Your Board of Directors have pleasure in presenting the Sixty Third (63rd) Annual Report together with the audited financialstatements of the Company for the financial year ended on March 31,2025.
Members may kindly note that the directors of the reconstituted board were not in office for the part of the period towhich this report primarily pertains. Resolution Professional and Liquidator during the Corporate Insolvency ResolutionProcess ("CIRP") were entrusted with and responsible for the management of the affairs of the Company (the CorporateDebtor). As directed by the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, the Liquidator initiated theprocess for bidding of sale of assets of the Company through E-Auction sale notice under Insolvency and BankruptcyCode 2016 dated 24th April 2024, on account of failure to aforesaid CIRP and commencement of Liquidation Process ofthe Corporate Debtor as going concern, after having majority assent from the Committee of Creditors/the Hon'ble NCLT.The Certificate of Sale dated 21.08.2024 was issued to the Company, under Schedule I of the Insolvency and BankruptcyBoard of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016, to Mr. Rakesh R. Shah in consortium with his SPV, M/s. ElectrifyEnergy Private Limited (referred collectively as Successful Auction Purchaser or Successful Bidder) and consequent to thesame, the new directors of the Company were appointed w.e.f. September 11,2024 (as detailed herein below) and newmanagement was put in place.
Further, as per the relief and concession granted by NCLT vide order dated 05.11.2024, since the acquisition of theCompany as going concern is akin to Resolution Plan, the acquisition shall be deemed to be a Resolution Plan for alleffective purpose under applicable laws and the reliefs/concessions as available to a Resolution Plan shall be mutatismutandis available to the acquisition of the Company.
The summarized financial performance highlight is presented in the table below:
Particulars
Standalone
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
152.72
154.82
Other income
1173.23
74.49
Total Expenses other than Finance Cost
1510.38
2257.62
Profit/(Loss) before Finance Cost and Tax
(184.43)
(2028.31)
Less: Finance Cost
23.97
20.68
Profit for the year after Tax
(208.40)
(2048.99)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income (after tax)
(3.47)
31.06
Total comprehensive income
(211.87)
(2017.93)
1. Previous year figures have been regrouped/re-arranged wherever necessary.
2. There has been no change in nature of business of your Company.
As mentioned above, the acquisition of the Company was made as a going concern and Hon'ble NCLT vide its order dated05.11.2024 granted relief and concession and new Board members were appointed w.e.f 11.09.2024. During the periodunder review your Company has achieved a total income of INR 152.72 Lakh during the year under review as against INR154.82 Lakh in the previous financial year. The net loss of the Company for the year under review is INR (208.40) Lakh asagainst INR (2048.99) Lakh for the previous year.
As the Company has incurred a loss during the financial year 2024-25 therefore your Directors has not recommended anydividend for the financial year 2024-25.
During the year under review, no amount was proposed to be transferred to Reserves.
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted/renewed any public deposits within the meaning ofSections 73 to 76A of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
The Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided inthe notes to the financial statements.
The Company has one subsidiary, namely, IMP Energy Limited.
There is no change in Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate Companies during the year under review.
The separate audited financial statements in respect of the subsidiary shall be kept open for inspection at the RegisteredOffice of the Company. The Company will also make available these documents upon request by any Member of theCompany interested in obtaining the same. The separate audited financial statements in respect of the subsidiary are alsoavailable on the website of the Company at www.imp-powers.com.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Company does not have any material subsidiary. However, the Company has framed a policyfor determining material subsidiaries, which has been uploaded on Company's website at https://www.imp-powers.com/assets/investor-document/policv-for-determining-material-subsidiarv.pdf.
During the year under review, Operational activities were not carried out at IMP Energy Limited, the Subsidiary Company.Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,a statement containing salient features of financial statements of subsidiary company, in Form AOC-1 is attached to theFinancial Statements.
Consequent upon issue of Certificate of Sale and as per the request letter dated September 10, 2024 (for introductionof new Directors of Successful Bidder on the Board of Company) received from the Successful Bidder of the Company,Mr. Shaishav R. Shah (DIN: 00019293), Mr. Rakesh R. Shah (DIN: 00421920) and Mr. Tanuj M. Shah (DIN: 08575039), wereappointed as Directors of the Company w.e.f. September 11,2024 by the Liquidator and the erstwhile Board of Directors(i.e. Mr. Ajay Dhoot, Mr. Ramdas Rajguroo, Aditya Dhoot and Praveen Saxena) and Key Managerial Personnel (i.e. Mr.Shantilal Surana and Ms. Deepali Rohra) were ceased w.e.f. January 6, 2025 pursuant to clause 21(2)(1) of the Hon'ble NCLT,Ahmedabad vide order dated November 5, 2024 [Order No: IA 1387/ (AHM) 2024 IN CP (IB) 203 OF 2020]. The appointmentof new Directors were regularized as Non-Executive Directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 6,2025 in pursuance of the relief and concession granted by NCLT vide order dated 05.11.2024.
The Board of Directors on January 6, 2025, appointed Mr. Maheswar Sahu (DIN: 00034051), Mr. Rabindra Nath Nayak (DIN:02658070) and Dr. Varsha Adhikari (DIN: 08345677) as Additional Directors (Independent Directors) of the Company, notliable to retire by rotation, for a term of five (5) consecutive years with effect from January 6, 2025. Their appointment wereapproved and confirmed by the shareholders at Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on February 10, 2025. Reconstitutionof the Board of Directors of the Company and its Committees (Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee& Stakeholder's Relationship Committee) were accomplished on January 6, 2025.
In the opinion of the Board of your Company, Mr. Maheswar Sahu, Mr. Rabindra Nath Nayak and Dr. Varsha Adhikariare persons of integrity and possesses relevant expertise and experience and they fulfil the conditions specified in theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, for such an appointment. The board of directors recommended theappointment of all the directors at the extra ordinary general meeting to members for their approval.
As of March 31,2025, your Company's Board had six members comprising of three Non-Executive and Non-IndependentDirectors and three Independent Directors including one Woman Director. The details of the Board and Committeecomposition forms part of this Annual Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act, read with rules made thereunder and the Articles of Associationof the Company, Mr. Tanuj M. Shah (DIN: 08575039), is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible,offers himself for reappointment. The Board recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Tanuj M. Shah as Director for yourapproval. Brief details, as required under Secretarial Standard-2 and Regulation 36 of SEBI Listing Regulations, are providedin the Notice of ensuing AGM.
During the year under review, Mr. Naveen Kumar Singh was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Whole Time KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company w.e.f. January 6, 2025.
After the closure of financial year, Mr. Mahendra Prajapati was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Whole Time KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company w.e.f. August 8, 2025.
Mr. Naveen Kumar Singh, Chief Executive Officer of the Company was also appointed as an Additional Director and Whole¬time Director w.e.f. August 8, 2025. The Board has proposed his appointment as Director and Whole-time Director to themembers in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Company has received the necessary declaration from each independent director who forms part of reconstitutedBoard confirming that he/she meets the criteria of independence as laid out in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013read with the schedules, rules made thereunder and Regulation 16(1) (b) of the Listing Regulations. The IndependentDirectors have also given declaration of compliance with Rules 6(1) and 6(2) of the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, with respect to their name appearing in the data bank of Independent Directorsmaintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Members may kindly note that the Directors of the reconstituted board were not in office for the part of the period towhich this report primarily pertains. Resolution Professional and Liquidator during the CIRP were entrusted with andresponsible for the management of the affairs of the Company.
After the re-constitution of Board as a part of the implementation of Resolution Plan of the Company, three (3) boardmeetings were held during the year under review on 6th January, 2025, 10th February, 2025 and 29th March, 2025. Theattendance details of the Board meetings are as follows:
Sr.
No.
Name of Director(s)
06.01.2025
10.02.2025
29.03.2025
Total No. ofMeetings attended
1
Mr. Rakesh R. Shah
Yes
3 of 3
2
Mr. Shaishav R. Shah
3
Mr. Tanuj M. Shah
No
2 of 3
4
Mr. Maheswar Sahu
5
Mr. Rabindra Nath Nayak
6
Dr. Varsha Adhikari
The Composition of Board of Directors as on 31st March 2025 is as follows:
1. Mr. Rakesh R. Shah, Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
2. Mr. Shaishav R. Shah, Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
3. Mr. Tanuj M. Shah, Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
4. Mr. Maheswar Sahu, Independent Director
5. Mr. Rabindra Nath Nayak, Independent Director
6. Dr. Varsha Adhikari, Independent Director
The Audit Committee was constituted on January 6, 2025 and is in compliance with the provisions of section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of the Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time.
Constitution and composition:
The composition of the Audit Committee as on March 31, 2025 is as follows:
Name
Designation
Category
Chairman
Independent Non-Executive
Member
Mr. Rakesh Shah
Non-Executive
During the financial year under review, the Audit Committee met once on February 10, 2025 after reconstitution andattended by all three members of the Committee.
The composition, quorum, powers, role and terms of reference of the Audit Committee inter-alia covers the areas ascontemplated under Regulation 18 read with Part C of Schedule II of the Listing Regulations and Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013, as applicable.
The role of the Audit Committee shall include the following:
1) Overseeing the Company's financial reporting process and disclosure of its financial information to ensure that itsfinancial statements are correct, sufficient and credible;
2) Recommending to the Board for the appointment, re-appointment, replacement, remuneration and terms ofappointment of the statutory auditors of the Company;
3) Approving payments to the statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutory auditors;
4) Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditor's report thereon before submission tothe Board for approval, with particular reference to:
a. Matters required to be included in the Director's Responsibility Statement to be included in the Board's report interms of clause (c) of sub-section 3 of Section 134 of the Companies Act;
b. Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same;
c. Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment by management;
d. Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings;
e. Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements;
f. Disclosure of any related party transactions; and
g. Qualifications and modified opinions in the draft audit report.
5) Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial statements before submission tothe Board for approval;
6) Reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses/ application of funds raised through an issue (public issue,rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offerdocument/ prospectus/ notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency monitoring the utilization ofproceeds of a public or rights issue, and making appropriate recommendations to the Board to take up steps in thismatter. This also includes monitoring the use/application of the funds raised through the proposed initial public offerby the Company;
7) Reviewing and monitoring the statutory auditor's independence and performance, and effectiveness of auditprocess;
8) Approval or any subsequent modifications of transactions of the Company with related parties and omnibus approvalfor related party transactions proposed to be entered into by the Company subject to such conditions as may beprescribed;
9) Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
10) Valuation of undertakings or assets of the Company, wherever it is necessary;
11) Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
12) Reviewing, with the management, the performance of statutory and internal auditors, and adequacy of the internalcontrol systems;
13) Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function if any, including the structure of the internal audit department,staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of internalaudit;
14) Discussing with internal auditors on any significant findings and follow up thereon;
15) Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is suspectedfraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the Board;
16) Discussing with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scope of audit as well as post¬audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
17) Looking into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders, shareholders(in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
18) Reviewing the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism;
19) Approving the appointment of the chief financial officer or any other person heading the finance function ordischarging that function after assessing the qualifications, experience and background, etc. of the candidate;
20) Reviewing the utilization of loans and/ or advances from/investment by the holding company in any subsidiaryexceeding ?100 crore or 10% of the asset size of the subsidiary, whichever is lower including existing loans / advances/ investments;
21) Considering and commenting on the rationale, cost-benefits and impact of schemes involving merger, demerger,amalgamation etc., on the Company and its shareholders;
22) Such roles as may be delegated by the Board and/or prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI ListingRegulations or other applicable law.
Further, the Audit Committee shall mandatorily review the following:
1) management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
2) management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors;
3) internal audit reports relating to internal control weaknesses;
4) the appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the chief internal auditor shall be subject to review by theaudit committee; and
5) statement of deviations:
a. quarterly statement of deviation(s) including report of monitoring agency, if applicable, submitted to stockexchange(s) in terms of Regulation 32(1) of the SEBI ICDR Regulations;
b. Annual statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offer document/prospectus/notice in terms of Regulation 32(7) of the SEBI ICDR Regulations.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee was constituted on January 6, 2025 and is in compliance with the provisionsof section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time.
The composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as on March 31,2025 is as follows:
During the financial year under review, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee met once on February 10, 2025after reconstitution and attended by all three members of the Committee.
The composition, quorum, powers, role and terms of reference of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee inter-aliacovers the areas as contemplated under Regulation 19 read with para A of Part D of Schedule II of the Listing Regulationsand section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, as applicable.
The broad terms of reference of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is as follows:
1) formulating the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director andrecommend to the Board a policy relating to the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and otheremployees;
2) Evaluating the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the Board and on the basis of such evaluation, preparea description of the role and capabilities required of an independent director. The person recommended to the boardof directors of the Company for appointment as an independent director shall have the capabilities identified in suchdescription. For the purpose of identifying suitable candidates, the Committee may:
a) use the services of external agencies, if required;
b) consider candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, having due regard to diversity; and
c) Consider the time commitments of the candidates.
3) Formulation of criteria for evaluation of the performance of independent directors and the Board;
4) Specify the manner for effective evaluation of performance of Board, its committees and individual directors to becarried out either by the Board, by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee or by an independent externalagency and review its implementation and compliance
5) devising a policy on diversity of the Board;
6) i dentifying persons, who are qualified to become directors or who may be appointed in senior management inaccordance with the criteria laid down, recommending to the Board their appointment and removal;
7) determining whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on the basis of thereport of performance evaluation of independent directors;
8) recommending to the Board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to senior management; and
9) Such other functions / roles as may be delegated to the Committee by the Board and/or as may be required underapplicable laws.
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee is in compliance with the provisions of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013
and Regulation 20 read with Para B of Part D of Schedule II to Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time.
The composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee as on March 31,2025 is as follows:
Chairperson
Mr. Shaishav Shah
During the financial year under review, the Stakeholders Relationship Committee met once on February 10, 2025 afterreconstitution and attended by all three members of the Committee.
The broad terms of reference of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee is as follows:
1. to consider and resolve grievances of security holders of the Company, including complaints related to transfer/transmission of shares, non-receipt of annual report, non-receipt of declared dividends, issue of new/duplicatecertificates, general meetings, etc.;
2. to review of measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights by shareholders;
3. review of adherence to the service standards adopted by the Company in respect of various services being renderedby the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent;
4. to review various measures and initiatives taken by the Company for reducing the quantum of unclaimed dividendsand ensuring timely receipt of dividend warrants/annual reports/ statutory notices by the shareholders of theCompany;
5. Such other functions / roles as may be delegated to the Committee by the Board and/or as may be required underapplicable laws.
Your Company has adopted a whistle blower policy and has established the necessary vigil mechanism for Directors,employees and stake holders in confirmation with Section 177 of the Act and Regulation 4 & 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations,to facilitate reporting of the genuine concerns about unethical or improper activity, without fear of retaliation. The vigilmechanism of your Company provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of whistle blowers who avail of themechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. No personhas been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The said policy is uploaded on the website of yourCompany and can be accessed at https://www.imp-powers.com/assets/investor-document/whistle-blower-policy.pdf.During the year under review, your Company has not received any complaints under the vigil mechanism.
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(e) and Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Policy on appointment of Board Membersincluding criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and remuneration ofDirectors, KMP and other employees is available on the web link https://www.imp-powers.com/assets/investor-document/nomination-and-remuneration-policy.pdf.
As per section 17 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the powers of the Board of Directors of the Company weresuspended during the CIRP with effect from March 29, 2022 and such powers along with the management of affairs of thecompany were vested with the Resolution Professional till December 18, 2023 and subsequently with the Liquidator w.e.f.December 19, 2023. As a part of the implementation of the Relief and Concession granted by Hon'ble NCLT, the erstwhileboard of directors of the Company vacated the office from January 6, 2025 and the new board of directors got appointedwith effect from September 11,2024.
Accordingly, being very limit period, it was not feasible for the new board of directors to carry out the performanceevaluation of board, its committees and individual directors during the remaining period of year under review after re¬constitution.
Members may kindly note that the directors of the reconstituted board were not in office for the part of the period towhich this report primarily pertains. Resolution Professional and Liquidator during the Corporate Insolvency ResolutionProcess ("CIRP") were entrusted with and responsible for the management of the affairs of the Company. As pointed outabove, the reconstituted Board of Directors have been in office only since September 11,2024. The reconstituted Boardis submitting this report in compliance with the Act and Listing Regulations and the Directors, as on date, are not to beconsidered responsible for the fiduciary duties discharged with respect to the oversight on financial and operationalhealth of the Company and performance of the management for the period prior to September 11,2024.
Accordingly, as required under section 134(3) (c) read with section 134 (5) of the Act, the board of directors, based onthe knowledge/ information gained by them about the actions of the resolution professional/ Liquidator (i.e. who wereentrusted with and responsible for the management of the affairs of the Company prior to the 11th September, 2024) andthe affairs of the Company in a limited period of time, from the records of the Company, state that:
a. i n the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed and no material departures have been made from the same;
b. such accounting policies had been selected and applied consistently and judgments and estimates have been madethat are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March31,2025 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. the proper and sufficient care had been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the annual accounts of the Company had been prepared on a going concern basis;
e. t he internal financial controls were in place and that such internal financial controls were adequate and wereoperating effectively; and
f. the reconstituted board had devised the proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Act, read with rules made thereunder, as amended, M/s. BJS and Associates, CharteredAccountants (firm registration no. 113268W) were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of your Company for the first termof five years till the conclusion of 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of your Company to be held in the year 2029.
The Statutory Auditor's qualifications have been dealt with as follows:
(a) Qualification regarding final decision and outcome of final distribution order
(b) Qualification regarding non-accounting of finance cost
(c) Qualification regarding pending reconciliation, confirmation on Trade Receivables.
(d) Qualification regarding reconciliation of direct/indirect tax related balances as per books of accounts and as per taxrecords.
Response - explanation and comments of the Board on Audit Qualifications, observations & emphasis of matter made bythe statutory auditors in the Standalone and Consolidated Audit Report:
To Audit qualifications (a) to (d):
The results of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified underthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015 as amended by the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
(Amendment) Rules, 2016 and the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act"). The results are preparedon going concern assumptions considering the fact that the company has received ' 78 Cr. from successfully bidder forsale of company as a going concern as per regulation 32(e) of the insolvency and Bankruptcy board of India (Liquidationprocess) regulation 2016. New management has taken over affairs of the company but final distribution order is awaited. Theemphasis of matter raised by the Statutory Auditor in his report is self-explanatory and does not require further explanation.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(5) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, it is confirmed that the Company is not required to make and maintain the cost accounts and records as specified bythe Central Government under sub-Section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 as the turnover of the Companyis significantly below the turnover prescribed for maintaining cost accounts and records.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, read with the rules made thereunder, the Board appointed Ms. ShilpaShah, Practicing Company Secretary, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of your Company for FY 2024-25. The SecretarialAudit Report for the year under review is provided as "Annexure - A" of this report.
The Secretarial Auditor has raised qualification that Company could not file necessary forms with ROC within the stipulatedperiod of time, pending change in status on portal of Ministry of Corporate Affairs from "Under Liquidation" to "Active".
Reply of the Management:
The qualification raised by the Secretarial Auditor in her report is self-explanatory and does not require further explanation.
Further, on recommendation of Audit Committee of the Company, the Board approved the appointment of Ms. ShilpaShah, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad, (C. P. No. 27483) as a Secretarial Auditor to undertake the SecretarialAudit of your Company for the financial year 2025-26 and she has confirmed that she is not disqualified to be appointedas a Secretarial Auditor and is eligible to hold office as Secretarial Auditor of your Company.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements commensuratewith the size, scale and complexity of its operations. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable materialweakness in the design or operation was observed. The Statutory Auditors of the Company have audited such controlswith reference to the Financial Reporting and their Audit Report is annexed as Annexure A to the Independent Auditors'Report under the Standalone Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements which forms part of theAnnual Report.
As the paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company is below INR Ten Crore and the Net Worth is below INR Twenty-FiveCrore as on the last day of the previous three financial years (including as at 31.03.2025) and under Chapter IV and pursuantto Regulation 15(2)(a) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the disclosures ofthe compliance with corporate governance requirements specified in regulation 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub¬regulation (2) of regulation 46 are not required to be made, resulting into non-applicability of Corporate GovernanceReport to the Company for the financial year ended 31.03.2025. Hence, section on corporate governance alongwithCompliance certificate from either the auditors or practicing company secretaries regarding compliance of conditions ofcorporate governance are not forming part of the annual report.
The Management Discussion & Analysis, which form part of this Report as stipulated in Part B of Schedule V of Regulation34(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
During the period under review, since the provisions of Section 135 (1) are not applicable to the Company, the Companydoes not have Corporate Social Responsibility Committee in place as on March 31,2025.
All the related party transactions are entered on arm's length basis, in the ordinary course of business and are in compliancewith the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.Accordingly, no transactions are being reported in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
However, the details of the transactions with Related Parties are provided in the Company's financial statements inaccordance with the Accounting Standards. All Related Party Transactions are presented to the Audit Committee and theBoard. Omnibus approval is obtained for the transactions which are foreseen and repetitive in nature. A statement of allrelated party transactions is presented before the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis, specifying the nature, value andterms and conditions of the transactions. The Policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is availableon Company's website at https://www.imp-powers.com/assets/investor-document/policy-on-materiality-of-rpts-and-on-dealings-with-rpts.pdf.
During the year under review, the Company has not provided any loan, guarantee or made investment under provisionsof Section 186 of the Act.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulatedunder Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexedherewith as "Annexure - B".
During the period under review, the Extra Ordinary General Meeting of members of the Company was held on February10, 2025 for appointment of Independent Directors and Shifting of Registered Office. All the four special resolutionsconsidered at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting were passed with requisite majority.
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the draft annual return as on March 31, 2025 prepared in accordance withSection 92(3) of the Act is made available on the website of your Company and can be accessed using the web-linkhttps://imp-powers.com/assets/investor-document/draftannualReturn2024-25.pdf.
The Management has evaluated various risks and that there is no element of risk identified that may threaten the existenceof the Company.
The provisions regarding Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013are applicable to the Company and the Company has constituted Internal Complaint Committee as per the provisionsof Sexual Harassment of Women Act Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. There is no complaintreceived or pending till 31st March, 2025 under the said policy.
The Company has no women employee during the period under review. So, the compliance with provisions of theMaternity Benefit Act, 1961, are not applicable to the Company.
Your Company has followed applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to Meetings of the Board ofDirectors and General Meetings, respectively.
The information required under Section 197 of the Act, read with rule 5(1) & 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, relating to percentage increase in remuneration, ratio of remunerationof each Director and Key Managerial Personnel to the median of employees' remuneration are provided in "Annexure - C"of this report.
1. In the matter of STCI Finance Limited Vs. Liquidator - IMP Powers Limited
Realizing and depositing, entire bidding amount as envisaged from Successful Auction Purchaser and Bidder underthe e-auction and sale process, the distribution of the crystalized / realized amount has been challenged by one ofthe Financial Creditors namely STCI, challenging e-auction process as whole. The said appeal is pending adjudicationbefore Hon'ble NCLAT-New Delhi, wherein SRA and new management impleaded as necessary party to theproceedings. SAP have filed exhaustive reply, challenging e-auction under appeal, basis on the ground that the entireamount of bid auction has been deposited by SAP and thereafter under the due observation and direction of Hon'bleNCLT, process of auction sale concluded by liquidator issuing Sale Certificate and possession letter to SAP. Takinginto consideration as well reviving affairs of Corporate Debtor, necessary relief and concession were also grantedby Hon'ble NCLT and the same were also disclosed as material development by SAP and Liquidator in aforesaidpendency of appeal proceedings before Hon'ble NCLAT.
2. In the matter of STCI Finance Limited VS. Rakesh R. Shah in consortium with Electrify Energy Private Limited
STCI have preferred another appeal recent in May -2025 against the order awarding Relief and Concession by Hon'bleNCLT-Ahmedabad dated 5th November 2024, before Hon'ble NCLAT. However, it is under consideration of appellatetribunal, on the ground of condonation of delay in filing appeal. The SAP is already impleaded as necessary party toappeal proceedings, all matters have been clubbed by the Hon'ble NCLAT for further consideration on returnabledate.
Keeping in mind the aforesaid proceedings, New Management have taken conscious views of aforesaid developmentand started its extreme efforts including infusing of capital and other requirement, which are just and necessaryto revive the affairs of Corporate Debtor under the relevant provisions of IBC and under liquidation order as theirbonafides.
General Disclosures
The Board of Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following matters as there wereno transactions or applicability pertaining to these matters during the year under review:
1. Fraud reported by the Auditors to the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company.
2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
4. Payment of remuneration or commission from any of its holding or subsidiary companies to the Managing Director/Whole Time Director of the Company.
5. Revisions made in the financial statements and Directors' Report of your Company.
6. Except the implementation of the CIRP Process as per the Approved Resolution Plan as explained earlier:
i. There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concernstatus of the Company and its future operations.
ii. There are no significant material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, whichhave occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and thedate of this Annual Report.
iii. There was no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
The Reconstituted Board acknowledges and thanks all the employees, customers, suppliers, investors, lenders, regulatoryand government authorities and stock exchanges as also the Liquidator for their cooperation and support and lookforward to their continued support in future.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Rakesh R. Shah
Place: Ahmedabad Chairman
Date: 8th August, 2025 DIN:00421920