We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Ipca Laboratories Limited
as at 31st March, 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 Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
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.
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 Statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and
5 of the said Order.
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 purpose of our
audit.
ii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as it appears from our examination of
the 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 accounts.
iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the
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 representation received from the
directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 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) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanation given to us, the accounts and the other notes thereon
give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner
so required and give a true and fair view.
(a) in the case of Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2011 and
(b) in the case of Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year
ended on 31st March 2011.
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flow for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT (Referred to in our report of even
& date)
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets;
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management at
reasonable intervals and any material discrepancies noticed on such
verification have been properly dealt with in the books of account;
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of fixed
assets.
(ii) (a) Stock of finished goods, stores, spare parts and raw materials
has been physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals
during the year.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedure of physical verification of stock followed
by the management is reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of
the company and the nature of its business.
(c) The valuation of stock has been done on the basis of physically
verified quantity. Therefore shortage / excess automatically gets
adjusted and the same is properly dealt in the books of accounts.
(iii) The Company has not taken / given any loan from / to any party
listed in the register maintained under Section 301.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us there is an adequate internal control procedure
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. We have not come across any continuing failure to
correct major weaknesses in internal control.
(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us the transactions that need to be entered into
a register in pursuance of Section 301 of the Act has been properly
entered.
(b) All the transactions have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time and
the nature of services rendered by such party.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year under review, and consequently the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA of
the Act and the rules framed there under are not applicable.
(vii) In our opinion the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business.
(viii) According to the records produced and information given to us,
the cost records and accounts as prescribed by the Central Government
under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 have been made and
maintained by the company but no examination of such records and
accounts has been carried out by us.
(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing provident fund, employees
state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty and
excise duty dues with the appropriate authorities and there are no
arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the
financial year for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
following tax / duty, etc., has not been deposited on account of
dispute.
Name of the Nature of Dues Amount Period to which the
Statute (Rs in amount relates
crores)
Excise Duty Valuation of Inputs 0.12 2001-2002 & 2002-2003
Excise Duty Cenvat availed on direct 0.34 April 2002 - Jan 2005
clearance of goods from
job workers premises.
Excise Duty/ Availment of Cenvat 0.03 2006-2007 and 2007-
Service Tax Credits on Input 2008
Services.
Excise Duty / Availment of Cenvat 0.01 April 2008 - Dec 2008
Service Tax Credits on Input
Services.
Excise Duty / Availment of Cenvat 0.01 Jan 2009 - Sep 2009
Service Tax Credits on Input
Services.
Service Tax Availment of Cenvat 0.91 April 2006 -Nov 2008
Credits on H.O invoices.
Service Tax Availment of Cenvat 2.06 April 2006 -Nov 2008
Credits on H.O invoices.
Excise Duty / Availment of Cenvat 5.76 May 2007 -March 2008
Service Tax Credits on Common
Inputs.
Excise Duty Non reversal of service 0.01 2005-2006 to 2007-2008
tax credit on short
receipt and destruction
of RM/PM
Excise Duty Payment of Excise Duty 0.51 April 2003 to Dec 2008
Service Tax Availment Of Cenvat 0.01 2006-2007
Credit on Service Tax
Sales Tax Disputed demand 0.01 2001-2002
Sales Tax Disputed demand 0.03 2004-2005
Sales Tax Disputed Demand 0.95 2006-2007
Sales Tax Disputed Demand 0.08 2008-2009
Income tax Disputed disallowances 0.57 AY:-2007-08
Name of the Forum where dispute is
statute pending
Excise Duty Commissioner of Central Excise
Excise Duty CESTAT
Excise Duty/ Assistant Commissioner of
Service Tax Central Excise
Excise Duty / Assistant Commissioner of
Service Tax Central Excise
Excise Duty / Assistant Commissioner of
Service Tax Central Excise
Service Tax Commissioner of Central
Excise.
Service Tax Commissioner of Central
Excise.
Excise Duty / Commissioner of Central
Service Tax Excise.
Excise Duty Assistant Commissioner of
Central Excise
Excise Duty CESTAT-New Delhi
Service Tax Asst Commissioner of
Central Excise
Sales Tax Sales Tax Authority- Patna
Sales Tax Sales Tax Authority -
Jaipur
Sales Tax Gujarat Sales Tax
Sales Tax Sales Tax Authority-UP
Income tax CIT(Appeal)
(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses and has not
incurred cash losses in current year and the previous year.
(xi) We are informed that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of
dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture holders.
(xii) On the basis of the audit procedures followed and the
representations from the management, we report that the Company has not
granted loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/society and
accordingly clause (xiii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order,
2003 is not applicable.
(xiv) The company does not trade in securities and other investments.
However in respect of shares and other securities held as investments,
the said investments are in the name of the company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from bank, the
terms and conditions whereof are not prejudicial to the interest of the
company.
(xvi) On the basis of the documents submitted to the bankers and the
other records perused by us we have to state that the term loans which
are in the nature of External Commercial Borrowings taken during the
year have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanation given to us, on an
over all examination of the Balance Sheet of the company and the
necessary representations from the management, we report that no short
term funds raised by the company have been applied towards long term
assets / investments.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under
section 301 of the Act. Accordingly clause (xviii) of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order, 2003 is not applicable.
(xix) The Company has not made any fresh issue of debentures during the
year and accordingly clause (xix) of Companies (Auditors Report)
Order, 2003 is not applicable
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year and accordingly clause (xx) of Companies (Auditors Report) Order,
2003 is not applicable;
(xxi) Based on the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanation given by the management we report that no fraud on or by
the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Natvarlal Vepari & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 106971W
N. Jayendran
Partner
M.No. 40441
Mumbai,
May 24, 2011
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