We have audited the accompanying Financial Statementsof GANDHI SPECIAL TUBES LIMITED (“the Company”),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash FlowStatement for the year then ended and notes to the FinancialStatements, including a summary of the material accountingpolicy information and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid FinancialStatements give the information required by the CompaniesAct, 2013, as amended (“the Act”) in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended (“Ind AS”) and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at 31 March, 2025, its Profit and totalcomprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flowfor the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the Financial Statements inaccordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specifiedunder Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the Companyin accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Instituteof Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”) together with theethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of theFinancial Statements under the provisions of the Act andthe Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and theCode of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion on the Financial Statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgement, were of most significance in our audit of thefinancial statements of the current period. These matterswere addressed in the context of our audit of the FinancialStatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined that there are no key audit matters tocommunicate in our Report.
The Board of Directors are responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the information
included in the Company's annual report but does not includethe Financial Statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Financial Statements, does not cover theother information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Financial Statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the Financial Statements, or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appearsto be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude thatthere is material misstatement of this other information, weare required to report that fact. We have nothing to report inthis regard.
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for thematters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these Financial Statements that give a true andfair view of the financial position, financial performance, totalcomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows ofthe Company in accordance with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the Ind AS specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the Financial Statements that give a true andfair view and are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the Financial Statements, the Board of Directorsare responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless the management either intends to liquidatethe Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the Financial Statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users takenon the basis of these Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgement and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of theFinancial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to those risks,and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detectinga material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher thanfor one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls system with reference to FinancialStatements in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures in the Financial Statements made bymanagement.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue asa going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the Financial Statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However,future events or conditions may cause the Company tocease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content ofthe Financial Statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the Financial Statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the FinancialStatements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probablethat the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeableuser of the Financial Statements may be influenced. Weconsider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in(i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluatingthe results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of anyidentified misstatements in the Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the Financial Statements of thecurrent period and are therefore the key audit matters. Wedescribe these matters in our Auditors' Report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should not be communicated in our Report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Government of India interms of Section 143(11) of the Act and on the basis ofsuch checks of the books and records of the Company aswe consider appropriate and according to the informationand explanation given to us; we give in the Annexure “A” astatement on the matters specified in Paragraphs 3 and 4of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. With respect to the matters to be included in the Auditor'sReport in accordance with requirement of Section 197(16)of the Act, as amended.
3. In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the remunerationpaid during the current year by the Company to its directorsis in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of theAct.
As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books except for the mattersstated in the paragraph (vi) below on reporting under Rule11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss(including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement ofChanges in Equity, the Statement of Cash Flow and notesto the Financial Statements dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Financial Statements complywith Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, readwith the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received fromthe Directors as on 31 March, 2025 and taken on record bythe Board of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualifiedas on 31 March, 2025 from being appointed as a Directorin terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) The modification relating to the maintenance of accountsand other matters connected therewith are as stated inparagraph (b) above on reporting under section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph (vi) below on reporting underRule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014.
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to financial reporting of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate report in Annexure “B”. Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company's internal financialcontrols over financial reporting.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in ouropinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its FinancialStatements - Refer Note 33 to the Financial Statements;
ii. The Company has not entered into any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses as requiredunder the applicable law or accounting standards;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a)The Management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in any other personsor entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”),with the understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Company orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b)The Management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds havebeen received by the Company from any persons orentities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”),
with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly,lend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)by or on behalf of the Funding Parties or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures performed that havebeen considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that hascaused us to believe that the representations undersub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) as provided in (a)and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The dividend declared or paid during the year by theCompany, is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.
vi. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 01April 2023.
Based on our examination, which included test checkscarried out on the software application and review ofinformation and explanations given to us, except asmentioned below, the company has used an accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account whichhas a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facilityand the same has operated throughout the year forall relevant transactions recorded in the accountingsoftware.
(a) The audit trail feature does not record updates/changes made in master data.
(b) The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) wasnot enabled at the database level to log any directchanges in databases of the accounting applicationused for maintaining books of accounts. However,as per representation made by the management,since the database is managed and controlled bythe accounting application vendor, the companydoes not have direct access to databases andthus no direct updates/changes could be made byany employees of the company to the data in thedatabase.
Further, for FY 2024-25 where the audit trailfeature at the application level was enabled andoperated throughout the year, we did not comeacross any instance of the said audit trail featurebeing tampered with and the audit trail has beenpreserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
For S. V. DOSHI & CO.
Chartered AccountantsFirm Reg. No.: 102752W
SUNIL DOSHIPartner
Mumbai Membership No.: 35037
28 May 2025 UDIN: 25035037BMIMVH9040