We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of TriumphInternational Finance India Limited (the “Company”), which comprise the BalanceSheet as at 31st March, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of CashFlow for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations givento us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information requiredby the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give atrue and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its profit includingother comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year endedon that date.
(a) We draw your attention to Notes A(3), A(4) and B(17), (20) and (25) in theSignificant Accounting Policies and Notes on Accounts (Notes A & B) to the balancesheet. The accounts are prepared on going concern basis as the company has shown itsintent to do business of share trading immediately, though is not able to commence fortechnical reasons. However, subject to the above mentioned notes in B, as the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India has cancelled the registration of the Company as a stock¬broker and the National Stock Exchange has declared the Company to be a defaulter andthat the Company’s appeal has been dismissed by the Apex Court, and recovery of debtsbeing doubtful as mentioned in para(s) below and sizable accumulated losses, we areunable to quantify the impact of some of qualifications and assets and liabilities and theequity stated in the Balance Sheet;
(b) We draw your attention to Note 20 in Note B to the Balance Sheet about amount ofRs 67.54 crores receivable from Classic Credit Limited (“CCL”). CCL has notcommenced the payment as per the time schedule. The Company has not been able toproduce any positive evidence to us to show that CCL will be able to repay the amountand give the delivery of the shares. According to the information and explanation given tous and in absence of any evidence being made available to us, in our opinion on therecoverability of this amount from CCL seem doubtful. On the basis that the amount is notrecoverable and the provision for the same is required to be made in the accounts, theprofit for the year would have been lower and the debit balance of Profit & Loss Accountshown in the Balance Sheet would have been higher by Rs 0.15 crores respectively andthe asset, stated in the balance sheet would have been lower to that extent.
(c) We draw your attention to the fact that total Debtors other than Classic CreditLimited are Rs. 2.50 crores. In absence of other details about them, we are unable toexpress an opinion about the recoverability of the amount and the consequential effectthereof on the profit for the year and on the asset, liabilities and the other equity, stated inthe Balance Sheet
(d) We draw your attention to Note 25 in Note B to the Balance Sheet about Rs.3.56crores paid to Panther Investrade Limited. In view of the fact that DRT matters arepending against Panther Investrade Limited and since other information about them isnot made available to us, we are unable to express an opinion about the recoverability ofthis amount and consequential effect thereof on the profit for the year and on the asset,liabilities and equity stated in the Balance Sheet.
(e) We draw your attention to Note No 30(b) and (c) of Notes on accounts formingpart of Financial Statement which relates to ownership of shares and securities anddividend income Rs 12.54 lacs received during the year. In absence of informationregarding the ownership of shares and securities we are unable to express an opinionabout this amount and consequential effect thereof on the profit for the year and on theasset, liabilities and equity stated in the Balance Sheet.
(f) Except for the matters referred to in para (a) to (e) above in respect of which theamount involved is significant and in respect of which we are unable to express anopinion about recoverability of amount, delivery of shares, in our opinion and to the bestof our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts, readwith the Notes to Accounts appearing in the Note B give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013, in the manner so required.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified undersection 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standardsare further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance withthe Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities 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 abasis for our qualified opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matterswere addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and informing our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.In addition to the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section we havedetermined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated inour report.
(a) Evaluation of uncertain tax positions
The Company has material uncertain tax positions including matters under dispute whichinvolve significant judgement to determine the possible outcome of these disputes.
Refer Note no 31 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
Auditors ’ Response
Principal Audit Procedures
We obtained details of completed tax assessments and demands during the year endedMarch 31, 2024 from the management. We involved our internal experts to challenge themanagement’s underlying assumptions and the possible outcome of the disputes. Ourinternal experts also considered legal precedence and other rulings in evaluatingmanagement’s position on these uncertain tax positions.
(b) Accuracy of revenues recognised on fixed deposits
The Company recognised interest on fixed deposits kept with the National StockExchange India Limited (NSE) and various Banks.
Refer Note no 27 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We assessed the basis of recognition of interest income followed by the management.Additionally, we obtained the statements of the Banks and Form no 26AS to evaluatewhether any change was required to management’s basis to recognise revenue.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not includethe standalone Ind AS financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the otherinformation and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether suchother information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, basedon 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 thisregard.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5)of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance includingother comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company inaccordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. Thisresponsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrols, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone IndAS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible forassessing 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 unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually orin the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisionsof users taken on the basis of these standalone Ind AS financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment andmaintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsiveto those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud 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 auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act,we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequateinternal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’sability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in thefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to
modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Companyto cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that,individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of areasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced.We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope ofour 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 and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including anysignificant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have compliedwith relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate withthem all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
(a) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (the “Order”) issued bythe Central Government in terms of section 143(11) of the Companies Act, 2013, wegive in the Annexure ‘A’ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Order.
(b) As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report that -
(i) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to thebest of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept so faras appears from our examination of such books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equitydealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(iv) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply withthe Indian Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act read withRule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2023, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as at 31st March, 2023, from being appointed as a director in terms ofsection 164(2) of the Act.
(vi) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financialreporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate report in “Annexure B”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on theadequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controlsover financial reporting.
(vii) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report inaccordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in ouropinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous:
(a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on itsfinancial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements except asmentioned in Note 22 and 23 in Note B to the financial statements.
(b) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law oraccounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, on long-termcontracts including derivative contracts except as mentioned in Note 23 inNote B to the financial statements.
(c) The Company has not transferred the amounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund by the Company and as per the RBIguidelines the bank has transferred the unclaimed dividend to the Reserve Bankof India DEAF account.
(d) (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief,no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Holding Companyor its subsidiary companies incorporated in India to or in any other persons orentities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany guarantee, 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 material either individually or in the aggregate) have beenreceived by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreignentities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has causedus to believe that the representations given by the management under paragraph(b)(vii)(d)(i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.
(e) The Company have not declared or paid any dividend during the current year.
(f) Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used the updatedversion of existing accounting software for maintaining its books of account for thefinancial year ended March 31, 2024, which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility and the same was not enabled and operated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software. Accordingly, the question of our commenting onwhether audit trail was tampered with does not arise.
Further, as proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicablefrom April 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for recordretention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
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