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Independent Auditor’s Report
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192 Annual Report 2015-16
Annexure 1 To The Independent Auditor’s Report of
Even Date on The Consolidated Financial Statements of
Bharti Airtel Limited
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause
(i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act,
2013 (“the Act”)
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