We have audited the standalone financial statements of BajelProjects Limited ("the Company”),
which comprise the standalone Balance Sheet as at March31 2026, the standalone Statement of Profit and Loss,including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income,the standalone Cash Flow Statement and the standaloneStatement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended,and notes to the standalone financial statements, includinga summary of material accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information requiredby the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act”) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformitywith the accounting principles generally accepted in India, ofthe state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2026, itsprofit including other comprehensive income, its cash flowsand the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing(SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the ‘Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe Standalone Financial Statements’ section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance withthe ‘Code of Ethics’ issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the financial statements underthe provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and wehave fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believethat the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
We draw your attention to Note 6(d) of the accompanyingstandalone financial statements of the Company, whichdescribes that the Company has invoked / ongoing arbitrationproceedings with respect to three of its customers forrecovery of outstanding balances. Considering that theoutcome of the arbitration proceedings cannot be presentlydetermined, no further adjustments have been considerednecessary in the standalone financial statements by themanagement.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2026. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, ourdescription of how our audit addressed the matter is providedin that context.
We have determined the matters described below to bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report. Wehave fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’sresponsibilities for the audit of the standalone financialstatements section of our report, including in relation to thesematters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance ofprocedures designed to respond to our assessment of therisks of material misstatement of the standalone financialstatements. The results of our audit procedures, includingthe procedures performed to address the matters below,provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanyingstandalone financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
A. Revenue recognition in respect of construction contracts (as described in Note 1D(3) and Note 42 to the standalonefinancial statements)
The Company enters into engineering, procurementand construction contracts, which are complexin nature and span over a number of reportingperiods. The contract prices are generally fixed atcontract inception, and also include elements ofvariable consideration such as liquidated damages,price variations, claims and multiple performanceobligations.
Our audit procedures included the following:
• Obtained an understanding of the Company’s revenuerecognition processes and evaluated the appropriateness ofthe Company’s accounting policy for revenue recognition inaccordance with Ind AS 115 - Revenue from contracts withcustomers.
• Performed procedures to test the design and operatingeffectiveness of key controls over the contract revenue, contractcost and cost estimation process.
• For selected sample of contracts, performed the following:
- Obtained and examined project related documents suchas contracts, customer communications and price or scopevariation orders;
In respect of these contracts, the Companyrecognizes revenue over a period of time inaccordance with its accounting policy. Recognitionof contract revenue involves determination ofpercentage completion of the project. The contractrevenue is measured based on the proportion ofcontract costs incurred for work performed till daterelative to the estimated total contract costs. Thismethod requires the Company to perform an initialassessment of total estimated cost, compare withactual cost incurred and reassess the total estimatedcost for completion of contract at each reportingperiod to determine the appropriate percentage ofcompletion.
The estimation involves exercise of significantjudgement by the management in making forecastsof future cost to complete the contract consideringfuture activities to be carried out in the contract,which includes determination and assessment ofprobability related to contract risk contingencies,cost savings or additional costs, defect liabilityperiod costs, adjustments to contract revenueon account of penalties for breach of contract,liquidated damages and consequential provisionfor foreseeable losses on onerous performanceobligations, if any, after considering specificcircumstances of each contract.
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- Tested the contract price, determination of performanceobligations, including variable consideration and other keycontractual terms with the underlying documents;
- Obtained the percentage of completion calculations,tested the mathematical accuracy of the cost to completecalculations and re-performed the calculation of revenuerecognized during the year based on the percentage ofcompletion;
- Assessed the reasonableness of management’s basisfor determining the total costs, including changes madeduring the year by reference to supporting documents andestimates made in relation to cost to complete the projects;
- Tested contract asset and contract liability balances basedon the status of specific contracts, considering the billingdone, revenue recognized and advances received fromcustomer, if any, through the reporting date; and
- Tested the actual cost incurred and billing done during theyear with supporting documents.
Evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures in Note 42 to the
standalone financial statements.
Accordingly, given the involvement of significantmanagement judgement which has a consequentialimpact on revenue recognition, we consider revenuerecognition in respect of construction contracts as akey audit matter.
B. Recoverability of undisputed trade receivables (as described in Note 1D(2) and Note 6(d)to the standalone financial statements)
As at March 31, 2026, the Company’s undisputedtrade receivables (other than that described in theEmphasis of matter paragraph above) amount to' 181,630.20 lakhs (net of impairment allowance of' 5,320.94 lakhs).
Expected credit loss provision in respect ofundisputed trade receivables is measured bythe management using simplified approach inaccordance with the requirements of Ind AS 109:Financial Instruments, which involves measuringthe loss allowance equal to the lifetime expectedcredit losses taking into consideration the ageing ofreceivables, credit risk, project status, past history,existing market conditions and forward-lookingestimates.
Given the relative significance of the undisputedtrade receivables to the standalone financialstatements, judgement involved to assess therecoverability and the nature and extent of auditprocedures involved to assess the same, weconsider this to be a key audit matter.
• Understood the process adopted by the management indetermining the ECL provision for outstanding trade receivablesand evaluated the appropriateness of models used andaccounting policy adopted by the Company in accordance withInd AS 109.
• Performed procedures to test the design and operatingeffectiveness of controls over the assessment of recoverability oftrade receivables and ECL calculations.
• Obtained an understanding of the basis of management’sjudgements about the recoverability of long outstanding tradereceivable balances including amounts withheld and evaluatedthe ECL allowance made by management for these balanceswith reference to correspondence between the Company and itscustomers, the recovery plan and corroborated the inputs withour understanding of the matter.
• Tested the key assumptions and arithmetical accuracy of theECL model used by the management to calculate the estimatedexpected credit losses in respect of trade receivables.
• Considered the adequacy of the disclosures in Note 6 to thestandalone financial statements.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual report, but does not include thestandalone financial statements and our auditor’s reportthereon. The annual report is expected to be made availableto us after the date of this auditor’s report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we will not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above when it becomes available and, in doingso, consider whether such other information is materiallyinconsistent with the standalone financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
When we read the annual report, if we conclude that thereis a material misstatement therein, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governanceand take appropriate action as applicable under the relevantlaws and regulations.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSECHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE STANDALONEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cashflows and changes in equity of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted in India,including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specifiedunder section 133 of the Act read with the Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and the design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the standalone financial statements that givea true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to 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 eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with Governance are also responsible foroverseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a whole arefree from material 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, butis not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements, whether due tofraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statementsin place and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s useof the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that
a material uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosuresin the financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to the date ofour auditor’s report. However, future events or conditionsmay cause the Company to cease to continue as agoing concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings,including any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governancewith a statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, andto communicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear onour independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026and are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor’s report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matteror when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determinethat a matter should not be communicated in our reportbecause the adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order,2020 ("the Order”), issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 ofthe Act, we give in the "Annexure 1” a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, tothe extent applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as
it appears from our examination of those booksexcept that the backup of the books of account andother books and papers maintained in electronicmode has not been maintained for the period fromApril 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025 as disclosed in theNote 48 to the standalone financial statements andexcept for the matters stated in the paragraph (i)
(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g);
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profitand Loss including the Statement of OtherComprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statementand Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with
by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in "Annexure 2” to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration forthe year ended March 31, 2026 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors inaccordance with the provisions of section 197 readwith Schedule V to the Act;
(h) The modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in the paragraph (b) above onreporting under section 143(3)(b) and paragraphi(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g);
(i) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in
its standalone financial statements - ReferNote 41 and Note 6(d) to the standalonefinancial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision,as required under the applicable lawor accounting standards, for materialforeseeable losses, if any, on long-termcontracts including derivative contracts -Refer Note 21 to the standalone financialstatements;
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in Note 46 (iv) tothe standalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to orin any other person or entity, includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries”), withthe understanding, whether recorded
in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directlyor indirectly lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”)or provide any guarantee, securityor the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
b) The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in Note 46 (v) tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been received by theCompany from any person or entity,including foreign entities ("FundingParties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or investin other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures
performed that have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come toour notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub¬clause (a) and (b) contain any materialmisstatement.
v. As stated in Note 16 to the standalonefinancial statements, the Board of Directorsof the Company has proposed final dividendfor the year which is subject to the approvalof the members at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting. The dividend declared is inaccordance with section 123 of the Act to theextent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination which includedtest checks, the Company has usedaccounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the yearfor all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware except that, audit trail feature werenot enabled for certain changes made, ifany, using privileged/administrative accessrights for the period from April 1, 2025 toJanuary 21, 2026, as described in Note 48 tothe standalone financial statements. Further,during the course of our audit we did notcome across any instance of audit trail featurebeing tampered with, in respect of accountingsoftware where the audit trail has beenenabled. Additionally, the audit trail of relevantprior years has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention, to the extent it was enabledand recorded in those respective years.
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Membership Number: 160411UDIN: 26160411EHZMGN9465Place of Signature: MumbaiDate: May 27, 2026