We have audited the Ind AS financial statements of Kanoria Energy & Infrastructure Limited (Formerly Known as AInfrastructure Limited) (“the Company”), which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31,2025, the statement of profitand loss (including other comprehensive income), statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for theyear then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the material accounting policies andother explanatory information (herein referred to as “ financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financialstatements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) in the manner so required and give a trueand fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended (the Ind AS) and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, the profit, total comprehensive income,changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act.Our responsibilities under those standards(SAs) are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code ofEthics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the (ICAI's)Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thefinancial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report.
Revenue recognition (refer note No. 1 (10) to the Financial Statements)
The Key Audit Matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when the control of theunderlying products has been transferred to thecustomer. There is a risk of revenue being overstateddue to fraud resulting from the pressure onmanagement to achieve performance targets at thereporting period end.
Revenue is measured net of discounts, rebates andincentives earned by customers on the Company'ssales.
Our audit procedures included:
a) Assessed the appropriateness of the company's revenuerecognition accounting policies, including those relating todiscounts, incentives and rebates by comparing with theapplicable accounting standards;
b) Tested the operating effectiveness of the general IT controlenvironment and key IT application controls overrecognition of revenue, calculation of discounts, incentivesand rebates;
Due to the Company's presence across different
c)
Performed test of details:
marketing regions within the country and thecompetitive business environment, the estimation ofthe various types of discounts, rebates and incentives
i) Agreed samples of sales, discounts, incentives andrebates to supporting documentation and approvals;
to be recognized based on sales made during the
ii) Obtained supporting documents for sales transactions
year is material and considered to be judgmental.
Therefore, there is a risk of revenue being misstatedas a result of faulty estimations over discounts,
recorded either side of year end as well as credit notesissued after the year ended to determine whetherrevenue was recognized in the correct period.
incentives and rebates and therefore considered as
d)
Comparing the historical discounts, rebates and incentives
a key audit matter.
to current payment trends. We also considered the historicalaccuracy of the Company's estimates in previous years.
e)
Assessing manual journals posted to revenue to identifyunusual items. and
f)
Considered the appropriateness of the company'sdescription of the accounting policy, disclosures related torevenue, discounts, incentive and rebates and whetherthese are adequately presented in the financial statement.
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Company's annual report, but does not include the financial statements andour auditors' report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do notexpress 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 doingso, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledgeobtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, weconclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit andother comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for 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 andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectivelyfor ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation ofthe financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
In preparing the financial statements, management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or hasno realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial 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 willalways detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions ofusers taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
i. 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 andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraudis higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
ii. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion onwhether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls.
iii. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
iv. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, weare required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up tothe date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas a going concern.
v. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality, in the context of any entity's financial statement taken as a whole, is the nature or magnitude of financialinformation, or both that individually or in the combination with other information is reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable primary user of general purpose financial statements. In planningthe scope of our audit work, evaluating the results of our work and evaluating the financial effect of any identifiedomissions, misstatements or obscuration in the financial statements we consider quantitative materiality and also thequalitative factors.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing ofthe audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during ouraudit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirementsregarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably bethought 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 financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. Wedescribe these matters in our auditors' report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government interms of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
(A) 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 andbelief 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 itappears from our examination of those books.
c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statementof changes in equity and the statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with thebooks of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of theAct.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B”.
g) 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 theCompany to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of theAct. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of theAct.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors' Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31, 2025 on its financialposition in its financial statements - Refer Note 48(i) to the financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivatives contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than disclosed
in the notes to accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any otherperson(s) or entity (ies), including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as disclosedin the notes to accounts, no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) orentity(s), including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”) with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“ultimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;and
c. Based on audit procedures that we have considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under iv. (a)and (b) above contain any material mis-statement.
v. The Company has declared and paid dividend during the year and has complied with Section 123 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used an accounting softwarefor maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and thesame has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further,during the course of our audit, we did not come across any instances of audit trial feature being temperedwith and the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
Chartered AccountantsFirm Registration Number 304153E
Kailash Chandra Sharma
Place - New Delhi Partner
Date - May, 23, 2025 Membership No.50819
UDIN: 25050819BMLCMH6318