We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statement of AANCHAL ISPAT LIMITED
("The Company"), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, and the Statement of Profit and Loss andthe statement of cash flows for the year ended on that date, and a summary of significant accounting policies andother explanatory information.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements, give the information required by the Company Act 2013 ("the Act") in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian accounting Standards prescribed under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India of the of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024;and of the loss, its cash flows for the year ended on that date;
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards on auditing (SAs) specified under section 143 (10) of theAct. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit ofthe Standalone financial statement section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with thecode of ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements thatare relevant to our audit of the Standalone financial statement under the provisions of the Act and the rules madethereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and theICAI's code of ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements except below:
In the Financial Statements where in management has considered outstanding trade receivables and advance tosuppliers of Rs. 5649.32 lakhs and Rs 265.45 lakhs as at the balance sheet date. Out of them Rs 3967.54 Lakhs and Rs121.00 respectively for period more than two year. Due to confirmations being not available and pendingreconciliation adjustments we are unable to comment on their recoverability of these receivable advance and itsconsequential effect on these financial statements. This Matter was also qualified in report on the financial statementsfor the year ended March 2021, March 2022 and March 2023.However management are trying their best to recoversuch outstanding.
a) We draw attention to Note No. 35 of the accompanying standalone result, where CA Santanu Brahma (IPRegistration No: IBBI/IPA-01/IP-P01482/2018-19/12251) is appointed as a Resolution Professional ("RP") ofthe company in place of Mr. Sriram Mittal and the same has been also approved by Hon'ble NCLT Kolkata it'svide order dated 17 th Nov 2023. Presently, the powers of the Board of Directors of the Company, has beenstands suspended and such powers are now vested with the RP in order to manage the affairs of the company.
b) As per Ind AS-1 "Presentation of Financial statements" wherein it has been explained by the management thefinancial statement have been prepared on going concern basis. The company has substantial amount ofaccumulated loss of past year and huge outstanding of statuary liability and on the basis of the financial ratios,ageing and expected dates of realization of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities, otherinformation accompanying the financial statements which raises significant concern over going concern abilityof the company.
c) We draw attention to Note No. 33th of the accompanying standalone results, the company had defaulted inrepayment of principal and interest payments to Karur Vysa Bank in respect of its borrowings as on 1st October2022 and the default continues as on 31st march 2024.
Further since the company is under CIRP, provision for interest have not been made from 12.09.2023 i.e. dateof CIRP.
d) We draw attention to Note No. 36th of the statement wherein three Prospective Resolution Applicants(PRAs)has shown their interest for acquiring the company and deposited the EMD for the same and their submittedResolution Plans are pending before the Committee of Creditors(CoC) for its approvals.
e) We draw attention to Note No. 37th of the statement wherein the position of whole time company secretarywere vacant in the company and such vacancy was not yet filled by the company. It has also been informedthat CFO of the company resign with effect from 15/11/2023.The same is considered in 3rd CoC meeting. Thismatter is still pending for approval by CoC.
f) Based upon the audit procedure performed and according to the information and explanation given to us, thatduring CIRP, whole of the long term borrowings as on 31st march 2024 has been classified as currentborrowings.
g) We draw attention to Note No. 38th of the statement wherein the company has made substantial purchaseand sale with its sister concern Aanchal International Limited at arm's length price.
h) We draw attention that during CIRP. The impact of all the claims admitted by the Resolution Professional andthe effect of the same has not been given in the Financial Statements of corporate debtor.
i) It has been informed that the there is a difference in amount of class wise inventories since it is adjusted asper the instructions of stores manager.
Our conclusion is not modified in respect of above matters.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of theStandalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe Standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to becommunicated in our report.
See note 26 to the standalone financial statements
The key audit matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
We identified the accuracy andcompleteness of disclosure of relatedparty transactions as set out inrespective notes to the standalone IndAS financial statements as a key auditmatter due to:
The significance of transactions withrelated parties during the year endedMarch 31, 2024.
Our procedures in relation to the disclosure of related partytransactions included:
1. Obtaining an understanding of the Company's policies andprocedures in respect of the capturing of related partytransactions and how management ensures all transactionsand balances with related parties have been disclosed in thestandalone Ind AS financial statements.
2. Obtaining an understanding of the Company's policies andprocedures in respect of evaluating arms-length pricing andapproval process by the audit committee and the board ofdirectors.
3. Agreeing the amounts disclosed to underlyingdocumentation and reading relevant agreements,evaluation of arms -length, on as sample basis, as part of ourevaluation of the disclosure.
Tax litigations - provisions and contingencies
See note 27 to the standalone financial statements
The Company is involved in several ongoing direct
We have applied the following audit
and indirect tax litigations
procedures in this area, among others to
A disclosure for contingent liabilities is made where
obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence:
there is a possible obligation or a present obligation
1.
We tested the effectiveness of key
that may probably not require an outflow of
controls around the recording and
resources. When there is a possible or a present
assessment of tax provisions and
obligation where the likelihood of outflow of
contingent liabilities.
resources is remote, no provision or disclosure is
2.
We assessed the value of the provisions
made.
and contingent liabilities in light of the
We have identified tax litigations, provisions and
nature of the exposures, applicable
contingencies as a key audit matter because it
regulations and related correspondences
requires the management to make judgements and
with the authorities.
estimates in relation to the exposure arising out of
3.
We assessed the relevant historical and
litigations. The key judgement lies in the estimation of
recent judgments passed by the court
provisions where they may differ from the future
authorities.
obligations. The Company operates under several taxlaws and some of these have a significant impact onthe financial statements of the Company.
4.
Obtained Management's assessment ofthe open cases and compared to assessthe reasonableness of the provision orcontingency.
The Company's board of directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, BusinessResponsibility Report but does not include the IND AS financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the IND AS financial statement does not cover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the IND AS financial statement, our responsibility is to read the other information and,in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statementsor our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
Management's Responsibility and Those charged with Governance for the Financial Statement
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("theAct") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financialposition, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. Thisresponsibility also includes the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provision of theAct for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting the frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of internal financial control, that were operating effectivelyfor ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentationof the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due tofraud or error.
In preparing the IND AS financial statement, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
The board of directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the IND AS financial statement as a whole are freefrom 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 withSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these IND AS financial statement.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the IND AS financial statement, whether due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based onthe audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the INDAS financial statement or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the IND AS financial statement, including thedisclosures, and whether the IND AS financial statement represent the underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timingof the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably 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 mostsignificance in the audit of the IND AS financial statement 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 matteror when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our reportbecause the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefitsof such communication.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act 2013, We give in the Annexure A on thematters specified in paragraph 3 & 4 of the order.
2) 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 knowledgeand 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 asappears from our examination of those books except for the possible effects of the matters described inbasis of opinion section above and the matters stated in the paragraph (j)(vi) below on reporting underRule11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c) The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the cash flow statement dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books of account.
d) Except for the possible effects of the matters described in basis of opinion section above, in our opinion,the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS Specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March, 2024, taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2024, from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith areas stated in the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph(j)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the companyand the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directorsduring the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
i) The matters described in the basis for opinion section above and material uncertainty related to goingconcern section above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the company.
j) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our Information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The company has disclosed the impact of pending litigation on its financial position in its standalonefinancial statement.(Refer Note No 27 to the financial statements )
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There are no amount required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (whichare material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested(either from the borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by thecompany to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manners whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (whichare material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from anyperson or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding , whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party ("Ultimate beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause one (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above,contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend is declared or paid during the year.
vi. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is applicable from1 April 2023. Based on our examination which included test checks, except for the instancesmentioned below ,the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account,which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software:
The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled at the application layer of theaccounting software's relating to revenue, trade receivables and general ledger for the period 1 April2023 to 10 August 2023.Further, for the periods where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled andoperated throughout the year for the respective accounting software, we did not come across anyinstance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
(Firm Registration No. : 326370E)
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Place : Kolkata Partner
Date : 30/05/2024 (ICAI UDIN: 24065792BKEXZD7899)