1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ULTRATECH CEMENT
LIMITED (the Company) as at March 31, 2011, the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, both annexed thereto, in which are incorporated the
Returns from the Jafrabad, Magdalla and Ratnagiri branches (three
branches) audited by the branch auditors. 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 the 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates
made by the 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 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
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 it appears from our examination of
those books and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit
have been received from the three branches audited by the branch
auditors;
(iii) the reports on the accounts of the Jafrabad, Magdalla and
Ratnagiri branches audited by the branch auditors have been forwarded
to us and nave been dealt with by us in preparing this report;
(iv) the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account and the audited branch Returns;
(v) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) 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, 2011;
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on March 31, 2011 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 Section
274(1 Kg) of the Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date)
(i) Having regard to the nature of the Company''s business/ activities/
results clauses (x) regarding cash loss incurred by the Company, (xiii)
regarding chit fund, nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies and (xiv)
regarding dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments of paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable.
(ii) In respect of its fixed assets:
a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
b. Some of the fixed assets were physically verified during the year
by the Management in accordance with a program of verification in terms
of which all the fixed assets are physically verified over a period of
three years, which in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and nature of its fixed assets. According to the
information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies
were noticed on such verification.
c. The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
(iii) In respect of its inventories:
a. As explained to us, inventories were physically verified during the
year by the Management at reasonable intervals. In respect of inventory
lying with third parties, confirmations have been obtained from those
parties.
b. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to/ from companies, firms or other parties listed in the Register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the
year.
(v) 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 with regard
to the purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods
and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weaknesses in such internal control system.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there were no contracts or
arrangements, particulars of which needed to be entered in the Register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposit from the public in terms of the
provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(viii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit
system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of it''s
business.
(ix) 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 Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 in respect of the manufacture of cement and are of the
opinion that prima facie the prescribed accounts and records have been
made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination
of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or
complete. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed
the maintenance of cost records for any other product of the Company.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
a. The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income-Tax, Sales-Tax,
Value Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty,
Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it with the
appropriate authorities during the year.
b. There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income-tax,
Sales Tax, Value Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess
and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2011 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
c. Details of dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Value Added Tax, Wealth
Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Cess which have not
been deposited as on March 31, 2011 on account of disputes are given
below:
Name of statute Nature of Forum where Period to
which Amount
the dues dispute the amount
relates
is pending (Assessment
Years) (Rs. in
Crores)
Sales Tax Act/ Sales Tax and Supreme Court 1999-2000 23.11
Value Added interest 2000-2006
Tax Act
High Court 1994-1999 74.20
2000-2004
2005-2006
2005-2007
Tribunal(s) 1988-1996 44.69
1999-2002
2002-2004
2005-2008
Appellate
Authorities 1985-1990 42.40
1992-1998
1997-2006
2006-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Assessing
Officers 1990-1998 2.06
2000-2009
2009-2011
Central Excise Excise Duty, Supreme Court 1995-1999 9.20
Act penalty and 1999-2000
interest 2001-2002
2002-2004
2007-2008
High Court 1998-1999 25.94
2000-2003
2004-2005
Tribunal(s) 1995-1996 70.22
1996-1997
2003-2005
2005-2010
Appellate
Authorities 1991-2010 12.65
2010-2011
Assessing
Officers 2005-2011 0.41
Service Tax Act Service Tax High Court 2006-2008 0.06
Tribunal(s) 1997-2009 38.62
2009-2010
2010-2011
Appellate
Authorities 2005-2008 2.58
2008-2010
2010-2011
Assessing
Officers 2006-2007 9.05
2007-2010
Customs Act Custom Duty Supreme Court 2001-2002 0.11
and penalty
High Court 2002-2005 15.18
2005-2006
Tribunal(s) 2006-2010 2.73
Appellate
Authorities 2003-2007 0.04
Cess(Excluding Supreme Court 2001-2011 24.87
Education Cess)
High Court 2005-2011 46.88
Others 2006-2011 3.28
Income Tax Act Income Tax High Court 2001-2006 0.47
Assessing
Officer 2005-2006 0.09
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and based on the records of the Company, the Company has
not defaulted in the repayment of dues to banks, financial institutions
and debenture holders.
(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has given guarantees for loans taken by
subsidiaries from banks or financial institutions. The terms and
conditions of which are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xiv) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, in our opinion, the term
loans availed by the Company were, applied by the Company during the
year for the purposes for which they were obtained, other than
temporary deployment pending application.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, funds
raised on short-term basis have not been used during the year for
long-term investment.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, during the year, the Company has not made
preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in
the Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records examined by us, during the period covered by our audit
report, the Company has not issued any debentures.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not raised money by issue of
shares to public.
(xix) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanation given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the company, noticed or reported during the year nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS For G. P. KAPADIA & Co.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.117366W) (Registration No.104768W)
B. P. Shroff Atul B. Desai
Partner Partner
(Membership No. 34382) (Membership No. 30850)
Mumbai, April 26, 2011
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