We have audited the standalone financial statements of Oriental Rail Infrastructure Limited (“the Company”),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31st, 2026, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including othercomprehensive income), Statement of Changes in Equity and Cash Flow statement for the year then ended on31st March 2026 and 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, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribedunder section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended,(“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Companyas at March 31st, 2026 and its profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for theyear 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 the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’sResponsibilities for the Audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report. We are independentof the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiatogether with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements underthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the auditevidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our auditof the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thefinancial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicatedin our report.
1. Conversion of convertible warrants into equity shares
Key Audit Matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
During the financial year 2025-26, the Companycompleted the conversion of Convertible Warrants,which were issued in current financial years(specifically allotments made on June 27, 2025,July 12, 2025 and July 29, 2025), into fully paid-up
1. We inspected the minutes of the meetings of theBoard of Directors and the StakeholdersRelationship Committee to verify the formal
equity shares of face value ? 1 each. Thisconversion was executed following the receipt ofthe balance 75% of the issue price (? 169 perwarrant) from the warrant holders, in accordancewith the terms of the Private Placement Offer CumApplication Letter (Form PAS-4) and theprovisions of Section 42 and 62 of the CompaniesAct, 2013. The conversion resulted in a significantincrease in the Paid-up Equity Share Capital of ? 25Lakhs and Securities Premium Account of ? 4,200Lakhs of the Company.
approval for the allotment of equity shares upon theexercise of warrants.
2. We cross-referenced the conversion terms withthe original Private Placement Offer CumApplication Letter (Form PAS-4) and theshareholder resolutions passed in the previous yearsto ensure the conversion price and ratio wereapplied correctly.
3. We inspected the Form PAS-3 (Return ofAllotment) filed with the Registrar of Companies toensure that the allotment was reported within thestatutory timelines.
4. We performed a verification of bank statementsto confirm the timely receipt of the balance amountfrom the warrant holders before the allotment ofshares.
5. We reviewed the adequacy and accuracy of thedisclosures made in the Notes to Accounts,specifically regarding the movement in sharecapital and the impact on the Diluted Earnings PerShare (EPS) as per Ind AS 33.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our auditof the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of ouraudit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the keyaudit matters to be communicated in our report.
Other information
The Company’s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Company’s annual report, but does not include thestandalone financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with thestandalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of thisother information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management’s Responsibility for the standalone financial statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a trueand fair view of the financial position, financial performance, (changes in equity) and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accountingStandards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting 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 appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively forensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentationof the financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using thegoing concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includesour opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conductedin accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due tofraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting 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 financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls with reference tostandalone financial statements in place and the operating 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, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that maycast significant 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 thestandalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and eventsin a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone
Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors (i) inplanning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect ofany identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control thatwe identify during 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 thatmay 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 ofmost significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore thekey audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act,we give in the "Annexure A" astatement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we further 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 purpose 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, except for certain matters in respect of audit trail as stated in theparagraph 2B(f) below.
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 the booksof account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with applicable Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2026, taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2026, from being appointedas 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 in respectof audit trail are as stated in the paragraph 2A(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act andparagraph 2B(f) 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 Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in ‘Annexure B’. Our report expressesan unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controlsover financial reporting.
2.B. 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:
(a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalonefinancial statements, if any, refer note 29 to the financial statements;
(b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
(c) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
(d) (i) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate) 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 other person orentity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are materialeither individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, includingforeign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theCompany shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have been 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 (i) and(ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
(e) The Company has paid dividend during the year in accordance with section 123 of the Act.
(f) Based on our examination which included test checks and in accordance with requirements of theImplementation Guide on Reporting on Audit Trail under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014, except for the instances mentioned below, the Company has used accounting softwares formaintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective softwares:
(i) The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled at the database level to log any directdata changes for the accounting softwares used for maintaining the books of account relating to payroll, orderprocess, general ledger and certain non- editable fields/tables of the accounting software used for maintaininggeneral ledger.
Further, for the periods where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated throughout the year for therespective accounting software, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tamperedwith.
2.C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors’ Report in accordance with the requirements ofsection 197(16), as amended;
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, The Company has not paid orprovided for any managerial remuneration during the year. Accordingly, reporting under Section 197(16) ofthe Act is not applicable.
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