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Ujaas Energy Ltd.

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Market Cap. (₹) 5509.93 Cr. P/BV 61.82 Book Value (₹) 8.36
52 Week High/Low (₹) 709/28 FV/ML 1/1 P/E(X) 190.29
Bookclosure 20/09/2024 EPS (₹) 2.72 Div Yield (%) 0.00
Year End :2024-03 

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Ujaas Energy Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31st March 2024, and the statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the company as at 31st March, 2024, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Qualified Opinion Attention is drawn to :

a. We draw attention to Note No 43 of the Financial Statement, where in accordance to the resolution plan approved by Honrable NCLT the new management has taken over from effective date 20th October 2023.

The Management has adjusted / written off trade receivables on basis their internal estimates and assessment of their realization. Confirmation of remaining balances of Trade receivable amounting to Rs. 3155.27 Lakhs have not been received by the management and not available for our verification.Accordingly, we are unable to comment on the possible adjustments required in the carrying amount of trade receivable and possible impact is presently not quantifiable.

b. We draw your attention to note 46of the Statement with regard to accrued interest of Rs. 24.58 Lakhs on Fixed Deposits with Axis Bank for year ended 31st March, 2024 has been accounted for by the company but Axis Bank has not credited the same. Consequently there exists a difference between balance as per books of account and confirmation by bank to that extent.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 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 opinion.

Emphasis of Matter

a. We draw attention to Note No 42 of the financial statements. The resolution plan submitted by SVA Family Trust and M&B Switchgears was approved by Honorable NCLT, Indore Bench, vide its order dated 13th October 2023 and effective date for implementation of the resolution plan was declared as 20th October 2023.

The Management has given effect of resolution plan approved by NCLT whereby certain liabilitieswere derecognized andon the basis of management's assessment, assets were written off based of their recoverability / impaired. Pursuant to this, net exceptional loss of Rs 963.40 lakhs were recognized as exceptional item for the year ended March 31, 2024.

b. We draw attention to note no. 17 that pursuant to resolution plan approved by NCLT all the borrowings were settled and accordingly accounting effect given in the books of account. However State Bank of India and Axis Bank has still not given effect for the same and balance still outstanding aggregating to Rs. 2614.96 lacs, to that extent there is difference as per books of account and balance confirmation from banks.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key Audit Matters

Auditor's Response

Evaluation of uncertain tax positions

(i) Accounting treatment for the effects of the Resolution Plan

Refer Note 42 to the Financial Statements for the details regarding the resolution plan implemented in the Company pursuant to a corporate insolvency resolution process concluded during the year ended 31st March 2024 under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Owing to the size of the over-due credit facilities, multiplicity of contractual arrangements and large number of operational and financial creditors, determination of the carrying amount of related liabilities at the date of approval of Resolution Plan was a complex exercise. In respect of de-recognition of operational and financial creditors, difference amounting to 21214.18 Lakh between the carrying amount of financial liabilities extinguished and consideration paid, is recognised in statement of profit and loss account in accordance with Ind AS - 109 Financial Instruments prescribed under section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 and accounting policies consistently followed by the Company and disclosed as an "Exceptional items". Accounting for the effects of the resolution plan is considered by us to be a matter of most significance due to its importance to intended users understanding of the Financial Statements as a whole and materiality thereof.

We have performed the following procedures to determine whether the effect of Resolution Plan has been appropriately recognised in the Financial Statements:

Ý Reviewed management's process for review and implementation of the Resolution Plan.

Ý Reviewed the provisions of the Resolution Plan to understand the requirements of the said Plan and evaluated the possible impact of the same on the financial statements.

Ý Verified the balances of liabilities as on the date of approval of Resolution Plan from supporting documents and computations on a test check basis.

Ý Verified the payment of funds on test check basis as per the Resolution Plan.

Ý Evaluated whether the accounting principles applied by the management fairly present the effects of the Resolution Plan in financial statements in accordance with the principles of Ind AS.

Ý Tested the related disclosures made in notes to the financial statements in respect of the implementation of the resolution plan.

(ii) Contingent liabilities & Matters under litigation

Refer Note 29 to the financial statements. Prior to the approval of the Resolution Plan, the Company was a party to certain matters under litigations. Pursuant to the approval of the Resolution Plan, it was determined that no amounts are payable in respect of those litigations as they stand extinguished. The Company had also made certain payments to the relevant authorities in respect of those litigations as per Order and resolution plan. The estimates related to expect outcome of litigations and recoverability of payments made in respect thereof have high degree of inherent uncertainty due to insufficient judicial precedents in India in respect of disposal of litigations involving companies admitted to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.

We have performed the following procedures to test the recoverability of payments made by the Company in relation to litigations instituted against it prior to the approval of the Resolution Plan:

Ý Verified the underlying documents related to litigations and other correspondences with the statutory authorities. Reviewed the provisions of the Resolution Plan to understand the requirements of the said Plan and evaluated the possible impact.

Ý Evaluated whether the accounting principles applied by the management fairly present the amounts recoverable from relevant authorities in financial statements in accordance with the principles of Ind AS.

Ý Discussion with the management on the development in theses litigations during the year ended 31st March, 2024. Obtaining representation letter from the management on the assessment of those matters as per SA 580 (revised) - written representations.

Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.

Our opinion on the 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 financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our 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.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

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 that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows 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 company's (Indian Accounting Standard ) 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 implementation and maintenance of 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 statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's 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 Company's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's 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 financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

a. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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.

b. Obtain an understanding of internal controls 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 with reference to financial statement in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

d. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's 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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the 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 auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

e. 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.

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 financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's 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

As required by the Companies (Auditor's 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.

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 for the matters stated in the paragraph g(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rules framed there under.

e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

f. 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”.

g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's 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 financial statements — Refer Note 30 to the financial statements;

ii. The Company did not have any long term contract including derivative contract for which there were any material foreseeable losses.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

iv. ( A) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds 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 persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:

directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Company or

provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(B) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:

Ý directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Funding Party or

Ý provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

(C) Based on such audit procedures as 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 (iv) (A) and ( iv) (B) contain any material mis-statement.

v. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year hence provision of section 123 of the Act are not applicable.

vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account 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 except that Register for property plant and equipment maintained in other software which has no audit trail feature. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tempered with.

As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies ( Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail

as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.

h. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors' Report under Section 197(16) of the Act, In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its Director/ Managerial Personnel during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For Ashok Khasgiwala & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants (Firm Reg. No. 000743C/C400037)

Avinash Baxi

Place: Indore Chartered Accountants (Partner)

Date: 01.06.2024 M.No.079722

UDIN: 24079722BKEDRN8035

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