Dec 31, 2018
Report on the Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of DIC India Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 December, 2018, and 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 ofthe significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.
In conducting our audit, 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 and the Order issued under section 143(11) ofthe Act.
We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements 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 Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement ofthe Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the Ind AS 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 Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation ofthe IndAS financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the IndAS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid IndAS 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 IndAS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, ofthe state of affairs ofthe Company as at 31 December, 2018, and its loss, total comprehensive loss, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Other Matters
The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended 31December 2017 and the transition date opening balance sheet as at 1 January, 2017 included in these standalone Ind AS financial statements, are based on the statutory financial statements prepared in accordance with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 audited by the predecessor auditor whose report for the year ended 31 December, 2017 and 31 December, 2016 dated 6 February, 2018 and 8 February, 2017 respectively expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statements, and have been restated to comply with Ind AS. The adjustments made to the previously issued said financial information prepared in accordance with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 to comply with Ind AS have been audited by us.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) ofthe Act, based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary forthe purposes ofour 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, except that the backup of the books of account and other records and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers physically located in India.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Loss, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 oftheAct.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors ofthe Company as on 31 December, 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 December, 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) ofthe Act.
f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our comment in Paragraph âbâ above that the backup of books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers physically located in India.
g) With respect to the adequacy ofthe internal financial controls over financial reporting ofthe Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs 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 has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements; (Refer Note no 32(a) ofthe Ind AS financial statements)
ii. The Company did not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts. (Refer Note no 44 ofthe Ind AS financial statements)
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company. (Refer Note no 32(c) ofthe IndAS financial statements)
2. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Order.
ANNEXURE A TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 1(f) under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report of even date) Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of DIC India Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 December, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on âthe 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 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiaâ. 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 its business, including adherence to companyâs 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 Companies Act, 2013.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 auditorâs judgement, including the assessment ofthe risks of material misstatement ofthe financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting 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 companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting 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 Companyâs assets that could have amaterial effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because ofthe inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 ofthe internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 December, 2018, based on âthe 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 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiaâ.
ANNEXURE B TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report of even date)
i. 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) The Company has a program of verification of fixed assets to cover all the items 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. Pursuant to the program, certain fixed assets were physically verified by the Management during the year. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination ofthe registered sale deed / transfer deed / conveyance deed provided to us, we report that, the title deeds, comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings, are held in the name of the Company as at the Balance Sheet date except as mentioned below. In respect of immovable properties of land and buildings that have been taken on lease and disclosed as Lease prepayments in the financial statements, the lease agreements are in the name of the Company, where the Company is the lessee in the agreement except as mentioned below:
(Amount Rs in Lakhs)
No. of Cases |
Asset Category |
Gross Block as at 31 December, 2018 |
Net Block as at 31 December, 2018 |
Remarks |
1 |
Freehold Land |
4.08 |
4.08 |
The title deeds are in the name of âCoates of India Limitedâ (erstwhile name of the Company) and the mutation of the name is pending. |
4 |
Leasehold Land |
128.77 |
91.73 |
|
2 |
Building |
15.03 |
4.85 |
ii. As explained to us, the inventories (other than goods in transit) were physically verified during the year by the Management at reasonable intervals and no material discrepancies have been noticed on physical verification.
iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
iv. The Company has not granted any loans, made investments or provided guarantees and hence reporting under clause (iv) ofthe Order 2016 is not applicable.
v. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit during the year. The Company does not have any unclaimed deposits and accordingly, the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.
vi. The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
vii. 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, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Goods and Services Tax, Custom Duty, Value AddedTax and Cess with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Goods and Services Tax, Custom Duty, Value Added Tax and Cess in arrears as at 31 December, 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) Details of dues of Income tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty and Excise Duty which have not been deposited as on 31 December, 2018 on account of disputes are given below:
Name of Statute |
Nature of Dues |
Forum where Dispute is Pending |
Period to which the amount relates |
Amount involved (Rupees in Lakhs) |
Amount unpaid (Rupees in Lakhs) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
2013-14 and 2012-13 |
312.70 |
- |
Honâble High court at Calcutta |
1989-1990 and 1988-1989 |
27.77 |
27.77 |
||
Central sales Tax Act, 1956 |
Central Sales tax |
Appellate and Revisional Board |
2005-06 and 2014-15 |
66.92 |
66.67 |
Commercial Taxes Tribunal |
2008-09 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
||
Additional Commissioner (Appeals) |
2013-14 and 2014-15 |
88.76 |
86.87 |
||
Joint commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2010-11,2012-13 and 2013-14, 2015-16 |
70.48 |
43.32 |
||
Deputy Commissioner |
2003-04, 2011-12 |
1.42 |
1.42 |
||
West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003 |
Value Added Tax |
Appellate and Revisional Board |
2005-06, 2013-14 & 2014-15 |
84.81 |
79.10 |
Joint commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
2015-16 |
38.49 |
34.88 |
||
Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 |
Value Added Tax |
Commercial Taxes Tribunal |
2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 |
36.63 |
17.03 |
Additional Commissioner (Appeals) |
2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17 |
24.21 |
16.79 |
||
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Value Added Tax |
Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax |
2013-14 |
6.08 |
5.76 |
Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003 |
Value Added Tax |
Excise & Taxation Officer cum Assessing Authority |
2013-14 |
148.03 |
148.03 |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Excise Duty |
Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1994-95 to 1996-97, 2008-09 |
89.74 |
87.78 |
Commissioner of Central Excise |
1997-98 |
120.24 |
120.24 |
||
Commissioner (Appeals) |
1994-95, 1997-98, 2005-06 to 2010-11 |
94.85 |
93.85 |
Finance Act, 1944 |
Service Tax |
Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
2001-02 |
56.60 |
53.77 |
Commissioner (Appeals) |
2001-02 to 2011-12 |
265.76 |
265.76 |
||
Custom Act, 1962 |
Customs Duty |
Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
1999-2000 |
68.56 |
34.28 |
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
2005-06, 2009-10 to 2010-11 |
254.02 |
250.01 |
We have been informed that there are no dues of Goods and Services Tax which have not been deposited as on 31 December, 2018 on account of disputes.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of loans or borrowings to banks. The Company has neither obtained any loan or borrowings from government or financial institution nor has it issued any debentures.
ix. The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) or term loans and hence reporting under clause (ix) of the Order is not applicable.
x. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has paid / provided managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
xii. The Company is not aNidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3(xii) ofthe Order is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us the Company is in compliance with Section 188 and 177 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements etc. as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
xvi. The Company is notrequired to be registered under section 45-IAofthe Reserve Bank of IndiaAct, 1934.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Firmâs Registration No. 117366W/W-100018)
(Sameer Rohatgi)
Partner
Gurugram, January 30, 2019 (Membership No. 094039)
Dec 31, 2016
To the Members of DIC India Limited
Report on the Financial Statements
1 We have audited the accompanying financial statements of DIC India Limited(the Company)â, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at December 311 2(85, 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 Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2C3 (the Act)â with respect to the preparation of these financial statements to 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, 2C4. 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.
Auditors'' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under including the accounting standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report.
5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section ft3(D)of the Act and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements 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.
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 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 financial control 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 financial statements.
Opinion
8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid 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 December 311 2016, and its profit 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, 20B, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (!) of section 43 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the Order)â, and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
0 As required by Section 43 (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 purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far asit appears from our examination of those books, except that the back-up of the books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers physically located in India.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 33 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 204-.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on December 3} 20Haken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on December 3} 20I> from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 64 (2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our comment in Paragraph 0Jb) above that the back-up of the books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers physically located in India.
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure A.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'' Report in accordance with Rule 1 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 20!, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact, if any, of pending litigations as at December 3} 206 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 26(b) to the financial statements;
ii. The Company has long-term contracts including derivative contracts as at December 3, 206 for which there were no material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection F und by the Company during the year ended December 3, 206.
ANNEXURE ATO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 10(g) of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of DIC India
Limited on the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Act
1 We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of DIC India Limited (the Company)â as of December 311 206 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
2. The Company''s management 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 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 its 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.
Auditors'' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the Guidance Note)â and the Standards on Auditing deemed to be prescribed under section 43(0) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and both 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting was 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 internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
6. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting 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 internal financial control over financial reporting 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 un authorised 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting 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, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at December 3} 206, 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 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Referred to in paragraph 9 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of DIC India
Limited on the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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. Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, as disclosed in Note 8on tangible assets to the financial statements, are held in the name of the Company.
ii. The physical verification of inventory (excluding stocks with third parties)have been conducted at reasonable intervals by the Management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.
iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 89of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iii), (iii)(a), (iii)(b) and (iii)(c) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
iv. The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments, or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Section 85 and 86. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
v. T he Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.
vi. Pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government of India, the Company is required to maintain cost records as specified under Section B8(]) of the Act in respect of its products.
We have broadly reviewed the same, and are of the opinion that, prima fanaeprescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by
us, in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect of sales tax, value added tax, works contract tax, professional tax and income tax, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, service tax, duty of customs , duty of excise, cessand other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax as at December 3} 20I> which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs. in Millions) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Income-tax Act 1961 |
Income Tax |
9.94 |
2009-0 and 2B1 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs. in Millions) |
Period to which the amount relates |
"\ Forum where the dispute is pending |
Central Sales Tax Act, 956 |
Central Sales Tax |
7.C3 |
2005-06 and 20EH |
Appellate and Provisional Board |
060 |
2008-09 |
Commercial Taxes Tribunal |
||
5.0 |
203-14 |
Additional Commissioner (Appeals) |
||
ICC |
200-11 to 202-3 Join |
t Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) |
||
014 |
203-14 |
Senior Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax |
||
005 |
2003-04 |
Deputy Commissioner |
||
West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003 |
Value Added Tax |
3.03 |
2005-06 |
Appellate and Provisional Board |
4.37 |
203-14 |
Senior Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax |
||
Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 |
Value Added Tax |
181 |
2009-0 2012 Con and 202-3 |
metrical Taxes Tribunal |
158 |
203-14 and 20H-5 |
additional Commissioner (Appeals) |
||
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Excise Duty |
18.86 |
994-95 to 996-97, 2000-01 to 2005-06 T |
Customs, Excise & Service ax Appellate Tribunal |
3.60 |
994-95, 997-98 2005-06 to mu |
Commissioner (Appeals) |
||
Finance Act, 994 |
Service Tax |
7.14 |
20C4-C5 to 202-3 |
customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
33.58 |
2001-02 to 2012 |
commissioner (Appeals) |
||
Customs Act, 962 |
Customs Duty |
3.43 |
999-2000 |
Hon''ble High Court at Calcutta |
25.01 |
2005-06, 2009-0 to 20-10 |
customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
viii. As the Company does not have any loans or borrowings from any financial institution or bank or Government, nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance sheet date, the provisions of Clause 3(viii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
ix. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the monies raised by way of term loans and commercial paper have been applied, on an overall basis, for the purposes for which they were obtained. The Company has not raised any monies by way of initial public offer and any other further public offer (including debt instruments).
x. 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 explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
xi. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by t he provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
xii. As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 204 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiii. The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Accounting Standard (AS) 18, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 33 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201
xiv. The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv. The Company has not entered into any non cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, B34. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
F or Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number 300568
Chartered Accountants
Pinaki Chowdhury
Kolkata Partner
February 8, 207 Membership Number 57572
Dec 31, 2015
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of DIC India
Limited("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at December
31, 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 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 financial statements to 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. 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.
Auditors' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules
made there under including the accounting standards and matters which
are required to be included in the audit report.
5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10)of the Act and other applicable
authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements 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.
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 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 financial control 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
financial statements.
Opinion
8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the aforesaid 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 December 31, 2015, and its profit 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',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Sub-section (11)
of Section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, 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
purposes 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, except that the back-up of the books of account and other
books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained
on servers physically located in India.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the
Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on December 31, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors are disqualified as on December 31,
2015 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164 (2) of
the Act.
(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters
connected therewith, reference is made to our comment in Paragraph 10
(b) above that the back up of the books of account and other books and
papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on servers
physically located in India.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief
and according to the information and explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact, if any, of pending
litigations as at December 31, 2015 on its financial position in its
financial statements - Refer Note 26(b) to the financial statements;
ii. There were no material foreseeable losses, on the Company's
long-term contracts including derivative contracts, as at December 31,
2015.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company during the year ended December 31, 2015.
Referred to in paragraph 9 of the Independent Auditors' Report of even
date to the members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2015
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programmed designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programmed, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
ii. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties)has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 189 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause
3(iii), (iii)(a) and (iii)(b) of the said Order 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 and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the rules
framed there under to the extent notified.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
specified under Sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act, and are of
the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have
been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are
accurate or complete.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of income tax and sales tax, though there has been a slight delay in a
few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues,
including provident fund, employees' state insurance, wealth tax,
service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and
other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate
authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of wealth-tax
and cess, as applicable, which have not been deposited on account of
any dispute. The particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service
tax, duty of customs, duty of excise and value added tax as at December
31, 2015 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as
follows:
Name of the
statute Nature of dues Amount Period to which
(Rs. in Million) the amount relates
Income-tax
Act 1961 Income Tax 9.94 2009-10 and
2010-11
Central
Sales Tax Central Sales 7.03 2005-06 and
Act, 1956 Tax 2010-11
0.68 2012-13
0.05 2003-04
West
Bengal
Value Value Added 3.03 2005-06
Added Tax
Act, 2003 Tax 6.78 2012-13
Uttar
Pradesh
Value Value Added 1.30 2008-09 and
2009-10
Added Tax
Act, 2008 Tax 1.14 2011-12,
2012-13
and 2013-14
Delhi Value
Added Value Added 3.00 2009-10
Tax Act,
2004 Tax
Central
Excise Act, Excise Duty 18.86 1994-95 to
1996-97,
1944 2000-01
to 2005-06
14.33 1993-94,
1994-95,
1997-98,
2005-06 to 2010-11
Finance
Act, 1994 Service Tax 4.17 2004-05 to 2007-08
3.30 2008-09 to 2012-13
34.62 2001-02 to 2011-12
Customs
Act, 1962 Customs Duty 3.43 1999-2000
25.01 2005-06, 2009-10
to 2010-11
Name of the statue Forum where the
dispute is pending
Income Tax Act, 1961 Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
Central sales tax Act,1956 Appellate and Provisional Board
Additional Commissioner of
Sales Tax
Deputy Commissioner
West bengal value Added
Tax Act, 2003 Appellate and Provisional Board
Additional Commissioner of Sales Tax
Uttar pradesh value
added Taxx Act, 2008 Commercial Taxes Tribunal Additional
Commissioner, Grade 2 (Appeals)
Delhi Value added
Tax Act, 2004 Appellate Tribunal
Central Exercise
Act, 1944 Customs, Excise & Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal Commissioner (Appeals)
Finanace Act, 1994 Customs, Excise & Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal
Appeal being field with Customs,
Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
Commissioner (Appeals)
Customs Act, 1962 Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
c) The amount required to be transferred to Investor Education and
Protection Fund has been transferred within the stipulated time in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules
made there under.
viii. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial
year ended on that date. The Company had incurred cash losses in the
immediately preceding financial year.
ix. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders, as applicable, as at the balance sheet date.
x. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(x) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
xii. 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
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number 301056E
Chartered Accountants
Pinaki Chowdhury
Kolkata Partner
February 5, 2016 Membership Number 57572
Dec 31, 2014
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of DIC India
Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
December 31, 2014, 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, which we have
signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s 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 ofthe Company in
accordance with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies
Act, 1956 (the "Act") read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated
September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013.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 and other applicable authoritative
pronouncements 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.
4. 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 ofthe risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditors consider 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, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity''s internal control.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 accompanying 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:
(a) in the case ofthe Balance Sheet, ofthe state of affairs ofthe
Company as at December 31,2014;
(b) in the case ofthe Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case ofthe 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'', as
amended by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004'',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"),
and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company
as we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 ofthe Order.
8. As required by section 227(3) ofthe 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 ofthose
books;
(c) 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;
(d) 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 notified under the Companies Act, 1956 read with
the General Circular 15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 ofthe Companies Act,
2013;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on December 31, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on December 31,2014, from
being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of section 274 ofthe Act.
ANNEXURE TO INDEPENDENTAUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 7 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2014
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
offby the Company during the year.
ii. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties)has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size ofthe Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. The Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of
Clause 4(iii)[(b),(c) and (d) /(f) and (g)] ofthe said Order 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 and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of all contracts or arrangem
-ents that need to be entered into the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees 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, as applicable, 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 rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not,
however, made a detailed examination ofthe records with a view to
determine whether they are accurate or complete.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of provident fund, sales tax, value added tax and income tax, though
there has been a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in
depositing undisputed statutory dues, including investor education and
protection fund, employees'' state insurance, wealth tax, service tax,
customs duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues, as
applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of wealthtax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The
particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty
and excise duty as at December 31, 2014 which have not been deposited
on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount
(Rs. in Million)
Income-tax Act 1961 Income Tax 4.85
Central Sales Tax Central Sales 7.07
Act, 1956 Tax
0.96
0.05
West Bengal Sales Sales Tax 1.11
Tax Act, 1941
Central Excise Act, Excise Duty 18.86
1944
14.33
Finance Act, 1994 Service Tax 4.17
34.69
Customs Act, 1962 Customs Duty 3.43
0.16
Name of the statute Period to which Forum where the dispute
the amount relates is pending
Income-tax Act 1961 2009- 10 Commissioner of Income Tax
(Appeals)
Central Sales Tax 2005-06, 2006-07 Appellate and Revisional
Act, 1956 and 2010-11 Board
2011-12 Additional Commissioner of
Sales Tax
2003-04 Deputy Commissioner
West Bengal Sales 2003- 04 Appellate and Revisional
Tax Act, 1941 Board
Central Excise Act, 1994-95 to 1996-97, Customs, Excise & Service
1944 2000- 01 to 2005-06 Tax Appellate Tribunal
1993-94, 1994-95, Commissioner (Appeals)
1997-98, 2005-06 to
2010- 11
Finance Act, 1994 2004- 05 to 2007-08 Customs, Excise & Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal
2001- 02 to 2012-13 Commissioner (Appeals)
Customs Act, 1962 1999-2000 Hon''ble High Court at
Calcutta
2005- 06 Customs, Excise & Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal
x. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year and it has incurred cash losses in the financial year ended on
that date but not in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders, as applicable, as at the balance sheet date.
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.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) ofthe Order 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) ofthe Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the
year.Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xvi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for
the purposes for which they 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 and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.Accordingly, the provisions of Clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xx) ofthe Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xxi. During the course of our examination ofthe books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across anyinstance of
materialfraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number 301056E
Chartered Accountants
Pinaki Chowdhury
Kolkata Partner
February 4, 2015 Membership Number 57572
Dec 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of DIC India
Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
December 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, which we have
signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s 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 Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of Section 211 of ''the Companies Act, 1956 of India (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 and other applicable authoritative
pronouncements 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.
4. 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 auditors consider 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 accompanying 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at December 31, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) 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, as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004,
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of Section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 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 Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on December 31, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on December 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 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 7 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2013
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of
Clause 4(iii)[(b), (c) and (d) / (f) and (g) of the said Order 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 and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of all contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the Register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees 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, as applicable, 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 rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of Provident Fund, Sales Tax, Value Added Tax, Professional Tax, Entry
Tax and Service Tax, though there has been a slight delay in a few
cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues,
including Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax, Investor Education
and Protection Fund, Wealth Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other
material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate
authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of Wealth Tax
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The
particulars of dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty
and Excise Duty as at December 31, 2013 which have not been deposited
on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount
(Rs. in
Million)
Income-tax Act 1961 Income Tax 5.22
Central Sales Tax Sales Tax 6.56
Act, 1956
2.11
0.17
0.05
West Bengal Sales Sales Tax 1.11
Tax Act, 1941
Central Excise Act, Excise Duty 22.62
1944
24.31
Finance Act, 1994 Service Tax 27.21
11.18
Customs Act, 1962 Customs Duty 3.43
2.46
Name of the Statute Period to which Forum where the
dispute
the amount relates is pending
Income-tax Act 1961 2008-09 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Cental Sales Tax
Act, 1956 2005-06 and 2006-07 Appellate and
Revisional Board
2004-05 and 2010-11 Joint
Commissioner (Appeal)
2002-03 High Court
2003-04 Deputy Commissioner
West Bengal Sales
Tax Act, 1941 2003-04 Appellate and
Revisional Board
Cental Excise Act,
1944 1993-94, 1994-95, Commissioner
(Appeals)
1997-98, 2005-06,
2006-07, 2007-08,
2008-09, 2009-10,
2010-11, 2011-12
1994-95, 1995-96, Customs, Excise &
Service
1996-97, 2001-02, Tax Appellate
Tribunal
2002-03, 2003-04,
2004-05, 2005-06,
2006-07, 2007-08,
2008-09, 2009-10,
2010-11
Finance Act, 1994 2001-02, 2002-03, Commissioner
(Appeals)
2003-04, 2004-05,
2005-06, 2006-07,
2007-08, 2008-09,
2009-10, 2010-11,
2011-12, 2012-13
2004-05, 2005-06, Customs, Excise &
Service
2006-07, 2007-08, Tax Appellate
Tribunal
2008-09, 2009-10,
2010-11
Customs Act, 1962 1999-2000 High Court
2006-07 Customs, Excise
& Service
Appellate Tribunal
x. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year
ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders, as applicable, as at the Balance Sheet date.
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.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order 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 Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for
the purposes for which they 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 and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
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 to the Company.
xxi. 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
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number 301056E
Chartered Accountants
Pinaki Chowdhury
Kolkata Partner
February 5, 2014 Membership Number 57572
Dec 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of DIC India Limited
(the "Company") as at 31 st December 2012, and the related
Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended
on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to
this report. 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 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 by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India
in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of ÂThe Companies Act,
1956'' of India (the "Act") and on the basis of such checks of the
books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in
the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5
of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, 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 purposes 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 Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
as on 31 st December 2012, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31st December
2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us. the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, 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 31 st December, 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit 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.
Referred to in paragraph [3] of the Auditors'' Report of even date to
the members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements as of and
for the year ended 31st December, 2012
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have ben noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. The Company has not granted / taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of
Clause 4 (iii) (b), (c) and (d)/(f) and (g) of the said Order are not
applicable to the Company.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, having regard to the explanation that, except for certain
items of inventory which are of special/proprietary nature for which
suitable alternative sources do not exist, 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, fixed assets
and for the sale of goods and services. Further, on the basis of our
examination of the books and records of the Company, and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
v. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the particulars of all contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees 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
except to the extent of Rs. 30.81 million in respect of one party
payable to DIC Fine Chemicals Private Limited where we are unable to
comment as there are no comparable market prices available, being
services of specialized/proprietary nature.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act. and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, service tax, tax
deducted at source and work contract tax, though there has been a
slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues, including, investor education and protection fund,
income tax, wealth tax, customs duty, excise duty and other material
statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of wealth-tax,
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The
particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty
and excise duty as at 31 st December 2012 which have not been deposited
on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the
statute Nature of dues Amount Period to Forum where the
dispute
(Rs. in
Million) which it
relates is pending
Income-tax
Act 1961 Income Tax 0.72 1987-88 to
1991-92 Hon''ble High
Court at Calcutta
2.68 2007-08 Commissioner
(Appeals)
0.37 1994-95 DCIT
Sales Tax
and Sales Tax and 10.66 2003 to 2006 Revisional and
Appeal Board
VAT Laws VAT 185.23 2006 to 2010 Appellate
Authority
1.06 2004 to 2005 Commissioner
(Appeals)
3.00 2008 to 2009 Joint
Commissioner
(Appeal)
0.23 2002 to 2004 Hon''ble High
Court at Calcutta
Central
Excise Act Excise Duty 13.95 1993 to 2010 CCE (Appeals)
1944 19.62 1994 to 2006 CESTAT
11.90 1997 Jurisdictional
Commissioner of
Excise
Finance
Act 1994 Service Tax 17.22 2001 to 2005 Commissioner of
Service Tax
4.17 2004 to 2007 CESTAT
15.60 2003 to 2011 CCE (Appeals)
Customs
Act 1962 Customs Duty 3.43 1999 Hon''ble High
Court at Calcutta
x. The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial
year ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
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.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund
/ nidhi / mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order 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 Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xvi. The Company has not raised any term loans. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
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 and companies covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of
Clause 4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
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 to the Company. ,
xxi. 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
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number 301056E
Chartered Accountants
Sunit Kumar Basu
Kolkata Partner
4th February 2013 Membership Number 55000
Dec 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of DIC India Limited
(the "Company") as at 31st December 2011, and the related Profit
and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that
date annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to this
report. 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 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 by the Companies (Auditors' Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India
in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of 'The Companies Act,
1956' of India (the "Act") and on the basis of such check of the
books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in
the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5
of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, 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 purposes 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 Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
Directors, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
Directors is disqualified as on 31st December 2011 from being appointed
as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274
of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us. the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the Information required by the Act, 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 31 st December, 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit 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.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors' Report of even date to the
members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended 31st December, 2011
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties and in
transit) has been physically verified by the Management during the
year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have
substantially been confirmed by them and those in transit have been
verified by the management with reference to subsequent receipts and/or
relevant documents. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) 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 Act. Hence the provisions of Clause 4 (iii)
(b)
(c) and (d) 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. Hence the provisions of Clauses 4(iii)
(f) and (g) are not applicable.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us having regard to the explanation that some inventory items
purchased are of a special nature and suitable alternative sources do
not exist for obtaining comparable quotation, 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, fixed assets
and for the sale of goods and services. Further, on the basis of our
examination of the books and records of the Company, and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
(b) The transaction for purchase of goods made in pursuance of
contracts or arrangements entered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Act and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in
respect of a party during the year were of a special nature for which
no comparable market prices were available as explained by the
management of the Company.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act. and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'
state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax,
customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues as
applicable with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess as at 31st December 2011 which have not been deposited
on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Amount (Rs.) Forum where the dispute is
pending
Income Tax Act 11,916,693 Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta
7,905,005 Commissioner (Appeals)
1,477,362 Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
372,424 Deputy Commissioner of Income
Tax, Circle 10
Local Sales Tax Act 55,426,153 Additional Commissioner of
Commercial Taxes
1,109,088 Appellate and Revisional Board
Central Sales Tax 1,061,164 Commissioner (Appeals)
135,176,303 Additional Commissioner of
Commercial Taxes
3,000,000 Joint Commissioner (Appeal)
5,600,000 Appellate Tribunal
228,602 Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta
Excise Duty 22,614,641 Commissioner Central Excise
(Appeals)
23,786,608 CESTAT
11,908,624 Jurisdictional Commissioner
of Excise
Service Tax 17,220,846 Commissioner of Service Tax
Customs Duty 3,428,167 Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st December 2011
and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on
that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institutions or banks or
debenture holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purpose for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. 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 during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and no
debentures are outstanding at the end of the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
21. 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
explanations 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 Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number 301056E
Chartered Accountants
Sunit Kumar Basu
Kolkata Partner
8th February 2012 Membership Number 55000
Dec 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of DIC India Limited
(the "Company") as at 31st December, 2010, and the related Profit and
Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date
annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to this report.
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 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 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 by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956
of India (the Act) and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, 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 purposes 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 Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is
disqualified as on 31st December, 2010 from being appointed as a
Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of
the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, 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 31st December, 2010;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit 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.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended 31St December, 2010
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties and in
transit) has been physically verified by the Management during the
year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have
substantially been confirmed by them and those in transit have been
verified by the management with reference to subsequent receipt and/or
relevant documents. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3- (a) 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 Act. Hence the provisions of Clauses 4(iii)
(b), (c) and (d) 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. Hence the provisions of Clauses 4(iii)
(f) and (g) are not applicable.
4. 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, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees 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
except for purchase of services to the extent of Rs.5,435,092 and sale
of services to the extent of Rs.4,750,000 where no such comparison can
be made in the absence of comparable transactions.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under Clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
9- (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees
state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax,
customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues as
applicable with the appropriate authorities.
Further since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under Section 441A of the Act, 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 and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess as at 31st December, 2010 which have not been deposited
on account of a dispute are as follows:
Name of the
statute Amount (Rs.) Forum where the dispute is pending
Income Tax Act 11,828,924 Honble High Court at Calcutta
15,785,002 Commissioner (Appeals)
372,424 Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Local Sales
Tax Act 7,301,614 Additional Commissioner of Commercial
Taxes
1,109,088 Appellate and Revisional Board
7,809,493 Joint Commssioner (Appeals)
Central Sales
Tax 1,061,163 Commissioner (Appeals)
10,243,389 Additional Commissioner of Commercial
Taxes
5,161,425 Joint Commissioner (Appeals)
228,602 Honble High Court at Calcutta
5,400,000 Appellate Tribunal
Excise Duty 21,155,644 CCE (Appeals)
21,921,466 CESTAT
11,908,624 Jurisdictional Commissioner of Excise
213,942 Deputy Commissioner
Service Tax 29,173,464 Commissioner of Service Tax
6,792,778 CCE (Appeals)
92,561 CESTAT
Customs Duty 3,428,167 Honble High Court at Calcutta
2,455,164 CESTAT
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st December, 2010
and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on
that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
16. The Company has not obtained any term loans.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. 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 during the year.
19- The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and no
debentures are outstanding at the end of the year.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
21. 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
explanations 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 Lovelock & Lewes
Firm Registration Number: 301056E
Chartered Accountants
Prabal Kr Sarkar
Kolkata Partner
9th February, 2011 Membership Number 52340
Dec 31, 2009
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of DIC India Limited, as
at 31st December, 2009 and the related Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto, which
we have signed under reference to this report. 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 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 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 by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004,
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956" of India (the Act) and on
the basis of such checks of the books and records of the company as we
considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Orcier.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, 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 purposes 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 Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) 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 Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st December, 2009 and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st
December, 2009 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give in the prescribed
manner the information required by the Act 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 31st December, 2009;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit 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.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of DIC India Limited on the financial statements for the year
ended 31st December, 2009]
1. (a) The company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties and in
transit) has been physically verified by the management during the
year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have
substantially been confirmed by them and those in transit have been
verified by the management with reference to subsequent receipt and/or
relevant documents. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, 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) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured, to
companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Act. Hence the provisions of clauses 4(.iii) (b), (c) and (d) are not
applicable.
(b) The Company has taken unsecured loans from a company covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The
maximum amount involved during the year and the year end balance of
loan taken from such parties were Rs.57,345,210 and Rs.Nil
respectively.
(c) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been taken from the Companies listed in the
register maintained under Section 301 of Companies Act, 1956, are not
prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(d) The Company is regular in repaying the interest amount as
stipulated. However the principal amount is not due for repayment.
4. 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, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that Section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lacs 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 except purchase of services to the extent of
Rs.14,559,536 and sale of services to the extent of Rs.9,401,990 where
no such comparison can be made in the absence of comparable
transactions.
6. The company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. Pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government of India for
maintenance of cost records under section 209(D(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 we have broadly reviewed the books of account in relation to
material, labour and other item of cost maintained by the company in
respect of manufacture of varnishes and are of the opinion that prima
facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and
maintained. We have not, however, 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 products of the company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the company examined by us, in our opinion, the company
is generally regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, and other material statutory dues as
applicable with the appropriate authorities.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under Section 441A of the Act, 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, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax, sales
tax, service tax, customs duty and excise duty were in arrears, as at
31st December, 2009 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, and excise duty as at
31st December, 2009 which have not been deposited on account of a
dispute, are as follows :
Name of the
statute Amount (Rs.) Forum where the dispute
is pending
Income Tax Act 11,828,924 Honble High Court at Calcutta
15,532,404 Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal)
3,625,022 Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal)
Local Sales
Tax Act 49,618 Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes
2,361,425 Commissioner of Appeal
1,109,088 Appellate and Divisional Board
178,984 Honble High Court
Central Sales Tax 13,181,506 Commissioner of Appeal
Excise Duty/Service
Tax 21,885,029 Central Excise and Service
Tax Appellate Tribunal
15,420,448 Commissioner of Appeal
63,869,860 Assistant Commissioner
Custom Duty 3,428,167 Honble High Court
10. The company has no accumulated losses as at 31st December, 2009
and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on
that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the company examined by us and the
information and explanations given to us, the company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holder as at the balance sheet date.
12. In our opinion, the company has maintained adequate documents and
records in the cases where the company has granted loans and advances
on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and
other securities.
13- The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/societies are not applicable to the
company.
14. In our opinion, the company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
16. The company has not obtained any term loans.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18 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 during the year.
19- The company has not issued any debentures during the year and no
debentures are outstanding at the end of the year.
20. The company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
21. 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
explanations 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.
PRABAL KR SARKAR
Partner
Membership No.52340
For and on behalf of
Place: Kolkata LOVELOCK & LEWES
Date : 10th February, 2010 Chartered Accountants
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