Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 36thAnnual Report on the business and operations of theCompany and the Audited Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
(Rs. In Thousands)
Particulars
Year ended
I. Total Revenue
312.83
7,360.76
II.
Total Expenditure
1,771.83
6,251.32
III.
Profit/(Loss) Before Exceptional Item and Tax (I-II)
(1,459.00)
1,109.44
IV.
Profit (Loss) after exceptional items and before tax
(42,340.89)
V.
Provision for Taxation
6.84
-
VI.
Profit/(Loss) After Tax
(1,465.84)
During the year under review, the Company has incurred loss of Rs. 14,65,840. The Board of Directors ofthe Company is continuously making efforts for the growth of the Company.
During the year under review, Mr. Hemant A. Parikh (Acquirer) has acquired the shares of the TargetCompany (Adline Chem Lab Limited) via open offer process and as approved by Securities & ExchangeBoard of India dated October 16th, 2023.
Shares of Existing promoters i.e., Kamlesh Jagdish Laskari HUF, Ranak Kamlesh Laskari, Rohan KamleshLaskari, and Sohan Kamlesh Laskari have transferred their shares via Share Purchase Agreement datedMay 17th, 2023 to Mr. Hemant A. Parikh.
Except change in management pertaining to Takeover via open offer, no changes have taken place innature of business of the Company.
The Company has not declared any dividend during the year.
Company has negative reserves of Rs. 7,56,40,660/-as compare to previous year i.e., negative Rs.7,41,74,830/-.
The .Paid up share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 was Rs. 5,85,00,000 consisting of58,50,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid up. As on 31st March, 2024, the Company has notissued any shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor do sweat equity andnone of the Directors of the Company hold any convertible instruments.
8. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THECOMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANYTO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
Shares of Existing promoters i.e., Kamlesh Jagdish Laskari HUF, Ranak Kamlesh Laskari, Rohan KamleshLaskari, and Sohan Kamlesh Laskari which comprises of 24.7% stake have transferred their shares viaShare Purchase Agreement dated May 17th, 2023 to Mr. Hemant A. Parikh.
The management of the Company has changed after the Takeover as mentioned above. The newmanagement has been appointed. The details for the same is mentioned under "Point 16 Directors".
No Company has become or ceased to be subsidiary/Joint venture/Associate Company of the Companyduring the year.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposit within the meaning of the Companies(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Company has not issued any Employee Stock Option during the year.
Draft of Annual Return as on 31stMarch, 2024 in Form MGT-7 is available on the website of theCompany www.adlinechem.com.
During the year, the Company has not issued Sweat Equity shares. Hence, details as per Rule 8(13) ofthe Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rule, 2014 are not reported yet.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not applicable to the Company during the year.
Mr. Hemant A. Parikh (Acquirer) has acquired the shares of the Target Company (Adline Chem LabLimited) via open offer process and as approved by Securities & Exchange Board of India datedOctober 16th, 2023.
Shares of Existing promoters i.e., Kamlesh Jagdish Laskari HUF, Ranak Kamlesh Laskari, RohanKamlesh Laskari, and Sohan Kamlesh Laskari have transferred their shares via Share PurchaseAgreement dated May 17th, 2023 to Mr. Hemant A. Parikh.
Sr.No.
Name of Director
Designation
Effective date of Resignation
1.
Mr. Kamlesh Jagdish Laskari
Managing Director
Resigned w.e.f 28-02-2024
2.
Ms. Devarshi Patel
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director
Resigned w.e.f 03-02-2024
3.
Mr. Mahendrakumar Shah
4.
Mr. RanakLaskari
Director
5.
Mr. SohanLaskari
Chief Financial Officer
6.
Ms. Bhavasthi Mehta
Company Secretary
Resigned w.e.f 01-8-2023
The new management has been appointed on the Board of Adline Chem Lab Limited as described below:
Sr.
DIN/PAN
New managementappointment dates
*Mr. Pathak S. B.
02663344
05-04-2024
**Mr. Parikh H. A.
00027820
Additional Non¬Executive & Non¬Independent Director
03-02-2024
***Mr. Deshaval D. M.
09218553
Additional Non¬Executive
Independent Director
***Ms. Shivani Pathak
10481354
Mr. Vikas Patel
CBCPP9728D
Appointed on 03-02¬2024 & Resignedw.e.f 05-03-2024
Mr. Kuldip Parekh
BFDPP4709J
Chief Financial Officer(CFO)
Appointed w.e.f05-03-2024
7.
Mrs. Ritu Singh
BMMPS8060F
Company Secretary(CS)
Appointed w.e.f03-02-2024
*Mr. Pathak S. B. (DIN: 02663344) is appointed as a Managing Director on the Board of Directorsof the Company with effect from 5th March, 2024 to hold the office until ensuing GeneralMeeting. Mr. Pathak is recommended to Membersat ensuing Annual General Meeting to beappointed as Managing Director for a period of 5 years w.e.f 5th March 2024 to 4th March, 2029.
**Mr. Hemant Parikh (DIN: 00027820) was appointed as an Additional Director to hold office uptoAnnual General Meeting to be held on 27th September, 2024. The Company on receipt of Noticeunder Rule 13 of Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014 proposinghis candidature for the office of Non-Executive Director at the ensuing AGM and subject toreceipt of approval of the Members in the ensuing AGM and on recommendation of Nomination& Remuneration Committee has accorded its consent to appoint Mr Hemant Parikh as Non¬Executive Director whose office liable to retire by rotation.
***In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Hemant Parikh (DIN:00027820)designated as the Non-Executive Director of the Company was liable to retirebyrotation at the 11thAnnual General Meeting and shall be reappointed subject to the approval
ofmembers at ensuing Annual General Meeting. (Details of Directors Seeking Appointment / Re¬Appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting is presented under Annexure-A)
***Ms. Shivani Pathak (DIN: 10481354)&Mr. Deshaval D. M.(DIN: 09218553)was appointed as anAdditionalDirector to hold office upto next Annual General Meeting in capacity of Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director w.e.f. 3rd February, 2024 for the period of five years subject to approval ofmembers. Requisites resolutions are being proposed for your approval at ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. Requisites resolutions are being proposed for members' approval at ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting.
The Board of Directors hereby declares that all the independent directors duly appointed by theCompany have given the declaration and they meet the criteria of independence as providedunder Section 149(6) of the Act.
C. Statement with regards to integrity, expertise and experience of independent directors
Your Directors are of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company are of highintegrity and suitable expertise as well as experience (including proficiency)
D. Formal Annual Evaluation
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, boardcommittees, and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations.
The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all thedirectors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness ofboard processes, information and functioning, etc. The performance of the committees wasevaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteriasuch as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by theSecurities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017. In a separate meeting of independentdirectors, performance of non-independent Directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of theCompany was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executivedirectors.
Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding theindependent director being evaluated.
The Company has a Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Committee reviews andrecommend to the Board of Directors about remuneration for Directors and Key ManagerialPersonnel and other employee up to one level below of Key Managerial Personnel. The Companydoes not pay any remuneration to the Non-Executive Directors of the Company other than sittingfee for attending the Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board.
The Company has devised the Nomination and Remuneration Policy for the appointment, re¬appointment and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior ManagementPersonnel. All the appointment, re-appointment and remuneration of Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel and Senior Management Personnel are as per the Nomination and RemunerationPolicy of the company.
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo areattached herewith as Annexure-B.
A calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During this year, 8(Eight)meetings were held i.e., 30th May, 2023, 18th July, 2023, 14th August, 2023, 8th November, 2023,25th January, 2024, 31st January, 2024 and 3rd February, 2024 and 5th March, 2024.
The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under The Act and TheSecurities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015[LODR].
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and accordingly framed a Whistle Blower Policy. Thepolicy enables the employees to report to the management instances of unethical behaviour, actual orsuspected fraud or violation of Company's Code of Conduct.
Further the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages the Whistle Blower to report genuineconcerns or grievances and provide for adequate safe guards against victimization of Whistle Blowerwho avails of such mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee, in exceptional cases.
The functioning of vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. None of theWhistle blowers has been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Whistle BlowerPolicy of the Company is available on the website of the Company www.adlinechem.com.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 are given in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Disclosures pursuant to Section 197(12) of The Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3)of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is providedas below:
Name of Managerial Personnel
Remunerationfor F.Y. 2023¬24 (In Rupees)
Parameters
Median of EmployeesRemuneration (in lakhs)
Sohan Laskari, CFO (Resignedw.e.f 03.02.2024)
1,60,500
1.00
Kuldip Parekh, CFO (Appointedw.e.f 5th March, 2024)
50,000
Bhavasthi Mehta, CS (Resignedw.e.f 01.08.2023)
1,60,000
Ritu Singh, CS (Appointed w.e.f03.02.2024)
30,000
The Board of Directors has framed a remuneration policy that assures the level and composition ofremuneration is reasonable, sufficient to enhance the quality required to run the companysuccessfully. All Board Members and Managerial Personnel have affirmed time to time implementationof the said remuneration policy.
The Nomination & Remuneration Policy are available on the Company's website:www.adlinechem.com/
During the period under review, the Company has not entered into any contracts/arrangement/transaction with related parties which is required to be reported in Form No. AOC-2 in terms of Section188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8A of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014. Hence,disclosure as required in Form AOC-2 is not attached with this report.Disclosures under Para A ofSchedule V of Listing Regulations enclosed herewith as Annexure-C.
• Statutory Auditors
At the 34thAnnual General Meeting (AGM) held on 16th September, 2022, the present Auditors of theCompany M/s. Deepak Soni & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad, were appointed asStatutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years i.e. for financial years 2022-23 to 2026-2027.They continue to hold office as Statutory Auditors till the conclusion of 39" AGM to be held in theyear 2027.
Further, M/s. Deepak Soni & Associates resigned as Statutory Auditor of the Company w.e.f 2nd August,2024 due to Unavoidable Circumstances.
The Statutory Auditor's Report on the financial statement for the FY 2023-24 contains emphasis ofmatter which is self-explanatory. The remarks of the Auditors are self-explanatory and have beenexplained in Notes on Accounts.
The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of M/s. Kashyap Mehta & Associates, PractisingCompany Secretaries, Ahmedabad as a Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the Financial Year 2023¬24.
Due to takeover, the new management of the company has decided to approve appointment of M/s.Gaurav Bachani & Associates, Company Secretaries (Membership no. A61110), Ahmedabad asSecretarial Auditors at their meeting held on 3rd February, 2024 for conducting the Secretarial Audit ofthe Company for the financial year 2023-24.
Due to pre-occupation of M/s Gaurav Bachani & Associates (Mem No: A61110), the Company in itsBoard Meeting held on 15th July, 2024 has appointed M/s Jay Pandya & Associates, Company Secretary(Firm Reg No: S2024GJ963300) as Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2023-24, in Form MR-3, does not contain anyqualification, reservation or adverse remark except mentioned below and is annexed to this report as"Annexure-D".
During the financial year 2023-24, no fraud was reported by the Secretarial Auditors of the Company intheir Audit Report.
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation 34(2) of LODRforms part of this Report. It deals with the Business Operations and Financial Performance, Research &Development Expansion & Diversification, Risk Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety &Environment, Human Resource Development, etc. enclosed as per Annexure-E.
As per Regulation 15(2) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, compliance with the corporate governanceprovisions as specified in regulation 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46and para-C, D and E of Schedule V, shall not apply in respect of the listed entity having paid up equityshare capital not exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth not exceeding rupees twenty five crore, ason the last day of the previous financial year. At present, the Company is not required to comply withCorporate Governance regulations as none of the above referred limits have been triggered. Thedetails of the same is enclosed as Annexure-F.
The Company is aware of the risks associated with the business. It regularly analyses and takescorrective actions for managing/mitigating the same.
The Company has framed a formal Risk Management Framework for risk assessment and riskminimization which is periodically reviewed to ensure smooth operation and effective managementcontrol. The Audit Committee also reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework of theCompany, the key risks associated with the business and measure and steps in place to minimize thesame.
As stipulated in Section 134(3)(c) read with sub section 5 of the Companies Act, 2013, Directorssubscribe to the "Directors' Responsibility Statement", and confirm that:
a) In preparation of annual accounts for the year ended 31stMarch, 2024, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of theCompany for that year;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts for the year ended 31stMarch, 2024 on goingconcern basis.
e) The Directors had laid down the internal financial controls to be followed by the Company andthat such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has constituted Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Womenat Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the company has complied withprovisions of the same.
There were no incidences of sexual harassment reported during the year under review, in terms of theprovisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013.
The Directors are regularly informed during the meetings of the Board and the Committees, of theactivities of the Company, its operations and issues faced by the Engineering Industry. Considering thelong association of the Directors with the Company and their seniority and expertise in their respectiveareas of specialization and knowledge of the engineering industry, their training and familiarizationwere conducted in the below mentioned areas:
• The Roles, Rights, Responsibilities and Duties of Independent Directors
• Business Development Strategy and Plans
• Changes brought in by the introduction of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Prohibition ofInsider Trading) Regulations, 2015
• Changes in the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015
The Audit Committee of the Board consists of Two Independent and One Non-Executive Non¬Independent Director. The composition, role, terms of reference as well as power of the AuditCommittee are in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18 of LODR and Section 177 of The Actand Rules framed thereunder.
The details of all related party transactions are placed periodically before the Audit Committee. All therecommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board. The Company has inplace a Vigil Mechanism; details of which are available on the Company's website.
The Audit Committee comprises of the following Members as on March 31, 2024:-
Name
Category
Mr. DigeshDeshaval
Chairman
Non-Executive, Independent Director
Ms. Shivani Pathak
Member
Mr. Parikh H. A.
Non- Executive, Non- Independent
There were 7 (Seven) Meetings of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors held during theFinancial Year 2023-24, (i.e.,30th May, 2023, 18th July, 2023, 14thAugust, 2023, 8th November, 2023, 25thJanuary, 2024, 3rd February, 2024 and 5th March, 2024).
The Statutory Auditors and Chief Financial Officer attend the Audit Committee Meetings as Invitees.The Company Secretary and Compliance Officer acts as Secretary to the Audit Committee. The AuditCommittee has made observations and recommendations to the Board of Directors, which have beennoted and accepted by the Board.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, all recommendations made by the Audit Committee to the Board ofDirectors were accepted by the Board and there were no instances where the recommendations werenot accepted.
In compliance with Section 178 of The Act, Your Company has in place a "Nomination andRemuneration Committee". The powers, role and terms of reference of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee cover the areas as contemplated under Regulation 19 of LODR and Section178 of The Act, and Rules and Regulations, framed thereunder, besides other terms as may be referredby the Board of Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of the following Members as on March 31st,2024:-
Chairperson
There was 7 (Seven) Meetings of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board ofDirectors held during the Financial Year 2023-24 i.e., on 30th May, 2023, 18th July, 2023, 14th August,2023, 30th November, 2023, 25th January, 2024, 3rd February, 2024 and 5th March, 2024.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, your Company has constituted aStakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Board of Directors, comprising of the following Membersduring the Financial Year 2023-24:-
During the Financial Year 2023-24, 4 (Four) Meeting of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee washeld,i.e.,on 7th April, 2023, 6th July, 2023, 13th October, 2023, and 6th January, 2024
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During the Financial Year 2023-24, 2 (two) Meeting of the Independent Director Committee was held,i.e., on 18th July, 2023 and 3rd February, 2024.
Secretarial Standards for the Board of Directors and General Meetings (SS-1 & SS-2) are applicable tothe Company. The Company has complied with the provisions of both Secretarial Standards.
Neither any application is made, nor any proceeding is pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016 (IBC) during the year under review and accordingly the Company has no information tooffer in this regard.
Your Directors wish to place on record sincere appreciation for the support and co-operation receivedfrom various Central and State Government Departments, organizations and agencies. Your Directorsalso gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of your Company, viz., Shareholders, customers, dealers,
vendors, banks and other business partners for excellent support received from them during theFinancial Year under review. Your Directors also express their warm appreciation to all the employeesof the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution to the growth of yourCompany.
Place: Ahmedabad For and on behalf of the Board
Date: 24/08/2024 For, Adline Chem Lab Limited
(Formerly known as Kamron Laboratories Limited)
Sd/- Sd/-
Pathak S. B. Parikh H. A.
Managing Director Director
DIN: 02663344 DIN: 00027820