1. We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of Delta Corp Limited (‘theCompany’), which comprise the Standalone BalanceSheet as at 31st March 2026, the Standalone Statementof Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Standalone Statement of Cash Flowand the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equityfor the year then ended, and notes to the standalonefinancial statements, including material accountingpolicy information and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give theinformation required by the Companies Act, 2013(‘the Act’) in the manner so required and give a trueand fair view in conformity with the Indian AccountingStandards (‘Ind AS’) specified under section 133 ofthe Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015 and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state ofaffairs of the Company as at 31st March 2026, andits loss (including other comprehensive income), itscash flows and the changes in equity for the yearended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under section 143(10)of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standardsare further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the
Company in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia (‘ICAI’) together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Actand the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Companies engaged in real money gaming business
4. We draw attention to the note 3 of the accompanyingstandalone financial statements, which describesthe impact of the enactment of the Promotion andRegulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 by theGovernment of India, which prohibits the operationof online gaming businesses involving real-moneystakes, on the fair valuation of the Company’sinvestments in certain entities carrying on aforesaidbusiness, resulting in ' 378.34 Crores recorded ascumulative reduction in the respective fair valuesthrough Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) duringthe current year.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
5. Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period. These matters were addressedin the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters.
6. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matters
Contingent liability for Goods and Service Tax Matters
(Refer note 1C(l) for the material accounting policy informationon provisions and contingent liabilities and note 33 of thestandalone financial statements for contingent liabilities)
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited tothe following:
• Obtained an understanding of the management’sprocess for updating the status of the GST matter,assessment of accounting treatment in accordancewith Ind AS 37.
The Company, along with two subsidiary companies, namely
•
Evaluated the design and tested the operating
Highstreet Cruises & Entertainment Private Limited and Delta
effectiveness of key controls around above process.
Pleasure Cruise Company Private Limited had received
Obtained an understanding of the GST matters
show cause notices from the Directorate General of GST
pending against the Company and discussed the key
Intelligence for alleged short payment of Goods and Service
developments with the management. We also tested
Tax (GST) aggregating ' 16,822.98 Crores for periods from 1st
the independence, objectivity and competence of
July 2017 to 31st March 2022.
management experts involved in the matter.
Additionally, the Company along with its one subsidiary
Obtained direct confirmation from the external legal
Company, Highstreet Cruises & Entertainment Private
counsel handling GST litigation with respect to the
Limited has received show cause notice from Office of The
legal determination of the liability arising from such
Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Goa for alleged short
litigation, and assessment of resulting contingent
payment of GST aggregating ' 1,752.39 Crores for the period
liability disclosures in the financial statements in
from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023.
accordance with requirements of Ind AS 37.
Also, erstwhile associate company, Deltatech Gaming Limited,
Obtained and reviewed the necessary evidence
had also received show cause notices from the Directorate
which includes correspondence with the external
General of GST Intelligence for alleged short payment of
experts, show cause notices (SCN), responses to
Goods and Service Tax (GST) aggregating ' 6,384.32 Crores
SCN, Writ petition filed by the Company to support the
for periods from 1st July 2017 to 30th November 2022. During
decisions and rationale for management’s conclusion.
the year ended 31st March 2025, consequent to the stakesale in such erstwhile associate company, the GST liabilityhas been capped at ' 34.80 crores between the Company
Also, obtained and reviewed the Share Purchaseand Investment Agreement to assess capping ofCompany’s liability w.r.t. GST matter for Deltatech
and Buyer as described in note 33 to the accompanyingstandalone financial statements.
Gaming Limited.
The amounts claimed under the above notices are inter alia
Involved our indirect tax experts to assess the matterand the responses received from the management
based on the gross bet value/face value of all games played
experts to ensure that the conclusions reached are
at the casinos/ online platform and short payment of GSTon consideration received towards entry to the casino/gross
supported by sufficient legal rational.
rake amount collected from online platform during the above-
Evaluated the adequacy of the disclosure regarding
mentioned period. The issue covered in above show cause
the significant litigations of the Company in the
notices is an industry issue, and multiple representations have
standalone financial statements as required by
been made by the industry participants to the Government.The Company / subsidiary companies/ erstwhile associatecompany have filed Write petitions and have obtained stayorder from respective High Courts on show cause notices forthe respective period. The matter has since been heard indetail, arguments from both sides have been concluded, andthe case is presently reserved for judgment.
Further, Company has filed the petition before Hon’bleSupreme Court against the show cause notice dated 17thMarch 2026.
Total demand from above matters on the Company aggregatesto ' 13,118.07 Crores which has been disclosed as contingentliability based on management’s assessment in accordancewith external legal advice obtained by the management.
The amounts involved are material and the application ofaccounting principles, as given under Ind AS 37, Provisions,Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets (Ind AS 37) inorder to determine the amount to be recognised as a liabilityor to be disclosed as a contingent liability, is inherentlysubjective, and needs careful evaluation and judgement tobe applied by the management.
applicable accounting standards.
Considering the degree of judgement, significance of theamounts involved, inherent high estimation uncertainty andreliance on experts, and unexpected adverse outcomes couldsignificantly impact the financial position of the Company, thismatter has been identified as key audit matter for the currentyear audit.
In addition to the above, the contingent liability disclosuresmade in the accompanying standalone financial statementswith respect to above matter have also been consideredas fundamental to user’s understanding of such financialstatements.
Revenue recognition
(Refer note 1C(a) for the material accounting policy informationon revenue recognition, note 26 of the standalone financial
Obtained and updated our understanding of the
statement for the details of revenue recognized during the
revenue business process for each stream of revenue.
year and note 50 for disaggregated revenue informationunder Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers)
The Company has recognized ' 499.97 Crores as revenue
Evaluated the design and tested the operatingeffectiveness of key controls over the recognition andmeasurement of revenue. Involved our informationtechnology (IT) specialists to test information
net of Goods and Service Tax (GST) from physical casinosand hospitality business which requires processing of a large
technology related general controls.
number of transactions each day. Further, significant quantum
Conducted cash counts at the year-end as well as
of sale transactions in hospitality and casino business get
during the interim period for the locations selected on
settled in cash which requires the auditor to put significant
sample basis.
additional effort and procedures to obtain comfort on those
For samples selected during the year and samples
transactions.
selected from the period before and after year end,tested supporting documents for revenue recognition
Standards on Auditing prescribe a presumed risk of fraud in
including tracing of customers’ cash deposits to bank
revenue recognition that revenue may be misstated throughimproper recognition. Given this inherent risk, we identified
statements.
the occurrence of revenue as a significant risk of material
Tested, on a sample basis, the appropriateness of
misstatement.
journal entries impacting revenue, as well as otheradjustments made in the preparation of the financial
Considering the amounts involved, large number of
statements with respect to revenue recognition
transactions and significant management judgement
including specific journals posted manually directly to
involved, revenue recognition was considered as a key audit
revenue including applying new method / rate of / for
matter for the current year audit.
computation of GST and discharge of GST liability.
Evaluated the appropriateness of disclosures madein the standalone financial statements with respect torevenue recognized during the year as required byapplicable accounting standards.
Impairment assessment of investment in/ and loans given
Our procedures included, but were not limited to the
to subsidiary
following:
(Refer note 1C(f) for the material accounting policy
Obtained an understanding of management’s
information on Investment in subsidiaries, associate and joint
process and evaluated the design and tested
ventures and note 3 and note 12 of the standalone financial
the operating effectiveness of controls around
statements for financial disclosures of Investments and
impairment testing and credit risk assessment,
Loans)
including identification of indicators of impairmentfor investment made and significant increase incredit risk relating to loans, and around valuationof the business of such subsidiary to determinerecoverable value of the said amounts;
As at 31st March 2026, the Company has investments in
Assessed the appropriateness of accounting policies
and loans recoverable from a subsidiary company, Delta
adopted by the management in respect of impairment
Pleasure Cruise Company Private Limited, aggregating
and expect credit loss determination in accordance
to ' 513.96 Crores and ' 165.37 Crores, respectively.
with Ind AS 36 and Ind AS 109.
The investments are carried at cost less impairment, ifany, while the loans are carried at amortized cost lessimpairment, if any.
Assessed the appropriateness of methodology andvaluation model used by the management to estimatethe recoverable value of investment in and loans given
The management annually reviews whether any
to such subsidiary;
impairment indicator exists in the carrying value ofinvestment in accordance with the requirements of Ind
Assessed the professional competence and objectivity
AS 36, Impairment of Assets (‘Ind AS 36’), and whetherthere is any significant increase in credit risk since
of the valuation specialist engaged by the management;
initial recognition with respect to loans outstanding
Obtained the management projections with regard to
in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 109,
recoverable value and agreed the cash flow forecasts
Financial Instruments (‘Ind AS 109’).
for subsidiary used in the recoverability working to theprojections approved by the Board of Directors of the
The subsidiary has been incurring losses and it was
subsidiary company/ Company as the case may be.
also impacted by changes in the method for computingGoods and Service Tax (‘GST’) liability on sales fromphysical casinos owing to the GST amendmentsapplicable from 1st October 2023.
Considering the existence of aforementionedimpairment indicators, the management has estimatedthe recoverable amount of its investment in and loansgiven to such subsidiary using ‘Discounted Cash Flowvaluation model’.
Assessed the reasonableness of key assumptionsused in the cash flow projections such as revenueand profit growth rates, operating margins based onhistorical trends, current market conditions post theimplementation of GST amendments, future plans of theCompany and also compared these assumptions withindustry and economic forecasts. Further, we assessedthe reasonability of discounting rates considered by themanagement in arriving at recoverable values.
As per such assessment done by the management, nofurther adjustments are required to the carrying value ofthe investment in and loans given such subsidiary as at31st March 2026.
With respect to GST matter, basis our proceduresperformed as mentioned in separate KAM aboveon "Contingent liability for Goods and Service Taxdemands”, we assessed whether the cash flow
The assumptions applied by the management indetermining the recoverable value include discount
projections given by the management are appropriate.
rates, cash flow projections over five years, growth rate
Involved auditor’s valuation specialists to validate the
amongst others which are dependent on future market
valuation assumptions and methodology considered
and economic conditions.
by the management while computing recoverable
Considering the materiality of the carrying value ofthe amounts involved, the significant management
amount. Also, performed sensitivity analysis on the keyassumptions mentioned above.
judgement required in estimating the recoverable value
Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of
of this investment and such estimates and judgements
disclosures made in the standalone financial statements
being inherently subjective, this matter has been
in accordance with the applicable accounting
identified as a key audit matter for the current year audit.
standards.
Statements and Auditor’s Report thereon
7. The Company’s Board of Directors are responsible forthe other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the Annual Report butdoes not include the standalone financial statementsand our auditor’s report thereon. The Annual Report isexpected to be made available to us after the date ofthis auditor’s report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statementsdoes not cover the other information and we will notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalonefinancial statements, our responsibility is to read theother information identified above when it becomesavailable and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with thestandalone financial statements or our knowledgeobtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we concludethat there is a material misstatement therein, we arerequired to communicate the matter to those chargedwith governance.
Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
8. The accompanying standalone financial statementshave been approved by the Company’s Board ofDirectors. The Company’s Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) ofthe Act with respect to the preparation and presentationof these standalone financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income,changes in equity and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the Ind AS specified under section133 of the Act and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding of the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates
that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectivelyfor ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statements that give a trueand fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
9. In preparing the standalone financial statements, theBoard of Directors is responsible for assessing theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless the Board of Directors either intendsto liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
10. The Board of Directors is also responsible foroverseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Standalone Financial Statements
11. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the standalone financial statements asa whole are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance isa high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with Standards onAuditing will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken onthe basis of these standalone financial statements.
12. As part of an audit in accordance with Standardson Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of theAct we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. Wealso:
• Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
misstatement resulting from fraud is higherthan for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol;
• Obtain an understanding of internal controlrelevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of theAct we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequateinternal financial controls with reference tofinancial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls;
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by management;
• Conclude on the appropriateness of Board ofDirectors’ use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we concludethat a material uncertainty exists, we arerequired to draw attention in our auditor’s reportto the related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.However, future events or conditions may causethe Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern; and
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether thestandalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
13. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings,
including any significant deficiencies in internalcontrol that we identify during our audit.
14. We also provide those charged with governancewith a statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, andto communicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear onour independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
15. From the matters communicated with those chargedwith governance, we determine those mattersthat were of most significance in the audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current periodand are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor’s report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about thematter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicatedin our report because the adverse consequences ofdoing so would reasonably be expected to outweighthe public interest benefits of such communication.
16. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, basedon our audit, we report that the Company has paidremuneration to its directors during the year inaccordance with the provisions of and limits laiddown under section 197 read with Schedule V to theAct.
17. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report)Order, 2020 (‘the Order’) issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of section 143(11) ofthe Act we give in the Annexure A a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,to the extent applicable.
18. Further to our comments in Annexure A, as requiredby section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, wereport, to the extent applicable, that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurpose of our audit of the accompanyingstandalone financial statements;
b) Except for the matters stated in paragraph 18(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014(as amended), in our opinion, proper booksof account as required by law have been keptby the Company so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books;
c) The standalone financial statements dealt withby this report are in agreement with the books ofaccount;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with Ind AS specified undersection 133 of the Act;
e) The matters described in paragraph 4 underthe Emphasis of Matter and paragraph 6 underthe "key audit matters section” w.r.t. contingentliability for goods and service tax matters, inour opinion, may have an adverse effect on thefunctioning of the Company;
f) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors and taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on 31st March 2026 from beingappointed as a director in terms of section164(2) of the Act;
g) The qualification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in paragraph 18(b) above onreporting under section 143(3)(b) of the Actand paragraph 18(i)(vi) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended);
h) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to financialstatements of the Company as on 31st March2026 and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate report in AnnexureB wherein we have expressed an unmodifiedopinion; and
i) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor’s Report in accordance with rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the
best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us:
i. The Company, as detailed in note 33 tothe standalone financial statements, hasdisclosed the impact of pending litigationson its financial position as at 31st March2026;
ii. the Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses as at 31st March 2026;
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company during the year ended 31stMarch 2026;
iv. a. The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in note 53(iv) tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been advancedor loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or securitiespremium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or inany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (‘the intermediaries’),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Company (‘theUltimate Beneficiaries’) or provideany guarantee, security or the like onbehalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in note 53(iv) tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been received bythe Company from any person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities(‘the Funding Parties’), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Party(‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) or provideany guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;and
c. Based on such audit procedures
performed as considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that themanagement representations undersub-clauses (a) and (b) above containany material misstatement.
v. a. The final dividend paid by the
Company during the year ended
31st March 2026 in respect of suchdividend declared for the previousyear is in accordance with section123 of the Act to the extent it appliesto payment of dividend.
b. As stated in note 46 to the
accompanying standalone financialstatements, the Board of Directors
of the Company have proposedfinal dividend for the year ended31st March 2026 which is subject tothe approval of the members at theensuing Annual General Meeting. Thedividend declared is in accordancewith section 123 of the Act to theextent it applies to declaration ofdividend.
vi. As stated in Note 54 to the standalonefinancial statements and based on ourexamination which included test checks,except for instances mentioned below,the Company, in respect of financial yearcommencing on or after 1st April 2025, hasused accounting software for maintainingits books of account which have a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same have been operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, duringthe course of our audit we did not comeacross any instance of audit trail featurebeing tampered with. Furthermore, exceptfor instances mentioned below, the audittrail has been preserved by the Companyas per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
Nature of exception noted
Details of Exception
Instances of accounting software forbooks of account which did not haverecording audit trail (edit log) facility
maintaininga feature of
The Ticketing software version 1 used up to 30thSeptember 2025 for issue of Tickets at casino, did nothave a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility.
Instances of accounting software for maintainingbooks of account for which the feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility was not operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software
i)
The audit trail feature in the Ticketing softwareversion 2 used for issue of Tickets at casino, wasenabled from 1st October 2025 and the same didnot operate throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software.
ii)
The audit trail feature was not enabled at thedatabase level for software to log any direct datachanges, used for maintenance of revenue andmaterial master (for hospitality business) records bythe Company.
Instances of accounting software maintained by athird party where we are unable to comment on theaudit trail feature at database level
The software used for maintenance of payroll records isoperated by a third-party software service provider. In theabsence of any information on existence of audit trail (editlogs) for any direct changes made at the database level inthe ‘Independent Service Auditor’s Assurance Report onthe Description of Controls, their Design and OperatingEffectiveness’ (‘Type 2 report’ issued in accordance withSAE 3402, Assurance Reports on Controls at a ServiceOrganization), we are unable to comment on whetheraudit trail feature with respect to the database of the saidsoftware was enabled and operated throughout the year.
Instance of accounting software for maintainingbooks of account for which the feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility was not operatedeffectively during the reporting period
The software used for maintenance of revenue andmaterial master (for hospitality business) records of theCompany did not capture the details of what data waschanged while recording audit trail (edit log) at theapplication level.
Instances of non-preservation of audit trail
i) The audit trail pertaining to accounting softwareused up to 11th June 2024 has not been preservedby the Company as per the statutory requirementsfor record retention, as audit trail features have notbeen unable till date by the company.
ii) The audit trail pertaining to software used formaintenance of revenue and material master records(for hospitality business) for the financial year 2024¬2025 has not been preserved by the Company asper the statutory requirements for record retention.
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Place: MumbaiDate: 22nd April 2026