of physically
verifying all of its fi xed assets over a period of three years and in
accordance therewith, physical verifi cation of certain fi xed assets
of the Company was carried out during the year. In our opinion, the
frequency of physical verifi cation is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its fi xed assets. The
discrepancies noticed on such verifi cation were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of the fi xed assets has not been
disposed off by the Company during the year.
(ii) (a) During the year, the inventories have been physically verifi
ed by the management except for inventory lying with third parties at
the end of the year for which confi rmations have been obtained in most
of the cases. In our opinion, the frequency of the verifi cation is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verifi cation of stocks
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the records of inventories, we
are of the opinion that, the Company is maintaining proper records of
inventories. The discrepancies noticed on physical verifi cation of
inventories as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has, during the year, not granted any loan, secured or
unsecured to companies, fi rms and other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, paragraphs 4(iii) (b) (c) and (d) of the Companies
(AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the Order)
are not applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has, during the year, not taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, from companies, fi rms and other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, paragraphs 4(iii) (f) and (g) of the Order are not
applicable.
(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 with regard
to purchase of inventories and fi xed assets and with regard to the
sale of goods. There are no sale of services during the year. Further,
on the basis of our examination and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any instance of major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal
control system.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956, have been entered in the register required to
be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lacs in
respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are
reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant
times.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of section
58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956
and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975, with regard to
deposits accepted from the public. As per information and explanations
given to us, no order under aforesaid sections has been passed by the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal on the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed
under section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 and are of the
opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have
been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determining whether they are
accurate or complete.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has been regular
in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employeesà state insurance,
income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, customs duty, service tax, excise
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. We are
informed that there are no undisputed statutory dues as at the year end
outstanding for a period of more than six months from the date they
become payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no disputed dues of
customs duty, wealth tax, and cess matters.
According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the details of disputed dues of
sales tax, income tax, service tax and excise duty dues as at December
31, 2009 are as follows:
Nature of the Nature of dues Forum where Amount* (Rs.
Statute pending in millions)
Central Excise
Act Excise duty -Commissioner of 36.5
Central Excise
-CESTAT 543.6
Sales Tax Act Sales Tax - Assessing Authority 16.2
-Appellate Authority 23.1
upto CommissionerÃs
level
- Appellate Tribunal 77.7
- High Court 16.8
Service Tax Act Service Tax Commissioner 9.5
Income Tax Act Income Tax -Appellate Authority 56.7
upto CommissionerÃs
level
Nature of the Amount paid Period to which amount
Statue under protest (Rs. relate
in millions)
Central Excise Act 2.3 1991-92 to 1993-94, 1998-99 to
2000-01, 2003-04 to 2004-2005
1.8 1995-96 to 2004-05
Sales Tax Act 2.8 1986-87, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1994
-95 to 1998-99, 2000-01,
7.9 1987-88, 1993-94, 1998-99 to
2007-08,
12.4 1986-87 to 2003-04
4.1 1984-85 to 1986-87, 1988-89,
1992-93, 1994-95, 1999-00 to
2001-02
Service Tax Act - 2000-01 to 2004-05 and 2006-
07
Income Tax Act 10.5 1996-97, 2002-03, 2004-05 to
2006-07
* Amount as per demand orders including interest and penalty wherever
indicated in the order.
The details of matters decided in favour of the Company where the
department has preferred appeals at higher levels have not been
considered in the above table.
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the year
ended December 31, 2009. Further, the Company has not incurred any cash
losses during the year ended December 31, 2009 and in the immediately
preceding nine months period ended December 31, 2008.
(xi) According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the Company, during the year,
has not defaulted in repayment of dues to fi nancial institutions and
banks. The Company has not issued debentures during the year.
(xii) As the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, paragraph 4(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) According to information and explanations given to us, the
provision of any special statute applicable to chit fund/ nidhi/ mutual
benefi t funds/society, as specifi ed under paragraph 4 (xiii) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) As the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, paragraph 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks are prima-facie not
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms loans taken by the Company have been applied for
the purpose for which they 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 short term funds have not been used to fi nance long term
investments.
(xviii) As the Company has not made any preferential allotment of
shares during the year, paragraph 4(xviii) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xix) As the Company has not issued any debentures during the year,
paragraph 4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(xx) Since the Company has not raised any money by way of public issue
during the year, paragraph 4(xx) of the Order is not applicable.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books of account 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 Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
Jaideep Bhargava
Place : Gurgaon Partner
Date : February 13, 2010 Membership No. 90295
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