SITI Networks Ltd.की ऑडीटर रिपोर्ट

Mar 31, 2024

To the Members of SITI Networks Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial StatementsDisclaimer of Opinion

1. We were engaged to audit the accompanying standalone financial statements of SITI Networks Limited (‘the Company’), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

2. We do not express an opinion on the standalone financial statements of the Company. Because of the significance of the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of our report below, we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion on these standalone financial statements.

Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion

3. As described in note 52 to the standalone financial statements, the Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal (‘NCLT’), Mumbai Bench admitted petition for initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (‘CIRP’) under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 filed by the Financial Creditor vide order dated 22 February 2023, passed in CP no. 690/IBC/MB/2022 (‘Admission Order’). The Admission Order was challenged by one of the Directors (powers suspended) of the Company before National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). NCLAT vide order dated 07 March 2023 stayed the operation of the Admission Order dated 22 February 2023. The appeal filed was subsequently dismissed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on 10 August 2023 (NCLAT Final Order). Pursuant to the NCLAT Final Order, the Resolution Professional (RP) has taken over management and control of the company on 16 August 2023. The Board of Directors (powers suspended) were responsible for management and control of the Company till the date of the NCLAT Final Order. A moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is in force with respect to the affairs of the Company. However, the matter relating to the treatment of liabilities, obligations, and claims incurred for the stay period i.e., 07 March 2023 upto 10 August 2023 and cut-off date for certain activities, is currently sub-judice with NCLT, Mumbai. In absence of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, we are unable to comment on the impact of the outcome of the CIRP on the standalone financial statements of the Company.

4. As described in note 65 to the standalone financial statements, the Company has defaulted in repayment of loans from banks and financial institutions and these accounts have been classified as Non-Performing Assets (NPA) by the lenders under the Consortium. The Company has not provided additional and penal interest as part of finance cost in terms with conditions put forth in arrangements entered into between the banks and financial institutions with the Company. In absence of the computation of such interest along with other sufficient appropriate audit evidence, we are unable to comment upon the impact of such non-compliance on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

5. As described in note 56 to the standalone financial statements, we have been informed that the financial creditors have submitted claims amounting to ^ 12,060.33 million as on 10 August 2023, out of which ^ 11,292.65 million have been admitted by the RP. The corresponding balance of such borrowings as on 31 March 2024 is ^ 10,759.68 million in the books of accounts. In absence of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence for reconciliation of the balances as per the claims submitted, claims admitted and the outstanding balances in the books of accounts, we are unable to comment upon the impact of such non-accrual of additional/ penal interest along with other sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to recognition of liabilities, their measurement and all related disclosures to be made, on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

6. As described in note 56 to the standalone financial statements, we have been informed that the operational creditors, employees, statutory authorities and other creditors have submitted claims amounting to ^ 19,834.60 million as on 10 August 2023, out of which ^ 7,066.86 million have been admitted and ^ 3,391.56 million has been admitted as contingent claim by the RP. In absence of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence supporting the admission amount of claims and in the absence of reconciliation of the balances as per the claims submitted, claims admitted and the outstanding balances in the books of accounts, we are unable to comment upon the impact of such non-accrual of additional liability, if any, along with other sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to recognition of liabilities, their measurement and all related disclosures to be made, on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

7. As described in note 57 to the standalone financial statements, we have not been provided with information pertaining to the proceedings of CIRP process including the minutes of meetings of the Committee of Creditors (CoC), and the outcome of procedures carried out as a part of the CIRP, citing confidentiality reasons. Accordingly, we are unable to comment on the impact, if any, on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 including recognition, measurement and disclosures, that may arise had we been provided access to above-mentioned information.

8. As described in note 58 and note 59 to the standalone financial statements, two subsidiary companies of Siti Networks Limited, namely, Siti Broadband Services Private Limited and Siti Jind Digital Media Communications Private Limited have been admitted into the CIRP process by orders dated 31 October 2023 and 24 March 2024 of NCLT, Delhi respectively. Their financial statements have not been audited by their statutory auditors and have not been approved/signed by the Resolution Professional appointed for these subsidiaries for the year ended 31 March 2024. In the absence of such financial statements being duly audited by the statutory auditors of these companies, together with other aforementioned matters, we are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to confirm the transactions with and the balances outstanding from/to such subsidiary companies in the books of Company along with the impairment in carrying value of investments, if any, as at and for the year ended 31 March 2024.

9. We have not been provided with the audited financial statements of subsidiary companies namely, Siti Broadband Services Private Limited, Siti Jind Digital Media Communications Private Limited, Siti Jai Maa Durgee Communications Private Limited, Siti Sagar Digital Cable Network Private Limited, Siti Vision Digital Media Private Limited. In the absence of such financial statements being duly audited by the statutory auditors of these companies, we are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to confirm the transactions with and

the balances outstanding from/to such subsidiary companies in the books of the Company along with the impairment in carrying value of investments, if any, as at and for the year ended 31 March 2024.

10. As described in note 61 to the standalone financial statements, the Company’s ‘Revenue from operations’ includes broadcasters’ share in subscription income from pay channels, which has correspondingly been presented as an expense which is not in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS-115, ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’. Had the management disclosed the same on net basis, the ‘Revenue from operations’ and the ‘Pay channel costs’ each would have been lower by ^ 3,063.47 million for the year ended 31 March 2024, while there would have been no impact on the net loss for the year ended 31 March 2024.

11. As described in note 52 to the standalone financial statements, we have been provided with a listing of ongoing litigations before NCLT, Mumbai, including the matter referred to in paragraph 3 above pertaining to the treatment of claims/liabilities/obligations arising during the period of stay obtained by one of the Directors (powers suspended) of the Company before NCLAT upto the date of dismissal of such appeal, i.e., 07 March 2023 upto 10 August 2023. However, in the absence of an evaluation on these ongoing litigations from the management, we are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to evaluate, assess and comment on the impact, if any, on the accompanying standalone financial statements including recognition, measurement and disclosures, that may arise had we been provided access to above-mentioned information.

12. As described in note 60 to the standalone financial statements, the Company has not carried out recoverability and/ or impairment assessment for its subsidiaries namely Central Bombay Cable Network Limited, Indian Cable Net Company Limited, Siti Broadband Services Private Limited, Siti Cable Broadband South Limited, Siti Faction Digital Private Limited, Siti Global Private Limited, Siti Guntur Digital Network Private Limited, Siti Jai Maa Durgee Communications Private Limited, Siti Jind Digital Media Communications Private Limited, Siti Jony Digital Cable Network Private Limited, Siti Karnal Digital Media Network Private Limited, Siti Krishna Digital Media Private Limited, Siti Networks India LLP, Siti Prime Uttaranchal Communication Private Limited, Siti Sagar Digital Cable Network Private Limited, Siti Saistar Digital Media Private Limited, Siti Siri Digital Network Private Limited, Siti Vision Digital Media Private Limited, Variety Entertainment Private Limited and Master Channel Community Network Private Limited. In absence of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, we are unable to comment on the balances outstanding from such subsidiary companies in the books of Siti Networks Limited along with the impairment in carrying value of investments, if any, as at and for the year ended 31 March 2024.

13. As described in note 62 to the standalone financial statements, on 3 July 2024 the Resolution Professional has submitted an application against erstwhile directors/ directors (powers suspended) of the Company’s management under Section 25(2)(j) read with Section 66 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and Regulation 35(A)(3) of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016.This application seeks relief in connection with certain allegedly fraudulent, undervalued and preferential transactions conducted by the Corporate Debtor under the previous management aggregating approx. ^ 3,254.90 million for the review period 10 August 2018 to 10 August 2023 (subject to the outcome of the matter currently sub-judice with NCLT, Mumbai), and the matter is currently pending with hon’ble NCLT in Mumbai. However, we are not aware of any counter-application^) filed by the respondents to the aforementioned application, and we have also

not been provided with the transaction audit report which forms the basis of such application. Accordingly, in absence of sufficient appropriate audit evidence and pending resolution of this matter, we are unable to comment on any potential impact on the accompanying standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024, including any issues related to recognition, measurement, or disclosures.

14. The Company has not carried out physical verification of the property, plant and equipment during the year. Accordingly, material discrepancies, if any, could not be ascertained and therefore, we are unable to comment on the existence of such property, plant and equipment and its related impact, if any, on the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 including recognition, measurement and disclosures, that may arise had the Company carried out such physical verification.

15. As described in note 55 to the standalone financial statements, which indicates that the Company has incurred a net loss (including other comprehensive income) of ^ 1,502.47 million during the year ended 31 March 2024, and as of that date, the Company’s accumulated losses amount to ^ 27,925.22 million resulting in a negative net worth of ^ 10,989.95 million and its current liabilities exceeded its current assets by ^ 15,368.42 million resulting in negative working capital. The above factors along with matters stated in paragraphs 3 to 14 above and other matters as set forth in note 55, indicate a material uncertainty, which may cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, there exists a material uncertainty about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern since the future of the Company is dependent upon the successful implementation of a Resolution plan. The standalone financials statements have been prepared by the management assuming going concern basis of accounting, for which we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the use of such assumption, based on management’s assessment of the successful outcome of the ongoing Resolution process with no adjustments having been made to the carrying value of the assets and liabilities and their presentation and classification in the Balance Sheet.

16. 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 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 draw attention to the above-mentioned points in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of our report for which we have been unable to receive sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to provide an opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

17. 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.

Except for the matters stated in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion, there are no Key Audit matters to be reported in our report.

Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report thereon

18. The Company’s management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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 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 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

19. The powers of the Board of Directors of the Company have been suspended and the management of the affairs of the Company and power of the Board of Directors are now vested with the Resolution Professional since 16 August 2023 and the standalone financial statements is being signed by the Resolution Professional in exercise of such powers and has been approved by the Resolution Professional and the Chief Executive Officer (together referred to as ‘management’). The Company’s Management is responsible for the matters stated in section 134 (5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding 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.

20. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

21. Those charged with governance is also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

22. 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.

23. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, 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 standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls;

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management;

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the 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;

• 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;

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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

27. Based on our audit, we report that the Company has not paid or provided for any managerial remuneration during the year. Accordingly, reporting under section 197(16) of the Act is not applicable.

28. 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.

29. 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) except for the effects of the matter(s) described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of our report, 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 standalone financial statements;

b) except for the effects of the matter(s) described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section in our opinion and matters stated in paragraph 29(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, 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) except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section, in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act;

e) the going concern matter described in Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;

f) the powers of the Board of Directors of the Company have been suspended and no written representations have been received from the Directors (power suspended) and

hence not taken on record by the Company, accordingly we are unable to comment on their disqualification as per section 164(2) of the Act;

g) the modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in the paragraph 30(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 30(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;

h) we have also audited the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company as on 31 March 2024 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date and our report dated 28 September 2024 as per Annexure II contains a disclaimer of opinion; and

i) 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 37 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 were no amounts which were 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 67(A)(i) to the 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 persons or entities, 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 67(A)(ii) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, 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 Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year ended 31 March 2024.

vi. The reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 01 April 2023.

Based on our examination which included test check, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of accounts, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transaction recorded in the software except that the audit trail feature is not enabled on some tables at application level for direct changes when using certain access right(s) and also for certain changes made using administrative access right(s).

Further during the course of audit we did not come across any instance(s) of audit trail feature being tampered with respect to accounting software.

For DNS & Associates

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Ankit Marwaha

Partner

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Place: Noida

Date: 28 September 2024

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Mar 31, 2023

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of SITI Network Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

2. I n our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (''Act'') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India including Indian Accounting Standards (''Ind AS'') specified under section 133 of the Act, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, and its loss (including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Qualified Opinion

3. As described in note 47 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the Company has defaulted in repayment of bank loans and accounts have been classified as Non-Performing Assets (NPA) by the lenders under the Consortium. The Company has not provided additional and penal interest as part of finance cost in terms with conditions put forth in arrangements entered into between the banks & financial institutions with the Company and in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments. In absence of the computation of such interest along with other sufficient appropriate audit evidence as described in note 47 to the Statement, we are unable to comment upon the impact of such non-compliance on the financial information for the year ended March 31, 2023.

4. As described in note 45 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the Company''s ''Revenue from operations'' includes broadcasters'' share in subscription income from pay channels, which has correspondingly been presented as an expense which is not in accordance

with the requirements of Ind AS-115, ''Revenue from Contracts with Customers''. Had the management disclosed the same on net basis, the ''Revenue from operations'' and the ''Pay channel costs'' each would have been lower by '' 3,284.54 million for the year ended March 31, 2023, while there would have been no impact on the net loss for the year ended March 31, 2023.

5. 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 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 qualified opinion on the standalone financial statements.

Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern

6. We draw attention to note 46 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, which indicates that the Company has incurred a net loss (including other comprehensive income) of '' 2,986.64 million during the year ended March 31, 2023, and as of that date, the Company''s accumulated losses amount to '' 26,422.79 million resulting in a negative net worth of '' 9,487.49 million and its current liabilities exceeded its current assets by '' 15,190.58 million resulting in negative working capital. As at March 31, 2023, there are delays/defaults in repayment of obligations and borrowings. The above factors along with other matters as set forth in note 46, indicate a material uncertainty, which may cast significant doubt about the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. However, basis the ongoing discussion with the lenders for debt restructuring, positive cash flow from operations during the year and other factors mentioned in aforesaid note to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the management is of the view that going concern basis of accounting is appropriate for preparation of these financial statements. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

The above assessment of the Company''s ability to continue as going concern is by its nature considered as key audit matter in accordance with SA 701. In relation to the above key audit matter, our audit work included, but was not limited to, the following procedures:

• We obtained an understanding of the management''s process for identification of events or conditions that may cast significant doubt over the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern and the process to assess the corresponding mitigating factors existing against each such event or condition.

• Evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of key controls around aforesaid identification of events or conditions and mitigating factors, and controls around cash flow projections prepared by the management.

• We obtained the projected cash flows from the management for the next twelve months from the balance sheet date, basis their future business plans.

• We held discussions with the management personnel to understand the assumptions used and estimates made by them for determining the future cash flow projections.

• The key assumptions such as revenue growth rate, changes in direct and administrative expenses, and capital expenditure outflows, were assessed for reasonableness by reference to historical data, future market trends, existing market conditions,

business plans and our understanding of the business and the industry in which the Company operates.

• We tested mathematical accuracy of the projections and applied independent sensitivity analysis to the key assumptions mentioned above to determine inputs leading to high estimation uncertainty of the cash flow projections

• We read the relevant correspondences with the lending banks.

• We assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of disclosures made by the Company with respect to the aforesaid events and conditions in accordance with the provisions requirements of Ind AS 1, ''Presentation of Financial Statements''.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key Audit Matters

7. 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.

I n addition to the matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion and Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern sections, we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Key audit matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Impairment assessment of non-current investments	Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to the
As described in Note 6 to the standalone financial statements, the Company has gross investments of '' 3,521.67 million	following:
in its subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities,	• We obtained understanding of the management
as at March 31, 2023 (hereinafter together referred to as ''Component entities'').	process for identification of possible impairment indicators and process performed by the management for impairment testing.
Certain Component entities have been incurring losses in the current year and previous year and have negative cash	• We have performed detailed discussions with the
flows from operations during the current as well as previous years, thus resulting in possible impairment indicators.	management throughout the year to understand the impairment assessment process, assumptions used and estimates made by management to assess the reasonableness of the recoverable amount and tested the operating effectiveness of controls implemented by management.

Key audit matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
In view of the above, management during the year ended	• We obtained from the management of the Company,
March 31, 2023, has carried out impairment test for	the approved future business plans of the subsidiary
such investments, whereby the carrying amount of the	companies and held detailed discussions with the
investments was compared with the fair value of the	management to understand the assumptions used and
business of respective component entity. To determine	estimates made by them for determining the cash flow
the fair value, management of the Company has prepared	projections.
detailed cash flow projections, based on business plans of the respective component entity, expected growth rates of	• We referred to the economic conditions prevalent in the
the business and other market related factors including the	jurisdiction in which the subsidiary company operates
discount rates, etc.	and understood from the management about the future business plans.
Based on the result of the aforesaid impairment tests, impairment amounting to '' 346.20 million has been recorded	• We assessed the reasonableness of the assumptions
during the year. Post such impairment, the Company has investments of '' 3,156.59 million in its subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities, as at March 31, 2023	used and appropriateness of the valuation methodology applied.
	• Working with our valuation specialists, we have
Considering the materiality of the amount involved and	assessed the reasonableness of assumptions around
significant degree of judgement and subjectivity involved	discount rate, beta, etc. used and valuation methodology
in the estimates and key assumptions used in determining	applied for valuation of certain investment in optionally
the cash flows used in the impairment evaluation, we have determined impairment of such investments as a key audit	convertible debentures of the Component entities.
matter.	• Evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy of the
	related disclosures made in the standalone financial statements in accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
Provision for expected credit losses (ECL)	Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to the
Refer note 3(k) for significant accounting policy and note 34	following:
for credit risk disclosures.	• We obtained an understanding of the management
As described in note 10, trade receivables comprise a	process for segregating receivables into appropriate
significant portion of the current financial assets of the	groups, current & historical past due amounts & write
Company. As at March 31, 2023 trade receivables aggregate to '' 1,295.74 million (net of allowance for expected credit	offs and collections (if any).
losses of '' 4.255.10 million).	• We assessed and tested the design and operating
	effectiveness of controls around management''s
In accordance with Ind AS 109, the Company applies expected credit loss (ECL) model for measurement and recognition of impairment loss for financial assets. The Company has analysed the trend of trade receivables under different ageing bracket for last three years and calculated credit loss rate basis such ageing. The complexity in calculation of ECL is mainly related to calculations performed for different type of revenue streams in which the Company operates and the different recovery period for different categories of customers. Additional provision is recognised for the receivables which are specifically identified as doubtful or non-recoverable.	assessment of the recoverability of trade receivables and corresponding provisioning for ECL. Also, evaluated the controls over the modelling process, validation of data and related approvals. • We obtained from the management of the Company, detailed assessment, including computation, of the ECL. • We audited the underlying data and assessed reasonableness of the assumptions used for each age-band of trade receivables.
Further, the management regularly assess each class of trade receivables for recoverability. Provision for ECL is	• We analysed the methodology used by the management
	and considered the credit and payment history of
adjusted considering the recovery trends noted for the respective class, adjusted for forward looking estimates.	specific parties to determine the trend used for arriving at the expected credit loss provision.

Key audit matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Estimation of provisions and assessment of recoverability	• We obtained the details of receivables specifically
of amounts involves significant degree of judgement and	identified by the management for provisioning, over and
evaluation basis the ongoing communications with the	above the ECL, and corroborated them from the ageing
respective parties and is therefore considered as a key audit	schedule and held discussions with management on
matter.	their recoverability. • We assessed the appropriateness of disclosures made by the management for the ECL recognized in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

Emphasis of Matter

8. We draw attention to note 54 which indicates IndusInd Bank Limited has filed an application against the Company under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before NCLT, Mumbai for initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (''CIRP'') on account of default in repayments of '' 1,488.29 million. The proceedings are currently ongoing, and the interim order passed by NCLT has been appealed by the Director of the Company. The main petition in appeal and a contempt application filed by the Director of the Company are listed for final arguments on the next hearing.

Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor''s Report thereon

9. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon. 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 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 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

10. The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company''s Board of Directors. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134 (5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding 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.

11. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

12. Those charged with governance is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.

Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

13. 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 standalone financial statements.

14. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, 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 management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report

to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern;

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation;

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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

18. Based on our audit, we report that the Company has not paid or provided for any managerial remuneration during the year. Accordingly, reporting under section 197(16) of the Act is not applicable.

19. 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.

20. 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 effects of the matter(s) described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section 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) except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section, in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act;

e) the going concern matter described in Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern section, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;

f) 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 March 31, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;

g) the qualification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section;

h) we have also audited the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company as on March 31, 2023 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date and our report dated May 30, 2023 as per Annexure II expressed modified opinion; and

i) 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 37 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position as at March 31, 2023;

ii) the Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at March 31, 2023;

iii) there were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2023;

iv) (a) The management has represented that,

to the best of its knowledge and belief as disclosed in note 53(A)(i) to the 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 persons or entities, 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 53(A)(ii) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, 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 Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year ended March 31, 2023.

vi) Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the Company w.e.f. April 01, 2023 and accordingly, reporting under Rule

11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

For DNS & Associates

Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No.: 006956C

Ankit Marwaha

Partner

Place: Noida Membership No.: 518749

Date: May 30, 2023 UDIN: 23518749BGYYMF4602

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Mar 31, 2018

Report on the Standalone Financial Statements

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of SITI Networks Limited (formerly SITI Cable Network Limited) (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements

2. 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 state of affairs (financial position), profit or loss (financial performance including other comprehensive income), cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (''Ind AS'') specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

auditor''s Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

4. 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.

5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether these standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the 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.

7. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on these standalone financial statements.

Opinion

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India including Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, of the state of affairs (financial position) of the Company as at March 31, 2018, its loss (financial performance 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

9. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure 1 a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

10. Further to our comments in Annexure 1, 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) i n 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 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;

f) we have also audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting (IFCoFR) of the Company as on March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date and our report dated 17 May 2018 as per Annexure 2 expressed unqualified 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 41 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position;

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. the disclosure requirements relating to holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes were applicable for the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 which are not relevant to these standalone financial statements. Hence, reporting under this clause is not applicable

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annexure1

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a true and fair view on the financial statements of the Company and taking into consideration the information and explanations given to us and the books of account and other records examined by us in the normal course of audit, and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year where the records are maintained for a group of similar assets and not for each individual asset. However, the written down value of these assets is Nil.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets (other than set top boxes and broadband consumer premises equipment (CPE), installed at customer premises and those in transit or lying with the distributors/cable operators and distribution equipment comprising overhead and underground cables physical verification of which is infeasible owing to the nature and location of these assets), under which fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year, are verified in a phased manner 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. According to the information and explanations given to us, the existence of set top boxes and CPE installed at customer premises is considered on the basis of the ''active user'' status of the set top box and CPE. No material discrepancies were noticed on the verification of these assets except in case of some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year which have not been physically verified by the management during the year and we are therefore unable to comment on the discrepancies, if any, which could have arisen on verification thereof.

(c) The title deeds of all the immovable properties (which are included under the head ''Property, plant and equipment'') are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) In our opinion, the management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies between physical inventory and book records were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, the Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses 3(iii)(a), 3(iii)(b) and 3(iii)(c) of the Order are not applicable.

(iv) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Act in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security as applicable.

(v) i n our opinion, 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 sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act in respect of Company''s services and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.

(vii) (a) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, have generally been regularly deposited to the appropriate authorities, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases. Further, no undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof were outstanding at the year-end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

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(b) The dues outstanding in respect of income-tax, sales-tax, service-tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Statement of disputed dues

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (Rs. in million)	Amount paid under protest (Rs. in million)	Period to which the amount relates		Forum where dispute is pending
Finance Act, 1994	Service tax	119.20	15.68	July 2003 to June 2008, Financial year 2005-2006 to Financial year 2008-2009 and Financial year 2011-2012		CESTAT
Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003	Value added tax	2.83	0.85	Financial year 2007-2008		Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005	Value added tax	22.38	0.71	Financial year 2010- 2011 to Financial year 2012-2013 and September 2015 to August 2016		Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Appeals)
Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004	Value added tax	0.71	-		Financial year 2013-2014	Additional Commissioner (Appeals)
The Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002	Value added tax	10.34	1.69		Financial Year 2007-2008 and Financial Year 2011-2012	Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Appeals)
The Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008	Value added tax	7.38	-		Financial Year 2012-2013 and Financial Year 2013-2014	Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Appeals)
The Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2002	Value added tax	1.93	-		Financial Year 2014-2015	Additional Commissioner (Appeals)

(viii) The Company has no loans or borrowings payable to the government and no dues payable to debenture-holders during the year. The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to any bank or financial institution during the year.

(ix) The Company did not raise moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion, the term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(x) No fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the period covered by our audit.

(xi) Managerial remuneration has been paid and provided by the Company in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 of the Act read with Schedule V to the Act.

(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, provisions of clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable.

(xiii) In our opinion all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable, and the requisite details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable Ind AS.

(xiv) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures. In our opinion, the unutilised amount out of proceeds as at March 31, 2017, were applied for the purposes for which these securities were issued.

(xv) In our opinion, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with the directors or persons connected with them covered under Section 192 of the Act.

(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Annexure 2 to the Independent Auditor''s Report of even date to the Members of SITI Networks Limited (formerly SITI Cable Network Limited), on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018

ANNEXURE 2

Independent Auditor''s report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")

1. In conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of SITI Networks Limited (formerly SITI Cable Network Limited) ("the Company") as at and for the year ended March 31, 2018 we have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting (''IFCoFR'') of the Company as at that date.

Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

2. The Company''s Board of Directors 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 (''the Guidance Note'') issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (''ICAI''). 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 the Company''s business, including adherence to Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditor''s Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s IFCoFR based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (''Standards''), issued by the ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of IFCoFR, and the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI. 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 IFCoFR were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

4. Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the IFCoFR and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of IFCoFR included obtaining an understanding of IFCoFR, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s IFCoFR.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

6. A company''s IFCoFR is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s IFCoFR 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 company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

7. Because of the inherent limitations of IFCoFR, 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 IFCoFR to future periods are subject to the risk that IFCoFR may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI.

For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013

Sumit Mahajan

Place: Gurugram Partner

Date: 17 May 2018 Membership No.: 504822

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Mar 31, 2017

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT

To the Members of SITI Networks Limited (formerly

SITI Cable Network Limited)

REPORT ON THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of SITI Networks Limited (formerly SITI Cable Network Limited)(''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31March 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE

STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2. 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 state of affairs(financial l position), profit or loss (financial performance including other comprehensive income), cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards(''Ind AS'') specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

AUDITOR''S RESPONSIBILITY

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether these standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the 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.

7. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on these standalone financial statements.

OPINION

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India including Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, of the state of affairs (financial position) of the Company as at 31March 2017, its loss (financial performance including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

OTHER MATTER

9. The Company had prepared separate sets of statutory financial statements for the year ended

31 March 2016 and 31 March 2015 in accordance with Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended) on which we issued auditor''s reports to the shareholders of the Company dated 25 May 2016 and 28 May 2015 respectively. These financial statements have been adjusted for the differences in the accounting principles adopted by the Company on transition to Ind AS,which have also been audited by us. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

10. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure 1a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

11. Further to our comments in Annexure 1, 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 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 133of 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 2017 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act;

f) we have also audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting (IFCOFR) of the Company as on 31 March 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date and our report dated 26 May 2017 as per Annexure 2 expressed unqualified 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 41 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position;

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. The Company has provided disclosures in Note 50 to the standalone financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016. Based on the audit procedures performed and taking

into consideration the information and explanations given to us, in our opinion, the total receipts, total payments and total amount deposited in banks are in accordance with the books of account maintained by the Company. However, in the absence of sufficient appropriate audit evidence, we are unable to comment upon the appropriateness of disclosures made under specified bank notes and other denomination notes for permitted/ non-permitted receipts, ''permitted/ non-permitted payments'' and ''amount deposited in banks.

ANNEXURE1

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a true and fair view on the financial statements of the Company and taking into consideration the information and explanations given to us and the books of account and other records examined by us in the normal course of audit, and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year where the records are maintained for a group of similar assets and not for each individual asset.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets (other than set top boxes and broadband consumer premises equipment (CPE), installed at customer premises and those in transit or lying with the distributors/ cable operators and distribution equipment comprising overhead and underground cables physical verification of which is infeasible owing to the nature and location of these assets), under which fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year, are verified in a phased manner 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. According to the information and explanations given to us, the existence of set top boxes and CPE installed at customer premises is considered on the basis of the ''active user'' status of the set top box and CPE. No material discrepancies were noticed on the verification of these assets except in case of some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year which have not been physically verified by the management during the year and we are therefore unable to comment on the discrepancies, if any, which could have arisen on verification thereof.

(c) The title deeds of all the immovable properties (which are included under the head ''Property, plant and equipment'') are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) In our opinion, the management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies between physical inventory and book records were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, the Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses 3(iii)(a), 3(iii) (b) and 3(iii)(c) of the Order are not applicable.

(iv) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Act in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and security.

(v) In our opinion, 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 sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act in respect of Company''s services and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.

(vii) (a) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, undisputed statutory dues including provident

(b) The dues outstanding in respect of income-tax, sales-tax, service-tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (Rs, in million)	Amount paid under protest (Rs, in million)	Period to which the amount relates	Forumwhere dispute is pending
Income-tax Act, 1961	Income tax	0.41		Assessment year 2013-2014	Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)
Finance Act, 1994	Service tax	119.20	15.68	July 2003 to June 2008, Financial year 2005-2006 to Financial year 20082009 and Financial year 2011-2012	CESTAT
Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003	Value added tax	2.83	0.85	Financial year 2007-2008	Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005	Value added tax	5.58	0.71	Financial year 2010-2011 to Financial year 2012-2013	Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Appeals)
Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004	Value added tax	126.53	5.30	April 2014 to December 2014	Additional Commissioner (Appeals)
The Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002	Value added tax	12.04	1.69	Financial Year 2007-2008 and Financial Year 2011-2012	Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Appeals)
The Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008	Value added tax	7.38		Financial Year 2012-2013 and Financial Year 2013-2014	Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Appeals)

fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, have generally been regularly deposited to the appropriate authorities, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases. Further, no undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof were outstanding at the year-end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(viii) The Company has no loans or borrowings payable to the government. The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to any bank or financial institution or any dues to debenture-holders during the year.

(ix) The Company did not raise moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion, the term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(x) No fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the period covered by our audit.

(xi) Managerial remuneration has been paid and provided by the Company in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 of the Act read with Schedule V to the Act.

(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, provisions of clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable.

(xiii) In our opinion all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable, and the requisite details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable Ind AS.

(xiv) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures. In our opinion, the unutilized amount out of proceeds as at 31 March 2016, were applied for the purposes for which these securities were issued, though idle/ surplus funds which were not required for immediate utilization have been invested in liquid investments, payable on demand. Further, in our opinion, the balance amount received during the year, on the aforementioned preferential allotment, were applied for the purposes for which these securities were issued, though funds which were not required for immediate utilisation have not yet been utilized by the Company.

(xv) In our opinion, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with the directors or persons connected with them covered under Section 192 of the Act.

(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

1. In conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of SITI Networks Limited (formerly SITI Cable Network Limited) ("the Company") as of and for the year ended 31 March 2017 we have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting (IFCOFR) of the Company of as of that date.

Management''s Responsibility for Internal

Financial Controls

2. The Company''s Board of Directors 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 ("the Guidance Note") issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI")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 the Company''s business, including adherence to Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditor''s Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s IFCOFR based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("Standards"), issued by the ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of IFCOFR, and the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI. 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 IFCOFR were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

4. Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the IFCOFR and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of IFCOFR included obtaining an understanding of IFCOFR, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s IFCOFR.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

6. A company''s IFCOFR is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s IFCOFR includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

7. Because of the inherent limitations of IFCOFR, 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 IFCOFR to future periods are subject to the risk that IFCOFR may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 2017, 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 issued by the ICAI.

For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013

per Sumit Mahajan

Partner

Membership No.:504822

Place: New Delhi

Date: 26 May 2017

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Mar 31, 2016

To the Members of SITI Cable Network Limited

REPORT ON THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of SITI Cable Network Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements, that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended). This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act; safeguarding the assets of the Company; 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.

AUDITOR''S RESPONSIBILITY

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the 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.

7. 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

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31

March 2016, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

9. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("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.

10. Further to our comments in Annexure I, 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 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 the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended);

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 2016 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;

f. we have also audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting (IFCoFR) of the Company as of 31 March 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date and our report dated 25 May, 2016 as per Annexure II expressed unqualified 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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. as detailed in Note 36 to the standalone financial statements, the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its standalone financial position;

ii. the Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and;

iii. there were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

ANNEXURE I

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a true and fair view on the financial statements of the Company and taking into consideration the information and explanations given to us and the books of account and other records examined by us in the normal course of audit, and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets (other than set top boxes and broadband consumer premises equipment (CPE), installed at customer premises and those in transit or lying with the distributors/ cable operators and distribution equipment comprising overhead and underground cables physical verification of which is infeasible owing to the nature and location of these assets), under which fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year, are verified in a phased manner 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. According to the information and explanations given to us, the existence of set top boxes and CPE installed at customer premises is considered on the basis of the ''active user'' status of the set top box and CPE. No material discrepancies were noticed on the verification of these assets except in case of some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year which have not been physically verified by the management during the year and we are therefore unable to comment on the discrepancies, if any, which could have arisen on verification thereof.

(c) The title deeds of all the immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) In our opinion, the management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies between physical inventory and book records were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, the Company has not granted any loan, 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 clauses 3(iii)(a), 3(iii)(b) and 3(iii)(c) of the Order are not applicable.

(iv) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Act in respect of loans, investments, guarantees, and security.

(v) I n our opinion, 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) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion, the Central Government has not specified maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act, in respect of Company''s services. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(vi) of the Order are not applicable.

(vii) (a) Based on the records of the Company and as per the information and explanations given to us by the management as referred in note 8(i) to the standalone financial statements, the Company has adjusted liability for entertainment tax payable with the corresponding receivables. Other than this, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty

(b) The dues outstanding in respect of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Statement of Disputed Dues

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (Rs, in millions)	Amount paid under Protest (Rs, in millions)	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where dispute is pending
Income-tax Act, 1961	Income tax	64.64		Assessment Year 2010-11, Assessment Year 2012-13 and Assessment Year 2013-14	Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
Finance Act, 1994	Service tax	13.28	0.68	July 2003 to June 2008	CESTAT
Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003	Value added tax	2.83	0.85	Financial Year 2007-08	Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005	Value added tax	5.58	0.71	Financial Year 201011 to Financial Year 2012-13	Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Appeals)
Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004	Value added tax	126.53	5.30	April 2014 to December 2014	Additional Commissioner (Appeals)
The Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002	Value added tax	12.04	1.69	Financial Year 200708 and Financial Year 2011-12	Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Appeals)

of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, have generally been regularly deposited to the appropriate authorities, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases. Further, no undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof were outstanding at the year-end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(viii) There are no loans or borrowings payable to financial institutions or government. The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to any bank or any dues to debenture-holders during the year.

(ix) The Company did not raise moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion, the term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(x) No fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the period covered by our audit.

(xi) As detailed in note 48 to the standalone financial statements, the Company has provided and paid managerial remuneration which is not in accordance with the requisite approval mandated by the provisions of section 197 of the Act read with Schedule V to the Act. The details of the same are as follows:

S. No. Payment made to	Financial year	Amount paid and provided in excess of limits prescribed (Rs, in millions)	Amount due for recovery as at 31 March 2016	Steps taken to secure the recovery of the amount	Remarks (if any)
1 CEO and Executive Director	2014-2015 and 2015-2016	4.12	4.12		The Company has submitted representation before Central Government for reconsideration of remuneration so paid and approval is awaited for the same.

(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, provisions of clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable.

(xiii) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, in our opinion all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable, and the requisite details have been disclosed in the financial statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) During the year, the Company has made preferential allotment of shares and optionally fully convertible debentures. In respect of the same, in our opinion, the Company has complied with the requirement of Section 42 of the Act and the Rules framed there under. Further, in our opinion, the amounts so raised were applied for the purposes for which these securities were issued, though idle funds which were not required for immediate utilization have been invested in liquid investments, payable on demand. During the year, the Company did not make private

ANNEXURE II

placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures.

(xv) In our opinion, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with the directors or persons connected with them covered under Section 192 of the Act.

(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Independent Auditor''s report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")

1. In conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of SITI Cable Network Limited ("the Company") as of and for the year ended 31 March 2016, we have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting (IFCoFR) of the Company of as of that date.

Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

2. The Company''s Board of Directors 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 ("the Guidance Note") issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI"). 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 the Company''s business, including adherence to Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditor''s Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s IFCoFR based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("Standards"), issued by the ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of IFCoFR, and the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI. 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 IFCoFR were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

4. Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the IFCoFR and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of IFCoFR included obtaining an understanding of IFCoFR, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s IFCoFR.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial

Reporting

6. A company''s IFCoFR is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Company''s IFCoFR includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls

over Financial Reporting

7. Because of the inherent limitations of IFCoFR, 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 IFCoFR to future periods are subject to the risk that IFCoFR may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 2016, 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 issued by the ICAI.

For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP

(Formerly Walker, Chandiok & Co)

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013

per Rajni Mundra

Partner

Membership No.: 58644

Place: New Delhi

Date: 25 May, 2016

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Mar 31, 2015

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of SITI Cable Network Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements, that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended). This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act; safeguarding the assets of the Company; 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.

AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITY

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matterswhich are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls 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 operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the 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.

7. 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

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2015, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

9. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

10. 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 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 the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended);

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 2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;

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. as detailed in Note 36 to the standalone financial statements, the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its standalone financial position;

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 Auditor's Report

of even date to the members of SITI Cable Network Limited, on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a true and fair view on the financial statements of the Company and taking into consideration the information and explanations given to us and the books of account and other records examined by us in the normal course of audit, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets (other than set top boxes and broadband consumer premises equipment (CPE), installed at customer premises and those in transit or lying with the distributors/ cable operators and distribution equipment comprising overhead and underground cables physical verification of which is infeasible owing to the nature and location of these assets), under which fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year, are verified in a phased manner 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. According to the information and explanations given to us, the existence of set top boxes and CPE installed at customer premises is considered on the basis of the 'active user' status of the set top box and CPE. No material discrepancies were noticed on the verification of these assets except in case of some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year which have not been physically verified by the management during the year and we are therefore unable to comment on the discrepancies, if any, which could have arisen on verification thereof.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies between physical inventory and book records were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses 3(iii)(a) and 3(iii) (b) of the Order are not applicable.

(iv) In our opinion, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.

(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) To the best of our knowledge and belief, the Central Government has not specified maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act, in respect of Company's services. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(vi) of the Order are not applicable.

(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, have not been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities and there have been significant delays in a large number of cases. Undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof,which were outstanding at the year-end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable are as follows:

Amount Period to which the Name of the statute Nature of the dues (RS.mill amount relates ions)

Entertainment Duty Entertainment 71.73 Financial year Act, 1923 tax 2012-2013 and 2013 2014

35.70 April 2014 to August 2014

Name of the statute Due Date Date of Payment

Entertainment Duty 10 day of Not yet paid Act, 1923 succeeding month

10 day of Not yet paid succeeding month

(b) The dues outstanding in respect of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Amount Amount Paid Name of the statute Nature of dues (RS.mill Under Protest ions) (RS.millions)

Income-tax Act,1961 Income tax 64.23 Nil

Finance Act, 1994 Service tax 22.98 Nil

Karnataka Value Value added tax 2.83 Nil Added Tax Act, 2003 Andhra Pradesh Value added tax 5.58 Nil Value Added Tax Act, 2005

The Maharashtra Value added tax 48.40 Nil Value Added Tax Act, 2002

Period to which the Forum where dispute Name of the statute amount relates is pending

Income-tax Act,1961 Assessment Year Commissioner of 2010-11 and Income Tax (Appeals) Assessment Year 2012-13

Finance Act, 1994 Financial Year 2004- CESTAT 05 to Financial Year 2008-09

Karnataka Value Financial Year Joint Commissioner of Added Tax Act, 2003 2007-08 Commercial Taxes Andhra Pradesh Financial Year 2010- Appellate Deputy Value Added Tax 11 to Financial Year Commissioner, Act, 2005 2012-13 Commercial Taxes (Appeals)

The Maharashtra Financial Year 2007- Joint Commissioner Value Added Tax 2008 to Financial of Commercial Taxes Act, 2002 Year 2011-2012 (Mumbai)

(c) 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. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(vii)(c) of the Order are not applicable.

(viii) In our opinion, the Company's accumulated losses at the end of the financial year are more than fifty percent of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses in the current and the immediately preceding financial year.

(ix) There are no dues payable to financial institutions or debenture-holders. In our opinion, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any bank during the year.

(x) The Company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(x) of the Order are not applicable.

(xi) In our opinion, the Company has applied the term loans for the purpose for which these loans were obtained.

(xii) No fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the period covered by our audit.

For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP (Formerly Walker, Chandiok & Co) Chartered Accountants Firm's Registration No.: 001076N/N500013

per Rajni Mundra Partner Membership No.: 58644

Place : New Delhi Date : 28 May 2015

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Mar 31, 2013

Report on the Financial Statements

1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SITI Cable Network Limited (formerly Wire and Wireless (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.

Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

2. 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 principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C| of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors'' Responsibility

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.

U. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. 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 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:

i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2013; ii) in the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss 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. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

7. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub- section [4AI of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs A 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 financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (30 of Section 211 of the Act; and

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.

Annexure to the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of SITI Cable Network Limited (formerly Wire And Wireless (India) Limited), on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2013

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a true and fair view on the financial statements of the Company and taking into consideration the information and explanations given to us and the books of account and other records examined by us in the normal course of audit, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets (other than set top boxes, installed at customer premises and those in transit or lying with the distributors/cable operators and distribution equipment comprising overhead and underground cables physical verification of which is infeasible owing to the nature and location of these assets), under which fixed assets, except for some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year, are verified in a phased manner 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. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification except in case of some of the network equipment acquired in a scheme of arrangement in an earlier year which have not been physically verified by the management during the year and we are therefore unable to comment on the discrepancies, if any, which could have arisen on verification thereof.

(c) In our opinion, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed off during the year.

(ii) (a] The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

[b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies between physical inventory and book records were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) The Company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses 4(iii)(b) to 4(iii] (d) of the Order are not applicable.

(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses 4(iii](f) and 4[iii)(g) of the Order are not applicable.

(iv) In our opinion, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.

(v) (a) In our opinion, the particulars of all contracts or arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of 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 Companies (Acceptance of Deposits! Rules, 1975. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(vi) of the Order are not applicable.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and belief, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Act, in respect of Company''s products and services. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4-fviii) of the Order are not applicable.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases. Further, no undisputed amounts payable in respect thereof were outstanding at the year-end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) There are no dues in respect of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess that have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.

(x) In our opinion, the Company''s accumulated losses at the end of the financial year are more than fifty percent of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses in the current and the immediately preceding financial year.

Ixi) In our opinion, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any bank or to debenture-holders during the year. The Company has no dues payable to a financial institution during the year.

(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. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xii) of the Order are not applicable.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ society. Accordingly, provisions of clause 4(xiii] of the Order are not applicable.

Ixiv] In our opinion, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable.

(xv) The Company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4|xv) of the Order are not applicable.

(xvi) In our opinion, the Company has applied the term loans for the purpose for which these loans were obtained.

(xvii) In our opinion, no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment by the Company.

(xviii)During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties/companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xviii] of the Order are not applicable.

(xix) The Company has created security in respect of debentures issued by it.

(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.

(xxi) No fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the period covered by our audit.

For Walker, Chandiok & Co

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No.: 001076N

per AtulSeksaria

Partner

Membership No.: 086370

Place: Gurgaon

Date: May 30, 2013

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Mar 31, 2012

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Wire and Wireless (India) Limited ('the Company') as at March 31, 2012 and also the Statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with 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.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Without qualifying our opinion and without considering the consequential effect of the matter stated in paragraph 5 and 6 below, we draw attention to Note 1 (b) of accompanying financial statements related to the conditions which indicate the existence of a material uncertainty on Company's ability to continue as a going concern. In view of the mitigating factors, which have been more fully discussed in Note 1 (b) of accompanying financial statements, these financial statements have been prepared under the going concern assumption.

5. Attention is drawn to note no. 26 of accompanying financial statements in respect of advances of Rs. 1182.70 million (including Rs. 450 million given subsequent to theyearend) given to various companies viz Rs. 710.90 million to subsidiaries for meeting working capital requirements and Rs. 471.80 million to other Companies for technological upgradation and acquisition of MSOs / direct points etc. In view of the reasons stated in the said note, management of the Company is of the view that no provision is required there against. Having regard to the nature and size of operations of the recipients of said advances and in the absence of concrete plans for recovery / adjustments of these amounts / acquisition of MSO/ direct points, technological upgradation etc., we are unable to comment on their ability to repay / adjustments of these advances, and consequent adjustments, if any, that may be required to the carrying values of such advances. This had caused us to qualify our audit opinion on the financial statements relating to previous year and previous quarters also.

6. The Company has, during the year, given interest free advances/deposit of Rs. 746.00 million to various Companies for technological upgradation and acquisition of MSOs / direct points etc. These advances/deposits have been received back by the Company during the year (except for an amount of Rs. 21.80 million, which is still outstanding as at the year- end). Having regard to the nature and size of operations of the recipients of said advances/deposits and in view of the fact that these advances/deposits have been received back without receipt of any services by the Company and considering that the Company is incurring external borrowing costs at the same time, we are not in a position to comment on the nature of these advances/deposits.

7. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

i. Except to the matters stated in paragraph 5 and 6 above, 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;

ii. Except to the matters stated in paragraph 5 and 6 above, 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;

iii. Except to the matters stated in paragraph 5 and 6 above, 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;

iv. Except to the matters stated in paragraph 5 and 6 above, 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 Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that 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 Companies Act, 1956.

vi. Except for the possible effect of the matter stated in paragraph 5 and 6 above, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2012;

b) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure reffered to the pharagraph (3) of our report of even date

Re: Wire and Wireless (India) Limited

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for some of the network equipments taken over in the Scheme of Arrangements where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset. The fixed assets register does not contain item-wise depreciation and accumulated depreciation.

(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. However, in our opinion, the frequency of physical verification of the network equipment needs to be improved further having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company has been maintaining inventory records; however the same needs to be strengthened to make it commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business. No material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) 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 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii)(a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(e) The Company had taken loan from two companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 35 million and the year-end balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs. Nil.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods, advertising and carriage services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas. However, the internal control system for the sale of services for analogue subscription is inadequate since the company does not have written agreements with customers in some cases. In our opinion this is a continuing failure to correct major weakness in the internal control system.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) None of the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceed the value of Rupees five lakh in respect of any one such party in the financial year.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, sales-tax, wealth-tax, income tax, service tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been slight delay in a few cases of tax deducted at source, provident fund. Excise duty is not applicable to the Company.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amount payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding at the year- end for a period of more than six months from the date they become due. Excise duty is not applicable to the Company.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.

(x) The Company's accumulated losses at the end of the financial year are more than fifty percent of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses during the year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(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 Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(xv) 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.

(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has created security in respect of debentures issued.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) 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 course of our audit.

For S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES

Firm registration number: 101049W

Chartered Accountants

per Yogesh Midha

Partner

Membership No.:94941

Place : Gurgaon

Date : 17.05.2012

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Mar 31, 2011

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Wire and Wireless (India) Limited ('the Company') as at March 31, 2011 and also the Profit and Loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with 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.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Without qualifying our opinion and without considering the consequential effect of the matter stated in paragraph 6 below, we draw attention to Note 1 (b) of schedule 21 of accompanying financial statements related to the conditions which indicate the existence of a material uncertainty on Company's ability to continue as a going concern. In view of the mitigating factors, which have been more fully discussed in Note 1 (b) of schedule 21 of accompanying financial statements, these financial statements have been prepared under the going concern assumption.

5. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to non compliance of certain terms and conditions of the Listing agreement with Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which the management is in the process of regularizing. Pending the final outcome of this matter, no adjustments have been made to the accompanying financial statements in this regard.

6. Attention is drawn to note no. 19 of schedule 21 of accompanying financial statements in respect of advances of Rs. 1806.30 million (including Rs. 1,386.65 million being advanced subsequent to year end) given to various companies (including Rs. 1510.00 million to subsidiaries) for meeting working capital requirements and acquisition of MSOs / direct points etc. In view of the reasons stated in the said note, management of the Company is of the view that no provision is required there against. Having regard to the nature and size of operations of the recipients of said advances and in the absence of concrete plans for acquisition of MSO/ direct points, we are unable to comment on their ability to repay/ adjustments of these advances, and consequent adjustments, if any, that may be required to the carrying values of such advances.

7. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

i. Subject to the matters stated in paragraph 6 above, 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;

ii. Subject to the matters stated in paragraph 6 above, 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;

iii. Subject to the matters stated in paragraph 6 above, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. Subject to the matters stated in paragraph 6 above, in our opinion, the balance sheet, profit 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 Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

vi. Subject to the matters stated in paragraph 6 above; whose impact on the financial statements is presently not ascertainable, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2011;

b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even date Re: Wire and Wireless (India) Limited

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for some of the network equipments taken over in the Scheme of Arrangements where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset. The fixed assets register does not contain item- wise depreciation and accumulated depreciation.

(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of physical verification of the network equipment needs to be improved further having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) 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 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii)(a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(e) The Company had taken loan from two companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1 956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.l, 081 million and the year-end balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs. Nil.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods, advertising and carriage services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas. However, the internal control system for the sale of services for analogue subscription is inadequate since the company does not have written agreements with customers in some cases which is an industry issue as per management. In our opinion this is a continuing failure to correct major weakness in the internal control system.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In respect of transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs entered into during the financial year, because of the unique and specialized nature of the items involved and absence of any comparable prices, we are unable to comment whether the transactions were made at prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for the products of the Company.

(a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been slight delay in a few cases of tax deducted at source. Excise duty is not applicable to the Company.

Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in depositing the same.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, undisputed dues in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues which were outstanding, at the year end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of the dues Amount Period to which the Due Date Date of Payment (Rs million) amount relates

Andhra Pradesh State Entertainment Tax 3.32 For the months from 25th of each Not yet paid Entertainment Tax, November 2006 to month subsequent 1939 September 2009 to the month of collection

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs) Period to which the Forum where dispute is amount relates pending

The Income Tax Act,1961 Income Tax Penalty Rs.24.99 million Assessment Year 2004-05 Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

(x) The Company's accumulated losses af the end of the financial year are more than fifty percent of its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses during the year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(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 Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(xv) 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.

(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company had, during the previous year, issued 1920 debentures of Rs. 1 million each. The Company has created security or charge in respect of debentures issued.

We have verified the end use of money raised by way of Rights issue as disclosed in note no. 17 of Schedule 21 to the financial statements.

(xxi) 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 course of our audit.

For S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES

Firm registration number: 101049W

Chartered Accountants

per Yogesh Midha

Partner

Membership No.:94941

Place : Gurgaon

Date : 19-05-2011

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Mar 31, 2010

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Wire and Wireless (India) Limited (the Company) as at March 31, 2010 and also the Profit and Loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with 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.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 (b) of Schedule 21 to the accompanying financial statements. In view of the matters stated therein relating to the net worth position of the Company and the mitigating factors stated in that note, the accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the going concern assumption.

5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

i. 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;

ii. 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;

iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit 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 Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2010, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified 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 Companies Act, 1956.

vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2010;

b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

c) in the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even date Re: Wire and Wireless (India) Limited

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for some of the network equipments taken over in the Scheme of Arrangements where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset. The fixed assets register does not contain item-wise depreciation and accumulated depreciation.

(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of physical verification of the network equipment needs to be improved further having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at year end.

(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (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 Companies Act, 1956 (the Act). Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(iii)(b),(c), and (d) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(b) As informed, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(iii) (f) and (g) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) 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 inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods, advertising and carriage services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas. However, the internal control system for the sale of services for analogue subscription is inadequate since the Company does not have written agreements with customers in some cases, which is an industry issue as per management. Having regard to management explanation that this is an industry wide issue, consequent to which it may not be possible to have written agreements in all cases, there is no continuing failure to correct a major weakness in the internal controls system of the company

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have been so entered.

(b) None of the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceed the value of Rupees five lakh in respect of any one such party in the financial year.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, or employees state insurance, income-tax, sales- tax, wealth-tax, service tax customs duty, excise duty, have not generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities in cases of tax deducted at source, though the delays in deposit have not been serious. The provisions of excise duty are not applicable to the Company.

Further, since the Central Governent has till date not prescribed the amount of cess payable under Section 441 A of the Companies Act,1956, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in depositing the same.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, undisputed dues in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty 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 are as follows:

Name of the Statute Nature of the dues Amount Period to which (Rs. million) the amount relates

Andhra Pradesh State Entertainment Tax 3.32 For the months Entertainment Tax, from November 1939 2006 to August 2009

Income Tax Act, 1961 Tax Deducted at 3.95 For the months of source u/s 194 H July and August, 2009



Name of the Statue Due Date Date of Payment

Andhra Pradesh State Entertainment Tax, 1939 25th of each Not yet paid month subsequent to the month of collection

Income Tax Act, 1961 7th of the Rs. 1.22 million subsequent paid on 13-Apr-10. month. Rs. 2.73 million paid on 21-Apr-10.

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax on account of any dispute are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs.)

The Income Tax Act, Income Tax Penalty Rs. 24.99 million 1961

Name of the statue Period to which the Forum where dispute amount relates is pending

The Income Tax Act, Assessment Year Income Tax Appellate 1961 2004-05 Tribunal

Refer Note 9(ii) of Schedule 21 of the financial statement.

(x) The Company has been registered for a period of less than five years and hence we are not required to comment on whether or not the accumulated losses at the end of the financial year is fifty per cent or more of its net worth and whether it has incurred cash losses in such financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) 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 Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(xv) 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.

(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, during the period covered by our audit report, the Company had issued 1920 debentures of Rs. 1 million each. The Company has created security in respect of debentures issued.

(xx) We have verified that the end use of money raised by public issue, in the form of a rights issue by the Company during the year, is as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

(xxi) 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 course of our audit.

For S.R. BATLIbOI & ASSOCIATES

Firm Registration No.: 101049W Chartered Accountants

per Yogesh Midha

Partner

Membership No.: 94941

Place : Gurgaon Date : May 28, 2010

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Mar 31, 2009

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Wire and Wireless (India) Limited (‘the Company) as at March 31, 2009. and also the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with 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.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1(b) of Schedule 21 to the accompanying financial statements. In view of the matters stated therein relating to the net worth position of the Company and the mitigating factors stated in that note, the accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the going concern assumption.

5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

i. 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;

ii. 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;

iii. The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit 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 Companies Act, 1956;

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the Directors, as on March 31, 2009, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2009. from being appointed as a director in terms of Clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;

vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;

a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2009;

b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for year ended on that date.

annexure referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even date

Re: Wire and Wireless (India) Limited

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for some of the network equipments taken over in the Scheme of Arrangement where the records are maintained for group of similar assets and not for each individual asset. The fixed assets register does not contain item-wise depreciation and accumulated depreciation.

(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of the physical verification of the network equipment needs to be improved further having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at year end.

(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (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 Companies Act, 1956 (‘the Act’). Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4 (iii) (b), (c) and (d) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(b) The Company had taken loan from one company covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.1,424.6 million and the year- end balance of loans taken from such party was Rs. 173.7 million.

(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(d) In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as stipulated and payment of interest has been regular.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets, sale of goods and advertising and carriage services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas. However, the internal control system for the sale of services for analogue subscription is inadequate since the Company does not have written agreements with customers in some cases which is an industry issue as per management. In our opinion this is a continuing failure to correct major weakness in the internal control system.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 have been so entered.

(b) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, there are no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under Clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209. of the Act for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, or employees. state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, cess have not generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though the delays in deposit have not been serious. the provisions of excise duty are not applicable to the Company.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, undisputed dues in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees. state insurance, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, sales tax, customs duty, 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 are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of the dues Amount (rs.)

Andhra Pradesh State Entertainment Tax 8,052,530 Entertainment Tax, 1939

Period to which due date date of the amount relates Payment

For the months 25th of each month Rs. 6,425,925 from November subsequent to paid on June 2006 to month of collection 17,2009. September 2008 Balance Rs. 1,626,605 not paid

(c). According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax,sales-tax,wealth-tax,service tax,customsduty,exciseduty and cess on account of any dispute,are as follows:

name of the statute nature of dues

The Income Tax Income Tax and Act,1961 Penalty

The Finance Act,1994 Service tax demand

amount * Period to which the forum where dispute is amount relates pending

1,069.8 Assessment Mumbai High Court million Year 1997-98 to Assessment Year 2000-01**

Rs. 4,945.5 Assessment Year Income Tax Appellate million 2001-02 to Tribunal at Mumbai Assessment Year 2004-05

Rs. 28.52 Financial year Mumbai High Court million 2000-01 to 2002-03**

Rs. 0.04 Financial year Asstt. Commissioner of million 2001-02 to Service Tax, New Delhi 2003-04

*Refer Note 10 of Schedule 21 to the financial statements.

**The appeals have been decided in favour of the Company at the ITAT /CEGAT.

(x) The Company has been registered for a period of less than five years and hence we are not required to comment on whether or not the accumulated losses at the end of the financial year is fifty per cent or more of its net worth and whether it has incurred cash losses in such financial year andin the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution and banks,including interest payments as per rescheduled dates in a few cases. The Company has not issued any debentures.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced to us,the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,debentures and other securities.

(xiii)In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/society.Therefore,the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Companies(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as.amended) 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 Companies(Auditors Report)Order,2003 (as.amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(xv)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

(xvi)Based on information and explanations given to us by the management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii)According to the information and explanations given to us and on overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report that the Company has used funds raised on short-term basis for long-term investment. The Company has used funds raised on short-term basis primarily from group companies for long-term investment in fixed assets of Rs. 937.3 million and funding its losses of Rs. 2,304.8 million.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) 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 course of our audit.

For S. R. Batliboi & Associates Chartered Accountants

per Govind Ahuja Partner Membership No.: 48966

Mumbai Date: June 17, 2009