To the members of ABC GAS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of ABC GAS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, 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 notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the standalone financial statements")
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and its profit, total comprehensive income, its cash flows and changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditors responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matters:
a) The company is holding inventory of Products made of metals since long having carrying amount of Rs.2 7.38 Lakhs as on balance sheet date and no major movement in inventory were there during the year under consideration. We are unable to verify the market value of the said inventory. However, as per the management these products are marketable and the market value of the same is higher than the carrying amount as on the balance sheet date.
b) Non-compliance of following statutory requirements:
i. The company had sold immovable property amounting to Rs.98.26 Lakhs which was held as investments to one of the directors without obtaining prior approval of shareholders, audit committee etc. as required under section 188 of the companies act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulation 23.
ii. The company have not appointed Internal Auditor as required under section 138 of the companies act, 2013.
iii. The company had not appointed managing director or Chief Executive Officer or manager or a whole-time director from March 30, 2024 onwards as required under section 203 of the companies act, 2013.
iv. The company had not appointed Company Secretary from April 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 as required under section 203 of the companies act, 2013.
v. The company had not appointed Chief Financial Officer from March 30, 2024 onwards as required under section 203 of the companies act, 2013.
vi. The company have not published its notices/advertisements in newspaper as required by SEBI (LODR) Regulation 47.
In respect of above non-compliances, the regulatory authorities may impose late fee or penalty, however the same is indeterminate as on the date of this report.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of these above matters.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. In our opinion, there is no Key Audit matter to be communicated in our report.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditors Report Thereon
The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Boards Report including Annexure to the Boards Report and Corporate Governance but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditors report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. 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 judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companys ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companys financial reporting process.
Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements:
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the management.
Conclude on the appropriateness of managements use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in
our auditors report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. (A) 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;
c) The Company does not have any branch. Hence, the provisions of section 143(3)(c) is not applicable.
d) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
e) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
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 B".
(B) 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 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 standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts, for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amount, required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the company except Rs.9,500 in respect of share application money pending for refund which have been deposited after due date.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shal1, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in my manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year ended March 31, 2024.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
(C) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
ANNEXURE A TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements section of our Independent Auditors Report of ABC GAS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024.)
(i) In respect of its property, plant and equipment
a) (A) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of Property, Plant and Equipment.
(B) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of Intangible assets.
b) Property, Plant and Equipment 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 Property, Plant and Equipment has been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification as informed by management.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the company does not have any immovable properties under PPE. Accordingly, paragraph 3(i)(c) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") is not applicable to the Company.
d) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not revalued its Property, plant and equipment (including Right-of-use assets) or Intangible assets or both during the year.
e) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, there are no proceedings initiated or pending against the Company for holding any benami property under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and rules made thereunder.
(ii) In respect of its Inventory
a) The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable and procedures and coverage as followed by management were appropriate. No discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records that were 10% or more in the aggregate for each class of inventory.
b) The Company has not been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of Rs.5 crore, in aggregate, at any points of time during the year, from banks or financial institutions on the basis of security of current assets and hence reporting under clause 3 (ii) (b) of the Order is not applicable.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, we report that, during the year, the Company has not made any investments, not provided any guarantee, or security or granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties.
a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, we report that, during the year, the Company has not provided any guarantee, or security or granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties. Hence, reporting under clause 3 (iii) (a)(A) and 3 (iii) (a)(B) of the Order is not applicable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records, we report that, during the year, the Company has not made any investments, not provided any guarantee, or security or granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans and hence the reporting under clause 3 (iii) (b) of the order is not applicable.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records, we report that, there is no loans and advances in the nature of loans granted, the reporting under clause 3 (iii)(c) of the order is not applicable.
d) As there is no loans and advances in the nature of loans granted, the reporting under clause 3 (iii) (d) of the order is not applicable.
e) As there is no loans and advances in the nature of loans granted, the reporting under clause 3 (iii) (e) of the order is not applicable.
f) As there is no loans and advances in the nature of loans granted, the reporting under clause 3 (iii) (f) of the order is not applicable.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records, the Company has not given any loans, or provided any guarantee or security as specified under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company has not provided any guarantee or security as specified under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public in accordance with the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder. Hence, reporting under clause 3(v) of the Order is not applicable. However, during the year, the company has transferred long due share application money of Rs.9,500 which was pending for refund to the Investor Education and Protection Fund.
(vi) As informed to us, the maintenance of Cost Records has not been specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act, in respect of the activities carried on by the company. Hence, reporting under clause 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the company with the appropriate authorities. There are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, GST, Custom Duty, Service Tax, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Excise Duty, Cess and any other statutory dues as at March 31, 2024 for a period of more than six months from the date of becoming payable.
b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there were no statutory dues in respect of Sales T ax, Wealth T ax, GST, Custom Duty, Service T ax, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Excise Duty, Cess which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2024 on account of any dispute except as mentioned below:
Name of Statute | Nature of the Dues | Forum where dispute is pending | Period to which the amount relates | Amount involved (Rs. In Lacs) | Part Payment (Rs. In Lacs) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 | Income Tax | ITO 6(1)(1), Mumbai | FY 2007-08 | 2.10 | - |
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there were no transactions relating to previously unrecorded income that have been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or other borrowings or in the payment of interest thereon to any lender.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government or any government authority.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not raised any amount by way of term loan during the year.
(d) The Company has not raised any funds on short term basis during the year and hence, reporting under clause 3(ix)(d) of the Order is not applicable.
(e) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, the Company has not taken any funds from any entity or person on account of or to meet the obligations of its subsidiaries.
(f) The Company has not raised any loans during the year on the pledge of securities held in its subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies as defined under the companies Act, 2013 and hence reporting on clause 3(ix)(f) of the Order is not applicable.
(x) (a) The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) during the year and hence reporting under clause 3 (x) (a) of the Order is not applicable.
(b) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or convertible debentures (fully or partly or optionally) and hence reporting under clause 3(x)(b) of the Order is not applicable.
(xi) (a) Based on examination of the books and records of the Company and according to the information and explanations given to us, considering the principles of materiality outlined in Standards on Auditing, we report that no fraud by the Company or on the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(b) No report under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act has been filed in Form ADT-4 as prescribed under rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 with the Central Government, during the year and upto the date of this report.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no whistle blower complaints received by the Company during the year and hence reporting under clause 3(xi)(c) of the Order is not applicable.
(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, there is non-compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act in respect of the transactions with related parties as detailed below:
Nature of the Related party relationship | Nature of the underlying transaction | Amount involved (Rs. In Lacs) | Remarks |
Director | Sale of Immovable Property | 98.26 | The company had sold immovable property which was held as investments to one of the directors without obtaining prior approval of shareholders, audit committee as required under section 188 and 177 of the companies act, 2013. |
However, the details of all related party transactions have been disclosed in the notes to the standalone financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) (a) In our opinion the Company neither have an adequate internal audit system commensurate with the size and the nature of its business nor appointed internal auditor.
(b) As the company does not have internal audit system, the reports were not available for consideration.
(xv) Based upon the audit procedures performed and the information and explanations given by the management, the company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him and hence provisions of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) (a) In our opinion, the Company not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and hence reporting under clause 3(xvi)(a) of the Order is not applicable.
(b) The company has not conducted any Non-Banking Financial or Housing Finance activities during the year and hence reporting under clause 3(xvi)(b) of the Order is not applicable.
(c) The company is not a Core Investment Company (CIC) as defined in the regulations made by the Reserve Bank of India and hence reporting under clause 3(xvi)(c) of the Order is not applicable.
(d) In our opinion, there is no core investment company within the Group (as defined in the Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016) and hence reporting under clause 3(xvi)(d) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvii) The company has not incurred any cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and during the immediately preceding financial year.
(xviii) There has been no resignation of statutory auditors of the company during the year and hence reporting under clause 3(xviii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xix) On the basis of the financial ratios, ageing and expected dates of realisation of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities, other information accompanying the financial statements and our knowledge of the Board of Directors and Management plans and based on our examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of the audit report indicating that Company is not capable of meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability of the Company. We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of the audit report and we neither give any guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by the Company as and when they fall due.
(xx) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicable to the company and hence reporting under clause 3(xx)(a) and 3(xx)(b) of the Order are not applicable.
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ANNEXURE B TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT
Report on the Internal Financial Controls with reference to the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements under Clause (i) Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
(Referred to in paragraph (2) (f) under Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements section of our Independent Auditors Report of ABC GAS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of ABC GAS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED ("the Company") as of March 31, 2024 in conjunction with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managements Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companys management and the Board of Directors are responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note. 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 companys 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.
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company 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") issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing 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 auditors judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements
A companys internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of Standalone Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements include 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 Standalone 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 companys assets that could have a material effect on the Standalone Financial Statements .
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements, 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 with reference to Standalone Financial Statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control with reference to Standalone Financial Statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Other Matter
According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the company, we report that, material weakness has been identified in the Companys internal financial controls over recovery of trade receivables of the company. Such weak internal control system is contributing to the negative growth of the company and deteriorating the funds of shareholders.
A material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies in internal financial control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the companys annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
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 March 31, 2024, 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.
For Jhunjhunwala Jain & Associates LLP |
Chartered Accountants |
Firms Registration No: 113675W/W100361 |
(CA Randhir Kumar Jhunjhunwala) |
Partner |
Membership No. :047058 |
UDIN :24047058BKFYNP5099 |
Place : Mumbai |
Date : May 15, 2024 |
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