We have audited the accompanying financial statementsof Suryalakshmi COTTON MILLS LIMITED (thecompany"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as atMarch 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (includingother comprehensive income), the Statement of Changes inEquity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year endedon that date, and a summary of the material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information (herein afterreferred to as ”the financial statements")
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theaccompanying financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 (”the Act") in themanner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Companyas at march 31,2025, the Profit and other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and its cash flows for the yearended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
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 Auditorsresponsibility for the Audit of Financial Statements sectionof our report. We are independent of the company inaccordance 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 made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirementsand the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence wehave obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit matters are those matters that in our professionaljudgment, 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 the matters described below to bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matters
Auditors’ Response
Evaluation of uncertain tax positions
The Company operates in different states and is subjectto periodic challenges by local tax authorities on a rangeof tax matters during the normal course of businessincluding direct and indirect tax matters.
Principal audit procedures
Our audit procedures include the following substantiveprocedures:
• Obtained understanding of key uncertain tax positions; and
• We along with our internal tax experts -
• evaluated the Design and tested theoperating effectiveness of controls around theassessment of the matter;
• Read and analysed select key correspondences,external legal opinions / consultations bymanagement for key uncertain tax positions;
Key Audit matters
These involve significant management judgment todetermine the possible outcome of the uncertain taxpositions, consequently having an impact on relatedaccounting and disclosures in the financial statements.Refer Note 1.3 and Note 33.1 to the financial statements.
• Discussed with appropriate senior managementand evaluated management's underlying keyassumptions in estimating the tax provisions; and
• Assessed management's estimate of the possibleoutcome of the disputed cases;
Assessed the appropriateness of disclosures made under thehead Contingent Liabilities' in the financial Statements.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual Report, but does not include thefinancial statements and our auditors' report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not coverthe other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion 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 otherwiseappears to be materially misstated. If, based on the workwe have performed, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information, we are required toreport that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these financial statements that givea true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income,cash flows and changes in equity of the Company inaccordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read withrelevant rules issued there under and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding of the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting the frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,
that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of financial statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Board ofDirectors is responsible for assessing the company's abilityto continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directorseither intends to liquidate the company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are 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 auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat 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 judgment and maintain professionalscepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to thoserisks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk ofnot detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraudmay involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financialcontrols relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether theCompany has adequate internal financial controls inplace and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management'suse of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whethera material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern. Ifwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we arerequired to draw attention in our auditors' report to therelated disclosures in the financial statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditors' report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events ina manner that achieves fair presentation.
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 internal controlthat we identify during our audit. We also provide thosecharged with governance with a statement that we havecomplied with relevant ethical requirements regardingindependence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonablybe thought to bear on our independence, and whereapplicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditors' reportunless law or regulation precludes public disclosure aboutthe matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated inour report because the adverse consequences of doing sowould reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report)Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) ofsection 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, astatement on the matters specified in the paragraph3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all theinformation and explanations which to the bestof our knowledge and belief were necessary forthe purposes of our audit,
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far asit appears from our examination of those books,
c) the balance sheet, the statement of profit andloss including other comprehensive income,statement of changes in equity and the cashflow statement dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account,
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statementscomply with the Indian Accounting Standards(Ind AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31,2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on march 31, 2025from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act,
f) With respect to the adequacy of internalfinancial controls with reference to financialstatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate report in "Annexure B".
g) With respect to the managerial remuneration tobe included in the auditors' report in accordancewith the requirements of section 197(16) of theAct, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us,the remuneration paid by the company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance withthe provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditors' report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,
in our opinion and to the best of our information
and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial positionin its financial statements - Refer note 33.1to the financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contractsfor which there were any materialforeseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, tothe Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company
iv. a. The Management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds (which are materialeither individually or in the aggregate)have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to orin any other person or entity, includingforeign entity ("Intermediaries"),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, thatthe Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented,that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds (which are materialeither individually or in the aggregate)have been received by the Companyfrom any person or entity, includingforeign entity ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly,lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Party("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
c. Based on the audit procedures thathave been considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause(a) and (b) above, contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The Company neither declared nor paidany dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination, whichincluded test checks, the Company hasused accounting software systems formaintaining its books of account for thefinancial year ended march 31, 2025which have the feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas operated throughout the year forall relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware systems. Further, during the courseof our audit we did not come across anyinstance of the audit trail feature beingtampered with and the audit trail hasbeen preserved by the Company as per thestatutory requirements for record retention.
for BRAHMAYYA & CO.
Chartered accountantsFirm's Regn no. 000513S
(K. SHRAVAN)
Partner
Place : Hyderabad membership no. 215798
Date : 27.05.2025 UDin: 25215798BmiYXH4137