The Directors have pleasure in presenting before you the 31st Boards' Report of the Companytogether with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
The performance during the period ended 31st March, 2025 has been as under:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particular
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
155.10
303.16
Other income
11.55
420.56
Total Income
166.65
723.72
Total Expense
266.56
201.51
Profit /loss before Exceptional items and Tax Expense
(99.91)
522.21
Add/(less): Exceptional items
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Profit /loss before Tax Expense
Less: Tax Expense (Current & Deferred)
45.07
(77.64)
Profit /loss for the year (1)
(54.84)
444.57
Total Comprehensive Income/loss (2)
Total (1 2)
During the year under review, the Company has recorded a total income of Rs.166.65 Lakhsand Loss of Rs. 54.84 Lakhs as against the total income of Rs. 723.72Lakhs and profit ofRs.444.57 Lakhs in the previous financial yearending 31.03.2024.
The information on Company's affairs and related aspects is provided under ManagementDiscussion and Analysis report, which has been prepared, inter-alia, in compliance withRegulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) regulations, 2015and forms part of this Report.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 134 (3) (j) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company hasnot proposed to transfer any amount to general reserves account of the company during theyear under review.
The closing balance of reserves, including retained earnings, of the Company as atMarch,31st 2025 is Rs. 668.58 Lakhs.
Directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year 2024-2025.
During the period under review and the date of Board's Report there was no change in thenature of Business.
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of theCompany which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company towhich the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under review.
During the year under review, the Company's authorized capital stands at Rs. 5,00,00,000 /-(Rupees Five Crores Only) divided into 50,00,000 (Fifty Lakhs Only) equity shares of Rs.10/-(Rupees Ten Only) each and the paid-up capital stands at Rs. 3,00,00,000/- (Rupees ThreeCrores Only) divided into 30,00,000 (Thirty Lakhs Only) equity shares of Rs. 10/- (RupeesTen Only) each.
As on date of this report, the Company has Six (6) Directors, out of which Two (2) areIndependent,Two (2) are Non - Executive and Non -Independent Director and Two (2) areExecutive Directors.
a) Appointment/Re-appointment/Resignation of Directors/KMP of the Company during the year
• Appointment of Mr. Janampalli Vikramdev Rao as Non- Executive and Non-IndependentDirector of the Company with effect from 01st April, 2024.
• Appointment of Mr. Bharadwaj Turlapati as Non- Executive and Non-Independent Director ofthe Company with effect from 01st April, 2024.
b) Key Managerial Personnel:
Key Managerial Personnel for the financial year 2024-25
1. Kamal Narayan Rathi - Managing Director
2. Sandeep Rathi - Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer
3. Sonal Agarwal - Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
c) Information u/r 36(3) of SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015:
As required under regulation 36 (3) of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015, brief particularsof the Directors seeking appointment/re-appointments are given as Annexure A to the noticeof the AGM forming part of this Annual Report.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Companyconfirming that they meet with both the criteria of independence as prescribed under sub¬section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and under Reg.16(1)(b) read with Reg.25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015.
In compliance with Rule 6 of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,2014, all the PIDs of the Company have registered themselves with the India Institute ofCorporate Affairs (IICA), Manesar and have included their names in the databank ofIndependent Directors within the statutory timeline.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with Schedule IV ofthe Act and the Company's Code of Conduct.In terms of Reg. 25(8) of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015, the Independent Directorshave confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or maybe reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their dutieswith an objective independent judgement and without any external influence.
During the year, Independent Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship ortransactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement ofexpenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the Board of Directorsand Committee(s).
The Board of Directors duly met Four (4) times on 20.05.2024, 12.08.2024,07.11.2024 and13.02.2025 and in respect of which meetings, proper notices were given and theproceedings were properly recorded and signed in the Minutes Book maintained for thepurpose.
Name
Designation
No. of
Meetings held
No. of Meetingsattended
Mr. Janampalli Vikramdev Rao
Non - Executive
4
Non-Independent Director
Mr. Bharadwaj Turlapati
Mr. Kamal Narayan Rathi
Managing Director
Mr. Sandeep Rathi
Executive Director
Mr. Sreeram Athota
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mrs. Vidya Harkut
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, boardcommittees, and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations.
The performance of the board was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from all thedirectors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectivenessof board processes, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from thecommittee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The above criteria are based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by theSecurities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.
In a separate meeting of independent directors was conducted on 13.02.2025 to evaluate theperformance of non-independent directors, the board as a whole and the Chairman of theCompany, taking into account the views of executive directors and non executive directors.
The Board reviewed the performance of individual directors on the basis of criteria such asthe contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetings likepreparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution andinputs in meetings, etc.
Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excludingthe independent director being evaluated.
14. STATEMENT SHOWING THE NAMES OF THE TOP TEN EMPLOYEES IN TERMS OFREMUNERATION DRAWN AND THE NAME OF EVERY EMPLOYEE AS PER RULE 5(2)& (3) OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT & REMUNERATION) RULES, 2014:
A table containing the particulars in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of theAct, read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure I (a) to this Report.
A statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawnand the name of every employee is annexed to this Annual report as Annexure I (b).
During the year, NONE of the employees (excluding Executive Directors) is drawing aremuneration of Rs.1,02,00,000/- and above per annum or Rs.8,50,000/- and above inaggregate per month, the limits specified under the Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct,2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014 read with Schedule V of the Companies Act,2013 a remuneration ratio of 8.34:1 is being paid to Mr. Sandeep Rathi, Executive director ofthe Company and a ratio of 9.34:1 is being paid to Mr.Kamal Narayan Rathi, ManagingDirector of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best oftheir knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit andloss of the company for that period;
(c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assetsof the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Your Company has well established procedures for internal control across its variouslocations, commensurate with its size and operations. The organization is adequately staffedwith qualified and experienced personnel for implementing and monitoring the internalcontrol environment.
The internal audit function is adequately resourced commensurate with the operations of theCompany and reports to the Audit Committee of the Board.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Auditors have not reported any matter under section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed undersection 134(3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company does not have any subsidiary Company.
There have been no companies which have become or ceased to be the subsidiaries, jointventures or associate companies during the year.
The Company has not accepted any public deposits during the Financial Year Ended March31,2025 and as such, no amount of principal or interest on public deposits was outstandingas on the date of the balance sheet.
Since the Company has not accepted any deposits during the Financial Year Ended March31,2025, there has been no non-compliance with the requirements of the Act.
Pursuant to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notification dated 22nd January 2019amending the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, the Company is required tofile with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) requisite returns in Form DPT-3 for outstandingreceipt of money/loan by the Company, which is not considered as deposits.
The Company has complied with this requirement within the prescribed timelines.
The company has not given loans, Guarantees or made any investments during the yearunder review.
Your Company follows a comprehensive system of Risk Management. Your Company hasadopted a procedure for assessment and minimization of probable risks. It ensures that allthe risks are timely defined and mitigated in accordance with the well-structured riskmanagement process.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the Companies Act 2013, Investor Education andProtection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (“IEPFRules”) read with the relevant circulars and amendments thereto, the amount of dividendremaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years from the due date is required to betransferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (“IEPF”), constituted by theCentral Government
During the Year, no amount of dividend was unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven yearsand therefore no amount is required to be transferred to Investor Education and ProvidentFund under the Section 125(1) and Section 125(2) of the Act.
The details of dividend and shares transferred to IEPF, unpaid and unclaimed amounts lyingwith the Company and procedure for claiming the dividend and shares from IEPF Authorityare available on the website of the Company at the link: https://bnrul.com/ and also on thewebsite of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority i.e., www.iepf.gov.in.
The Company has designated Mr. Sandeep Rathi, Executive Director & CFO as a NodalOfficer for the purpose of IEPF.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm'slength basis and were in the ordinary course of business. During the financial year 2024-25,there were no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company withPromoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which mayhave a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
In line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Act read with the Companies (Meetings of theBoard and its Powers) Rules, 2014, omnibus approval for the estimated value of transactionswith the related parties for the financial year is obtained from the Audit Committee. Thetransactions with the related parties are routine and repetitive in nature
The summary statement of transactions entered into with the related parties pursuant to theomnibus approval so granted are reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee and theBoard of Directors on a quarterly basis. The summary statements are supported by anindependent audit report certifying that the transactions are at an arm's length basis and inthe ordinary course of business
The Form AOC-2 pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure-2 to thisreport.
The required information as per Sec.134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act 2013 is providedhereunder:
A. Conservation of Energy: Your Company's operations are not energy intensive. Adequatemeasures have been taken to conserve energy wherever possible by using energy efficientcomputers and purchase of energy efficient equipment.
B. Technology Absorption: All the Factors mentioned in Rule 8 (3)(b) Technology absorptionare not applicable to the Company.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Out Go:
Foreign Exchange Earnings: NILForeign Exchange Outgo: NIL
Terms of reference of Audit committee covers all the matters prescribed under Regulation 18of the Listing Regulations and Section 177 of the Act, 2013.
The terms of reference of the Audit Committee encompasses the requirements of Section177 of Companies Act, 2013 and as per Regulation 18 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015read with Schedule II thereof, inter alia, includes:
i. oversight of the listed entity's financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financialinformation to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
ii. recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of thelisted entity;
iii. approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutoryauditors;
iv. reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditor's reportthereon before submission to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
a. matters required to be included in the director's responsibility statement to be included in theboard's report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act,2013;
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 bymanagement;
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;
g. modified opinion(s) in the draft audit report;
v. reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to theboard for approval;
vi. reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised throughan issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized forpurposes other than those stated in the offer document / prospectus / notice and the reportsubmitted by the monitoring agency monitoring the utilisation of proceeds of a [public issue orrights issue or preferential issue or qualified institutions placement], and making appropriaterecommendations to the board to take up steps in this matter;
vii. reviewing and monitoring the auditor's independence and performance, and effectiveness ofaudit process;
viii. approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the listed entity with relatedparties;
ix. scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
x. valuation of undertakings or assets of the listed entity, wherever it is necessary;
xi. evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
xii. reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and internal auditors, adequacyof the internal control systems;
xiii. reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internalaudit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reportingstructure coverage and frequency of internal audit;
xiv. discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on;
xv. reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matterswhere there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of amaterial nature and reporting the matter to the board;
xvi. discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scopeof audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
xvii. to look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debentureholders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
xviii. to review the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism;
xix. approval of appointment of chief financial officer after assessing the qualifications,experience and background, etc. of the candidate;
xx. Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the auditcommittee.
xxi. reviewing the utilization of loans and/ or advances from/investment by the holding companyin the subsidiary exceeding rupees 100 crore or 10% of the asset size of the subsidiary,whichever is lower including existing loans / advances / investments existing as on the dateof coming into force of this provision.
xxii. consider and comment on rationale, cost-benefits and impact of schemes involving merger,demerger, amalgamation etc., on the listed entity and its shareholders.
xxiii. Carrying out any other function as may be referred to the Committee by the Board.
xxiv. Authority to review / investigate into any matter covered by Section 177 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and matters specified in Part C of Schedule II of the Listing Regulations.
i. management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
ii. management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors;
iii. internal audit reports relating to internal control weaknesses; and
iv. the appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the chief internal auditor shall besubject to review by the audit committee.
v. statement of deviations:
vi. quarterly statement of deviation(s) including report of monitoring agency, if applicable,submitted to stock exchange(s) in terms of Regulation 32(1).
vii. annual statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offerdocument/prospectus/notice in terms of Regulation 32(7).
There were Four (4) Audit Committee Meetings held during the year on 20.05.2024,12.08.2024, 07.11.2024 and 13.02.2025.
Category
Chairman
Independent
Member
Mr. J. Vikramdev Rao
Non-Executive andNon- Independent
(Nomination and Remuneration Committee constituted in terms of Section 178 ofCompanies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015)
The terms of reference of the Nomination and Remuneration committee constituted in termsof Section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 and as per Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015 are as under:
i. formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independenceof a director and recommend to the board of directors a policy relating to, the remuneration ofthe directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
ii. For every appointment of an independent director, the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee shall evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the Board andon the basis of such evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities required ofan independent director. The person recommended to the Board for appointment as anindependent director shall have the capabilities identified in such description. For thepurpose of identifying suitable candidates, the Committee may:
a. use the services of an 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.
iii. formulation of criteria for evaluation of performance of independent directors and the board ofdirectors;
iv. devising a policy on diversity of board of directors;
v. identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed insenior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the boardof directors their appointment and removal.
vi. whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on thebasis of the report of performance evaluation of independent directors.
vii. Recommend to the board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to seniormanagement.
During the financial year 2024-25, one meetings of the Nomination & RemunerationCommittee were held on 20.05.2024.
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The performance evaluation criteria for Independent Directors are already mentionedunder the head “Board Evaluation” in Directors' Report.
This policy sets out the guiding principles for the Nomination & Remuneration Committeefor identifying persons who are qualified to become Directors and to determine theindependence of Directors, in case of their appointment as independent Directors of theCompany.
2.1 “Director” means a director appointed to the Board of a Company.
2.2 “Nomination and Remuneration Committee means the committee constituted inaccordance with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
2.3 “Independent Director” means a Director referred to in sub-Section (6) of Section 149 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
3.1.1 The Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and the Board, shall review on annualbasis, appropriate skills, knowledge and experience required of the Board as a whole andits individual members. The objective is to have a board with diverse background andexperience that are relevant for the Company's operations.
3.1.2 In evaluating the suitability of individual Board member the NR Committee may take intoaccount factors, such as:
• General understanding of the Company's business dynamics, global business and socialperspective;
• Educational and professional background
• Standing in the profession;
• Personal and professional ethics, integrity and values;
• Willingness to devote sufficient time and energy in carrying out their duties andresponsibilities effectively.
3.1.3 The proposed appointee shall also fulfil the following requirements:
• shall possess a Director Identification Number;
• shall not be disqualified under the companies Act, 2013;
• shall Endeavour to attend all Board Meeting and Wherever he is appointed as a Committee
Member, the Committee Meeting;
• shall abide by the code of Conduct established by the Company for Directors and seniorManagement personnel;
• shall disclose his concern or interest in any Company or companies or bodies corporate,firms, or other association of individuals including his shareholding at the first meeting ofthe Board in every financial year and thereafter whenever there is a change in thedisclosures already made;
• Such other requirements as any prescribed, from time to time, under the Companies Act,2013, Regulation 19 of SEBi (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 and other relevant laws.
3.1.4 The Nomination & Remuneration Committee shall evaluate each individual with theobjective of having a group that best enables the success of the Company's business.
3.2.1 The Nomination & Remuneration Committee shall assess the independence of Directorsat time of appointment/ re-appointment and the Board shall assess the same annually. TheBoard shall re-assess determinations of independence when any new interest orrelationships are disclosed by a Director.
3.2.2 The criteria of independence shall be in accordance with the guidelines as laid down inCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
An independent Director in relation to a Company, means a director other than a managingDirector or a whole-time Director or a nominee Director
i. who, in the opinion of the board of directors, is a person of integrity and possesses relevantexpertise and experience;
ii. who is or was not a promoter of the listed entity or its holding, subsidiary or associatecompany [or member of the promoter group of the listed entity];
iii. who is not related to promoters or directors in the listed entity, its holding, subsidiary orassociate company;
iv. who, apart from receiving director's remuneration, has or had no material pecuniaryrelationship with the listed entity, its holding, subsidiary or associate company, or theirpromoters, or directors, during the 3 [three] immediately preceding financial years orduring the current financial year;
v. none of whose relatives—
a. is holding securities of or interest in the listed entity, its holding, subsidiary or associatecompany during the three immediately preceding financial years or during the currentfinancial year of face value in excess of fifty lakh rupees or two percent of the paid-upcapital of the listed entity, its holding, subsidiary or associate company, respectively, orsuch higher sum as may be specified;
b. is indebted to the listed entity, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or theirpromoters or directors, in excess of such amount as may be specified during the threeimmediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year;
c. has given a guarantee or provided any security in connection with the indebtedness of anythird person to the listed entity, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or theirpromoters or directors, for such amount as may be specified during the three immediatelypreceding financial years or during the current financial year; or
d. has any other pecuniary transaction or relationship with the listed entity, its holding,subsidiary or associate company amounting to two percent or more of its gross turnover ortotal income: Provided that the pecuniary relationship or transaction with the listed entity,its holding, subsidiary or associate company or their promoters, or directors in relation topoints (A) to (D) above shall not exceed two percent of its gross turnover or total income orfifty lakh rupees or such higher amount as may be specified from time to time, whichever islower.
vi. who, neither himself [/herself], nor whose relative(s) —
a. holds or has held the position of a key managerial personnel or is or has been an employeeof the listed entity or its holding, subsidiary or associate company [or any companybelonging to the promoter group of the listed entity,] in any of the three financial yearsimmediately preceding the financial year in which he is proposed to be appointed:
[Provided that in case of a relative, who is an employee other than key managerialpersonnel, the restriction under this clause shall not apply for his / her employment.]
b. is or has been an employee or proprietor or a partner, in any of the three financial yearsimmediately preceding the financial year in which he is proposed to be appointed, of—
(i) a firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost auditors of the listed entity or itsholding, subsidiary or associate company; or
(ii) any legal or a consulting firm that has or had any transaction with the listed entity, itsholding, subsidiary or associate company amounting to ten percent or more of the grossturnover of such firm;
c. holds together with his relatives two percent or more of the total voting power of the listedentity; or
d. is a chief executive or director, by whatever name called, of any non-profit organisation thatreceives twenty-five percent or more of its receipts or corpus from the listed entity, any of itspromoters, directors or its holding, subsidiary or associate company or that holds twopercent or more of the total voting power of the listed entity;
e. is a material supplier, service provider or customer or a lessor or lessee of the listed entity;
vii. who is not less than 21 years of age.
viii. who is not a non-independent director of another company on the board of which any non¬independent director of the listed entity is an independent director:
3.2.3 The independent Director shall abide by the “code for independent Directors “as specifiedin Schedule IV to the companies Act, 2013.
3.3.1 The Board members are expected to have adequate time and expertise and experience tocontribute to effective Board performance Accordingly, members should voluntarily limittheir Directorships in other listed public limited companies in such a way that it does not
interfere with their role as Director of the Company. The NR Committee shall take intoaccount the nature of, and the time involved in a director service on other Boards, inevaluating the suitability of the individual Director and making its recommendations to theBoard.
3.3.2 A Director shall not serve as Director in more than 20 companies of which not more than 10shall be public limited companies.
3.3.3 A Director shall not serve as an independent Director in more than 7 listed companies andnot more than 3 listed companies in case he is serving as a whole-time Director in any listedCompany.
3.3.4 A Director shall not be a member in more than 10 committee or act as chairman of morethan 5 committee across all companies in which he holds Directorships.
For the purpose of considering the limit of the committee, Audit committee andstakeholder's relationship committee of all public limited companies, whether listed or not,shall be included and all other companies including private limited companies, foreigncompanies and companies under Section 8 of the companies Act, 2013 shall be excluded.
Remuneration policy for Directors, key managerial personnel and other employees:
The objectives of the remuneration policy are to motivate Directors to excel in theirperformance, recognize their contribution and retain talent in the organization and rewardmerit.
The remuneration levels are governed by industry pattern, qualifications and experience ofthe Directors, responsibilities shouldered and individual performance.
Remuneration policy for Directors, key managerial personnel and other employees
0.1 This policy sets out the guiding principles for the Nomination and Remuneration committeefor recommending to the Board the remuneration of the Directors, key managerialpersonnel and other employees of the Company.
In this policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
2.1 “Director” means a Director appointed to the Board of the Company.
2.2 “key managerial personnel” means
(i) The Chief Executive Officer or the Managing Director or the Manager;
(ii) The Company Secretary;
(iii) The Whole-time Director;
(iv) The Chief Financial Officer; and
(v) Such other office as may be prescribed under the companies Act, 2013
2.3 “Nomination and Remuneration committee” means the committee constituted by Board inaccordance with the provisions of Section 178 of the companies Act, 2013, clause 49 of theEquity Listing Agreement and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
3.1 Remuneration to Executive Director and key managerial personnel
3.1.1 The Board on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration (NR)
3.1.2 The Board on the recommendation of the NR committee shall also review and approve theremuneration payable to the key managerial personnel of the Company.
3.1.3 The remuneration structure to the Executive Director and key managerial personnel shallinclude the following components:
(i) Basic pay
(ii) Perquisites and Allowances
(iii) Stock Options
(iv) Commission (Applicable in case of Executive Directors)
(v) Retrial benefits
(vi) Annual performance Bonus
3.1.4 The Annual plan and Objectives for Executive committee shall be reviewed by the NRcommittee and Annual performance bonus will be approved by the committee based onthe achievement against the Annual plan and Objectives.
3.2 Remuneration to Non - Executive Directors
3.2.1 The Board, on the recommendation of the NR Committee, shall review and approve theremuneration payable to the Non - Executive Directors of the Company within the overalllimits approved by the shareholders as per the provisions of the Companies Act.
3.2.2 Non - Executive Directors shall be entitled to sitting fees attending the meetings of theBoard and the Committees thereof. The Non- Executive Directors shall also be entitled toprofit related commission in addition to the sitting fees.
3.3. Remuneration to other employees
1.3.1. Employees shall be assigned grades according to their qualifications and workexperience, competencies as well as their roles and responsibilities in the organization.Individual remuneration shall be determined within the appropriate grade and shall bebased on various factors such as job profile skill sets, seniority, experience and prevailingremuneration levels for equivalent jobs.
Evaluation of all Board members is performed on an annual basis. The evaluation isperformed by the Board and Independent Directors with specific focus on the performanceand effective functioning of the Board and Individual Directors.
In line with Securities and Exchange Board of India Circular No. SEBI/ HO/ CFD/ CMD/CIR/ P/ 2017/ 004, dated January 5, 2017 and the Companies Amendment Act, 2017 theCompany adopted the recommended criteria by Securities and Exchange Board of India.
(i) Evaluation of Board;
(ii) Evaluation of Committees of the Board;
(iii) Evaluation of Independent Directors;
(iv) Evaluation of Chairperson; and
(v) Evaluation of Managing Director and Whole-time Director
The Directors were requested to give following ratings for each criteria:
1. Could do more to meet expectations;
2. Meets expectations; and
3. Exceeds expectations.
The Directors have sent the duly filled forms to the Board. Based on the evaluation done by the
Directors, the report on Evaluation was submitted to the Board. And based on the report, the Board
of Directors has informed that the performance of Directors is satisfactory.
5.1 The Board members are expected to have adequate time and expertise and experience to
contribute to effective Board performance. Accordingly, members should voluntarily limittheir directorships in other listed public limited companies in such a way that it does notinterfere with their role as director of the company. The NR Committee shall take intoaccount the nature of and the time involved in a director's service on other Boards, inevaluating the suitability of the individual Director and making its recommendations to theBoard.
5.2 Director shall not serve as director in more than 20 companies of which not more than 10shall be public limited companies.
5.3 Director shall not serve as an independent Director in more than 7 listed companies andnot more than 3 listed companies in case he is serving as a whole-time Director in any listedcompany.
5.4 Director shall not be a member in more than 10 committees or act as chairman of more than5 committees across all companies in which he holds directorships.
For the purpose of considering the limit of the committee, Audit committee andstakeholder's relationship committee of all public limited companies, whether listed or not,shall be included and all other companies including private limited companies, foreigncompanies and companies under section 8 of the companies Act, 2013 shall be excluded.
i. Resolving the grievances of the security holders of the Company including complaintsrelated to transfer/transmission of shares, non-receipt of annual report, non-receipt ofdeclared dividends, issue of new/duplicate certificates, general meetings etc;
ii. Review of measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights by shareholders;
iii. Review of adherence to the service standards adopted by the Company in respect ofvarious services being rendered by the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent;
iv. Review of the various measures and initiatives taken by the Company for reducing thequantum of unclaimed dividends and ensuring timely receipt of dividend warrants/annualreports/statutory notices by the shareholders of the company;
v. Such other matter as may be specified by the Board from time to time.
vi. Authority to review / investigate into any matter covered by Section 178 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and matters specified in Part D of Schedule II of the Listing Regulations.
There was one (1) Stakeholders' Relationship Committee Meeting held during the yearand it was held on 13.02.2025.
Mr. T. Bharadwaj
NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS
NUMBER
Number of complaints received from the investors comprising non-receipt ofsecurities sent for transfer and transmission, complaints received from SEBI /Registrar of Companies / Bombay Stock Exchange / National Stock Exchange /SCORE and so on
NIL
Number of complaints resolved
Number of complaints not resolved to the satisfaction of the investors as onMarch 31,2025.
Complaints pending as on March 31,2025.
Number of Share transfers pending for approval, as on March 31,2025.
Since the Company does not have the net worth of Rs. 500 Crore or more, or turnover of Rs.1000 Crore or more, or a net profit of Rs. 5 Crore or more during the financial year, section135 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicableand hence the Company need not adopt any Corporate Social Responsibility Policy.
The Company has formulated a Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy pursuant to Reg. 22of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015 and Section177(10) of the Companies Act 2013, enabling stakeholders to report any concern of unethicalbehaviour, suspected fraud or violation.
The said policy inter-alia provides safeguard against victimization of the Whistle Blower.Stakeholders including directors and employees have access to the Vice Chairman andManaging Director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
During the year under review, no stakeholder was denied access to the Chairperson of theAudit Committee.
The policy is available on the website of the Company at https://bnrul.com/
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators /courts that wouldimpact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
The members of the Company in accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013have passed a resolution for appointment of M/s. Laxminiwas & Co., Chartered Accountants,Hyderabad as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years in the AGM held on30.08.2022 to hold office up to the conclusion of 33rd Annual General Meeting of theCompany to be held for the financial year 2026-2027.
The notes of the financial statements referred to in the Auditors' Report issued by M/s.Laxminiwas & Co., Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad for the financial year ended on 31stMarch, 2025 are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The Auditors'Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
In terms of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, based upon therecommendations of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors had appointed M/s. S.S.Reddy & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries (CP No. 7478) as the SecretarialAuditor of the Company, for conducting the Secretarial Audit for financial year ended March31,2025.
The Secretarial Audit was carried out by M/s. S.S. Reddy & Associates, CompanySecretaries (CP No. 7478) for the financial year ended March 31,2025. The Report given bythe Secretarial Auditor is annexed herewith as Annexure- 3 and forms integral part of thisReport.
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverseremark.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 138 read with Rule 13 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 and Section 179 read with Rule 8(4) of the Companies (Meetings of Board and itsPowers) Rules, 2014; during the year under review the Internal Audit of the functions andactivities of the Company was undertaken by the Internal Auditor of the Company onquarterly basis by M/s. PPKg & Co., the Internal Auditor of the Company.
Deviations are reviewed periodically and due compliance ensured. Summary of SignificantAudit Observations along with recommendations and its implementations are reviewed bythe Audit Committee and concerns, if any, are reported to Board. There were no adverseremarks or qualification on accounts of the Company from the Internal Auditor.
The Board has re-appointed M/s. PPKG & Co, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, asInternal Auditors for the Financial Year 2025-26.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company hascomplied with the applicable provisions of the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute ofCompany Secretaries of India and notified by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The Company has issued a certificate to its Directors, confirming that it has not made anydefault under Section 164(2) of the Act, as on March 31,2025.
In adherence to the provisions of Section 134(3)(e) and 178(1) & (3) of the Companies Act,2013, the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee approved a policy on Director's appointment and remuneration, including, criteriafor determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and othermatters. The said Policy extract is covered in Corporate Governance Report which forms partof this Report and is also uploaded on the Company's website at https://bnrul.com/.
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an annual return is uploaded onwebsite of the Company https://bnrul.com/.
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under theprovisions of Section 148(1) of the Act, are not applicable for the business activities carriedout by the Company.
Management discussion and analysis report for the year under review as stipulated underRegulation 34 (e) read with schedule V, Part B of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements), Regulations 2015 with the stock exchange in India is annexed herewith asAnnexure- 4 to this report.
In terms of Regulations 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, the Independent Directors haveconfirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may bereasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties withan objective independent judgement and without any external influence.
The Company familiarises its Independent Directors on their appointment as such on theBoard with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of theindustry in which the Company operates, etc. through familiarisation programme. TheCompany also conducts orientation programme upon induction of new Directors, as well asother initiatives to update the Directors on a continuing basis. The familiarisation programmefor Independent Directors is disclosed on the Company's website https://bnrul.com/.
The properties and assets of your Company are adequately insured.
Since the paid-up capital of the Company is less than Rs. 10 Crores and Net worth of theCompany is less than Rs.25 Crores, Corporate Governance is Not Applicable.
None of the Independent / Non-Executive Directors has any pecuniary relationship ortransactions with the Company which in the Judgment of the Board may affect theindependence of the Directors.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with therequirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 and the applicableSecurities laws. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company lays down guidelines andprocedures to be followed, and disclosures to be made while dealing with shares of theCompany, as well as the consequences of violation. The policy has been formulated toregulate, monitor and ensure reporting of deals by employees and to maintain the highestethical standards of dealing in Company securities.
The Insider Trading Policy of the Company covering code of practices and procedures for fairdisclosure of unpublished price sensitive information and code of conduct for the preventionof insider trading, is available on our website (https://bnrul.com/).
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted aPolicy on Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal of Sexual Harassment at workplace.
This is in line with provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (‘POSH Act') and the Rules made thereunder. With the
objective of providing a safe working environment, all employees (permanent, contractual,temporary, trainees) are covered under this Policy. The policy is available on the website athttps://bnrul.com/
As per the requirement of the POSH Act and Rules made thereunder, the Company hasconstituted an Internal Committee at all its locations known as the Prevention of SexualHarassment (POSH) Committees, to inquire and redress complaints received regardingsexual harassment. During the year under review, there were no Complaints pertaining tosexual harassment.
All employees are covered under this policy. During the year 2024-25, there were nocomplaints received by the Committee.
SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandate that thetransfer, except transmission and transposition, of securities shall be carried out indematerialized form only with effect from 1st April 2019. In view of the numerous advantagesoffered by the Depository system as well as to avoid frauds, members holding shares inphysical mode are advised to avail of the facility of dematerialization from either of thedepositories. The Company has, directly as well as through its RTA, sent intimation toshareholders who are holding shares in physical form, advising them to get the sharesdematerialized.
49. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION AMOUNT ON ONE TIMESETTLEMENT AND VALUATION WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM BANKS ANDFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
Company does not availed any loans from Banks and Financial Institutes.
During the year under review, no corporate actions were done by the Company which werefailed to be implemented.
The Company is not a NBFC, Housing Companies etc., and hence Industry baseddisclosures is not required.
The Company has complied with the required provisions relating to statutory compliance withregard to the affairs of the Company in all respects.
The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandatedthe formulation of certain policies for all listed companies. All the policies are available on ourwebsite. https://bnrul.com/.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following itemsas there were no transactions on these items during the year under review except:
a) Issue of sweat equity share: NA
b) Issue of shares with differential rights: NA
c) Issue of shares under employee's stock option scheme: NA
d) Disclosure on purchase by Company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares: NA
e) Buy back shares: NA
f) Disclosure about revision: NA
g) Preferential Allotment of Shares: NA
h) Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting: NA
Your Director(s) place on record their appreciation for the overwhelming co-operation andassistance received from the investors, customers, business associates, bankers, vendors,as well as regulatory and governmental authorities. Your Director(s) also thanks theemployees at all levels, who through their dedication, co-operation, support and smart workhave enabled the company to achieve a moderate growth and is determined to poise a rapidand remarkable growth in the year to come.
Your Director(s) also wish to place on record their appreciation of business constituents,banks and other financial institutions and shareholders of the Company, SEBI, BSE, NSDL,CDSL, Bankers etc. for their continued support for the growth of the Company.
Kamal Narayan Rathi Sandeep Rathi
Place: Hyderabad Managing Director Executive Director & CFO
Date: 28.05.2025 (DIN: 00011549) (DIN: 05261139)