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(AS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN
DATE TO THE MEMBERS OF KINGFISHER AIRLINES LIMITED
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DECCAN AVIATION LIMITED)
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1. a. The Company has maintained proper records showing
full particulars including quantitative details and
situation of fixed assets.
b. A portion of the fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management during the year. We
understand that no material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification. We understand that a
comprehensive verification of all fixed assets and
incorporation of comprehensive description of assets
and current location in the asset records is proposed
to be carried out in the current year.
c. There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets
during the year.
2. a. Management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
b. The procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and
adequate in relation to the size of the Company and
the nature of its business.
c. No material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
3. a. As informed, 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. As informed, the Company has taken loans from a
company covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act. The total amount outstanding
as at year end was Rs. 976,100,000 and the maximum
amount outstanding at any time during the year
was Rs. 976,100,000. The rate of interest and the
terms and conditions on which the said loans are
taken is not prima-facie prejudicial to the interests
of the Company. No stipulations for repayment have
been prescribed and as such no comments regarding
regularity of payments are being made. Interest
aggregating to Rs. 133,469,737 was payable as on
March 31, 2009.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanation given to us, and taking into consideration
management’s representation that a large number
of items are of a special nature for which alternative
quotations cannot be obtained, there are adequate
internal control procedures commensurate with the size
of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchases of inventory and fixed assets. However, internal
control procedures in respect of sale of services (refer
Annexure to the Auditors' Report
notes 31 to 33 of schedule 19) need to be strengthened
to make the same commensurate with its size and the
nature of its business and for the sale of services. During
the course of our audit, no continuing failure to correct
major weakness in internal controls has been noticed.
5. a. According to the information and explanations given
to us, we are of the opinion that transactions that
need to be entered into the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have
been so entered.
b. Further, contracts or arrangements referred to
in section 301 of the Act and aggregating to Rs.
500,000 or more per party have been entered into at
prices which are reasonable as compared to similar
services rendered to other parties except in respect
of advertisement and sales promotional expenses
of Rs.29,760,481 where we are unable to make any
comments on reasonability of rates since there were
no similar transactions with third parties at the
relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the
public.
7. The Company has an internal audit system commensurate
with the size and nature of its business.
8. To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the
Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records under section 209(1) (d) of the Act for the
products of the Company.
9. a. Undisputed statutory dues in respect of service tax,
withholding taxes, provident fund, fringe benefit tax
and employees’ state insurance dues have not been
regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities.
Undisputed statutory dues in respect of investor
education and protection fund, customs, excise duty,
cess and wealth tax as applicable, have generally
been regularly deposited with the appropriate
authorities. Since to the best of our knowledge, the
Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441A of the
Act, no comments in this respect have been made.
b. According to the information and explanations given
to us :-
(i) No amounts were outstanding as at year end on
account of undisputed amounts payable in respect
of provident fund, employees’ state insurance,
investor protection and promotion fund, wealth
tax, sales tax, customs duty, excise duty, and cess
for a period of more than six months from the
date they became payable.