THE Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT") vide its order dated July28, 2023 ("Order"), pronounced on August 01, 2023, has admitted the application filed byCanara Bank ("Financial Creditor") under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016, read with rules and regulations framed thereunder ("the Code") and accordingly thecorporate insolvency resolution process ("CIRP") has commenced of the Company, CMI Limited("Company") with effect from July 28, 2023.
Furthermore, the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT") has alsoapproved the appointment of Mr. Deepak Maini as the Interim Resolution Professional("IRP")/Resolution Professional (RP) to conduct the CIRP of the Company admitted undersection 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
The powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the CIRPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Companyare vested with the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of the InsolvencyCode read with Regulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Although the power of the board is suspended as per above regulations all the current directorsincluding Managing Directors/promoters are duty bound to cooperate with ResolutionProfession in managing the affairs of the Company and help RP in his endeavor of running theCorporate Debtor as going concern.
Mr. Deepak Maini in his capacity as IRP / RP took control and custody of the management andoperation of the company from July 28, 2023. Consequently, all actions that are deemed to betaken by Board of Directors have been given effect by the IRP/RP during the continuance of theCIRP as per the provisions of the IBC. The report attached is for the purpose of compliance anddischarging the duties under the CIRP.
The Board/Resolution Professional present the Fifty Seventh Board's Report of the CMI Limited"(the Company"), along with the financial statements for the financial year ended 31st March,2024.
The financial summary and performance highlights of the Company, for the financial year 2023¬24 are provided below:
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
Financial year
2023-24
2022-23
Total revenue
2,975.44
2,359.30
Less: Total Expenditure excluding Depreciation
3,136.43
4,156.77
Profit before Depreciation and Tax
(160.99)
(1,797.46)
Less: Depreciation
844.58
921.56
Add: Exceptional items
-
(9,025.46)
Profit Before Tax
(1,005.57)
(11,744.49)
Less: Current Tax
Deferred Tax
173.01
735.48
Net Profit after Tax
(832.56)
(11,009.02)
Previous year's figures have been regrouped/ rearranged wherever considered necessary.
During the financial year under review, your Company's revenue from operations was Rs.2,975.44 Lakhs. Further, in the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024, the Profit/(Loss)before tax (PBT) was Rs. (1,005.57) Lakhs as against Rs. (11,744.49) Lakhs in the previous yearand Profit/(Loss) after tax (PAT) was Rs. (832.56) Lakhs against Rs. (11,009.02) Lakhs in theprevious financial year.
3. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OFTHE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSRELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT AND DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIALGOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
The Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT") vide its order dated July 28,2023 ("Order"), pronounced on August 01, 2023, has admitted the application filed by CanaraBank ("Financial Creditor") under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, readwith rules and regulations framed thereunder ("the Code") and accordingly the corporateinsolvency resolution process ("CIRP") has commenced of the Company, CMI Limited("Company") with effect from July 28, 2023.
As on 31st March, 2024, Authorised share capital of the Company is Rs. 175,00,00,000/-(0neHundred and Seventy Five Crores) and Paid up share Capital of the Company is Rs.16,02,74,570/- (Rupees Sixteen Crores Two lakhs Seventy Four Thousand Five hundred andSeventy Only) divided into 1,60,27,457 (One Crore Sixty Lakh Twenty Seven Thousand FourHundred Fifty Seven) equity shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten) each.
For the Financial Year 2023-24, no credit ratings have been obtained from the Rating Agencies.
In view of the financial performance and losses during the year under review, the Board ofDirectors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year under review. As theCompany has incurred losses during the year, other equity of the Company as on 31st March,2024 stands at Rs (15,153.78) lakhs.
The Company has not accepted or renewed any fixed deposits during the period under review.It has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of the provisions ofSection 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. Therefore, it is not requiredto furnish information in respect of outstanding deposits under non-banking, non-financialCompanies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1966 and Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
As on 31st March, 2024, the Company do not have any Associate or Subsidiary Company.Therefore, disclosure in Form AOC-1 in terms of Section 129(3) of the Act is not required.
The Board/RP believes that based on the knowledge/ information gained by them aboutaffairs of the Company from records, the Company has effective internal financial controlsystems and policies and such controls are operating effectively.
The internal control systems include documented policies, checks and balances, guidelines andprocedures, that are supplemented by robust internal audit processes and monitoredcontinuously through periodical reviews by management to provide reasonable assurance thatall assets are safeguarded; and all transactions entered into by company are authorized,recorded and reported properly.
The Board/Management is in the process reviewing the internal controls framework of theCompany with an objective to have a robust internal control framework commensurate withthe size, scale and nature of business of the company under the supervision of RP.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 138 and other applicable provisions, if any, read with rule 13of the Companies (Accounts) Rules ,2014, of the Companies Act,2013, RP/Board in their meetingheld on 17th October, 2023, upon approval of the COC, appointed M/s. Priyanka Singh andAssociates as the Internal Auditor of the Company to conduct internal audit of the records ofthe Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024 at a remuneration to be fixed bythe Board/RP/COC.
The appointment of Statutory Auditor for the FY2024-25 was presented to the Committee ofCreditors (CoC) for approval by the Resolution Professional. However, the CoC rejected theproposal, citing the statutory compliance requirements as an additional burden on the costs ofthe Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). As a result, the Statutory Auditor for theFY2024-25 has not been appointed yet.
As on 31st March, 2024, the Company has 4 Directors with an Executive Chairman, whichincludes 1 Executive Directors, 1 Non-executive Independent Directors and 2 Non-executiveNon-Independent Director.
During the year under review, following are the changes in the composition of Board ofDirectors of the Company:
S. No.
Name of Director
DIN
Designation
Date ofAppointment
Date ofCessation
1
Mr. Amit Jain
00041300
Chairman Cum ManagingDirector
01-10-2002
2
Mr. Pyare LalKhanna
02237272
Non-Executive Non¬Independent Director
30-12-2020
3
Ms. Charu Jain
03457247
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director
28-05-2019
01-08-2023
4
Mr. Kunal Singhal
08140142
31-03-2020
5
Mr. Servagaya Jain
00862686
26-08-2020
6
Mr. Vikash Sharma
05192303
31-12-2021
30-04-2023
Mr. Vikash Sharma and Ms. Charu Jain, Non-Executive Independents Director resigned fromthe directorship of the Company w.e.f. 30th April, 2023 and 1st August, 2023 respectively.
The Company has received declaration from the Independent Directors that they meet thecriteria of independence as prescribed u/s 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. In the opinion ofthe Board, they fulfill the condition for appointment/ re- appointment as Independent Directorson the Board. Further, in the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors also possess theattributes of integrity, expertise and experience as required to be disclosed under Rule 8(5)(iiia) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
None of the Directors are disqualified under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year under review, in terms of the provisions of Section 2(51) and 203 of theCompanies Act, 2013, the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company were as under: -
i. Mr. Amit Jain - Chairman cum Managing Director
ii. Mr. Subodh Kumar*- Company Secretary (resigned w.e.f. 01st June, 2023)
iii. Mr. Raj Kumar* - Chief Financial Officer (resigned w.e.f. 31th May, 2023)
iv. Ms. Tanya* - Company Secretary (appointment w.e.f. 31st July, 2024)
During the year under review, there is no change in the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of theCompany in terms of the provisions of Section 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
However, Mr. Raj Kumar resigned from the designation of CFO and Mr. Subodh Kumar resignedfrom the designation of Company Secretary w.e.f. 30.05.2023 and 01.06.2023 respectively.
Ms. Tanya was appointed as Company Secretary of the Company w.e.f. 31.07.2023.
Pursuant to Sub-section (5) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to theDirector's Responsibility Statement, it is here by confirmed that:
i. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2024 theapplicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III ofthe Act have been followed and no material departures have been made from the same;
ii. Appropriate Accounting Policies have been selected and applied consistently andhave made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 and ofthe profit of the Company for that year ended on that date except to the extentmentioned in notes to accounts;
iii. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities
iv. The Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
v. The internal financial controls to be followed by the Company had been laid down andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
vi. The proper systems had been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has devised a Policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board,Committees and other individual Directors which include criteria for performance evaluation ofthe Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors prior to CIRP.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Board used to carried out an annual evaluation ofits own performance, the individual Directors (including the Chairman) as well as anevaluation of the working of all Board Committees. The Board of Directors was assisted by theNomination and Remuneration Committee. Some of the performance indicators based onwhich evaluation takes place are experience, expertise, knowledge and skills required for
achieving strategy and for implementation of best governance practices which ultimatelycontributes to the growth of the Company in compliances with all policies of the Company.
However, the powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from theClRP commencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of theCompany are vested with the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of theInsolvency Code read with Regulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Mr. Deepak Maini in his capacity as IRP / RP took control and custody of the management andoperation of the company from July 28, 2023. Consequently, all actions that are deemed to betaken by Board of Directors have been given effect by the IRP/RP during the continuance of theCIRP as per the provisions of the IBC. The report attached is for the purpose of compliance anddischarging the duties under the CIRP, as governed by the Code.
During the year under review, 2 (Two) Board Meetings were duly convened and held. Thedetails of the number of meetings of the Board held during the Financial Year 2023-24 formspart of the Corporate Governance Report.
The Board of Directors has the following Committees:
i. Audit Committee
ii. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
iii. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
iv. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings, terms ofreference and attendance of members at the meetings are provided in the CorporateGovernance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.
The powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the CIRPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Company
are vested with the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of the InsolvencyCode read with Regulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the Cl RPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Companyare vested with the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of the InsolvencyCode read with Regulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation toremuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company.
The Policy broadly lays down the guiding principles, philosophy and the basis for payment ofremuneration to Executive and Non-executive Directors (by way of sitting fees andcommission), Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and other employees. The policyalso provides the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and Independenceof Director and criteria for appointment of Key Managerial Personnel / Senior Management andperformance evaluation which are considered by the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and the Board of Directors while making selection of the candidates. The abovepolicy has been posted on the website of the Company athttps://cmilimited.in/img/pdf/Nomination%20and%20Remuneration%20Policy-new-2021.pdf.
The Company has a vigil mechanism named Vigil Mechanism Cum Whistle Blower Policy,framed by Board of the Company, to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any.Details of the same are given in the Corporate Governance Report. No employee has beendenied to have access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee/Management/ResolutionProfessional.
The same has also been displayed on the website of the Company viz: -https://cmilimited.in/img/pdf/Whistle%20Blower%20Policy-2022.pdf.
The powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the ClRPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Companyare vested with the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of the InsolvencyCode read with Regulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on arm's lengthbasis and thus a disclosure in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act is not required.Further, there are no material related party transactions during the year under review asdefined under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015and adopted by the Board of Directors in the Related Party Transactions Policy of the Company.All related party transactions are mentioned in the notes to the accounts. The Company hasdeveloped a framework through Standard Operating Procedures for the purpose ofidentification and monitoring of such Related Party Transactions.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval. Omnibusapproval was obtained on a yearly basis for transactions which are of repetitive nature.Transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval are verified and details of all RelatedParty Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review andapproval on a quarterly basis.
The Policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board of Directors has beenuploaded on the website of the Company and can be seen at the linkhttps://cmilimited.in/img/pdf/Policy on Related Party Transactions-new-2021.pdf. None ofthe Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-vis the Company excepttransactions approved by Audit Committee and Board.
In compliance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (CorporateSocial Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended, the Board of the Company has formed
Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") Committee. Details of CSR Committee along with theircomposition, number of meetings, terms of reference and attendance of members at themeetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The policy on CSR as approved bythe erstwhile Board of Directors is also uploaded on the website of the Company i.e.https://cmilimited.in/img/pdf/Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility%20Policy.pdf.
Pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with CSR policy of the Company, it isrequired to spend two percent of the average net profit of the Company for three immediatelypreceding financial years. Annual Report on CSR activities as required under the Companies(Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended, have been annexed asAnnexure -1 and forms integral part of this Report.
M/s. J Madan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, was appointed as the Statutory Auditors ofthe Company by the Resolution Professional upon approval of Committee of Creditors on 03rdJanuary, 2024 and 5th March, 2024, for the financial year ending 31st March, 2024 and the samewas placed before the shareholders for ratification in ensuing AGM.
There is no audit qualification, reservation or adverse remark for the year under reviewexcept as mentioned below:
• The Company is under corporate insolvency resolution process underthe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
Reply: The Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT")vide its order dated July 28, 2023 ("Order"), pronounced on August 01,2023, has admitted the application filed by Canara Bank ("FinancialCreditor") under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016,read with rules and regulations framed thereunder ("the Code") for analleged amount of default of Rs. 164.86 Crore and accordingly thecorporate insolvency resolution process ("CIRP") has commenced of theCompany, CMI Limited ("Company") with effect from July 28, 2023.
Furthermore, the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench,("NCLT") has also approved the appointment of Mr. Deepak Maini as theResolution Professional ("RP") to conduct the CIRP of the Company undersection 16 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
• Going Concern Concept: The accumulated losses of the company as atthe close of 31st March 2024 amounting to Rs. 15,153.78 lakhs asagainst which the paid-up capital of the company is Rs.1603.07 Lakhand the losses has totally eroded the net worth of the company. Thecompany has been incurring continues losses for the past many years.
Reply: The auditor have opined upon the going concern nature of thecompany due to consistent losses being incurred since the inception ofCovid-19 due to the resultant market disruptions, minimal operations inthe factory and risk carried by the company due to non-execution oforders by the company after Covid-19. The company could not honor itsfinancial commitment towards its lenders.
Pursuant whereof, one of the lender's, filed an application against thecompany under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016,read with rules and regulations framed thereunder ("the Code") whichhas since been admitted by Hon'ble NCLT, New Delhi vide its order dated28.07.2023. However, the business segment carries potential and thecompany can be revived in future. During the course of CIRP, thecompany is operating on some job work arrangement and has beenmeeting its liabilities incurred during CIRP period.
o The Company has not identified, measured, quantified anddisclosure the gratuity and leave encashment and its impact onthe current financial statements.
Reply: Ascertainment of actuarial liability as laid down under Ind AS — 19involves considerable cost which is difficult for the company to withstand considering the status of Company being undergoing CIRP. Hon'bleNational Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT") vide its orderdated July 28, 2023 ("Order"), pronounced on August 01, 2023, hasadmitted the application filed by Canara Bank ("Financial Credito[r")under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, read withrules and regulations framed thereunder ("the Code").
• Liabilities may arise under litigation with the income tax department,TDS and GST department could not been ascertained and calculateddue to details not available with us.
Reply: To the best of our knowledge, all the compliance to theapplicable laws have been made during the CIRP process however we arealso informed that pursuant to the admission of the CIRP, certain claimshave been filed by various statutory authority before the Resolutionprofessional (RP), which to our understanding have been dealt by the RPas per applicable law.
• The fixed assets register is not available hence value is taken at bookvalue as balance brought forward from previous years and physicalverification report is also not available for the same.
Reply After the initiation of the CIRP, the assets of the company areunder custody & control of the RP which has been valued after physicalverification by the IBBI registered valuers for the purpose of CIRP.
Reply Confirmation of loan account, bank account and investments notavailable and account balance subject to reconciliation as the company isunder CIRP.
Reply The records which are practically possible having regard to thenature of the products and the volume of the business have beenmaintained and provided.
• Balances of Current Assets and Current Liabilities are subject toconfirmation and any recovery from Current Assets has not beenascertained.
Reply Balances of Current Assets and Current Liabilities are subject toconfirmation and any recovery from Current Assets has not beenascertained as the Company is CIRP.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the ResolutionProfessional (RP) proposed the appointment of a Secretarial Auditor. However, theappointment was submitted to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) for approval. The CoC rejectedthe proposal, citing concerns over the additional costs that statutory compliance would imposeon the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). Consequently, the secretarial audit forFY 2023-24 was not conducted.
The Secretarial Audit Report for FY 2023-24 in Form MR-3 is not annexed herewith.
In terms of Section 148 of the Act, the Company is required to maintain cost records and havethe audit of its cost records conducted by a cost accountant. Cost records are made andmaintained by the Company as required under Section 148(1) of the Act. The Board of Directorsat its meeting held 30th May, 2022 appointed M/s Ajay Kumar Singh & Co (Firm RegistrationNumber 000386), Cost Auditors to conduct the Cost Audit for the Financial Year 2023-24.
For the financial year ending 31st March, 2024, the Resolution professional of the Company hasupon approval of Committee of creditors , approved the appointment of M/s Ajay Kumar Singh& Co as the cost auditors of the Company. M/s Ajay Kumar Singh & Co, Cost Accountants havevast experience in the field of cost audit.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 148(3) of the Act read with Rule 14 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration payable to the cost auditors asapproved by Committee of creditors has to be ratified by the members of the Company.
The Cost auditor for FY 2024-25 has not been appointed because the appointment of auditorsfor the period was presented to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) for approval by theResolution Professional. However, the CoC rejected the proposal, citing the statutorycompliance requirements as an additional burden on the costs of the Corporate InsolvencyResolution Process (CIRP). As a result, the Cost auditor for FY 2024-25 was not appointed.
The Statutory Auditors, Secretarial Auditors, Cost Auditors or Internal Auditors of the Companyhave not reported any frauds to the Resolution Professional under Section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013, including rules made thereunder.
The Company does not have any Scheme of Stock Option for its employees, Directors etc.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares with differential votingrights and sweat equity shares and hence, no information as required under Section 43(a)(iii) &Section 54(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with applicable rules is required to bedisclosed.
The Resolution Professional is continuingly reviewing the Risk management framework of theCompany. The Company regularly put in place a suitable enterprise risk managementframework for identifying and evaluating risks and opportunities that may have bearing on theorganization. The Company recognizes that these risks need to be managed and mitigated toprotect the shareholders and other stakeholder's interest.
In accordance with Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Rule 8(3) ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended, the information on conservation of energy,technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are annexed as Annexure - 2hereto and forms an integral part of this Report.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details of the employees as required underSection 197(12) of the Companies Act 2013, read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended, are annexed to thisreport as Annexure -3.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company hasplaced a copy of the Annual Return as at 31st March, 2024 on its website athttps://cmilimited.in/investors/extract-of-annual-report. By virtue of amendment to Section92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company is not required to provide extract of AnnualReturn (Form MGT-9) as part of the Board's report.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on the operations of the Company, asrequired under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015(hereinafter referred to as "Listing Regulations") is provided in a separate section and forms anintegral part of the Annual Report.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 are given in the note no 10 & 11 to the Financial Statements.
The Company has complied with requirements of Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. A report on the CorporateGovernance practices followed by the Company is given as an Annexure-4 to this report.
As per the requirement of Central Government and pursuant to provisions of Section 148of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 as amendedfrom time to time, audit of cost records of the Company is not being carried out for thefinancial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The appointment of auditors for the period was presented to the Committee of Creditors (CoC)for approval by the Resolution Professional. However, the CoC rejected the proposal, citing thestatutory compliance requirements as an additional burden on the costs of the CorporateInsolvency Resolution Process (ClRP). As a result, the Cost auditor for FY 2024-25 is not yetappointed.
The Company has laid down Anti Sexual Harassment policy on Gender Equality, GenderProtection, Prevention of Redressal System in line with the requirements of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. AnInternal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regardingsexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, Apprenticeship) arecovered under this policy. The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaintsreceived and disposed of during the year under review¬> No. of complaints received: Nil
> No. of complaints disposed of: NA
> No. of Complaints at the end: NIL
The Company has in place proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of theapplicable secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India andsuch systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Certain Statements in the 'Management Discussion and Analysis' section may be forward¬looking and are stated as required by applicable laws and regulations. Many factors may affectthe actual results, which would be different from what the Resolution Professionalenvisage in terms of the future performance and outlook. Investors are cautioned that thisdiscussion contains forward looking Statement that involve risks and uncertaintiesincluding, but not limited to, risks inherent in the Company's growth strategy, dependence oncertain businesses, dependence on availability of qualified and trained manpower and otherfactors discussed. The discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with theCompany's financial statements and notes on accounts.
> During the financial year 2023-24, the Company has not made any application.
THE Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT") vide its order datedJuly 28, 2023 ("Order"), pronounced on August 01, 2023, has admitted the application filedby Canara Bank ("Financial Creditor") under Section 7 of the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016, read with rules and regulations framed thereunder ("the Code") andaccordingly the corporate insolvency resolution process ("CIRP") has commenced of theCompany, CMI Limited ("Company") with effect from July 28, 2023.
Furthermore, the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Bench, ("NCLT") has alsoapproved the appointment of Mr. Deepak Maini as the Interim Resolution Professional("IRP")/Resolution Professional ("RP") to conduct the CIRP of the Company admitted undersection 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
> There were no instances where the Company required the valuation for one timesettlement or while taking the loan from the Banks or Financial institutions.
> The Company has not issued shares with differential voting rights and sweat equity sharesduring the year under review.
24. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Resolution Professional, wish to place on record their gratitude to the Authorities, Banks,Business Associates and Shareholders for their unstinted support, assistance and co-operation.The Resolution Professional place on record their deep appreciation to employees at all levelsfor their hard work, dedication and commitment.
New Delhi Powers of the board are suspended from the Insolvency
Date: 29.11.2024 Commencement Date
Taken on record byDeepak MainiResolution ProfessionalCMI Limited
(Reg. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00676/2017-2018/11149)