1.The Commission shall inquire into and report on and in respect of: (1) The administration of the affairs of the companies specified in the schedule hereto; (2) The administration of the affairs of such other companies and firms as the Commission may during the course of its enquiry find to be companies or firms connected with the companies referred to in the schedule and whose affairs ought to be investigated and inquired into in connection with or arising out of the inquiry into the affairs of the companies specified in the schedule hereto; (3)The nature and extent of the control, direct and indirect, exercised over such companies and firms or any of them by the aforesaid Sarvashri Ram Krishna Dalmia, Jaidayal Dalmia, Shanti Prasad Jain, Sriyans Prasad Jain, their relatives, employees and persons connected with them; (4)The total amount of the subscription obtained from the investing public and the amount subscribed by the aforesaid persons and the extent to which the funds and assets thus obtained or acquired were misused, misapplied or misappropriated; (5) The extent and nature of the investments by 286 and/or loans to and/or the use of the funds or assets by and transfer of funds between the companies aforesaid; (6)The consequences or results of such investments, loans transfers and/or use of funds and assets ; (7)The reasons or motives of such investments, loans transfers and use and whether there was any justification for the same and whether the same were made bona fide, in the interests of the companies concerned ; (8) The extent of the losses suffered by the investing public, how far the losses were avoidable and what steps were taken by those in control and/or management to avoid the losses; (9) The nature and extent, of the personal gains made by any person or persons or any group or groups of persons whether herein named or not by reason of or through his or their connection with or control over any such company or companies; (10) Any irregularities frauds or breaches of trust or action in disregard of honest commercial practices or contravention of any law (except contraventions in respect of which criminal proceedings are pending in a Court of Law) in respect of the companies and firms whose affairs are investigated by the Commission which ma come to the knowledge of the Commission and the action which in the opinion of the Commission should be taken as and by way of securing redress or punishment or to act as a preventive in future cases.