Your directors are pleased to present the 31st Annual Report on the operational and business performance of the Company together with theAudited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
The performance of the company for the financial year ended March 31,2024 is summarized below:
('. In Lakhs)
Particulars
CURRENT YEAR2023-24
PREVIOUS YEAR2022-23
Total income
979.91
1683.62
Profit/loss before Depreciation & Amortization Expenses, Finance Cost and Tax
(351.65)
(537.08)
Less: Depreciation & Amortization Expenses
329.30
1162.22
Profit/loss before Finance Cost, Exceptional items and Tax expenses
(680.95)
(1699.30)
Less: Finance Cost
165.00
0
Profit/ loss before Exceptional items and Tax expenses
(845.94)
Less: Exceptional Items
91366.01
Profit/loss before Tax expenses
90520.06
Less: Tax Expenses
0.00
Profit/loss for the year
Other Comprehensive Income
155.32
52.90
Total Comprehensive Income
90675.38
(1646.40)
Balance of Profit /loss for earlier year
(98552.00)
(96852.70)
Balance carried forward
(8031.94)
The performance of the Company has been comprehensively discussed in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report(forming part of the Annual Report)
A. Stay on auction process of Corporate Debtor was vacated by the order of Hon'ble High Court, Bombay on 25th April, 2023 andthe auction process along with the liquidation process was taken ahead by the liquidator in consultation with the stakeholders.
B. The auction of the company as going concern was successfully completed by the liquidator vide an e-auction dated 13thSeptember, 2023.During the liquidation process Mahaalaxmi Textile being Successful Bidder had taken over the company asGoing Concern.
C. Further, certain reliefs & concessions as sought by the successful bidder i.e. Mahaalaxmi Textile were granted by Hon'ble NCLT,Mumbai vide order dated 25th January,2024.
D. Sale certificate dated 11th March ,2024 along with acquisition plan was issued by the liquidator. Based on the acquisition planas annexed with sale certificate, several corporate actions were proposed by Mahaalaxmi Textile in acquisition plan includingCancellation of shares of previous promoters, cancellation of 97.50% paid up capital of the public shareholders and allotmentof new shares to representative of Mahaalaxmi Textile and its nominees. The said corporate actions are still in process beforeCDSL, NSDL, BSE and NSE.
During the year under review the turnover of the company is ' 979.91 Lakhs which was ' 1683.62 Lakhs in previous year. UnderUtilization of capacity accompanied lower margins have resulted into the Loss of ' 845.94 Lakhs as against the net loss of '1699.30Lakhs in previous year. The substantial portion of loss is due the provision of depreciation which is owing to the fact that majorportion of Company's unit is not operational.
The Company was undergoing Insolvency Proceedings for the past several years. During the current year under consideration thecompany was sold in an e-auction conducted by the Liquidator “As a Going Concern” Consequent to the said e-auction thesuccessful bidder paid the requisite bid amount and approached the Hon. National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for seeking variousrelief. Accordingly vide order dated 25.01.2024, the Hon. NCLT was pleased to pass an order granting the reliefs. Pursuant to the saidorder the liabilities of the companies apart from those settled by the liquidator according to Section 53, shall stand extinguished. TheCompany has thereby written back several liabilities and also written off certain assets, which have been treated as “ExceptionalItems” in the books of accounts thereby the profit after Exceptional Items ' 90520.06 (Loss of ' 1699.30 in Previous Year)
There was no change in the nature of business activities of the Company during the financial year under review.
In view of the operational losses incurred by the Company and the liquidation proceedings under IBC, the Board of Directors of theCompany has not recommended any dividend for the financial year under review.
As the Company has incurred operational losses during the year, no amount has been transferred to ReservesTRANSFER OF UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED AMOUNTS/ SHARES TO IEPFDuring the year, the Company was not required to transfer any unclaimed dividends / Shares to IEPFDIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Due to sad demise of Mr. Anasaheb Mohite, Chairman & Managing Director, it was required to fill the vacancy of the post. Hence withrecommendation, the board had appointed Mr. Anant Bhide as a Managing Director of the company w.e.f. 27th July, 2023.
Pursuant to the liquidation proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, the charge of the company was handedover to the successful bidder and hence necessitating the reformation of the entire board and various committees of the Company(Corporate Debtor). Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, as per therecommendations of the successful bidder and with the consent of the liquidator, the new directors along with Chief Financial Officerwere appointed with immediate effect i.e. 15th March, 2024 on the Board of the company. Pertinent to the new management takingover the company, all the previous directors and CFO had resigned.
Hence Mr. Deepak C. Choudhari Chairman & Managing Director, Mrs. Madhubala D. Choudhari Non-Executive Director, Mr. Dhruv N.Jain Independent Director, Mr. Veerendra M. Mane Independent Director, Mr. Mandar D. Jadhav Independent Director, Mr. Tausif G.Solapure Independent Director and Shrenik Chaudhari Chief Financial Officer appointed w.e.f. 15th March,2024
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Management & Administration)Rules, 2014 and Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs. Madhubala D. Choudhari, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director ofthe Company (DIN: 08180531), retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered herself for re¬appointment and your Board recommends for her re-appointment.
Brief resume of Director proposed to be appointed is given in the Notice convening 31st Annual General Meeting in pursuant toRegulation 36(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on March 31, 2024 were Mr.Deepak C. Choudhari, Chairperson & Managing Director, Mr. Shrenik D. Choudhari, Chief Financial Officer and Mrs. Nasima A. Kagadi,Company Secretary.
During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and there are no outstanding deposits in terms of theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
During the year, industrial relations have been cordial.
In terms of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014,the Annual Return of the Company is available on the website of the Company www.abhishekcorporation.com
The Equity Shares of your Company are presently listed on BSE Limited & National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). Due tofinancial crunches faced by the company, listing fees has not been paid for the financial year.
During the financial year under review, eight (8) Board Meetings were convened and held, the details of which are given in theCorporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between these Meetings was within the period prescribed under the CompaniesAct, 2013 and Regulations 17 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015. Detail of dates are mentioned in Corporate Governance Report, part of annual report.
During the year under review, Company does not have any subsidiaries or joint ventures or associate companies as defined under theAct. However, the Company has framed a policy for determining material subsidiaries, which can be accessed at web-linkhttp://www.abhishekcorporation.com/disclosure/policy-for-determining-material-subsidiaries.pdf
The Board of Directors acknowledge the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) read withSection 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended on 31st March, 2024 andstate that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, the applicable Accounting Standardshave been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) Accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and judgments and estimates made that were 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 the year under review;
c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provision of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
d) The annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
e) Internal financial controls to be followed by the Company have been laid down and ensured that such internal financial controlsare adequate and operating effectively; and
f) Proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems areadequate and operating effectively.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the Listing Regulations and onrecommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors have adopted policy for selection andappointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration. The Remuneration Policy has been placed on the website ofthe Company and is available on http://www.abhishekcorporation.com/disclosure/Remuneration%20Policy.pdf Brief ofRemuneration policy is given in Corporate Governance report.
The Company has an elaborate risk Management procedure and adopted a systematic approach to mitigate risk associated withaccomplishment of objectives, operations, revenues and regulations. The Company believes that this would ensure mitigating stepsproactively and help to achieve stated objectives. The Risk Management process of the Company focuses on three elements, viz. (1)Risk Assessment; (2) Risk Management; (3) Risk Monitoring.
A Risk Management Committee is constituted which has been entrusted with the responsibility to assist the Board in (a) Overseeingand approving the Company's enterprise risk management framework; and (b) Overseeing that all the risk that the organization faces.
The Audit Committee reviews adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's internal control environment and monitors theimplementation of audit recommendations, including those relating to strengthening of the Company's risk management policiesand systems. The details of the Risk Management Policy are available on the Company's websitehttp://www.abhishekcorporation.com/disclosure/Risk%20Management%20Policy.pdf
No frauds were reported by the Auditors under Sub-Section 12 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules madethere under.
Explanation or Comments on Qualification, reservations or adverse remarks or declaimers made by Auditors in Statutory AuditReport are enclosed as Annexure I.
Explanation or Comments on Qualification, reservations or adverse remarks or declaimers made by Secretarial Auditors in SecretarialAudit Report are enclosed as Annexure I.
The Company is not falling under any of applicability criteria's of CSR as mentioned under the Provisions of Section 135 ofCompanies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014, therefore it is not mandatory for thecompany to form Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and a Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility.
It is not mandatory for the company to maintain cost audit and records.
Except the changes occurred during and subsequent to the financial year 2023-24, relating to liquidation process as stated hereinabove, there are no any material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between theend of the financial year to which this financial statement relates and the date of this report.
Company has not provided any loans, guarantees, security under any Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year underreview. The Company has not made any investment during the financial year 2023-24.
Pursuant to section 134(3)(d) of the Act, the Company confirm having received necessary declarations from all the IndependentDirectors under section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 declaring that they meet the criteria of independence laid down underSection 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
Trading of Shares is suspended in BSE Ltd and National Stock Exchange of India Limited due to non-submission of some quarterlycompliance and non-payment of listing fees.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,the Board has carried out annual evaluation of its own performance, that of its committees and individual directors for the financial year2023-24. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
Except orders under IBC Code 2016, there are no significant material orders passed by the regulators/courts/tribunal which wouldimpact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations for this year.
There was no change in capital structure of the Company during the year under review. As on 31st March, 2024, the paid-up equityshare capital is ' 16, 00, 84,620 comprising of 1, 60, 08,462 Equity shares of Face Value of '10/- each. During the financial year2023-24, Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights as to dividends, voting or otherwise, or any convertiblesecurities, warrants or Sweat Equity shares. The Company does not have any Employee Stock Option Scheme or Employee StockPurchase Scheme.
Further, in accordance with acquisition plan provided to the Resp. Liquidator and Hon. NCLT, several corporate actions were proposedby Mahaalaxmi Textile (successful bidder) for effectuating the acquisition of the corporate debtor including the Cancellation ofshares of previous promoters, reduction and consolidation of 97.50% paid up capital of the public shareholders and allotment of newshares to representatives of Mahaalaxmi Textile. The said corporate actions are still in process at CDSL, NSDL, BSE and NSE.
The Audit Committee is duly constituted as per the provisions of Section 177 of Companies Act 2013 and Regulations 18 of ListingRegulations. The details pertaining to composition of Audit Committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report, whichforms part of this report.
The Company is committed to provide an open, honest and transparent working environment and seeks to eliminate fraudulentactivities in its operations. To maintain high level of legal, ethical and moral standards and to provide a gateway for employees toreport unethical behavior and actual or suspected frauds, the Company has adopted the Whistleblower Policy / Vigil Mechanism inline with Regulation 22 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. No personnel have been denied access to the Audit Committee. TheWhistleblower Policy / Vigil Mechanism broadly covers a detailed process for reporting, handling and investigation of fraudulentactivities and providing necessary protection to the employees who report such fraudulent activities / unethical behaviour.
The policy is available on the website of the Company viz http://www.abhishekcorporation.com/vigil%20machanism%20policy.pdf Nocomplaints, issues or concerns were received by the Company under Code of Conduct and Whistle Blower Policy during FY 2023-24.
In accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Members of the Company in its 28th Annual General Meeting, held on30th September, 2021 have appointed M/S ARNA Associates, Chartered Accountants, Kolhapur (Registration No.122293W) as theStatutory Auditors of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company. The provisionsrelating to ratification of the appointment of the Statutory Auditors has been removed vide Companies Amendment Act, 2017.
However, the Statutory Auditors have given a confirmation that they are eligible to continue with their appointment and that theyhave not been disqualified in any manner from continuing as Statutory Auditor.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board, at its meeting held on 29th May 2023 has appointed M/s Shrenik Nagaonkar &Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Kolhapur to conduct a secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2023-24.The Report of the Secretarial Audit carried out for the financial year 2023-24 is annexed herewith as Annexure- II
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies act 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the board onrecommendation of the Audit committee, reappointed Mr. Nilesh R. Kothari, Chartered Accountant, Kolhapur as the Internal Auditorof the Company. The Management regularly reviews the findings of the Internal Auditor and effective steps to implement anysuggestions/observations of the Internal Auditors are taken and monitored regularly. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Boardregularly addresses significant issues raised by the Internal Auditor.
The company has in place Internal Financial Control system, commensurate with size & complexity of its operations to ensure properrecording of financial and operational information & compliance of various internal controls & other regulatory & statutorycompliances. Internal Auditors' comprising of professional Chartered Accountants monitor & evaluate the efficacy of InternalFinancial Control system in the company, its compliance with operating system, accounting procedures & policies at all the locationsof the company. Based on their report of Internal Audit function, corrective actions in the respective area are undertaken & controlsare strengthened. Significant audit observations & corrective action suggested are presented to the Audit Committee.
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter IV read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, a separate section on Corporate Governance has been incorporated in the Annual Report for the information ofthe shareholders. A certificate issued by the Secretarial Auditors of the Company regarding compliance with the conditions ofCorporate Governance as stipulated under the said Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 forms part of this Report.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 197 (12) of Companies Act, 2013 read with the rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment &Remuneration of Managerial personnel) rules 2014, details of ratio of remuneration of director to the median employee'sremunerations are appended to this report as Annexure III. Due to Liquidation process none of the Directors were paid anyremuneration.
The company has complied with all the mandatory applicable secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretariesof India and approved by the Central Government under Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated under Regulation 34(2) along with Schedule Vof the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“ListingRegulations”), is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual Report.
The disclosure of particulars with respect to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings andOutgo as required under Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014for the year ended 31st March, 2024 are provided under Annexure IV to this Directors' Report.
The Company has duly constituted the Committees as required under the Companies Act, 2013 read with applicable Rules madethere under and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
At present following are the Committees of the Board;
- Audit Committee
- Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
- Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Risk Management Committee
The details of composition of each Committee, terms of the reference and number of meetings held during the year under review aregiven in the Corporate Governance Report, annexed to this report.
Pursuant to SEBI Circular Company is not required to constitute Risk Management Committee but the company have the saidcommittee since last several years and considering the scope and necessity, Board has decided to continue with the same.
All contracts/arrangements/transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related Parties were in ordinarycourse of business and on arm's length basis. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Companywith Promoters, Directors or Key Managerial Personnel etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company atlarge or which warrants the approval of the shareholders. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required underSection 134(3) (h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is set out as in FormAOC - 2 being enclosed as Annexure V to this report.
In terms of Section 188 Companies Act and Companies (Meeting of board and its powers) Rules, 2014 and further in terms ofRegulation 23 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 related to the corporate governance,Company has formulated related party policy of the company. The Policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Boardmay be accessed through the following link: http://www.abhishekcorporation.com/disclosure/policy-on-related-party-transactions.pdf
Company always endeavors and provide conductive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment includingsexual harassment. The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a policy forprevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace. The Company has set up an Internal Committee under the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 to look into complaints relating to sexualharassment at workplace of any woman employee. During the year under review, no complaints pertaining to sexual harassmentwere received and no complaint was pending as on 31st March, 2024.
Under SEBI vide circular no. CIR/CFD/CMD/56/2016 Company has submitted Statement on impact of audit qualification withmodified opinion for the year 2023-24 to respective stock exchanges. The Statement on Impact of Audit Qualification for FinancialYear 2023-24 is appended which forms part of this Directors Report as Annexure VI.PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEESThe statementcontaining particulars of employees as required under section 197(12) of Companies Act 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) ofCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 showing the names and other particulars of theemployees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules has been appended as Annexure VI forming part ofthis report.
The statement containing particulars of employees as required under section 197(12) of Companies Act 2013 read with Rule 5(2)and 5(3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 showing the names and otherparticulars of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules has been appended as AnnexureVII forming part of this report.
No disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the yearunder review:
A. Issue of equity shares with differential right as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
B. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the company under any scheme.
C. Neither Managing Director nor Whole Time Directors of the company receive any remuneration or commission from anyof its subsidiary.
Your directors express their sincere appreciation for the cooperation and assistance received from Shareholders, Bankers, FinancialInstitutions, Regulatory Bodies, government Authorities, customers and other business constituents during the year under review.
The Directors express their sincere thanks to the liquidator and stakeholders of the Company for continuous support during the year.Your directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officersand staff and look forward to their continued support in future.
Place : Kolhapur For Abhishek Corporation Limited
Managing Director(DIN: 03175105)