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To the Members of __________________________

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

Opinion

I have audited the financial statements of ____________________________ (“the Company”) which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021, and the Statement of Profit and Loss 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 my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the explanations given to me, the aforesaid financial statements provide 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2021. Its profit and cash flow for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

I conducted my audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. My responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of my report. I am independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to my audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder. I have fulfilled my other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion. 

Other Information

The Company’s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The additional information comprises the information included in the Director’s report but does not include the financial statements and my auditors’ report thereon.

My opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information, and I do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with my audit of the financial statements, my responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the additional information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or my knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

If based on the work I have performed, I conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, I am required to report that fact. I have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibility of Management for Financial Statements

The Company’s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accounting standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for the safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate 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 give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management and Board of Directors are 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 is also responsible for overseeing the company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

My 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 my 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, I exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. I also:

  • 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 my 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 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, I am also responsible for expressing my opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements 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 management.
  • 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 I conclude that a material uncertainty exists, I am required to draw attention in my auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify my opinion. My conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of my auditor’s 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 financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

I 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 I identify during my audit.

I also provide those charged with governance with a statement that I 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 my independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

  1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order,2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, I give in the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
  2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, I report that:

(a) I have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which, to the best of my knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of my audit;

(b) In my opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from my examination of those books;

(c) The financial statements dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts;

(d) In my opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

(e) based on the written representations received from the directors as of 31 March 2021 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2021 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act except <<ABC>> (DIN: XXXX) who has been notified as disqualified by Registrar of Companies however the director has filed a Writ petition with Hon’ble Delhi High Court vide petition number W.P. (C ) 1685/2019 and the interim stay has been granted vide order dated 23 December 2019 and proceedings are under process before the Hon’ble Court;

(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 my separate report in “Annexure B”; and

(g) The provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act are not applicable to the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021;

(h) 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 my opinion, and to the best of my information and according to the explanations given to me:

  1. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
  2. The Company did not have any long-term contracts, including derivative contracts for which there were any foreseeable material losses.
  • There were no amounts that were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
  • The disclosures in financial statements regarding holdings as Ill as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made in these financial statements since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2021.

For ___________________

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No.: _______________

Name of Auditor

Proprietor/Partner

Membership No.:

UDIN:

Place:

Date:

Annexure-A to the Auditor’s Report

The Annexure referred to in Independent Auditors’ Report to the members of ___________________ (“the Company”), on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021, I report that:

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting a true and fair view on the financial statements of the Company and taking into consideration the information and explanations given to me and the books of account and other records examined by me in the normal course of the audit, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I report that:

(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situations of fixed assets.

(b) As explained to me, the fixed assets have been physically verified by the management in a phased periodical manner, which in my opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies are noticed on such physical verification.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to me and on the basis of my examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company. In respect of immovable properties taken on lease and disclosed as right-of-use-assets in the standalone financial statements, the lease agreements are in the name of the Company.

  • As explained to me, the inventories are physically verified during the year by the Management at reasonable intervals, and no material discrepancies are noticed on such physical verification.
  • According to the information and explanation given to me, the company has not granted any loan, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clauses 3(iii)(a), 3(iii)(b) and 3(iii)(c) of the Order are not applicable to the company.
  • In my opinion, the Company has not entered into any transaction covered under sections 185 and 186 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iv) of the Order are not applicable.
  • According to information and explanations given to me, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public; therefore, the question of complying with the provisions of sections 73 to 76 of the Act and rules framed thereunder does not arise.
  • I have broadly reviewed the records maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act, related to the manufacturing activities, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. I have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
  • According to the information and explanations are given to me, in respect of statutory dues: –
  • According to the records of the Company, undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investors Education and Protection Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income-Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material Statutory Dues, to the extent applicable in the case of the company, have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities except for the slight delay in Income Tax, Provident fund. According to the information and explanations given to me, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at the last day of the year for a period of more than six months from the date of becoming payable.
  • According to the information and explanations are given to me, the dues outstanding of income tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2021, on account of any dispute are given below, which pertains to M/s JSK Electricals, the erstwhile partnership firm:
Name of the StatueNature of the DuesGrossAmount (Rs.)Amount Deposited(Rs.)Period to which the amount relatesForum where the dispute is pending
  • In my opinion, and according to information and explanation were given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding dues in the nature of loan towards the Government and no dues payable to debenture holders during the year.
  • In my opinion and according to information and explanation were given by the management, the Company did not raise money by way of an initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments), and term loan has been applied by the Company for the purposes for which they were raised.
  • No fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the period covered under audit.
  • The provisions of Section 197 of the Act read with Schedule V to the Act are not applicable to the Company since the company is not a public company as defined under Section 2(71) of the Act. Accordingly, provisions of clause 3(xi) of the Order are not applicable.
  • The Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, the provision of clause 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
  • In my opinion, all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Section 188 of the Act, where applicable, and the requisite details have been disclosed in the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards. Further, in my opinion, the company is not required to constitute an audit committee under section 177 of the Act.
  • During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures.
  • In my opinion and according to the information and explanations given to me, during the year, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him and hence reporting under clause (xv) of Paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
  • In my opinion, and according to information and explanations provided to me, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Annexure – B to the Auditors’ Report

 Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of 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 my report of even date)

I have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of ______________ (“the Company”) as of 31 March 2021 in conjunction with my audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

In my opinion, the company has, in all material respect, adequate internal financial control with reference to financial statements and such internal financial controls were operating effectively as at 31 March 2021 based on the internal financial control with reference to financial statement criteria established by the company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Notes on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (the “Guidance Note”).

Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls 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 (‘ICAI’). 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 company’s 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

My responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements based on my audit. I conducted my audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that I 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.

My audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. My 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 auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting includes 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 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 company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

For ___________________

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No.: _______________

Name of Auditor

Proprietor/Partner

Membership No.:

UDIN:

Place:

Date:

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