sindu valley technologies ltd share price Directors report


The Members,

Sindu Valley Technologies Limited,

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 44th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company and the accounts for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2021.

1. Financial Results:

Particulars 31.03.2021 31.03.2020
Turnover 0 6,31,820
Other Income 0 1,580
Total Revenue 0 6,33,400
Less: Total Expenditure 11,85,952 6,22,525

Profit/loss before exceptional items, Extra-ordinary item and tax

(11,85,952) 10,875
Exceptional items 0 0
Profit / (loss) before tax (11,85,952) 10,875
Less: Provision for tax/deferred tax 0 2,830
Net Profit after tax (11,85,952) 8,045

2. Share Capital:

The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is divided into 12,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/-each, aggregating to Rs. 1,20,00,000 (Rupees One Crore Twenty Lakhs only).

The Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital is Rs. 70,00,000 (Seventy Lakhs only) divided into 7,00,000 Equity shares of Rs. 10/- each as on 31st March, 2021. There are no changes in share capital during the financial year.

3. Reserves:

The Company has not transferred any amount to Reserve & Surplus in financial year 2020 - 2021.

4. Dividend:

With the view to conserve resources, the Board has not recommended any dividend for the year under review.

5. Operations:

On account of lockdown in the country and worldwide due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic your company could not generate any sales revenue for the financial year under review. However, you company is hopeful for a positive outlook for the F.Y. 2021-22.

6. Share Purchase agreement entered into by the Company:

Bhadra Paper Mills Limited ("the Acquirer") had entered into a Share Purchase Agreement ("SPA") on December 01, 2020 with the below listed shareholders ("the sellers") of the Company:

Anand Raj Jain 44,000 6.29%
Renu Anandraj Jain 2,91,700 41.67%
Sneha Upendra Shukla 3,500 0.50%
Sunila Upendra Shukla 20,410 2.92%
Upendra Chandrashankar 1,55,250 22.18%
Shukla
Total 5,14,860 73.55%

All the sellers were part of the Promoter group. The acquisition was for a total of 5,14,860 (Five Lakh Fourteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty only) Equity Shares of the Company of face value of Rs. 10/- each of your company ("the target Company") representing 73.55% of the paid-up capital of your company.

The purchase was through off-market purchase at a total consideration of Rs. 1,10,00,000/- (Rs. 21.37/- per Equity Share).

The Company has complied with all the necessary compliances of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition And Takeover) Regulations, 2011.

7. Material changes occurred between the end of the Financial Year to which the financial statements relate and the date of the Report:

There are not material changes occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of the Report.

8. Board of Directors and Composition:

The Board of Directors comprise of eminent, experienced and reputed Individuals. With a view to conserve the resources during the year, no remuneration was paid by the Company to any of the Directors.

There was no changes in the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company, during financial year 2020 2021. However, following changes undertook in the Board of Directors & Key Managerial Personnel of the Company after the closure of the financial year and up to the date of signing of the

Directors report.

The current compositions of the Board of Directors of the Company are as follows:

Sr. Name of the Personnel No.

Designation

Appointment / Cessation

Date of Appointment / Cessation

1. Mr. Lakshman Madesh Managing Appointment August 30, 2021
Director
2. Mr. Abhilash Padmanabh Additional Appointment August 30, 2021
Kamti Independent
Director
3. Mr. Doraswamy Prasad Additional Appointment August 30, 2021
Independent
Director
4. Mrs. Sharitha Madesh Additional Appointment August 30, 2021
Women
Director
5. Ms. Sunila Upendra Shukla Director Cessation August 31, 2021
6. Mr. Upendra Director Cessation August 31, 2021
Chandrashankar Shukla
7. Mr. Raghu Bholumba Director Cessation August 31, 2021
Poojary
8. Ms. Kajal Ashok Jain Director Cessation August 31, 2021

Details of the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are as below:

Name Designation
Mr. Gautamchand Tejraj Jain Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Sneha Upendra Shukla Chief Executive Officer
(Ceased w.e.f. August 31, 2021)
Ms. Muskan Omprakash Khandal Company Secretary
(Appointed w.e.f. June 30th, 2020)

During the period under review CS Muskan Omprakash Khandal, has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company with effect from 30th June, 2020.

9. Meetings of Board of Directors:

The Board has met 05 (five) times during the financial year 2020-21 on 30th June, 2020, 15th July, 2020, 15th September, 2020, 11th November, 2020 and 13th February, 2021. Details of attendance and other details of Board Meeting are:

Sr. No.

Date of Board Meeting

Board Strength

No. of Directors Present

1. 30th June, 2020 4 4
2. 15th July, 2020 4 4
3. 15th September, 2020 4 4
4. 11th November, 2020 4 4
5. 13th February, 2021 4 4

10. Composition of Mandatory Committee:

Details of the Mandatory Committees & its Meeting details as required to be formed by the Company forms part of Annexure I of the Annual Report.

The details of NRC Policy forms part of the Annual Report as Annexure - IA.

11. Independent Directors:

The Company has 02 (two) Independent Directors as on date. The Company has received declaration from all the Independent Directors of the Company under Section 149(7) the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015. The Independent Directors met twice during the period under review. The date of the Independent Directors Meeting are as below:

Sr. No. Date of Board Meeting Committee Strength No. of Members Present
1. 15th September, 2020 02 02
2. 13th February, 2021 02 02

12. Public Deposits:

The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 & 74 and hence no disclosure is required in this respect of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

13. Listing of Companys Shares:

Your Companys Equity Shares continue to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai in the Indo Next(S) Group. The Annual Listing Fee for the year 2020-21 has been paid to the BSE Limited, Mumbai.

14. Directors Responsibility Statement:

In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state & confirm that:

(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same; (b) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; (c) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the 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 fraud and other irregularities; (d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and (e) The directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively. (f) The directors, have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

15. Board Evaluation:

The Board of Directors have carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board committees and individual Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Corporate Governance requirements as prescribed by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.

The performance of the Board and Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the Directors on the basis of the criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning, etc.

The Board and the nomination and remuneration committee reviewed the performance of the individual Directors. On the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual Director to the Board and committee meetings, preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the Chairman was also evaluated on the key aspects of his role.

The Board of Directors of the Company believe that the Independent Directors of the Company carry their duties with integrity and expertise and have required experience to work towards the vision of the Company.

In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of non-independent Directors, performance of the Board as a whole and performance of the Chairman was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive Directors and non-executive Directors. The same was discussed in the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent Directors, at which the performance of the Board, its committees and individual Directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of

Independent Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the Independent Director being evaluated.

16. Auditors:

M/s. R Soni & Company, (Firm Registration No. 130349W) Chartered Accountants, were appointed in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) by the Shareholders of the Company on 30th September, 2019 as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years i.e., till the conclusion of the AGM to be held in the year 2024 (i.e., from 01-04-2019 to 31-03-2024) on such a remuneration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

However, M/s. R Soni & Company, Chartered Accountants have resigned as the Statutory Auditors of the Company w.e.f. August 31st, 2021. The Company had received a notice for appointment of M/s. P. Chandrasekar LLP, Chartered Accountants, Bengaluru (Firm Registration No.: S200066) as the Statutory Auditor of the Company.

The Board of Directors in their Meeting held on August 31st, 2021 had appointed M/s. P. Chandrasekar LLP, Chartered Accountants, Bengaluru (Firm Registration No.: S200066) as the Statutory Auditor of the Company for casual vacancy created by the resignation of M/s. R. Soni & Company, Chartered Accountants up till the conclusion of the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 30th September, 2021.

Further, your Directors have recommended the appointment of M/s. P. Chandrasekar LLP, Chartered Accountants, Bengaluru (Firm Registration No.: S200066) as the Statutory Auditor of the Company for a period of 5 years commencing from the F.Y. 2021-22 till F.Y. 2025-26.

17. Accounting Standards and Accounting Policies:

The financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with the accounting standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, which forms part of the Annual Report. Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS). The financial statements (Separate financial statements) have been prepared on accrual basis in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

For all periods up to and including the Year ended 31st March, 2021, the Company has prepared its Financial Statements in accordance with Accounting Standards notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read together with paragraph 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (previous GAAP).

18. Auditors Report:

The Observation, comments & remarks referred to in the Auditors report are self-explanatory and do not require any further comments.

19. Secretarial Auditors:

Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed M/s. TP & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Durgapur, West Bengal to undertake the Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2020-21. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed as Annexure-II to this report.

The Secretarial Auditors of the Company have put in the below comments along with the Management replies:

Observations of the Secretarial Auditor of the Replies of the Management
Company

Pursuant to Regulation 46 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2021, the Company does not maintain any functional website;

The Company is in the process of forming its functional and active website. However, up till then the Annual Report of the Company for the F.Y. 2020-21 is available on the website of its holding company http://bhadrapapers.com/

Mr. Raghu Bholumba Poojary, Independent Director of the Company having DIN: 01206949 has been disqualified due to Non- filing of DIR-3 KYC

Mr. Raghu Poojary, has ceased to be an Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 31st August, 2021

20. Corporate Governance:

As per Reg. 15(2) of the SEBI (LODR), 2015 the provisions of Regulations 17, 39 (17A,) 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, [24A] 25, 26, 27 and clauses (b) to (i) [and (t)] of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V shall not apply since the listed entity is having paid up equity share capital not exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth not exceeding rupees twenty five crore, as on the last day of the previous financial year. Hence, the said above regulations are not applicable to your Company.

21. Internal Financial Control Systems and their adequacy:

The management continuously reviews the internal control systems and procedures for the efficient conduct of the Companys business. The Company adheres to the prescribed guidelines with respect to the transactions, financial reporting and ensures that all its assets are safeguarded and protected against losses. The Audit Committee actively reviews internal audit reports and effectiveness of internal control systems.

Internal Control Systems are implemented to safeguard the Companys assets from loss or damage, to keep constant check on the cost structure, to prevent revenue leakages, to provide adequate financial and accounting controls and implement accounting standards.

22. Management Discussion and Analysis Report:

In accordance with the Listing Regulations, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is attached as Annexure III and forms part of this report.

23. Related Party Disclosures:

All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arms length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. The details of the transactions are elaborated in Form AOC-2 which is an annexed to this report Annexure-IV.

24. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings:

Information required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of

Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 forming part of Directors Report for the year ending March 31, 2021 is as follows:

(a) Conservation of energy & Technological absorption:

Your company consumes minimum energy and strives to reduce energy consumption. Your company is conscious about its responsibility to conserve energy, power and other energy sources wherever possible. We emphasis towards a safe and clean environment and continue to adhere to all regulatory requirements and guidelines.

(b) Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:

The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflows during the year and the Foreign Exchange outgo during the year in terms of actual outflows.

Foreign Exchange Earning: Rs. NIL Foreign Exchange Outflow: Rs. NIL

25. Code of Conduct:

The Board of Directors had approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members of the Board and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the Company.

The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the Members of the Board and the Senior Managerial Personnel in their business dealings, at workplace, in dealing with various stakeholders etc.

All the Board Members and Senior Managerial Personnel periodically affirm and confirm compliance to the Code of Conduct.

26. Risk Management Policy:

As per Reg. 15(2) of the SEBI (LODR), 2015 the provisions of Regulations 17, 39 (17A,) 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, [24A] 25, 26, 27 and clauses (b) to (i) [and (t)] of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V shall not apply since the listed entity is having paid up equity share capital not exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth not exceeding rupees twenty five crore, as on the last day of the previous financial year. Hence, the said above regulations are not applicable to your Company.

27. Details pertaining to the Remuneration as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,

2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:

The details pertaining to the Remuneration as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 forms part of Annexure V of the Annual Report.

28. Vigil Mechanism for Directors and Employees:

The Company has a vigil mechanism policy to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement. The whistle blower policy is adopted by the Board of Directors

29. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments u/s 186:

The Company has not given loans or guarantees covered under the provisions of and within limits of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Investments made by the Company is given in the Financial Statements attached to this Report.

30. Prevention of Insider Trading:

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Companys shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Companys shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. All the Directors and Designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct.

31. Disclosure under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,

Prohibition and Redressal), Act 2013:

The Company has believed in providing a safe and harassment free environment at work place for each and every employee of the Company. The Company always endeavors to create and provide an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment. Proper care is being taken by the Company in order to provide a safe and harassment free work place. No

Complaints have been received during the financial year under review. The Company does not have any women employees and hence, the provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Act 2013 are not applicable.

32. Particulars of Employees:

No Employee of the Company draws a salary exceeding Rupees One Crore and Two Lakh per annum or Rs. 8,50,000 (Rupees Eight Lakhs and Fifty thousand) per month during the financial year.

33. Employee Relations:

Relations with the employees remained cordial. The Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for their cooperation received from the employees at all levels.

34. Extract of Annual Return:

The extract of Annual Return of the Company is available on the website of the Holding Company on http://bhadrapapers.com/

35. Penalties:

The Company after the closure of the financial year and up to the date of this report has paid below penalties:

(a) Under Regulation 29(2) & Regulation 29(3) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 for the Meeting held on June 30, 2021 for quarter and year ended financials for 31st March, 2021. The penalty paid by the Company was Rs. 11,800/-

36. Other Disclosures:

(a) The Company is not required to maintain any cost records for any products u/s 148 of the Companies Act, 2013. (b) The Board u/s 118 (10) of Companies Act, 2013 has ensured due compliance of provision of Secretarial Standards I and II issued by Institute of Company Secretaries, India (ICSI). (c) As the Company does not meet criteria specified under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicable and hence no separate annexures or details are given for the same in this Report. (d) There are no frauds reported u/s 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013, by the Statutory Auditors or Secretarial Auditors of the Company. (e) There are no holding, subsidiaries or associate companies of your Company. Hence, no separate disclosure is provided in this regard. (f) There are no disclosures required to be given under equity shares with different right, ESOP or Sweat equity as company has not used any such securities. (g) The Nomination & Remuneration policy of the company is annexed herewith in the Annual

37. Acknowledgements:

The Board expresses its gratitude and appreciates the assistance and co-operation received from the Creditors, Banks, Government Authorities, Customers and Shareholders during the year under review.