Your Directors present the Thirty Sixth Annual Report of your Company togetherwith the Audited Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024.
(Rs. in Lakhs!
Description
Financial Year
2023-24
2022-23
Revenue from Operations
-
Other Income
7.05
15.06
Profit/Loss before Depreciation, Finance costs,Exceptional items and Tax Expense
(2.21)
2.72
Less: Depreciation/Amortization/Impairment
Profit/Loss before Finance costs, Exceptionalitems and Tax Expense
Less: Finance Costs
Profit/Loss before Exceptional items and TaxExpense
Add/(less): Exceptional items
Profit/Loss before Tax Expense
Less: Tax Expense (Current & Deferred)
Profit/Loss for the year (1)
Total Comprehensive Income/loss(2)
Total (1 2)
Balance of profit/loss for earlier years
Less: Transfer to Debenture Redemption Reserve
Less: Transfer to Reserves
Less: Dividend paid on Equity Shares
Less: Dividend Distribution Tax
Balance carried forward
Earnings per share (EPS) of Re. 1/- each
0.03
During the year there was no operation in the company due to unavoidablecircumstances beyond the control of the Company. There was no change in natureof business of the Company, during the year under review.
In view of the carried forward losses incurred by the Company over the years, yourdirectors regret their inability to declare any dividend on equity shares of theCompany. Further there were no unclaimed dividend and shares liable to transfer toInvestor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPF).
The Board of Directors has not recommended transfer of any amount to reserves.
The paid up Equity Share Capital as at March 31, 2024 stood at Rs.778.63 lakhs.During the year under review, the Company has not issued shares with differentialvoting rights nor granted any stock options or sweat equity shares. As on March 31,2024 none of the Directors of the Company hold instruments convertible intoequity shares of the Company.
During the year under review, there were no instances of non-exercising of votingrights in respect of shares purchased directly by employees under a schemepursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (ShareCapital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company.Corporate Governance
Pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, the compliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified inregulation 17, 17A, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 26, 27 and clauses (b) to (i)and (t) of sub - regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V isnot applicable to the company as the Paid up equity capital and net worth of theCompany doesn't exceed Rs.10 crores and Rs.25 crores respectively as on the lastdate of the previous financial year. Accordingly, we have not attached separate reporton Corporate Governance in this Annual Report provided.
All Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria ofindependence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI Listing Obligations. During the year, non-executive directors of the Companyhad no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company.
Mr. Bhupat Savajibhai Chaniyara (DIN: 10327428) retires by rotation at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for reappointment.Accordingly, his re-appointment forms part of the notice of the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting. During the financial year, Key Managerial Personnel in theCompany were Mr. Bhupat Savajibhai Chaniyara, Executive Director & CEO, Mr.Jagdish Zalavadia, Executive Director & CFO and Mr. Sumit Gupta, CompanySecretary & Compliance Officer. The appointment of the directors was confirmedby the shareholders at their extra-ordinary general meeting held on 09.01.2024.
Dureing the year under review, Mr. Vikas Poddar, Executive Director & CEO, Lunkaran Kyal,Executive Director & CFO and Mr. Tejas Trivedi, Company Secretary & ComplianceOfficer had resigned effective from 11.10.2023 and 31.05.2024.
Your Directors state that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March31, 2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and thereare no material departures;
(b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Companyas at March 31, 2024 and of the Profit & loss of the Company for the yearended on that date;
(c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany and such internal financial controls are adequate and operatingeffectively; and
(f) the Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and that such system are adequate andoperating effectively.
The Company has not accepted or renewed any amount falling within the purviewof provisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act 2013 ("the Act") read with theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014 during the year under review. Hence,the requirement for furnishing details of deposits which are not in compliance with theChapter V of the Act is not applicable.
During the year under review there are no instance of any fraud reported byStatutory Auditor or Secretarial Auditor under Section 143(12) of the Companiesact, 2013, by the Company or any fraud on the Company buy its officers oremployee, the details of which is needed to disclosed in the Board's Report.
No material changes and commitments which could affect the Company's financialposition have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company anddate of this report.
Extract of the Annual Return in form MGT-9, as required under Section 92(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013 is included in this Report as "Annexure A” and forms anintegral part of this Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, required information relating to theconservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings andoutgo is given in the "Annexure B” to the Directors’ Report.
As on March 31, 2024, the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility is notapplicable to your Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 and other applicable provisions, if any, ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under, as amended from timeto time, M/s. P R Agarwal & Awasthi, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.117940W) was appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company by the membersin the AGM held on September 30, 2023 to hold office for a period of 1 year till theconclusion of 36th AGM. The firm has confirmed their eligibility under Section 141of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder for continuing asAuditors of the Company.
In terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules madethereunder, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 01.08.2023 hadappointed M/s. P R Agarwal & Awasthi, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.117940W) as the Statutory Auditors for the Financial Year 2023-24 . Therefore, it is proposedto appoint the P R Agarwal & Awasthi, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.117940W) as the Statutory Auditors for the Financial Year 2024-25 as set out in the Notice ofthe 36th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Auditor's Report issued for the year ended March 31, 2024 does not containany qualification, reservation or adverse remark and is prepared as per “Ind-AS.”and form part of this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosures Requirements)Regulation, 2015, the Company is not required to conduct the Secretarial audit forthe financial year ended March 31, 2023.
The Company has not entered into any related party transactions with Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons during the yearunder review. Your Directors draw attention of the members to note no. 19 of thefinancial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
The Company has laid down the procedures to inform to the Board about the riskassessment and minimization procedures and the Board has formulated Riskmanagement policy.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference tofinancial statements. During the year under review, no material or serious observationhas been observed for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.
The Company has put in place a system through which the Directors and employeesmay report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud orviolation of the Company's Code of Conduct and Ethics without fear of reprisal. Theemployees and directors may report to the Compliance officer and have directaccess to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
During the Financial year, total 5 (five) meetings of the Board of Directors wereheld i.e. on May 30, 2023, August 12, 2023, October 11, 2023, November 08, 2023and February 10, 2024 respectively.
The Board has well-qualified Audit Committee as per the provision of CompaniesAct, 2013 and SEBI LODR. As on March 31, 2024, it comprises of Mr. Jagdish Zalavadia,Chairman, Mr. Bhupat Chaniyara, Member and Mr. Madan Pandey, Member.
During the year under review, the Committee met 4 (four) times May 30, 2023,August 12, 2023, November 08, 2023 and February 10, 2024 respectively.
The Company has constituted Nomination & Remuneration Committee as per theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI LODR. As on March 31, 2024 theCommittee consists of Mr. Bhupat Chaniyara, Chairman, Mr. Jagdish Zalavadia, Memberand Mr. Madan Pandey, Member.
During the year under review, the Committee met 2 (two) times on August 21, 2023and October 11, 2023.
The Board has in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 178of the Companies Act, 2013, formulated the policy setting out the criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director andpolicy relating to remuneration for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and otheremployees.
The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its ownperformance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working ofits various committees. During the year under review, Separate meeting of theIndependent Directors was held to review the performance of Non-IndependentDirectors, Chairman and the Board as whole.
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee is constituted pursuant to Section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013. As on March 31, 2024 the Committee consists of Mr.Bhupat Chaniyara, Chairman, Mr. Jagdish Zalavadia, Member and Mr. Madan, Pandey,Member.
During the year under review, the Committee met 1 (One) time on November 08,2023.
All share transfer work of the Company is carried out by the Company's ShareTransfer Agents M/s. Link Intime India Private Ltd., C-101, 247 Park, L.B.S. Marg,Vikhroli (West), Mumbai - 400 083.
The “SCORES” website of SEBI for redressing of Grievances of the investors isbeing visited at regular intervals by the Compliance officer and there are nopending complaints registered with SCORES for the financial year ended on March31, 2024.
There are no significant material orders passed by theRegulators/Courts/tribunals which would impact the going concern status of theCompany and its future operations.
The Company has complied with the requisite regulations relating to capitalmarkets. During the last 3 years BSE has imposed penalty and the details of fine/penalty imposed are as follows:
Fine (in Rs.)
For FY 2021-22
9,440
For FY 2022-23
34,220
For FY 2023-24
Nil
The Company has adopted whistle blower policy and has established thenecessary vigil mechanism for directors and employees to report concerns aboutunethical behavior. No person has been denied access to the Chairman of theAudit Committee.
The Company has not received any complaint pursuant to the Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company has followed the treatment laid down in the Accounting Standardsprescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, in the preparation offinancial statements. No deviation is made in following the same.
During the year under review, the Company has not made any loans or givenguarantees. For investments which are governed by the provisions of section 186ofthe Companies Act, 2013, please refer notes to financial statements.
The Board members are provided with necessary documents/brochures, reportsand internal policies to enable them to familiarize with the Company's proceduresand practices.
Disclosure under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and otherdisclosures as per rule 5 of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration) Rules,2014
During the year under review, there were no employees of the Company drawingremuneration exceeding the specified limit under the said section, hence the detailsprescribed under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014are not applicable. The Directors of the Company does not draw any remunerationfrom the Company. Hence, the disclosure under Section 197(12) read with Rule 5(1)of the Companies Act, 2013 are not furnished.
During the year, there was no operation in the Company due to unavoidablecircumstances beyond the control of the Company. The Company regularlyidentifies reviews and assesses such risk and decides appropriate guideline formitigating the same. The Company has instituted adequate internal controlprocedure commensurate with the nature of its business and the size of itsoperations. Internal audit is conducted at regular intervals.
Transparency refers to sharing information and acting in an open manner.Processes and information are directly accessible to those concerned with them,and enough information is provided to understand and monitor them. Yourcompany believes in total transparency in sharing information about its businessoperations with all its stakeholders. Your Company strives to provide maximumpossible information in this report to keep the stakeholders updated about theCompany from time to time.
Acknowledgements
Your Directors wishes to thank the Company's members and esteemed businessassociates for their valued contributions and support.
For and on behalf of the Board
Mr. Bhupat Chaniyara Jagdish Zalavadia
Executive Director & CEO Executive Director & CFO
(DIN:10327428) (DIN: 10327440)
Place: BoisarDate: May 24, 2024