During the year under review, Mr. Mukesh Vermabearing IP Registration Number IBBI Reg. no. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P01665/2019-2020/12522 was the Resolu¬tion Professional of the Company upto December 18,2023.
Further, pursuant to the Order dated December 19,
2023, Liquidation of IMP Powers Limited (‘the Compa¬ny’) was ordered by the Hon’ble National CompanyLaw Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench and Mr. RavindraKumar Goyal bearing IBBI Reg. No. IBBI/ IPA-001 /IP-P-02019/ 2020-2021/13098 was appointed as theLiquidator of the Company. Accordingly, the day to dayaffairs of the Company w.e.f. December 19, 2023 arebeing managed by the Liquidator under overall super¬vision of stake holders committee. As on March 31,
2024, the Company was under Liquidation.
The current status of the Liquidation of the Companyis given under the para “MATERIAL CHANGES ANDCOMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITIONOF THE COMPANY" forming part of this report.
Pursuant to Section 17 of the Insolvency and Bank¬
ruptcy Code, 2016, the powers of Board of Directors ofthe Company stand suspended effective from the CIRPcommencement date i.e. March 29, 2022 and suchpowers along with the management of affairs of thecompany were vested with the Resolution Professionaltill December 18, 2023 and subsequently with the Liq¬uidator w.e.f. December 19, 2023.
Accordingly, Company has prepared Liquidators’ Re¬port instead of Board report and said report has beensigned by Liquidator only instead of Chairman or anydirector on behalf of Board of Directors (SUSPENDED)as required u/s 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Liquidator has pleasure in presenting the 62ndAnnual Report on the business and operations ofthe Company together with the Audited FinancialStatements along with the report of the Auditors forthe year ended 31st March, 2024.
Your Company’s Standalone and Consolidated Per¬formance during the Financial Year (F.Y.) 2023-24as compared with that of the previous FinancialYear (F.Y.) 2022-23 is summarized below.
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
2023-24
2022-23
Turnover
154.82
2805.01
Other Income
74.49
34.60
Total Revenue from Operations
229.31
2839.61
Profit/ (Loss) before Finance Cost, Depreciation &Taxes
(1420.49)
(4537.54)
(1420.99)
(4538.04)
Less: Depreciation
607.82
627.89
609.81
629.27
Less: Finance Cost
20.68
30.52
28.63
Profit/ (Loss) before Exceptional Item & Tax
(2048.99)
(5195.95)
(2051.48)
(5195.94)
Exceptional Item
-
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax
Less: Current Tax
Less: Deferred Tax
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax
Earnings Per Share
Basic
(23.72)
(60.16)
(23.75)
(60.17)
Diluted
STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS
During the Financial Year 2023-24, the Companywas under CIRP till December 18, 2023 and underLiquidation w.e.f. December 19, 2023.
For the financial year ended 31st March, 2024,your Company has reported standalone total reve¬nue of Rs. 229.31 Lakhs and incurred net loss ofRs. 2048.99 Lakhs as compared to previous year'stotal revenue of Rs. 2839.61 Lakhs and net loss ofRs. 5195.95 Lakhs.
SHARE CAPITAL
The Share Capital of the Company, as on 31stMarch, 2024 was 8,63,87,630/- (Rupees EightCrores Sixty Three Lakhs Eighty Seven ThousandSix Hundred and Thirty only).
The Company has neither issued shares with dif¬ferential rights as to the dividend, voting or other¬wise nor issued sweat equity shares. There is noscheme for employee stock option or provision ofmoney for shares of the Company to the employ¬ees or Directors of the Company during the afore¬said period.
TRANSFER TO GENERAL RESERVES AND DIVIDEND
Owing to the losses and ongoing Liquidation, noDividend is possible for the year ended March 31,2024 and it is not recommended to transfer anyamount to General Reserve for the year endedMarch 31, 2024.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEESAND INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments cov¬ered under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to theFinancial Statement.
FUTURE OUTLOOK
The Successful Purchaser of the Company has suc¬cessfully deposited the consideration as per theLetter of Intent (LOI) issued by the Liquidator of theCompany for selling the Company as a “Going Con¬cern" as per Regulation 32(e) of the Insolvency andBankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process)
Regulations, 2016 on “As is where is, as iswhat is, whatever there is and without re¬course basis". The Liquidator has issued aSale Certificate in favour of Successful Pur¬chaser as per the order of Honourable NCLT,Ahmedabad.
The Company has taken following Operation¬al Steps:
• Change in Business Mix - Movementfrom Govt. business to Non Govt. Busi¬ness
However, intermittent STOP-START-STOP flip¬ping of business operations lead to lot ofuncertainty, impacting our liquidity.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS &THEIR ADEQUACY
Your Company’s internal controls systemscommensurate with the nature and size of itsbusiness operations. Adequate internal con¬trols, systems and checks are in place andthe management exercises financial controlson the operations through a well-definedbudget monitoring process and other stand¬ard operating procedures.
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY
STATEMENT
As stipulated under section 134(3)(c) readwith Section 134(5) of the Companies Act,2013, your Directors hereby state and con¬firm that:
a) in the preparation of the Annual Ac¬counts for the financial year ended 31stMarch, 2024, the applicable account¬ing standards have been followed.There are no material departures fromthe applicable accounting standards;
b) Accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgementsand estimates that are reasonableand prudent so as to give a true andfair view of the state of the affairs of
the Company as on 31st March, 2024and of the loss of the Company for thatperiod;
c) Proper and sufficient care for the mainte¬nance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for pre¬venting and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d) Annual Accounts on a going concern ba¬sis;
e) Internal financial controls to be followedby the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and wereoperating effectively and
f) Proper systems to ensure compliancewith the provisions of all applicable lawsand such systems were adequate andoperating effectively.
Following are the changes in the Board of Direc¬tors and Key Managerial Personnel during theyear under review:
As your Company is in Liquidation, No Change isproposed. Power of Board of Directors have beensuspended pursuant to section 17 of the IBC2016 on the commencement of the CIRP andLiquidation.
Ms. Deepali Rohira was appointed as the Compa¬ny Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Com¬pany w.e.f. August 28, 2023.
As the Company was under CIRP/Liquidation dur¬ing the year under review, the Board of Directorsstand suspended and hence annual declarationsof Independence from Independent Directors ofthe Company were not received. Also, the secondterm of Mr. Ramdas T. RajGuroo, IndependentDirector (Suspended) is upto September 29,2024.
During the year under review, due to the ongoingCIRP and Liquidation, the powers of the Boardremains suspended and accordingly, no meetingof the Board of Directors or committees thereofwere held. Further, the duties and responsibilitiesof the Board were fulfilled by the Resolution Pro¬
fessional upto December 18, 2023 and by the Liq¬uidator w.e.f. December 19, 2023 and all decisionswere taken by the Resolution Professional/Liquidator at its duly convened meeting. The inter¬vening gap between the meetings was within theprescribed period under the Companies Act, 2013(“Act") and SEBI LODR Regulations.
As the Company was under CIRP/Liquidation dur¬ing the year under review, no formal annual eval¬uation has been done for the directors perfor¬mance and that of the committees and individualdirectors as required under the provisions of Sec¬tion 134 read with Rule 8(4) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 during the Financial Year2023-24.
The Familiarization Programme for IndependentDirectors aims to provide them an opportunity tofamiliarize with the Company, its Managementand its operations so as to gain a clear under¬standing of their roles, rights and responsibilitiesand contribute significantly towards the growth ofthe Company. They have full opportunity to inter¬act with Senior Management Personnel and areprovided all the documents required and soughtby them for enabling them to have a good under¬standing of the Company, its business model andvarious operations and the industry of which it isa part. The details of such familiarization pro¬grammes for Independent Directors are postedon the website of the Company viz. www.imp-powers.com.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(8)of the Companies Act, 2013, Rule 6 of theCompanies (Meetings of Board & its Powers)Rules, 2014 and Regulation 18 read withPart C of Schedule II of the Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, your Company has constituted an Au¬dit Committee of the Board of Directors. Thedetails regarding the composition and terms
of reference of Audit Committee of the Com¬pany are disclosed in the report of CorporateGovernance, which forms part of this AnnualReport.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, no meet¬ings of the Audit Committee were held due tothe Company being under CIRP/Liquidation.
2. Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, Rule 6 of theCompanies (Meetings of Board & its Powers)Rules, 2014 and Regulation 19 read withPart D of Schedule II of the Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, your Company has constituted a Nom¬ination and Remuneration Committee of theBoard of Directors. The details regarding thecomposition and terms of reference of Nomi¬nation & Remuneration Committee (“NRC")of the Company are disclosed in the report ofCorporate Governance, which forms part ofthis Annual Report.
Further, due to the Company being underCIRP/Liquidation during FY 2023-24, nomeeting of NRC was held during the yearunder review.
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20read with Part D of Schedule II of the Securi¬ties and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, your Company has con¬stituted a Stakeholders’ Relationship Com¬mittee (“SRC" ) of the Board of Directors. Thedetails regarding the composition and termsof reference of Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee of the Company are disclosed inthe report of Corporate Governance, whichforms part of this Annual Report.
Further, due to the Company being underCIRP/Liquidation during FY 2023-24, nomeeting of SRC was held during the year un¬der review.
4. Corporate Social ResponsibilityCommittee
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135of the Companies Act, 2013 and theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibil¬ity Policy) Rules, 2014, your Company hasconstituted a Corporate Social Responsi¬bility (CSR) Committee of the Board ofDirectors. However, company is not re¬quired to incur any expenditure on CSRdue to accumulated loses.
DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any depos¬its within the meaning of Section 73 of theAct and the Companies (Acceptance of De¬posits) Rules, 2014 and no amount on ac¬count of principal or interest on public de¬posits was outstanding as on March 31,2024.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As required under Section 134(3)(a) andSection 92(3) of the Act, the data on AnnualReturn has been uploaded on the Compa¬ny’s website viz. www.imp-powers.com.
SUBSIDIARY
The Company has one subsidiary, namely,IMP Energy Limited (IEL). IEL is engaged incomplete EPC Work of small hydro Power(SHP) business. IEL sets up small hydro pow¬er plants of upto 5 MW capacity and doesthe entire EPC work. IEL has already suc¬cessfully commissioned its 1st hydro projecton EPC basis at Bairas (2 x 750KW) in Octo¬ber 2017 and 2nd EPC Hydro Project at San-grah (2 x 750KW).
The Company has attached along with itsfinancial statements, a separate statementcontaining the salient features of the finan¬cial statements of the said subsidiary in“Form AOC-1" which is annexed as“Annexure - A".
As required under Regulation 16(1)(c) of theListing Regulations, the Company has formulat¬ed the Policy on Materiality of Subsidiaries andthe same is published on the Company’s web¬site viz. www.imp-powers.com.
As per Section 134 of the Act and Rule 8(1) ofthe Company (Account) Rules, 2014, the con¬solidated financial statements have been pre¬pared by the Company in accordance with theIndian Accounting Standards. The audited con¬solidated financial statements together withthe Auditor’s Report forms part of this AnnualReport.
DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Pursuant to Regulation 43A of the Listing Regu¬lations as amended upto date, the Companyhas adopted a Dividend Distribution Policy. Thesame is published on the Company’s websiteat www.imp-powers.com.
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
During the year under review, there was nochange in the nature of business of the Compa¬ny.
MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THEFINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPA¬NY
Pursuant to the Order dated December 19,2023, Liquidation of IMP Powers Limited (‘theCompany’) was ordered by the Hon’ble Nation¬al Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Benchand Mr. Ravindra Kumar Goyal bearing IBBIReg. No. IBBI/ IPA-001 /IP-P-02019/ 2020-2021/13098 was appointed as the Liquidatorof the Company. Accordingly, the day to dayaffairs of the Company w.e.f. December 19,2023 are being managed by the Liquidator un¬der overall supervision of committee of credi¬tors (SCC).
At present, your company is under Liquidation.The Successful Purchaser of the Company hassuccessfully deposited the consideration as perthe Letter of Intent (LOI) issued by the Liquida¬tor of the Company for selling the Company asa “Going Concern" as per Regulation 32(e) of
the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India(Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 on “Asis where is, as is what is, whatever there is andwithout recourse basis". The Liquidator has is¬sued a Sale Certificate in favour of SuccessfulPurchaser as per the order of Honourable NCLT,Ahmedabad.
In the Para “Future Outlook", the Company hasalready stated the challenges, opportunities,key steps taken by the Company and the FutureOutlook.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERSPASSED BY THE REGULATORS, COURTSOR TRIBUNALS
Pursuant to the Order dated December 19,2023, Liquidation of IMP Powers Limited (‘theCompany’) was ordered by the Hon’ble NationalCompany Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench andMr. Ravindra Kumar Goyal bearing IBBI Reg.No. IBBI/ IPA-001 /IP-P-02019/ 2020-
2021/13098 was appointed as the Liquidatorof the Company. Accordingly, the day to day af¬fairs of the Company w.e.f. December 19, 2023are being managed by the Liquidator underoverall supervision of committee of creditors.
Prior to this, the Company was under CIRP uptoDecember 18, 2023.
VIGIL MECHANISM & WHISTLE BLOWERPOLICY
The Company has a vigil mechanism/whistleblower policy to deal with instance of fraud andmismanagement. The details of the said policyare explained in the Corporate Governance Re¬port and also posted on the website of the Com¬pany viz. www.imp-powers.com .
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOL¬OGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EX¬CHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information as per Section 134(3)(m) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies(Account) Rules, 2014 with respect to conserva-
tion of energy, technology absorption & foreignexchange earnings and outgo are given in“Annexure - B" to this report.
MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION AND PAR¬TICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Disclosure pertaining to the remuneration andother details as required under Section 197(12)of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 is given in annexure andforms part of this report. However, as per the pro¬visions of the section 136(1) of the Act, this Re¬port is sent to the shareholders excluding thesaid information. Any shareholder interested inobtaining such particulars may write to the Com¬pany at the Registered Office of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS AND AR¬RANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The details of related party transactions are pro¬vided in the accompanying financial statements.In conformity with the requirements of the Actread with SEBI LODR Regulations, the Policy onRelated Party Transactions as approved by theBoard is available on the Company’s website andcan be accessed through www.imp-powers.com.
None of the Directors nor KMP had any pecuni¬ary relationships or transactions vis-a-vis theCompany except the sitting fees paid to Directorsand remuneration paid to KMPs, if any.
During the year under review, no transactionswere entered into with any Related Parties. Ac¬cordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Trans¬actions as required under Section 134(3)(h) ofthe Act, in Form AOC-2 is not applicable to yourCompany.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS GIVEN, IN¬VESTMENT MADE, GUARANTEES GIVENAND SECURITIES PROVIDED
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of theAct, the details of Loans, Guarantees and Invest¬ments made by the Company as at 31st March,2023 are given in the notes to the FinancialStatements.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Business risks exist for any enterprise hav¬ing national and international exposure. YourCompany also faces such risks, the key onesbeing - a longer than anticipated delay ineconomic revival, unfavorable exchange ratefluctuations, emergence of inflationary con¬ditions, rise in counterfeits and look-alikesand any unexpected changes in regulatoryframework.
The Company is well aware of these risksand challenges and has put in place mecha¬nisms to ensure that they are managed andmitigated with adequate timely actions.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION ANDANALYSIS REPORT
A report on Management Discussion andAnalysis which includes details on the stateof affairs of the Company as required underthe Regulation 34(2)(e) of SEBI LODR Regu¬lations, forms part of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Report on Corporate Governance duly ap¬proved by the Liquidator/Board of Directors(Suspended) in accordance with SEBI LODRRegulations, along with a certificate from theStatutory Auditors confirming the compli¬ance is given separately in this Annual Re¬port.
AUDITORS1. Statutory Auditors
Pursuant to Section 139 to 144 of the Com¬panies Act, 2013 and Rules 3 to 6 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014the Members of the Company had at their61st Annual General Meeting held on 30thSeptember, 2023, approved the appoint¬ment of M/s. Shyam S. Gupta as the Statuto¬ry Auditors of the Company to hold the officefrom the conclusion of ensuing 61st AGM tillthe conclusion of the 62nd AGM of the Com¬pany.
Accordingly, the tenure of M/s. Shyam S.
Gupta as the Statutory Auditors expires at this en¬suing 62nd AGM. The Liquidator has proposed theappointment of M/s. BJS and Associates, Char¬tered Accountants (Firm Regn. No. 113268W) asthe Statutory Auditors of the Company for a periodof 5 years from the conclusion of this 62nd AnnualGeneral Meeting (“AGM") upto the conclusion of67th AGM of the Company to the shareholders fortheir approval.
Below are the details of Disclaimer of Opinion inthe Auditors Report and the Liquidator response inrespect of the same:
1. As per SA 510, para 10, read with SA 705(Revised) as applicable, when an auditor is unableto obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence re¬garding the opening balances, the auditor shallexpress an opinion (qualified opinion or a disclaim¬er of opinion), as appropriate, in accordance withSA 705 (Revised). Since we were unable to obtainappropriate audit evidences pertaining to openingbalances to the extent as mentioned in subsequentparas and other financial information, (where appli¬cable), we express a disclaimer of opinion—Remarks are self-explanatory and hence does notrequire further explanation from Ex-management/Liquidator.
2. The company has not carried out detailed as¬sessment of the useful life of Company’s assets ascompany is in progress of updating fixed assetsregister, so assets wise useful life working is notpossible, hence depreciation has been adjusted,based on past historical trend and not as per thenotification to Schedule II of the Companies Act,2013. We are unable to comment on the impact onstatement of Profit & Loss Account—The Companyis under Liquidation. Remarks are self-explanatoryand hence does not require further explanationfrom Ex-management/Liquidator. Depreciation isprovided as per Schedule II.
3. The company has not complied with Ind AS - 19,with respect to employee benefits. Actuarial valua¬tion certificate has not been obtained for gratuityand other post-employment benefits—Already tak¬en the certificate and provision is made accordingto the Acturian Certificate. Ind AS-19 has beencomplied.
4. The Company has, on the basis of their inter¬nal evaluation, valued inventories for the periodended 31st March, 2024 at Rs. 9,85,22,485.In the view of current Liquidation Process fol¬lowed by liquidation process, and no productionactivities since long time and in absence of val¬uation report and any supporting papers, weare unable to comment on the realizability ofthe inventories—The Company is under Liquida¬tion. Remarks are self-explanatory and hencedoes not require further explanation from ex-management/Liquidator.
5. For the period ended 31st March 2024, thecompany has Gross Trade Receivables for Rs.39,82,93,341 out of which no provision fordoubtful debt/ECL has been created in the pre¬vious financial years. Further the said balancesare aged more-than three years hence, In theview of current Liquidation Process followed byliquidation process, and no production activitiesduring review period and in absence of valua¬tion report and any supporting papers, we areunable to comment on the carrying value of thesaid receivables. Further in the absence of suf¬ficient appropriate audit evidence we are una¬ble to review said receivables and accordinglynecessary audit procedures couldn’t be per¬formed on the same—The Company is underLiquidation. Remarks are self-explanatory andhence does not require further explanationfrom ex-management/Liquidator.
6. In absence of independent bank confirma¬tions for 4 current accounts, as required underSA 505 - External Balance Confirmation, hav¬ing a book balance of Rs. 1,52,464.88 as onMarch 31, 2024 also non-availability of Bankaccount statements for 4 current accounts hav¬ing a book balance of Rs. 1,52,464.88 as onMarch 31, 2024 led to incomplete supportingfor our audit opinion. Hence, we are unable tocomment on the bank transactions as well asthe closing balances as appearing in the booksof accounts for the said bank balances—TheCompany is under Liquidation and Bank hasnot provided relevant information. The claimsare already approved and put on respectivewebsite by the Liquidator.
7. For the period ended 31st March 2024, the com¬pany has reported “Other Current Assets" includesinterest accrued/receivables Rs. 6,81,34,772,EMD/ Margin Money and Other Deposits Rs.1,26,09,438 and Balance with Government Author¬ities Rs. 49,98,779. The said balances are agedand are subject to confirmations. In the view of cur¬rent Liquidation Process followed by liquidation pro¬cess, and no production activities during review pe¬riod and in absence of any supporting papers, weare unable to comment on the carrying value of thesaid balances of “Other Current Assets". Further inthe absence of sufficient appropriate audit evi¬dence we are unable to review said receivables andaccordingly necessary audit procedures couldn’t beperformed on the same—The Company is under Liq¬uidation. Remarks are self-explanatory and hencedoes not require further explanation from ex-management/Liquidator.
8. Property, Plant & Equipment - The company hasnot carried out detailed assessment of the usefullife of Company’s assets as company is in progressof updating fixed assets register, so assets wiseuseful life working is not possible, hence deprecia¬tion has been adjusted, based on past historicaltrend and not as per the notification to Schedule IIof the Companies Act, 2013. We are unable to com¬ment on the impact on statement of Profit & LossAccount—The Company is under Liquidation. Re¬marks are self-explanatory and hence does not re¬quire further explanation from ex-management/Liquidator. Depreciation is provided as per Sched¬ule II.
9. In respect of Finance cost we draw attention tonote no. 47 of the standalone financial statementof the Company, that it has not provided financecost related with interest expenses for the year end¬ed on March 31, 2024 as the account of the Com¬pany has been classified as Non-Performing Assets(NPA) by all lenders on financial facilities availedfrom them. Due to non-provision of the interest ex¬penses, Loss for the year ended on March 31,2024 is understated. Amount is not determinable—Remarks are self-explanatory and hence does not
require further explanation from ex-management/Liquidator.
10. The Company is in the process of reconcilingdirect/indirect tax related balances as per booksof account and as per tax records. Accordingly, weare unable to comment whether these balancesare fairly stated in the books - Remarks are self¬explanatory and hence does not require furtherexplanation from ex-management/Liquidator.
11. Material Uncertainty related to Going Concern:
a) the company has accumulated losses andits net worth has been eroded. The company hasincurred net loss during the current year and in theearlier year(s), the company’s current liabilitiesexceed its current assets and the company has ahigh debt-equity ratio as at 31st March, 2024,earnings per share is negative.
b) Uncertainty in Going Concern due to initia¬tion of liquidation vide order date 19th December,2023 of Hon’ble NCLT Ahmedabad Bench. Accord¬ingly, audited consolidated financial results of theCompany for year ended March 31, 2024 havebeen reviewed by Liquidator. The status of theCompany being under liquidation and impact aris¬ing therefrom as such cannot be commented uponby us. However, the standalone financial state¬ments are prepared on the going concern assump¬tion.
The Liquidator is striving to maintain the goingconcern status till a final decision is taken byHon’ble NCLT.
Further, there are no frauds, details of which asrequired to be reported under Section 143(12) ofthe Act.
2. Cost Auditor
M/s. NNT & Co., Cost Accountant (Formerly known asM/s. N. Ritesh & Associates) were appointed as CostAuditors by the Company under Section 148 of the Act.
The Resolution Professional has re-appointed M/s. NNT& Co. as Cost Auditors of the Company for the FinancialYear 2024-25. The Company is seeking the ratificationof the remuneration to be paid to M/s. NNT & Co., CostAuditors of the Company in respect of Cost Audit for thefinancial year ended 31st March, 2025 as mentioned inthe Notice convening 62nd AGM.
3. Secretarial Auditor
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Compa¬nies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,the Resolution Professional had appointed M/s. HarshKothari & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries(ACS: F12935 and CP: 22951), to undertake the Secre¬tarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2023¬24 and issue Secretarial Audit Report. The SecretarialAudit Report for the financial year ended 31st March,2024 is appended as “Annexure - C-1” to this Report.
The Secretarial Auditor has made following qualifica-tions/observations:
1. As per Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013(“the Act”) and as per Regulation 6(1) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”), theCompany had not appointed Company Secretarytill August 27, 2023.
2. As per Section 170 of the Act, DIR-12 has to befiled for appointment or Resignation of CFO. Mr.Shanti Lal Surana resigned as the CFO of theCompany w.e.f. 04.07.2022. However, DIR-12 forthe same is not filed as on the date of issue ofthis Report.
3. The Company has not filed Form MGT-7 for theyear ended 31.03.2023 with the ROC.
4. The Company has not filed Form CRA-2 for theyear ended 31.03.2023 and 31.03.2024 with theROC.
5. The Company has not filed Form CRA-4 for theyear ended 31.03.2023 with the ROC.
6. Delay as observed infiling Form DIR-12 for ap¬pointment of Company Secretary during the yearunder review.
7. There was delay in payment of Listing Fees tostock exchanges under Regulations 14 of the List¬ing Regulations.
8. The Company has not filed Form MSME-1 for thehalf year ended 31.09.2023 and 31.03.2024with ROC.
9. As per Regulation 17 (b) and (c) of the Listing Regu¬lations, the Board of Directors shall comprise of at-least one Women Director and the Board shall com¬prise of not less than six Directors. However, as on31.03.2024, there was no Women Director on theBoard and there were only four Directors on theBoard of the Company.
10. The Company has not submitted the Financial State¬ments for the period ended 30.06.2023 to theStock Exchanges within the stipulated time frame asper Regulation 30 and 33 of the Listing Regulations.
11. There was a delay in submission of Investor Griev¬ance Report for the quarter ended 30.06.2023 and
31.03.2024 as per Regulation 13(3) of the ListingRegulations to the Stock Exchanges by the Compa¬ny.
12. There was a delay in submission of Share HoldingPattern for the quarter ended 30.06.2023 and
31.03.2024 as per Regulation 31(1)(b) of the List¬ing Regulations to the Stock Exchanges by the Com¬pany;
13. There was a delay in submission of Reconciliation ofShare Capital Audit Report for the quarter ended30.06.2023 and 31.03.2024.
14. There was a delay in submission of Certificate underRegulation 40(9) of the Listing Regulations for theyear ended 31.03.2024 to the Stock Exchanges bythe Company.
15. There was a delay in submission of Certificate underRegulation 7(3) of the Listing Regulations for theyear ended 31.03.2024 to the Stock Exchanges bythe Company.
16. The Promoter Disclosure as per Regulation 31(4) ofthe SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares andTakeovers) Regulations, 2011 has not been submit¬ted by the Promoters for the year ended March 31,2024.
17. Website of the Company is not updated as per Regu¬lation 46 of the SEBI LODR.
18. The Company has not submitted the SDD Compli¬ance Certificate.
19. As per Regulation 24(1) of the SEBI (Listing Obliga¬tions and Disclosure Requirements), 2015, atleast 1Independent Director of the Holding Listed Companyshall be on Board of Directors of Material UnlistedSubsidiary Company. No Independent Director of theCompany is appointed on the Board of IMP EnergyLimited ('Material Unlisted Subsidiary').
20. The Company has not transferred the funds to IEPFas required under the provisions of the Act.
Ex-Managements'/ Liquidator response to Qualification/
Observations:
1. The delay/non-filing of returns/information/disclosures to the ROC/other statutory or regulatoryauthorities was due to ongoing CIRP/Liquidation ofthe Company and limitation of resources and funds.
2. The Company had published an ad in newspapertwice. However, due to the Company being underCIRP, no applications were received. Further, the RP
has appointed Ms. Deepali Rohira as the CompanySecretary and Compliance Officer of the Companyw.e.f. August 28, 2023.
3. The information regarding resignation of CFO shallbe filed with the ROC at the earliest.
4. Due to the Company being under CIRP/Liquidationduring the year under review, Board stands sus¬pended and hence no new Directors are appointed.
5. The management of the Company has taken allnecessary steps and actions to do proper and time¬ly compliance. It assures to do timely compliance infuture under various applicable acts & regulations.
6. The delay in transfer to IEPF was on account of limi¬tation of resources in the Company due to ongoingCIRP. Company is in the process to comply with thesame at the earliest.
7. The Company is in the process of complying with allthe provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations asmentioned in the Secretarial Audit Report.
8. The Company had filed Form MGT-7 for the yearended 31.03.2023 as an attachment to Form GNL-2. However, the said form was rejected by the ROC.Further, as the Company went into Liquidation w.e.f.19.12.2023, it is not allowed to file any forms onthe MCA V2 portal as its status is “Under Liquida¬tion”. Hence, certain forms which are to be filed bythe Company on MCA V2 portal are pending to befiled.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT OF MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY
In accordance with Reg. 24 A of the Listing Regulations,the Secretarial Audit Report of IMP Energy Limited(Material Subsidiary) is attached as Annexure C-2 to thisReport.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY RE¬PORT:
The Company was not in the Top 1,000 companies as perMarket Capitalisation as on March 31, 2024, at both theStock Exchanges, where it is listed namely - BSE Limitedand National Stock Exchange of India Limited. Accordingly,the Company is not required to submit a Business Re¬sponsibility and Sustainability Report (which replaces theearlier requirement of a Business Responsibility report) inview of Regulation 34 read with Regulation 3(2) of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
The provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act are applicableto the Company. M/s. NNT & Co., Cost Accountant, hadbeen appointed to carry out the Cost Audit of the Compa¬ny for the FY ended March 31, 2024.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDSON BOARD AND GENERAL MEETINGS
During the Financial Year under review, your Companyhas complied with the applicable Secretarial Standardsissued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI), as far as applicable due to the Company beingunder CIRP/Liquidation.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASS¬MENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL)ACT, 2013
The Company has formed a Committee and framed aPolicy on “Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Womenat Work Place” and matters connected therewith or inci¬dental thereto covering all the aspects as containedunder the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place(Prohibition, Prevention and Redressal) Act, 2013. Dur¬ing the year under review, no complaints were receivedpursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at WorkPlace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors/Liquidator places on record itssincere appreciation for the dedicated services renderedby the employees of the Company at all levels and theconstructive co-operation extended by them. Your Direc¬tors would also like to express their grateful apprecia¬tion for the assistance and support by all Shareholders,Government Authorities, Auditors, Bankers, FinancialInstitutions, Customers, Employees, Suppliers, otherbusiness associates and various other stakeholders.
For IMP Powers LimitedSd/-
Ravindra Kumar GoyalLiquidator
IBBI Reg. No. IBBI/ IPA-001 /IP-P-02019/ 2020-2021/13098
Date: September 2, 2024Place: Mumbai