Mar 31, 2025
1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Entertainment Network (India) Limited (''the
Company''), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss
(including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Cash Flow and the Standalone Statement of Changes
in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including material accounting policy
information and other explanatory information.
2. 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 (''the Act'') in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (''Ind AS'') specified under section 133 of the Act read
with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and other accounting principles generally accepted in India,
of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2025, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), its cash
flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing 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 (''ICAI'') together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our
audit of the standalone 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 opinion.
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements of the current period. 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.
5. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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How our audit addressed the key audit matters |
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Impairment of investment in subsidiaries |
Our audit included, but was not limited to, the following |
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The Company has investments of '' 829.62 lakhs (net of |
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impairment amount '' 1,569.96 lakhs) in Entertainment |
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Network Inc. and Mirchi Bahrain W.L.L, its wholly owned |
for identification of impairment indicators and evaluated |
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subsidiaries being carried at cost in accordance with Ind |
the design and tested the operating effectiveness of |
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AS 27, Separate Financial Statements as mentioned in note |
internal controls over such identification and impairment |
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9 to the accompanying financial statements. |
measurement through fair valuation of identified |
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Refer note 2 (xvi) for the accounting policy on impairment |
investments. |
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of such investments adopted by the Company. |
¦ Involved auditor''s experts to assess the appropriateness |
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The subsidiaries have incurred losses in the current year |
of the valuation methodologies used by the management |
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How our audit addressed the key audit matters |
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The management estimate of the recoverable amounts of |
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Evaluated and challenged management''s assumptions |
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the identified investments has been determined through |
such as implied growth rates during explicit period and |
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discounted cash flow model with the help of a management |
discount rate for their reasonableness based on our |
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expert. Such valuation method requires significant |
understanding of the business of the respective subsidiary |
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judgment in carrying out the impairment assessment |
companies, past results and external factors such as |
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and the key assumptions included estimates around |
industry trends and forecasts. |
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growth rates, discount rates, estimated future operating |
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Obtained and evaluated sensitivity analysis performed by |
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and capital expenditure amongst others. Changes to these |
the management on key assumptions of implied growth |
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assumptions could lead to material changes in estimated |
rates during explicit period and discount rates. |
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recoverable amounts, resulting in impairment. |
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Tested the mathematical accuracy of the management |
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Based on the aforesaid assessment the Company had |
computations with regard to cash flows and sensitivity |
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recorded impairment charge in the previous year, |
analysis. |
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as mentioned in Note 49 to the standalone financial |
Reconciled the cash flow projections used in aforesaid |
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valuations to the business plans approved by the Board of |
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Considering the materiality of the carrying amounts, |
Directors of the Company and management. |
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the inherent subjectivity, complexity and significance of |
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Evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy of the |
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judgment involved, impairment assessment of aforesaid |
disclosures made in the standalone financial statements, |
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investments, we have considered it to be a key audit |
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in respect of impairment assessment of specified non- |
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matter for the current year''s audit. |
current financial assets as required by applicable financial |
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Impairment Assessment of Property, plant and equipment, |
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audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the |
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right-to-use of assets and Intangible assets The Company has non-financial assets in the form of |
following: |
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Right-to-use of assets |
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Obtained an understanding of and evaluated the |
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and Intangible assets (''specified non-financial assets'') |
process and controls designed and implemented by the |
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which are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation/ |
management to assess the potential impairment of non- |
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financial assets. Further, tested the operating effectiveness |
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amortization and impairment (if any) amounting to |
of such controls during the year. |
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respectively as at 31 March 2025. |
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Evaluated the Company''s accounting policy in respect of |
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As at 31 March 2025, in view of business losses in previous |
impairment assessment, and the methods and models |
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(''Ind AS 36''), the Company has performed an impairment |
assets, in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 36. |
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assessment of all the specified non-financial assets using |
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Reviewed the process of determination of the level at |
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discounted cash flow method to assess the value-in-use |
which the impairment assessment was performed by the |
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of such assets, which requires judgement in respect of |
Company and assessed that the same is in line with the |
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certain key inputs such as future cash flows, determining |
requirements of Ind AS 36 considering the nature of the |
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an appropriate discount rate, etc. |
Company''s operations. |
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Based on the aforesaid assessment the Company has not |
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Involved our internal valuation experts and reviewed |
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recorded further impairment charge against the non- |
the appropriateness of the key valuation assumptions |
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financial assets during the year ended 31 March 2025 as |
including the discount rates used within the discounted |
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the recoverable amount is higher than the carrying value. |
cash flow model. |
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We considered impairment assessment of property, plant |
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Evaluated the reasonableness of the key inputs |
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and equipment, right-to-use of assets and intangible |
and assumptions such as growth rates, etc. used by |
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assets as a key audit matter in the current year audit |
the management in cash flow projections basis our |
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because of the significant judgement and management |
understanding of the business and by comparing it with |
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estimates involved around impairment assessment. |
readily available market information and underlying |
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Key audit matter |
How our audit addressed the key audit matters |
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Performed sensitivity analysis on the assumptions used in |
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Compared the carrying value of the net assets with the |
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Evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures made in the |
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Recoverability assessment of deferred tax assets |
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audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the |
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As detailed in note 12 (A) to the standalone financial |
following: |
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statements, the Company has deferred tax assets (''DTA'') |
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Obtained understanding and evaluation of the process and |
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Refer Note 2 (xiv) for the related accounting policy adopted |
sufficient taxable profits in foreseeable future allowing |
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The Company''s ability to utilise the deferred tax assets is |
Further, tested the operating effectiveness of such controls. |
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assessed by the management at the close of each reporting |
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Obtained the financial projections prepared by the |
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provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. |
business plans. |
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As per the management''s assessment, the financial |
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Reviewed the historical accuracy of the cash flow |
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Such financial projections about the growth in business |
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Evaluated management''s assessment of time period |
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We have identified recoverability assessment of deferred |
treatment with respect to the recognition of deferred |
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tax assets based on expected utilisation of MAT credit, as |
tax assets on MAT credit and business losses as per the |
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a key audit matter in the current year audit considering |
requirements of Ind AS 12, Income Taxes. |
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the materiality of the amounts and significant judgment |
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Assessed the adequacy of the disclosures made in the |
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Key audit matter |
How our audit addressed the key audit matters |
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Expected credit losses (âECLâ) on trade receivables |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the |
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The Company assesses impairment provision for doubtful |
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receivables, based on Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model, |
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as per Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments to state the |
over credit origination, credit monitoring and credit |
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entity''s trade receivables to their carrying amount, which |
remediation by evaluating the Company''s impairment |
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approximates their fair value. Management evaluates and |
policy and methodology; |
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matrix based on historical credit loss experience, specific |
¦ Evaluated management''s continuous assessment of the |
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reviews of customer accounts, experience with such |
assumptions used in the impairment provision matrix. |
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customers, current economic and business conditions and |
These considerations include whether there are regular |
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industry assessment. In calculating expected credit loss, |
receipts from the customers, the Company''s past collection |
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the Company has considered related credit information |
history as well as an assessment of the customers'' credit |
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for its customers to estimate the probability of default |
ability to make payments. |
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provision) of '' 16,318.27 lakhs and provision of '' 4,673.68 |
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lakhs as on balance sheet date. |
tested on a sample basis, the ageing of trade receivables |
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The appropriateness of the provision for expected credit |
of any long outstanding amounts where no provisions were |
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loss is subjective due to the high degree of judgment |
recorded and also evaluated management''s assumptions |
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applied by management in determining the provisioning |
used in determining the impairment provision, through |
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matrix. Due to the significance of trade receivables and |
detailed analyses of ageing of receivables, assessment |
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the related estimation uncertainty this is considered as a |
of material overdue individual trade receivables and past |
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key audit matter in the current year. |
trends of bad debts charged to the statement of profit and ¦ Verified mathematical accuracy of provision computation ¦ Assessed the adequacy for disclosure made by the |
6. The Company''s Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information
included in the Director''s Report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
The Director''s report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor''s report.
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 the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone 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.
When we read the Director''s Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to
communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company''s Board of Directors. The Company''s
Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation and
presentation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance
including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS
specified under section 133 of the Act and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. 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 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view
and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic
alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
10. 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
Standards on Auditing 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.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing , specified under section 143(10) of the Act 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 Board of Directors'' 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 standalone 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; and
¦ 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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 of the current period 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.
15. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, based on our audit, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its
directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down under section 197 read with Schedule V
to the Act.
16. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of section 143(11) of the Act we give in the Annexure I a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,
to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure I, as required by section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, 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 purpose of our audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements;
b) Except for the matters stated in paragraph 17(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), 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 standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2)
of the Act;
f) The qualification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in
paragraph 17 (b) above on reporting under section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 17(h)(vi) below on reporting under
Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended);
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company as
on 31 March 2025 and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure II wherein
we have expressed an unmodified opinion; and
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, as detailed in note 45 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending
litigation(s) on its financial position as at 31 March 2025.;
(ii) the Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material
foreseeable losses as at 31 March 2025.;
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2025;
(iv) a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 52 to the
standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed
funds or securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any person(s)
or entity(ies), including foreign entities (''the 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 (''the Ultimate Beneficiaries'')
or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 52 to
the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or
entity(ies), including foreign entities (''the 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 as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,
nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the management representations under
sub-clauses (a) and (b) above contain any material misstatement.
(v) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2025 in respect of such dividend 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 39 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have
proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025 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 stated in note 61 to the standalone financial statements and based on our examination which included test
checks, except for instance mentioned below, the Company, in respect of financial year commencing on 1 April 2024,
has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility and the same has been operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being
tampered with. The audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record
retention other than the consequential impact of the exception given below:
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Instances of accounting software for maintaining books |
The audit trail feature was not enabled at the database |
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
Place: Mumbai Partner
Date: 16 May 2025 Membership Number: 504662
UDIN: 25504662BMOOEZ2494
Mar 31, 2024
To the Members of Entertainment Network (India) Limited
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Entertainment Network (India) Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flow and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.
2. 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 (''the Act'') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (''Ind AS'') specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2024, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing 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 (''ICAI'') 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 opinion.
Emphasis of Matter - Restatement on account of common control transaction
4. We draw attention to note 49 to the accompanying financial statements, which describes that pursuant to the Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) between the Company and Gamma Gaana Limited (''GGL'') as approved by Board of Directors of the Company on October 20, 2023 a business undertaking of GGL has been transferred to and merged with the Company and accounted in accordance with the requirements of Appendix C to Ind AS 103, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the comparative financial information, has been restated in the accompanying financial statements to reflect the aforesaid merger from the beginning of the earliest period presented, as described in the said note. Our conclusion is not modified in respect of this matter.
5. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
6. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Key audit matter |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Impairment of investment in subsidiaries |
Our audit included, but was not limited to, the following |
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The Company has investments of '' 829.62 lakhs (net of |
procedures: |
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impairment amount '' 1,569.96 lakhs) in Entertainment Network Inc. and Mirchi Bahrain W.L.L, its wholly owned subsidiaries being carried at cost in accordance with Ind AS 27, Separate Financial Statements as mentioned in note 9 to the accompanying financial statements. |
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for identification of impairment indicators and evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over such identification and impairment measurement through fair valuation of identified |
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Refer note 2(xvi) for the accounting policy on impairment of such investments adopted by the Company. |
investments. |
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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The subsidiaries have incurred losses in the current year |
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Involved auditor''s experts to assess the appropriateness of |
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and the carrying value of such investments exceed the |
the valuation methodologies used by the management and |
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net worth of the respective subsidiaries, Considering the |
reviewed the appropriateness of key valuation assumptions |
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existence of aforesaid impairment indicators in the current |
including the estimates around business and cash flow |
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year, the Company has assessed the recoverable amounts |
projections, growth rates, discount rates estimated future |
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of each investment when impairment indicators exist |
operating and capital expenditure amongst others used |
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by comparing the fair value (less costs of disposal) and |
within the discounted cash flow model. |
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carrying amount of that investment as on the reporting date in accordance with Ind AS 36, Impairment of assets. |
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Evaluated and challenged management''s assumptions such as implied growth rates during explicit period and discount |
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The management estimate of the recoverable amounts of |
rate for their reasonableness based on our understanding |
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the identified investments has been determined through |
of the business of the respective subsidiary companies, |
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discounted cash flow model with the help of a management |
past results and external factors such as industry trends |
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expert. Such valuation method requires significant |
and forecasts. |
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judgment in carrying out the impairment assessment and the key assumptions included estimates around business and cash flow projections of future cash flows, growth rates, discount rates, estimated future operating and |
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Obtained and evaluated sensitivity analysis performed by the management on key assumptions of implied growth rates during explicit period and discount rates. |
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capital expenditure amongst others. Changes to these assumptions could lead to material changes in estimated recoverable amounts, resulting in impairment. |
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Tested the mathematical accuracy of the management computations with regard to cash flows and sensitivity analysis. |
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Based on the aforesaid assessment the Company has recorded impairment charge, as mentioned in Note 47 (a) and (b) to the standalone financial statements, during the year ended 31 March 2024 as the recoverable amount is |
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Reconciled the cash flow projections used in aforesaid valuations to the business plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company |
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higher than the carrying value. |
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Performed independent sensitivity analysis of aforesaid |
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Considering the materiality of the carrying amounts, the inherent subjectivity, complexity and significance of judgment involved, impairment assessment of aforesaid investments, we have considered it to be a key audit matter for the current year''s audit. |
key assumptions to assess the effect of reasonably possible variations on the current estimated recoverable amount for each of the identified investments to evaluate sufficiency of headroom between recoverable value and carrying amount. |
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Obtained and evaluated the appropriateness of onerous contract provisions under Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
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Evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy of the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements, in respect of impairment assessment of specified noncurrent financial assets as required by applicable financial reporting framework. |
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Impairment Assessment of Property, plant and equipment, Right-to-use of assets and Intangible assets |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the following: |
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The Company has non-financial assets in the form of Property, Plant and Equipment, Right-to-use of assets and Intangible assets (''specified non-financial assets'') which are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation/ amortization and impairment (if any) amounting to '' 5,432.96 lakhs, '' 12,057.43 lakhs and '' 30,486.78 lakhs respectively as at 31 March 2024. |
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Obtained an understanding of and evaluated the process and controls designed and implemented by the management to assess the potential impairment of nonfinancial assets. Further, tested the operating effectiveness of such controls during the year. |
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As at 31 March 2024, in view of continuous business |
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Evaluated the Company''s accounting policy in respect of |
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losses in previous year which was determined to be an |
impairment assessment, and the methods and models |
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impairment indicator under the requirements of Ind AS |
used to determine the recoverable amounts of property, |
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36, Impairment of Assets (''Ind AS 36''), the Company has |
plant and equipment, right-to-use of assets and intangible |
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performed an impairment assessment of all the specified |
assets, in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 36. |
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non-financial assets using discounted cash flow method to assess the value-in-use of such assets, which requires judgement in respect of certain key inputs such as future cash flows, determining an appropriate discount rate, etc. |
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Reviewed the process of determination of the level at which the impairment assessment was performed by the Company and assessed that the same is in line with the requirements of Ind AS 36 considering the nature of the |
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Based on the aforesaid assessment the Company has |
Company''s operations. |
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not recorded further impairment charge against the nonfinancial assets during the year ended 31 March 2024 including for the assets related to ''Mirchi Love'' and ''Kool FM'', as the recoverable amount is higher than the carrying value. |
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Involved our internal valuation experts and reviewed the appropriateness of the key valuation assumptions including the discount rates used within the discounted cash flow model. |
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We considered impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment, right-to-use of assets and intangible assets as a key audit matter in the current year audit because of the significant judgement and management estimates involved around impairment assessment. |
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Evaluated the reasonableness of the key inputs and assumptions such as growth rates, etc. used by the management in cash flow projections basis our understanding of the business and by comparing it with readily available market information and underlying macro-economic factors. |
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Performed sensitivity analysis on the assumptions used in projections to ensure significant headroom. |
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Compared the carrying value of the net assets with the estimated discounted future cash flows determined by the management and ensured arithmetical accuracy of management impairment assessment workings as above. |
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Evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements, in respect of impairment assessment of specified non-financial assets as required by applicable financial reporting framework. |
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Recognition of revenue and related contract costs for branded and managed solutions business |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the following: |
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The Company earns revenue from providing branded and managed solutions business that involves providing various services which includes managing and organising Concerts, Award shows, on air properties, brand licensing, |
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Obtained Company''s accounting policies pertaining to revenue recognition and assessed compliance with the requirements of Ind AS 115. |
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multimedia and digital services and managing intellectual properties and activities or events of clients. Revenue from these contracts is recognized over a period of time in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (''Ind AS 115''). |
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Obtained an understanding of the management''s process, and evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls around revenue recognition from branded and managed solutions business including for identification of performance obligations and allocation of |
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Refer Note 27 (A) (II) for the revenue recorded for the year pertaining to aforesaid business and Note 2(ii) for the related accounting policy adopted by the management in this respect. |
transaction price towards such performance obligations. |
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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These services involve multiple performance obligations |
¦ On a sample basis, read the contracts and inspected |
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and transaction price is allocated to such identified |
other supporting documents/evidence to evaluate |
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separate performance obligations as per standalone |
appropriateness of management''s evaluation of |
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selling prices determined by the management for such |
identification of contractual obligations/ deliverables to |
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performance obligations. |
the customers, determination of progress of completion of these deliverables and recording of related revenues |
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Further, given the nature of these contracts, revenue |
and costs incurred along with the estimation of balance |
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recognition involves estimation to determine the extent |
performance obligations and related revenues and costs to |
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of performance obligations satisfied and the proportion of |
complete the remaining contractual obligations, pertaining |
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contract costs incurred to date and costs that are to be recognized as ''contract assets'' under the requirements |
to such contracts. |
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of Ind AS 115, which involves significant management |
Evaluated the adequacy for disclosure made by the management |
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judgments. |
in the accompanying standalone financial statements in respect of revenue recognition from the specified business |
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Given the significant estimation involved for branded and |
in accordance with the requirements of applicable financial |
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solutions business, we have identified this as a key audit matter. |
reporting framework. |
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Recoverability assessment of deferred tax assets |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the |
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As detailed in note 11 A to the standalone financial statements, the Company has deferred tax assets (''DTA'') |
following: |
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¦ Obtained understanding and evaluation of the process and |
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(net) amounting to '' 3,524.25 lakhs outstanding as at |
controls designed and implemented by the management |
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31 March 2024 which includes '' 6,017.30 lakhs of DTA |
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over recognition and recoverability assessment of DTA |
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recognised on Minimum Alternate Tax (''MAT'') credit |
based on the evaluation of Company''s ability to generate |
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and '' 886.81 lakhs DTA recognised on brought forward business losses. |
sufficient taxable profits in foreseeable future allowing |
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the use of deferred tax assets on MAT credit and Business |
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Refer Note 2(xiv) for the related accounting policy adopted |
losses within the time prescribed by income tax laws. |
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by the Company on deferred tax. |
Further, tested the operating effectiveness of such controls. |
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The Company''s ability to utilise the deferred tax assets is |
¦ Obtained the financial projections prepared by the |
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assessed by the management at the close of each reporting |
management and verified the cash flow forecasts used |
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period and it depends upon the forecasts of future results |
in the recoverability assessment of DTA to the approved |
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that the Company expects to achieve within the period |
business plans. |
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by which such MAT credit and brought forward business |
¦ Reviewed the historical accuracy of the cash flow |
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losses may be adjusted as governed by the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. |
projections prepared by the management in prior periods. |
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Obtained understanding from the management about the |
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As per the management''s assessment, the financial |
predicted business growth and viability of achieving those |
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projections show a significant increase in profitability |
projections. |
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over the coming years, which will result in increase in |
¦ Evaluated management''s assessment of time period |
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income tax liability against which the available MAT credit |
available for adjustment of such deferred tax assets on |
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and brought forward business losses can be utilised as mentioned above. |
MAT credit and Business losses as per provisions of the |
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Income Tax Act, 1961 and appropriateness of the accounting |
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Such financial projections about the growth in business |
treatment with respect to the recognition of deferred |
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operations and activities involves significant management |
tax assets on MAT credit and business losses as per the |
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judgement and estimates. |
requirements of Ind AS 12, Income Taxes. |
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We have identified recoverability assessment of deferred |
Assessed the adequacy of the disclosures made in the |
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tax assets based on expected utilisation of MAT credit and |
standalone financial statements in respect of aforesaid DTA |
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brought forward business losses, as a key audit matter in |
balances in accordance with the requirements of applicable |
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the current year audit considering the materiality of the amounts and significant judgment involved in estimation of future taxable profits and the probability of utilising the MAT credit and tax losses. |
financial reporting framework. |
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Key audit matter |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Expected credit losses (âECLâ) on trade receivables |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the |
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The Company assesses impairment provision for doubtful |
following: |
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receivables, based on Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model, |
¦ Obtained understanding of management''s process over |
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as per Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments to state the |
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credit origination, credit monitoring and credit remediation |
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entity''s trade receivables to their carrying amount, which |
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by evaluating the Company''s impairment policy and |
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approximates their fair value. Management evaluates and |
methodology; |
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calculates the expected credit losses using a provision |
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matrix based on historical credit loss experience, specific |
¦ Evaluated management''s continuous assessment of the |
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reviews of customer accounts, experience with such |
assumptions used in the impairment provision matrix. |
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customers, current economic and business conditions and |
These considerations include whether there are regular |
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industry assessment. In calculating expected credit loss, |
receipts from the customers, the Company''s past collection |
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the Company has considered related credit information |
history as well as an assessment of the customers'' credit |
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for its customers to estimate the probability of default in future The Company has trade receivables (net of |
ability to make payments. |
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provision) of '' 17,809.40 lakhs and provision of '' 4,360.72 |
¦ Obtained the ageing analysis of trade receivables and |
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lakhs as on balance sheet date. |
tested on a sample basis, the ageing of trade receivables at year end and discussed with management the reasons of |
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The appropriateness of the provision for expected credit |
any long outstanding amounts where no provisions were |
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loss is subjective due to the high degree of judgment |
recorded and also evaluated management''s assumptions |
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applied by management in determining the provisioning |
used in determining the impairment provision, through |
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matrix. Due to the significance of trade receivables and the |
detailed analyses of ageing of receivables, assessment |
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related estimation uncertainty this is considered as a key |
of material overdue individual trade receivables and past |
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audit matter in the current year. |
trends of bad debts charged to the statement of profit and loss. ¦ Verified mathematical accuracy of provision computation based on model considered by the management. Assessed the adequacy for disclosure made by the management in the accompanying standalone financial statements in respect of ECL in accordance with the requirements of applicable financial reporting framework. |
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor''s Report thereon
7. The Company''s Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Director''s Report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon. The Director''s Report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor''s report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we will 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 identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Director''s Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
8. The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company''s Board of Directors. The Company''s Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation and presentation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. 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 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
9. In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
10. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
11. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 Standards on Auditing 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 financial statements.
12. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
¦ Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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 Board of Directors'' 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; and
¦ Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most
significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period 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
16. As required by section 197(16) of the Act based on our audit, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down under section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
17. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act we give in the Annexure I, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
18. Further to our comments in Annexure I, as required by section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, 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 purpose of our audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements;
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; except for the matters stated in paragraph 18(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended) relating to the manner in which books of accounts are required to be kept in electronic mode as per Rule 3(1) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
c) The standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) of the Act;
f) The qualifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph 18(b) above on reporting under section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 18(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended);
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company as on 31 March 2024 and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure II wherein we have expressed an unmodified opinion; and
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, as detailed in note 43 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position as at 31 March 2024;
ii) the Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at 31 March 2024;
iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2024;
iv) a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 51 to the
standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (''the 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 (''the Ultimate Beneficiaries'') or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 51 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (''the 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 as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the management representations under sub-clauses (a) and (b) above contain any material misstatement.
v) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2024 in respect of such dividend 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 37 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2024 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 stated in note 55 to the standalone financial statements and based on our examination which included test checks, except for instance mentioned below, the Company, in respect of financial year commencing on 1 April 2023, has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has been operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with, other than the consequential impact of the exception given below:
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Nature of exception noted |
Details of Exception |
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Instances of accounting software for maintaining books of account for which the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. |
The audit trail feature was not enabled at the database level for accounting software to log any direct data changes, used for maintenance of all accounting records by the Company. |
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
Gautam Wadhera
Partner
Place: Mumbai Membership Number: 508835
Date: 03 May 2024 UDIN: 24508835BKFFBV9485
Mar 31, 2023
Entertainment Network (India) Limited
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Entertainment Network (India) Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flow and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
2. 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 (''the Act'') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (''Ind AS'') specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2023, and its loss including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing 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 (''ICAI'') 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 opinion.
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
5. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Impairment of investment in subsidiaries |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, |
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The Company has investments of '' 884.23 lakhs (net of |
the following: |
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impairment amount '' 1,515.35 lakhs) in Entertainment |
a) |
Obtained an understanding of the management''s |
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Network Inc. and Mirchi Bahrain W.L.L, its wholly owned |
process for identification of impairment indicators |
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subsidiaries being carried at cost in accordance with Ind |
and evaluated the design and tested the operating |
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AS 27, Separate Financial Statements as mentioned in note |
effectiveness of internal controls over such |
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8 to the accompanying financial statements. |
identification and impairment measurement |
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Refer note 2(xvi) for the accounting policy on impairment |
through fair valuation of identified investments. |
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of such investments adopted by the Company. |
b) |
Involved auditor''s experts to assess the |
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The subsidiaries have incurred losses in the current year |
appropriateness of the valuation methodologies used |
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and the carrying value of such investments exceed the |
by the management and reviewed the appropriateness |
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net worth of the respective subsidiaries, Considering the |
of key valuation assumptions including the estimates |
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existence of aforesaid impairment indicators in the current |
around business and cash flow projections, growth |
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year, the Company has assessed the recoverable amounts |
rates, discount rates estimated future operating and |
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of each investment by comparing the fair value (less |
capital expenditure amongst others used within the |
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costs of disposal) and carrying amount of the investment |
discounted cash flow model. |
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as on the reporting date in accordance with Ind AS 36, |
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Impairment of assets. |
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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The management estimate of the recoverable amounts |
c) |
Evaluated and challenged management''s assumptions |
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of the identified investments has been determined |
such as implied growth rates during explicit period |
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through discounted cash flow model with the help of a |
and discount rate for their reasonableness based on |
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management expert. Such valuation method involves |
our understanding of the business of the respective |
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significant judgment in carrying out the impairment |
subsidiary companies, past results and external factors |
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assessment and the key assumptions included estimates around business and cash flow projections, growth |
such as industry trends and forecasts. |
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rates, discount rates, estimated future operating and |
d) |
Obtained and evaluated sensitivity analysis performed |
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capital expenditure amongst others. Changes to these |
by the management on key assumptions of implied |
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assumptions could lead to material changes in estimated |
growth rates during explicit period and discount rates. |
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recoverable amounts, resulting in impairment. |
e) |
Tested the mathematical accuracy of the management |
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Based on the aforesaid assessment the Company has |
computations with regard to cash flows and sensitivity |
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recorded impairment charge, as mentioned in Note 46 (a) |
analysis. |
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and (b) to the standalone financial statements, during the |
f) |
Reconciled the cash flow projections used in aforesaid |
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year ended 31 March 2023 as the recoverable amount is |
valuations to the business plans approved by the |
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higher than the carrying value. |
Board of Directors of the Company |
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Considering the materiality of the carrying amounts, |
g) |
Performed independent sensitivity analysis of |
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the inherent subjectivity, complexity and significance of |
aforesaid key assumptions to assess the effect |
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judgment involved, impairment assessment of aforesaid |
of reasonably possible variations on the current |
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investments, we have considered it to be a key audit |
estimated recoverable amount for each of the |
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matter for the current year''s audit. |
identified investments to evaluate sufficiency of headroom between recoverable value and carrying amount. |
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h) |
Obtained and evaluated the appropriateness of onerous contract provisions under Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets for the year ended 31 March 2023. |
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i) |
Evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy of the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements, in respect of impairment assessment of specified non-current financial assets as required by applicable financial reporting framework. |
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Impairment Assessment of Property, plant and |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, |
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equipment, Right-to-use of assets and Intangible assets |
the following: |
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The Company has non-financial assets in the form of Property, Plant and Equipment, Right- to-use of assets and Intangible assets (''specified non-financial assets'') which are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation/ amortization and impairment (if any) amounting to '' 5,172.20 lakhs, '' 13,423.71 lakhs and '' 34,933.68 lakhs |
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Obtained an understanding of and evaluated the process and controls designed and implemented by the management to assess the potential impairment of non-financial assets. Further, tested the operating effectiveness of such controls during the year. |
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respectively as at 31 March 2023. |
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Evaluated the Company''s accounting policy in respect of impairment assessment, and the methods and models used to determine the recoverable amounts of property, plant and equipment, right-to-use of assets and intangible assets, in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 36. |
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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As at 31 March 2023, in view of recent business losses |
¦ Reviewed the process of determination of the level at |
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which was determined to be an impairment indicator |
which the impairment assessment was performed by |
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under the requirements of Ind AS 36, Impairment of Assets |
the Company and assessed that the same is in line |
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(''Ind AS 36''), the Company has performed an impairment |
with the requirements of Ind AS 36 considering the |
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assessment of all the specified non-financial assets using discounted cash flow method to assess the value-in-use |
nature of the Company''s operations. |
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of such assets, which requires judgement in respect of |
¦ Involved our internal valuation experts and reviewed |
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certain key inputs such as future cash flows, determining an appropriate discount rate, etc. |
the appropriateness of the key valuation assumptions including the discount rates used within the discounted cash flow model. |
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Based on the aforesaid assessment the Company has not recorded further impairment charge against the non- |
¦ Evaluated the reasonableness of the key inputs and |
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financial assets during the year ended 31 March 2023 |
assumptions such as growth rates, etc. used by the |
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including for the assets related to ''Mirchi Love'' and ''Kool FM'', as the recoverable amount is higher than the carrying value. |
management in cash flow projections basis our understanding of the business and by comparing it with readily available market information and underlying macro-economic factors. |
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We considered impairment assessment of property, plant and equipment, right-to-use of assets and intangible assets as a key audit matter in the current year audit |
¦ Performed sensitivity analysis on the assumptions used in projections to ensure significant headroom. |
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because of the significant judgement and management |
¦ Compared the carrying value of the net assets with the |
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estimates involved around impairment assessment. |
estimated discounted future cash flows determined by the management and ensured arithmetical accuracy of management impairment assessment workings as above. |
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Evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements, in respect of impairment assessment of specified non-financial assets as required by applicable financial reporting framework. |
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Recognition of revenue and related contract costs for |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, |
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branded and managed solutions business |
the following: |
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The Company earns revenue from providing branded |
¦ Obtained Company''s accounting policies pertaining |
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and managed solutions business that involves providing |
to revenue recognition and assessed compliance with |
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various services which includes managing and organising Concerts, Award shows, on air properties, brand licensing, |
the requirements of Ind AS 115. |
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multimedia and digital services and managing intellectual |
¦ Obtained an understanding of the management''s |
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properties and activities or events of clients. Revenue from these contracts is recognized over a period of time in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (''Ind AS 115''). |
process, and evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls around revenue recognition from branded and managed solutions business including for identification of performance obligations and allocation of transaction price towards |
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Refer Note 26 A II for the revenue recorded for the year pertaining to aforesaid business and Note 2(ii) for the |
such performance obligations. |
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related accounting policy adopted by the management in |
¦ On a sample basis, read the contracts and inspected |
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this respect. These services involve multiple performance obligations and transaction price is allocated to such identified |
other supporting documents/evidence to evaluate appropriateness of management''s evaluation of identification of contractual obligations/ deliverables to the customers, determination of progress of |
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separate performance obligations as per standalone |
completion of these deliverables and recording of |
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selling prices determined by the management for such |
related revenues and costs incurred along with the |
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performance obligations. |
estimation of balance performance obligations and related revenues and costs to complete the remaining contractual obligations, pertaining to such contracts. |
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Further, given the nature of these contracts, revenue |
Evaluated the adequacy for disclosure made by the |
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recognition involves estimation to determine the extent |
management in the accompanying standalone financial |
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of performance obligations satisfied and the proportion |
statements in respect of revenue recognition from the |
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of contract costs incurred to date and costs that are to |
specified business in accordance with the requirements |
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be recognized as ''contract assets'' under the requirements of Ind AS 115, which involves significant management judgments. |
of applicable financial reporting framework. |
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Given the significant estimation involved for branded and solutions business, we have identified this as a key audit. |
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Recoverability assessment of deferred tax assets As detailed in note 10 A to the standalone financial statements, the Company has deferred tax assets (''DTA'') (net) amounting to '' 3,585.72 lakhs outstanding as at 31 March 2023 which includes '' 5,475.39 lakhs of DTA recognized on Minimum Alternate Tax (''MAT'') credit and '' 2,086.46 lakhs DTA recognised on brought forward business losses. Refer Note 2(xiv) for the related accounting policy adopted |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the following: ¦ Obtained understanding and evaluation of the process and controls designed and implemented by the management over recognition and recoverability assessment of DTA based on the evaluation of Company''s ability to generate sufficient taxable profits in foreseeable future allowing the use of deferred tax assets on MAT credit and Business losses within the |
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by the Company on deferred tax. |
time prescribed by income tax laws. Further, tested the operating effectiveness of such controls. |
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The Company''s ability to utilise the deferred tax assets is |
¦ Obtained the financial projections prepared by the |
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assessed by the management at the close of each reporting |
management and verified the cash flow forecasts |
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period and it depends upon the forecasts of future results |
used in the recoverability assessment of DTA to the |
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that the Company expects to achieve within the period |
approved business plans. |
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by which such MAT credit and brought forward business |
¦ Reviewed the historical accuracy of the cash |
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losses may be adjusted as governed by the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. As per the management''s assessment, the financial projections show a significant increase in profitability |
flow projections prepared by the management in prior periods. Obtained understanding from the management about the predicted business growth and viability of achieving those projections. |
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over the coming years, which will result in increase in |
¦ Evaluated management''s assessment of time period |
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income tax liability against which the available MAT credit |
available for adjustment of such deferred tax assets |
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and brought forward business losses can be utilised as |
on MAT credit and Business losses as per provisions of |
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mentioned above. |
the Income Tax Act, 1961 and appropriateness of the accounting treatment with respect to the recognition |
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Such financial projections about the growth in business |
of deferred tax assets on MAT credit and business |
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operations and activities involves significant management |
losses as per the requirements of Ind AS 12, Income |
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judgement and estimates. |
Taxes. |
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We have identified recoverability assessment of deferred tax assets based on expected utilisation of MAT credit and brought forward business losses, as a key audit matter in the current year audit considering the materiality of the amounts and significant judgment involved in estimation of future taxable profits and the probability of utilising the MAT credit and tax losses. |
Assessed the adequacy of the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements in respect of aforesaid DTA balances in accordance with the requirements of applicable financial reporting framework. |
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Expected credit losses (''ECL'') on trade receivables |
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, |
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The Company assesses impairment provision for doubtful receivables, based on Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model, |
the following: |
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as per Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments to state the |
¦ Obtained understanding of managements process |
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entity''s trade receivables to their carrying amount, which |
over credit origination, credit monitoring and credit |
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remediation by evaluating the Company''s impairment |
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approximates their fair value. Management evaluates and calculates the expected credit losses using a provision |
policy and methodology; |
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matrix based on historical credit loss experience, specific |
¦ Evaluated management''s continuous assessment of |
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reviews of customer accounts, experience with such |
the assumptions used in the impairment provision |
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customers, current economic and business conditions and |
matrix. These considerations include whether there are |
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industry assessment. In calculating expected credit loss, |
regular receipts from the customers, the Company''s |
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the Company has considered related credit information |
past collection history as well as an assessment of the |
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for its customers to estimate the probability of default in future. The Company has trade receivables (net of |
customers'' credit ability to make payments. |
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provision) of '' 12,978.56 lakhs and provision of '' 2,936.24 |
¦ Obtained the ageing analysis of trade receivables |
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lakhs as on balance sheet date. |
and tested on a sample basis, the ageing of trade receivables at year end and discussed with |
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The appropriateness of the provision for expected credit |
management the reasons of any long outstanding |
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loss is subjective due to the high degree of judgment |
amounts where no provisions were recorded and |
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applied by management in determining the provisioning |
also evaluated management''s assumptions used |
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matrix. Due to the significance of trade receivables and the |
in determining the impairment provision, through |
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related estimation uncertainty this is considered as a key |
detailed analyses of ageing of receivables, assessment |
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audit matter in the current year. |
of material overdue individual trade receivables and past trends of bad debts charged to the statement of profit and loss. ¦ Verified mathematical accuracy of provision computation based on model considered by the management. Assessed the adequacy for disclosure made by the management in the accompanying standalone financial statements in respect of ECL in accordance with the requirements of applicable financial reporting framework. |
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor''s Report thereon
6. The Company''s Board of Directors are 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. The Annual Report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor''s report.
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 identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company''s Board of Directors. The Company''s Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation and presentation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. 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 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors are 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 the Board of Directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
9. 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
10. 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 Standards on Auditing 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.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act 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 Board of Directors'' 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 standalone 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; and
¦ 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;
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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 of the current period 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
15. As required by section 197(16) of the Act based on our audit, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down under section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
16. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act we give in the Annexure I a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure I, as required by section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, 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 purpose of our audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements;
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 standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 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 standalone financial statements of the Company as on 31 March 2023 and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure II wherein we have expressed an unmodified opinion; and
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. the Company, as detailed in note 42 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending litigation on its financial position as at 31 March 2023;
ii. the Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at 31 March 2023;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2023;
iv. a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 49
to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any person or entity, including foreign entities (''the 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 (''the Ultimate Beneficiaries'') or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 49 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities (''the 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 as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the management representations under sub-clauses (a) and (b) above contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2023 in respect of such dividend declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend and as stated in note 36 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2023 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. Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 requires all companies which use accounting software for maintaining their books of account, to use such an accounting software which has a feature of audit trail, with effect from the financial year beginning on 1 April 2023 and accordingly, reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended) is not applicable for the current financial year.
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Date: 04 May 2023 UDIN: 23508835BGXHXC8036
Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Entertainment Network (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ), 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.
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 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 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. 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, 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 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 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 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.
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 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 is 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 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) 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, 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 43 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditorâs Report
Re: Entertainment Network (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ)
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ of our report of even date.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets were physically verified by the management in the previous year in accordance with a planned programme of verifying them once in three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regards to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed 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 are held in the name of the company.
(ii) The Companyâs business does not involve inventories and, accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3(ii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company. There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities granted 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 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 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 service of radio broadcasting, 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, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no undisputed dues in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, , service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues which 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, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
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Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs.) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
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Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
106,105,220 |
Assessment Year 2012-13 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
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Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
281,371,210 |
Assessment Year 2013-14 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
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Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
15,010 |
Assessment Year 2014-15 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
(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, bank or government or dues to debenture holders.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money way of initial public offer or further public offer (including 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 or no 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, to provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
Annexure 2 to the Independent Auditorâs Report of even date on the Standalone Financial Statements of Entertainment Network (India) Limited
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 Entertainment Network (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ) 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.
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 adequate 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 auditorâs 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 Standalone 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 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 over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these financial statements 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 & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature : Mumbai
Date : May 23, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Entertainment Network (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, 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.
Managementâs Responsibility for the 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 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.
Auditorâs 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 thereunder. 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 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 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 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, 2017, its profit including other 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 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 purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of accounts 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 the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017, and 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 2â to this report;
(g) 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, 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 45 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. As per books of accounts of the Company and as represented by the management of the Company, the Company did not have cash balance as on November 8, 2016 and December 30, 2016 and has no cash dealings during this period.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditorâs Report
Re: Entertainment Network (India) Limited (âthe Companyâ)
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading âReport on other legal and regulatory requirementsâ of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) According to information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in fixed assets are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Companyâs business does not involve inventories and, accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3 (ii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act. Accordingly, the provisions of paragraph 3(iii)(a) to (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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company. There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities granted 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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, 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 information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs and value added tax which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. According to the records of the Company, details of income tax dues, which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
|
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs.) |
period to which the amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
106,105,220 |
Assessment Year 2012-13 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
281,371,210 |
Assessment Year 2013-14 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
|
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
15,010 |
Assessment Year 2014-15 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to Banks or financial institutions. The Company has neither issued any debentures nor availed any loan from government.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans hence, reporting under paragraph 3, clause (ix) of the Order 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 as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no 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 or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of paragraph 3, clause (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 the Act 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 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 the Act.
(xvi) According to information and explanation given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature : Pune
Date : May 23, 2017
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201 4. 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 standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audit 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 standalone financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone
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 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 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 financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2016, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure
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, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls
over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness
of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this
report; and
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the 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
37 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date on the
Standalone Financial Statements of Entertainment Network (India)
Limited
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and
regulatory requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) According to information and explanations given by the management,
the title deeds of immovable properties included in fixed assets are
held in the name of the company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and,
accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3 (ii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act. Accordingly, the
provisions of paragraph 3(iii)(a) to (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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of
investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company.
There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities
granted 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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the
Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not
applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund,
employees''state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were
outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable. The provisions relating to duty of excise
are not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs and value added tax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The provisions
relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company. According
to the records of the Company, details of income tax dues, which have
not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the
statute Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to
which the Forum where
dispute is
dues amount
relates pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 232,004,560* Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2012-13 Tax (Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 281,371,210 Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2013-14 Tax (Appeals)
* Subsequent to year end demand reduced to Rs. 106,105,220
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to Banks. The Company has neither issued any debentures nor
availed any loan from financial institutions or government.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial
public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and
term loans hence, reporting under paragraph 3, clause (ix) of the Order
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 as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud by the Company or no 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 or provided in
accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of
section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore,
the provisions of paragraph 3, clause (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 the Act 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
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 the Act.
(xvi) According to information and explanation given to us, the
provisions of section 4-5-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are
not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 19, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201 4. 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 standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audit 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 standalone financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone
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 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 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 financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2016, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure
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, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls
over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness
of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this
report; and
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the 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
37 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date on the
Standalone Financial Statements of Entertainment Network (India)
Limited
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and
regulatory requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) According to information and explanations given by the management,
the title deeds of immovable properties included in fixed assets are
held in the name of the company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and,
accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3 (ii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act. Accordingly, the
provisions of paragraph 3(iii)(a) to (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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of
investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company.
There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities
granted 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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the
Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not
applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund,
employees''state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were
outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable. The provisions relating to duty of excise
are not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs and value added tax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The provisions
relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company. According
to the records of the Company, details of income tax dues, which have
not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the
statute Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to
which the Forum where
dispute is
dues amount
relates pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 232,004,560* Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2012-13 Tax (Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 281,371,210 Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2013-14 Tax (Appeals)
* Subsequent to year end demand reduced to Rs. 106,105,220
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to Banks. The Company has neither issued any debentures nor
availed any loan from financial institutions or government.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial
public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and
term loans hence, reporting under paragraph 3, clause (ix) of the Order
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 as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud by the Company or no 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 or provided in
accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of
section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore,
the provisions of paragraph 3, clause (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 the Act 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
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 the Act.
(xvi) According to information and explanation given to us, the
provisions of section 4-5-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are
not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 19, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201 4. 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 standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audit 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 standalone financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone
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 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 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 financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2016, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure
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, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls
over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness
of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this
report; and
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the 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
37 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date on the
Standalone Financial Statements of Entertainment Network (India)
Limited
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and
regulatory requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) According to information and explanations given by the management,
the title deeds of immovable properties included in fixed assets are
held in the name of the company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and,
accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3 (ii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act. Accordingly, the
provisions of paragraph 3(iii)(a) to (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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of
investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company.
There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities
granted 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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the
Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not
applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund,
employees''state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were
outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable. The provisions relating to duty of excise
are not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs and value added tax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The provisions
relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company. According
to the records of the Company, details of income tax dues, which have
not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the
statute Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to
which the Forum where
dispute is
dues amount
relates pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 232,004,560* Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2012-13 Tax (Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 281,371,210 Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2013-14 Tax (Appeals)
* Subsequent to year end demand reduced to Rs. 106,105,220
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to Banks. The Company has neither issued any debentures nor
availed any loan from financial institutions or government.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial
public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and
term loans hence, reporting under paragraph 3, clause (ix) of the Order
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 as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud by the Company or no 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 or provided in
accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of
section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore,
the provisions of paragraph 3, clause (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 the Act 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
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 the Act.
(xvi) According to information and explanation given to us, the
provisions of section 4-5-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are
not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 19, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201 4. 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 standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audit 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 standalone financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone
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 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 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 financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2016, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure
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, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls
over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness
of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this
report; and
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the 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
37 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date on the
Standalone Financial Statements of Entertainment Network (India)
Limited
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and
regulatory requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) According to information and explanations given by the management,
the title deeds of immovable properties included in fixed assets are
held in the name of the company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and,
accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3 (ii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act. Accordingly, the
provisions of paragraph 3(iii)(a) to (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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of
investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company.
There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities
granted 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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the
Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not
applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund,
employees''state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were
outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable. The provisions relating to duty of excise
are not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs and value added tax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The provisions
relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company. According
to the records of the Company, details of income tax dues, which have
not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the
statute Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to
which the Forum where
dispute is
dues amount
relates pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 232,004,560* Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2012-13 Tax (Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 281,371,210 Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2013-14 Tax (Appeals)
* Subsequent to year end demand reduced to Rs. 106,105,220
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to Banks. The Company has neither issued any debentures nor
availed any loan from financial institutions or government.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial
public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and
term loans hence, reporting under paragraph 3, clause (ix) of the Order
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 as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud by the Company or no 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 or provided in
accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of
section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore,
the provisions of paragraph 3, clause (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 the Act 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
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 the Act.
(xvi) According to information and explanation given to us, the
provisions of section 4-5-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are
not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 19, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201 4. 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 standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audit 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 standalone financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone
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 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 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 financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2016, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure
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, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls
over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness
of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this
report; and
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the 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
37 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date on the
Standalone Financial Statements of Entertainment Network (India)
Limited
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and
regulatory requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(c) According to information and explanations given by the management,
the title deeds of immovable properties included in fixed assets are
held in the name of the company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and,
accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3 (ii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
(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 Act. Accordingly, the
provisions of paragraph 3(iii)(a) to (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, provisions of section 186 of the Act in respect of
investment made in subsidiary have been complied with by the Company.
There are no other loans, investments, guarantees, and securities
granted 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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the
Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it. The provisions relating to duty of excise are not
applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund,
employees''state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of
customs, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were
outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable. The provisions relating to duty of excise
are not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs and value added tax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The provisions
relating to duty of excise are not applicable to the Company. According
to the records of the Company, details of income tax dues, which have
not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as under:
Name of the
statute Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to
which the Forum where
dispute is
dues amount
relates pending
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 232,004,560* Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2012-13 Tax (Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income
Tax 281,371,210 Assessment
Year Commissioner of
Income
2013-14 Tax (Appeals)
* Subsequent to year end demand reduced to Rs. 106,105,220
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to Banks. The Company has neither issued any debentures nor
availed any loan from financial institutions or government.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the
management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial
public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and
term loans hence, reporting under paragraph 3, clause (ix) of the Order
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 as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud by the Company or no 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 or provided in
accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of
section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore,
the provisions of paragraph 3, clause (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 the Act 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
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 the Act.
(xvi) According to information and explanation given to us, the
provisions of section 4-5-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are
not applicable to the Company.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Govind Ahuja
Partner
Membership Number: 48966
Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 19, 2016
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated
in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect
to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view
and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our
audit 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 financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s
preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial
controls system over financial reporting and the effectiveness of such
controls. 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 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 financial
statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the standalone financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2015, its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2015 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in 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 and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the
Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with
Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2015, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act; and
(f) 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 financial statements - Refer Note 34 to the
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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure to the Independent Auditors'' Report
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and
regulatory requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such
verification.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and,
accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3(ii) of the Order are
not applicable to the Company.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section
189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3 (iii) 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 is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the
purchase of fixed assets and for rendering of services. During the
course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness or
continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal
control system of the Company in respect of these areas. The activities
of the Company do not involve purchase of inventory and the sale of
goods.
(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 sub-section (1) of section 148 of the
Act, related to the radio broadcasting services of the Company, 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 same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service
tax, customs duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory
dues applicable to it. The provisions relating to excise duty is not
applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees''
state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, custom
duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were
outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable. The provisions relating to excise duty is
not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, value
added tax and cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute. The provisions relating to excise duty is not applicable to
the Company. According to the records of the Company, details of income
tax dues, which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as
under:
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to which the
statute dues (Rs.) amount relates
Income Tax Act, Income Tax 232,004,560 Assessment Year
1961 2012-13
Name of the Forum where dispute is
statute pending
Income Tax Act, Commissioner of
1961 Income Tax (Appeals)
(d) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and
rules made thereunder.
(viii) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and
immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) The Company has not issued any debentures or availed any loan from
financial institutions or banks. Therefore, the provisions of clause
3(ix) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions.
(xi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the
year.
(xii) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W
per Govind Ahuja
Place of Signature: Mumbai Partner
Date: May 19, 2015 Membership Number: 48966
Mar 31, 2014
To the Members of Entertainment Network (India) Limited Report on the
Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited (the "Company"), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2014, and the Statement of Profit and
Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information,
which we have signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. 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") read with the General Circular 15/2013
dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in
respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. 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
3. 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 and other applicable authoritative
pronouncements 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.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence,
about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by Management, as well
as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion .
Opinion
6. In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the accompanying financial statements
give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and
give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
7. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003'', as
amended by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004'',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
8. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss,
and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956 read with
the General Circular 15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act,
2013;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Act.
Referred to in paragraph 7 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of Entertainment Network (India) Limited on the
financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2014
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. The Company is in the business of rendering services, and
consequently, does not hold any inventory. Therefore, the provisions of
Clause 4(ii) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
iii. The Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to /from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of
Clause 4(iii)[(b),(c) and (d) /(f) and (g)] of the said Order are not
applicable to the Company.
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 fixed assets and for the sale of services. Further, on the
basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we have
neither come across, nor have been informed of, any continuing failure
to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
v. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of all contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered. (b) In
our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to
us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of
any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its 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 of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, 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 determine 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, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees''
state insurance, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty,
excise duty and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the
appropriate authorities. (b) According to the information and
explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us,
there are no dues of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax,
customs duty, and excise duty which have not been deposited on account
of any dispute.
x. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year
ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. As the Company does not have any borrowings from any financial
institution or bank nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance
sheet date, the provisions of Clause 4(xi) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xii. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xvi. The Company has not raised any term loans. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xvii. The Company has not raised any funds on short term basis.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xvii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xxi. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse & Co.,
Bangalore Firm Registration Number: 007567S
Chartered Accountants
Uday Shah
Mumbai Partner
Dated : May 23, 2014 Membership Number 046061
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of
Entertainment Network (India) Limited (the "Company"), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and
Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information,
which we have signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Management is responsible for the preparation of
these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company
in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of section 211 of ''the Companies Act, 1956'' of India (the "Act").
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
3. 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.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence,
about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by Management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
6. In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the accompanying financial statements
give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and
give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
7. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003'', as
amended by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004'',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
8. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss,
and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2013 , and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Act.
Referred to in paragraph 7 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of Entertainment Network (India) Limited on the
financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2013
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. The Company is in the business of rendering services, and
consequently, does not hold any inventory. Therefore, the provisions
of Clause 4(ii) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
iii. The Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause
4(iii)[(b),(c) and (d) / (f) and (g)] of the said Order are not
applicable to the Company.
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 fixed assets and for the sale of services. Further, on the
basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we have
neither come across, nor have been informed of, any continuing failure
to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
v. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of all contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered. (b) In
our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to
us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of
any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its 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 of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, 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 determine 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, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state
insurance, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the
appropriate authorities. (b) According to the information and
explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us,
there are no dues of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax,
customs duty, and excise duty which have not been deposited on account
of any dispute.
x. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year
ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. As the Company does not have any borrowings from any financial
institution or bank nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance
sheet date, the provisions of Clause 4(xi) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xii. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xvi. The Company has not raised any term loans. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xvii. The Company has not raised any loans on short term basis.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xvii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xxi. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse & Co., Bangalore
Firm Registration Number: 007567S
Chartered Accountants
Uday Shah
Mumbai Partner
Dated : May 17, 2013 Membership Number 046061
Mar 31, 2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Entertainment Network
(India) Limited (the "Company") as at March 31, 2012 and the related
Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended
on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to
this report. 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.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003, as amended
by the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004 (together
the 'Order'), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) 'of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956 of India
(the 'Act') and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of
the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of
our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, they said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the 'information required by the Act, and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at March 31, 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
1.(a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2.(a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any Irons, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
3. 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 fixed assets and for the sale of services. Further, on the
basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we have
neither come across, nor have been informed of, any continuing failure
to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
4. (a) In our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act 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 such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of
any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
5. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
6. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
7. The- Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of
the Act for any of the products of the Company.
8. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the 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 and other material statutory dues, as applicable,
with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service- tax, customs duty, and excise duty
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
9. The Company has no accumulated losses.
10. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank as at the
balance sheet date.
11. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
12. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
13. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
14. In our opinion, and according to the information and '
explanations given to us, the Company has not given any
guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions during the year.
15. The Company has not obtained any term loans.
16. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
17. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year; and
does not have any debentures outstanding as at the year end.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
21. The other clauses (ii) of paragraph 4 of the Companies
(Auditor's Report) Order 2003, as amended by the Companies
(Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order,- 2004, is not applicable in the
case of the Company for the year, since in our opinion there is no
matter which arises to be reported in the aforesaid Order.
For Price Waterhouse & Co.
Firm Registration Number: 007567S
Chartered Accountants
Partha Ghosh
Mumbai Partner
May 25, 2012 Membership Number F-55913
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Entertainment Network
(India) Limited, as at March 31, 2010, and the related Proft and Loss
Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto, which we have signed under reference to this report. These
fnancial statements are the responsibility of the Companys Management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these fnancial
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
fnancial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the fnancial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and signifcant estimates made
by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall fnancial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the ÃOrder), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of ÃThe Companies Act, 1956
of India (the ÃAct) and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specifed 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 that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Proft and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Proft and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualifed as on March 31, 2010
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said fnancial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give in the prescribed
manner the information required by the Act and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2010;
(ii) in the case of the Proft and Loss Account, of the proft for the
year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash fows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of Entertainment Network (India) Limited on the financial
statements for the year ended March 31, 2010)
1. a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fxed assets.
b) The fxed assets of the Company have been physically verifed by the
Management during the year and no material discrepancies between the
book records and the physical inventory have been noticed. In our
opinion, the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.
c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fxed assets has not been disposed of
by the Company during the year.
2. a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
3. 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 fxed assets and for the sale of services. Further, on the
basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we have
neither come across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to
correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
4. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
5. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Section 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
6. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
7. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of
the Act for any of the products of the Company.
8. a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the
Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, cess and
other material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate
authorities in India. As informed to us, employees state insurance and
excise duty are not applicable to the Company for the current year.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income tax,
sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess
as at March 31, 2010, which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute.
9. The company has no accumulated losses as at March 31, 2010 and it
has not incurred any cash losses in the fnancial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding fnancial year.
10. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any banks as at the balance sheet date.
11. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
12. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual beneft fund/ societies are not applicable to the Company.
13. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
14. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company, for loans taken by others from banks during the year, are not
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
15. The Company has not obtained any term loans.
16. On the basis of an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on short-term
basis, which have been used for long-term investment.
17. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
18. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the Management.
21. The Clause (ii) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors Report)
Order 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2004,
is not applicable in the case of the Company for the year, since in our
opinion there are no matter which arises to be reported in the
aforesaid order.
For Price Waterhouse & Co.
Firm Registration Number: 007567S
Chartered Accountants
Partha Ghosh
Partner
Membership Number F-55913
Mumbai,
Dated: May 19, 2010
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