We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of 63 moons technologies limited (hereinafter referredas "the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including othercomprehensive income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes In Equity for the year then ended andnotes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a summary of material and significant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the possible effectsof the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements givethe information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as "the Act") in the manner so required and give atrue and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended (hereinafter referred as "Ind AS") and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs (financial position) of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and itsprofit (financial performance including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year endedon that date.
BASIS FOR QUALIFIED OPINION
As stated by the Management of the Company in Note 49 (a) to the Standalone financial statements, Civil Suits have been filed againstthe Company in relation to event occurred on National Spot Exchange Limited trading platform. These matters are pending at variousstages of adjudication. As stated in the said note, the management of the Company does not foresee that the parties who have filedCivil Suits would be able to sustain any claim against the Company. In addition, as stated by the management in Note 49 (b, c, d, e)to the Standalone financial statements, there are First Information Reports ("FIR")/ complaints/ charge-sheets/ orders/ notices registered/received against various parties including the Company from/ with the Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai Police (EOW), CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI), Home Department - Government of Maharashtra under MPID Act, the Directorate of Enforcement andthe Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). Above matters are pending at various stages of adjudication/investigation.
In this regard, the Management and those charged with Governance have represented to us that other than as stated in the said notesto the Standalone financial statements, there are no claims, litigations, potential settlements involving the Company directly or indirectlywhich require adjustments to/disclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements.
Accordingly, in view of above representations regarding legal matters at various stages of adjudication and ongoing investigations/matters, the outcome of which is not known and is uncertain at this stage, we are unable to comment on the consequential impactin respect of the same on the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (hereinafter referred as "SAs") specified under section143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of theStandalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code ofEthics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevantto our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified auditopinion.
1. We draw attention to the Note 43 to the Standalone Financial Statements which describes that The Company has investmentsof ? 20,000 Lakhs (face value) in Secured Non-Convertible Debentures issued by IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd (ITNL)(subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Ltd - IL&FS). Resolution process has been initiated under Companies Actunder the supervision of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The Company has filed its claim and also takenvarious measures including filing legal cases against specified parties at an appropriate forum. During the resolution process,as approved by Hon'ble NCLAT, ITNL has made partial interim distribution to the creditors including Company and Companyhas received during the current year ? 1,333.18 Lakhs (? 1,644.82 lakhs during the previous year ended March 31,2024) and32,00,000 units of the Roadstar Infra Investment Trust InvIT - 2025 scheme of at issue price of ? 100/- per unit. The Companywithout prejudice to its rights had impaired the investment for the expected credit loss by ? 11,636.55 lakhs till 31 March2024 and has written off above-mentioned amounts in respective years. In view of the uncertainty about further distribution,adopting conservative approach, the Company has impaired and written off additional amount of ? 1,920.55 lakhs duringthe quarter and year ended March 31, 2025 which is included under Exceptional items in financial statements.
2. We draw attention to Note 44 to the Standalone Financial Statements which describes that The Company has investmentsin 9% Yes Bank Perpetual Additional Tier I (AT-1) Bonds amounting to ? 30,000 Lakhs (face value). The Final ReconstructionScheme of Yes Bank had excluded the writing off AT-1 bonds. However, Yes Bank through Administrator informed the stockexchanges that Additional Tier I Bonds for an amount of ? 8,415 crores were written down permanently which led to legalaction by the trustees of the issue and by the Company. The Hon'ble Bombay High Court quashed and set aside the decisionby Administrator of Yes Bank to write off Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) bonds which is challenged by Yes Bank and RBI before theSupreme Court where the matter is stayed subject to the final order to be passed by the Supreme Court. In view of theuncertainty prevailing in the matter and irrespective of the decision in the case, the Company expects an impairment. Hence,adopting a conservative approach, the Company has impaired and written off amount of. ? 10,000.00 lakhs during the currentquarter and year ended March 31, 2025 which is included under Exceptional items in financial statements.
3. We draw attention to Note 46 to the Standalone Financial Statement which describe that The Board of Directors of theCompany, in its meeting held on 18.02.2025 approved the participation and support of the Company to the Scheme ofArrangement between National Spot Exchange Limited ("NSEL") and the Traders ("Specified Creditors" i.e., investors havingoutstanding claims above 10 lakhs). The Board also approved the payment of Rs. 1,950 Crore as the settlement amount("Settlement Amount"), in accordance with the terms of the Scheme, towards a One-Time Full and Final Settlement ("OTS")of the claims of Rs.4610 Cr. Approx. to 5682 Specified Creditors. This Scheme of Arrangement ("Scheme") came into placeon the initiative of an investors' association called NSEL Investors Forum ("NIF") who came up with a proposal for OTS betweenthe investors, NSEL and the Company to bring an end to all the litigations and to settle the claims of the investors. TheScheme entails payment of a Settlement Amount of Rs.1,950 Crore by the Company to the Specified Creditors in proportionto their outstanding claims as on 31.07.2024. The Scheme envisages that on payment of the Settlement Amount of Rs.1,950Crore, it would result in closure of proceedings against NSEL, 63 moons and the Persons in 63 moons Group (as defined inthe Scheme) and release and discharge of liabilities from the Specified Creditors' Claims and removal of restraints in dealingwith its properties. The Scheme entails full assignment of Specified Creditors' Claims to the Company on payment of theSettlement Amount.
The Company was informed by NSEL that as per the report dated 19.05.2025 received from the Scrutinizer appointed by theNational Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai ("NCLT") for convening the meeting of the Specified Creditors to vote on theScheme through postal ballot with a facility of voting through electronic means (e-voting), the Scheme has been dulyapproved in number 92.81% of Specified Creditors and value 91.35% in accordance with section 230 and the relevantprovisions of the Companies Act 2013.
Our opinion is not modified in respect these matters of emphasis.
Key Audit Matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements taken as a whole; in forming our opinion thereon and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Apartfrom 'Basis for qualified opinion' we have determined the key audit matters as described below:
A. Determination of fair value of carrying amount of investments
B. Accounting treatment for contracts with customer
C. Contingent liabilities
Description of key audit matter
The Company has investments net of provision of Rs. 66,872.13 Lakhs as at March 31 2025, consisting of investments in theequity instruments of subsidiaries, third party bonds, mutual funds, other equity instruments etc. and are valued as per IndAS 109, "Financial instruments". By their nature, these are subjected to various factors related to respective investee entitiesincluding but not limited to, economic factors, business dynamics, financial performance etc. and impact a fair valuation ofthese investments. Accordingly, this necessitates a close monitoring by the management of these situations and judgement,based on appropriate evaluation criteria to arrive at a fair value of carrying amounts of these assets as at balance sheet date.Against this background, this matter was of significance in the context of our audit.
Description of Auditor response
We have carried out a comparison between carrying value of investment as at balance sheet date and net worth as reflectedby latest audited financials of investee companies. Wherever carrying amount of investment is more than the net-worth ofinvestee Company we have discussed and enquired with the management the process followed by them to identifypermanent diminution, if any, in the value of investment and necessary accounting treatment adopted in the books. Inaddition, management has provided us with the future business plans, wherever necessary and how in their businessjudgement such gap between investment and net-worth of the investee is either compensated with improving businessconditions or valuations of such entities. Going forward our regular audit procedures are designed to keep a follow up onoutcomes of these management assertions.
B. Accounting treatment for contracts with customerDescription of key audit matter
Revenue amounting to Rs. 11,816.02 Lakhs including operation of discontinuing operation reported in the Company'sfinancial statements pertains to customer specific contracts and the same are required to satisfy the recognition andmeasurement criteria as prescribed in IND AS 115, 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers'. Company's revenue is bifurcatedinto two main parts (a) revenue from software products (IPR based licenses) and (b) revenue from software services. Certaincontracts necessarily involve estimations and certain assumptions to be made by the management in determining thequantum of revenue to be recognised in specific period. This inherently creates certain uncertainties and results incomplexities in accounting treatment wherein incorrect assumptions and estimates can lead to revenue being recognisedin incorrect accounting periods thereby impacting the results. Considering these factors, in the context of our audit thismatter was of significance and hence a key audit matter.
Description of Auditor’s response
With a view to verify the reasonableness of the revenue accounting we carried out following procedures:
a) Understanding the internal control environment for revenue recognition and to test check with a view to verify itsoperating effectiveness;
b) Major contracts were read and analysed to verify correctness of accounting of revenue as calculated by the Company'sManagement;
c) Discussed with the management process of identification of variable consideration and verified the working on test basis;
d) Verified the working of unbilled revenue and unearned revenue on test basis;
e) Performed analytical procedures and obtained reasons for major variances;
f) Ensured that revenue is recognized in accordance with accounting policy of the Company and Ind AS 115;
Contingent liabilities as at March 31, 2025 amounted to Rs. 24,352.11 Lakhs, which mainly include pending income-taxmatters and certain legal cases other than those forming basis for our qualified opinion. Contentious income tax mattersrelate to interpretational differences between the Company and various tax authorities, certain matters subjected to internalcirculars and guidelines within tax authorities irrespective of stated legal provisions sometimes requiring decision makingonly by higher tax authorities through appellate procedures resulting in delays in outcome. Given the current legal andoperational embargo that the Company is facing, it is subjected the multiple litigations by and on the Company sub-judiceat various courts and levels requiring the Company's Management to exercise significant judgement on these outcomes todetermine the liabilities that are contingent in nature. Considering these factors, in the context of our audit, this matter wasof significance and hence a key audit matter.
With a view to ensure that disclosures made by the Company in Note 33 to the Standalone Financial Statements, aredetermined appropriately and prudently, we obtained information of pending income-tax matters from the Company andhave obtained/verified the documents including the communication with the departments provided by the Company. Inaddition, we have carried out comparison with respect to previous year and obtained/reviewed documentation for additionaltax matters arisen during the year. Our tax team has carried out discussions with the Company’s internal tax team on thesecases mainly with respect to issues raised by various tax authorities in their communication to the Company to substantiateCompany’s assessment that there are no present obligations perceived.
With respect to legal cases disclosed to us, we have obtained updates on pending cases from the management and discussedit with the Company’s internal legal department, wherever necessary. We carried out a comparison between the latest statusand immediate previous status. While comparing, we have tried to ascertain the appropriateness, without being judgemental,of the management judgement exercised in updating to the latest status and have tried to evaluate an impact on suchascertainment of whether the Company liabilities to which it is contingently liable are appropriately ascertained withprudence principle.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the Directors’ Report including any annexures thereto, Corporate Governance Report and ManagementDiscussion and Analysis, but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
These reports are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor’s report. Our opinion on the financialstatements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identifiedabove when it becomes available 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 materially misstated. Whenwe read these reports, if we conclude that there is material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matterto those charged with governance and describe actions applicable as per applicable laws and regulations.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act withrespect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Ind AS. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessingthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using thegoing concern basis of accounting unless management and Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or tocease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company’sfinancial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or 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 in accordance with SAs will always detecta material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individuallyor in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of theseStandalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughoutthe audit. We also:
A. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the overrideof internal control.
B. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether theCompany has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
C. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by management and Board of Directors.
D. Conclude on the appropriateness of management and Board of Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability 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 the standalone financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained upto the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as agoing concern.
E. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements, including the disclosures,and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achievesfair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makesit probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may beinfluenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and inevaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone FinancialStatements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of theaudit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirementsregarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thoughtto bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significancein the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremelyrare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequencesof doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India interms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A", a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by section 143 (3) of the Act and based on our audit, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief werenecessary for the purposes of our audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears fromour examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), Statement of Changes InEquity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of theAct, read with rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, except for the effects, if any, of the matters described inthe basis for qualified opinion paragraph;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025 taken on record by theBoard of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a director in termsof section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure B"; our report expresses an unmodified opinion
on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting;
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the auditor's report in accordance with the requirements of section197(16) of the Act, as amended, we report that in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 of the Act; and
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the auditor's report in accordance with rule 11 of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31, 2025 on its Standalone FinancialStatements, to the extent it is ascertainable [Refer Note 33 to the Standalone Financial Statements and 'Basis forQualified Opinion'].
ii. The Company does not have any outstanding long-term contracts including derivative contracts as on March 31,2025.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company.
iv. Reporting on rule 11(e):
(a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as stated in Note no. 40 (2), nofunds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as stated in Note no. 40 (2), nofunds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from anyperson(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures that has 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.
v. The dividend for the current and previous years is proposed/declared but cannot be paid due to restrictions imposedpursuant to the directions of the Court is in accordance with section 123 of the Act, as applicable. [Refer Note 47 to theStandalone Financial Statements]
vi. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 is applicable from 1 April 2023 howeverreporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditor) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per statutoryrequirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
vii. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in the software and operated throughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trailfeature being tampered with.
The financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st March 2024 were audited by another auditor who expressed amodified opinion on those statements dated 24th May 2024. As a part of our audit of the current period, we have relied on theopening balances as reported by the predecessor auditor, which have been properly brought forward and reflected the applicationof applicable accounting policies. Our audit procedures included reading the prior period financial statements and predecessorauditor's report thereon, and performing procedures and considered necessary to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidenceregarding the opening balance.
Chartered AccountantFRN: 118424W
Partner
M.No:106403 Place: Mumbai
UDIN: 25106403BMIDPD8583 Date: 20-05-2025