Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 36th Annual Report on the business and operationsof the Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March,2024.
During the year under review, financial performance of your Company was as under:
Particulars
31st March, 2024(Rs. in Lakhs)
31st March, 2023(Rs. in Lakhs)
Total Income
0.70
0.03
Profit/(Loss) before Interest and Depreciation
-
Before prior period adjustment
(115.84)
(256.99)
Previous year adjustments & Extra Ordinary Items
Profit / (Loss) before Interest and Depreciation
Less : Interest for the year
Profit / (Loss) before Depreciation
Less: Depreciation
81.20
255.52
Profit /(Loss) before Tax
(197.04)
(420.13)
Profit /(Loss) from Discontinued Operation
Profit /(Loss) after Discontinued Operation
Less : Provision for taxation
Comprehensive Income
13.11
(0.01)
Profit / (Loss) after Tax for the year
(183.93)
(420.14)
Add: Balance Brought Forward from the Previousyear
(125362.14)
(124942.00)
Profit/(Loss) carried to Balance Sheet
(125546.07)
During the year under review, total revenue was Rs. 0.70 Lakhs as against Rs. 0.03 Lakhs in theprevious year. There was a Cash loss to the tune of Rs. 115.84 Lakhs as against Cash Loss of Rs.256.99 Lakhs before interest & depreciation in the previous year.
Company encountered many challenges during the year under review like: economic sluggishnessthat affected consumer sentiment; suspension of work due to labour unrest; the relatively low scale
of operations made it difficult to cover overheads, interest and depreciation. The CentralGovernment implemented the GST in July 2017. Even as the implementation of GST was perhaps themost significant taxation reform in the history of independent India, the resultant teething issuesimpacted the textile sector unfavorably initially. Besides, synthetic yarn was earlier subject to acountervailing duty. Moreover, due to continuous pandemic of Covid-19 growth of the textilessector has been deeply affected due to fall in global as well as local demand of products. Work atCompany's plant at Raipur remains suspended due to industrial unrest and violence.
Under the provisions of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement ofSecurity Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act), ARCIL had taken over possession of the secured assets ofthe Company's plants and has handed over the possession to Indoworth India Limited by virtue of aninter se agreement between ARCIL and Indoworth India Limited. Dispute arose between ARCIL andIndoworth India Limited (IWIL) which lead to filing of a Suit for specific performance for sale ofAssets of the company by IWIL before the Hon'ble High Court of Calcutta wherein Company was alsoimpleaded as a party. Besides the said Suit, various other proceedings were also initiated before theother forums. ARCIL, IWIL and the Company have arrived at settlement and after making payment asper the Agreement by IWIL through its nominee and the partial balance payment to be made as perthe Agreement, the said Suit has been disposed in terms of settlement Agreement. In view of thesettlement between the parties, IWIL being in possession of the assets pursuant to the Agreementbetween the parties is continued to hold the assets having been transferred to it. The necessaryadjustments in the financial statements, if required, would be made upon final adjudication of theother proceedings pending adjudication before other forum.
In view of huge accumulated losses, the Directors regret their inability to recommend any dividendfor the Financial Year 2023-24.
In view of huge accumulated losses and current year's losses, your Directors were unable to transferany amount to the General Reserve Account.
No change in the nature of the Business taken place during the year under review.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, there have been no changes in the share capital of the Company.DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of theirknowledge and ability, confirm that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 theapplicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;
b. they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state ofaffairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Company for thatperiod;
c. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e. they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internalfinancial controls are adequate and operating effectively except deficiencies in operatingeffectiveness in respect of old outstanding of trade receivables, advances to parties and someold creditors for expenses;
f. they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Ravendra Pal Singh (DIN:07602850), Director, is liable to retire by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re¬appointment and the same is proposed for approval at the ensuing AGM.
During the year under review, there have been no changes in the Constitution of the Board.
Pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, Independent Directors of the Company havemade a declaration confirming the compliance of the conditions of the independence stipulated inSection 149(6) of the Act.
Your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of deposits, covered under ChapterV of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company did not accept/renew any fixed deposits from public and no fixed deposits wereoutstanding or remained unclaimed as on March 31, 2024.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, the Board of Directors of the Company met 5 (Five) times, detailsof the meetings has been given in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this report.
The details pertaining to composition of various Committees are included in the CorporateGovernance Report, which forms part of this report.
A Report on Corporate Government together with a Certificate from the Auditors on compliancethereof required under Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 is annexed hereto and forms a part of this report.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 with the Stock Exchanges inIndia, is presented in a separate section which forms part of the Annual Report.
The extract of Annual Return, in format MGT -9, for the Financial Year 2023-24 has been enclosedwith this report as "Annexure IN".
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 in connection with Corporate SocialResponsibility are not applicable to the Company since the Company falls below the threshold limits.
The observations made by Auditors in their Auditor's Report with reference to notes to financialstatements are self explanatory and need no comments, forms part of this report.
M/s Khandelwal Ray & Co., Chartered Accountants (FR.No. 302035E) have been appointed as theStatutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for a second term of 5 (five) consecutive years fromthe conclusion of 34th of Annual General Meeting held on 29.09.2022, until the conclusion of the39th Annual General Meeting of the company to be held in the year 2027.
The Company has appointed M/s. Sakshi Aggarwal & Co., Chartered Accountants, as an InternalAuditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25.
Due to no business activities, the Company had not appointed any Cost Auditors for the FinancialYear 2024-25. Hence Cost Audit is not applicable for the year 2023-24 as per the Companies (CostRecords and Audit) Rules, 2014.
In terms of Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on3rd September, 2024 have appointed M/s K. K. Sanganeria & Associates, Practicing CompanySecretaries, as Secretarial Auditor, for conducting Secretarial Audit of the Company for the FinancialYear 2024-25. Report of the Secretarial Auditors for the financial year ended 31.03.2024 is given as"Annexure II" which forms part of this report.
The dues of the majority of lenders stands settled through Indoworth India Limited by its nomineevide order of Hon'ble High Court of Calcutta while dues of other lenders are also proposed to besettled on the same line. Some of the lenders have though agreed while others have not responded.Consequently, the Company has filed a suit for declaration and specific performance of agreementof settlement on similar lines before Hon'ble High Court of Calcutta which is sub-judice. Theselenders had though in the past filed recovery proceedings which are sub-judice before theCourts/Tribunals/Forums.
The loss and damages caused to the borrower by the lender due to their breaches, negligence andinactions is much more than the amount lent. Hence, figures of the borrowed amount shown in thebalance sheet after due adjustments with the said loss and damages will result in No Debts due,rather company is entitled to recover substantial amount from the lender unless dispute is settledon similar line as agreed with ARCIL and recorded in the order of the Hon'ble High Court of Calcutta.
Under these facts and circumstances, the figures of borrowed amount in this balance sheet cannotbe considered as admission, if any, of the claim of lender(s).
The Company has not issued any Equity Shares with differential Rights during the financial year.
The Company has not issued any Employee Stock Options during the financial year.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the financial year.
No material changes affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between the end ofthe financial year to which this financial statements relate on the date of this report.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 forms part of the Financial Statements.
Related party transactions that were entered during the financial year were on arm's length basisand in the ordinary course of business. There were no materially significant related partytransactions which were in conflict of the Company.
The details pertaining to conservation of energy, technology, absorption, foreign exchange earningsand outgo are provided as "Annexure I", which forms part of this report.
In terms of Section 134(3)(n) of the Act, the Board of Directors has adopted a comprehensive riskmanagement policy which includes identification of element of risk, its mitigation and other relatedfactor. The Board periodically reviews the same. No Risk Management Committee has beenconstituted since it is not covered by the requirements of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirement) Regulations, 2015.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirement) Regulations, 2015 the Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of itsown performance, Board committees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act.The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directorson the basis of the criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of boardprocesses, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from thecommittee members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC") reviewed the performance ofthe individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual directorto the Board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningfuland constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the Chairman was alsoevaluated on the key aspects of his role.
In a separate meeting of independent Directors, performance of non-independent directors,performance of the Board as a whole and elected Chairman of each meeting was evaluated, taking
into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors. The same was discussedin the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent Directors, at which theperformance of the Board, its committees and individual directors was also discussed.
• The Nomination and Remuneration Committee as specified u/s 178 of the Companies Act, 2013was formed with a view to reviewing and making recommendations on annual salaries,performance, commissions, perquisite and other employment conditions of Executives andOfficials. The Committee's also takes into consideration remuneration practices followed byleading Companies as well as information provided by reputed consultants while determiningthe overall remuneration package.
• During the year under review the Nomination and Remuneration Committee met on 30.05.2023,details of the meeting have been given in Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisreport.
• The following are the members of the Committee at present:
Name
Designation
Executive/Non-Executive/Independent
Mrs. Silpi Chakraborty
Chairperson
Non- Executive & Independent
Mr. Kishor Jhunjhunwala
Member
Mr. Ravendra Pal Singh
Non- Executive & Non-Independent
The information as required under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is available. Interms of Section 136(1) read with its relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the AnnualReport excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the Members of the Company and othersentitled thereto. The said information shall be kept open for inspection at the Registered Office ofthe Company on every working day of the Company between 10 a.m. to 12 noon up to the date ofthe forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
The Company recognizes the fact that there is a need to align the business objective with the specificand measurable individual objectives and targets.
The remuneration policy of the company can be accessed to its website i.e. www.uniworth.com
No receipt of any commission by MD/WTD from a Company has been made.
Your Company doesn't have any subsidiary, joint venture or associates.
No significant and material order has been passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal in anyother case.
The Company has adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the size, scale andcomplexity of its operations, which are well supplemented by surveillance of Internal Auditors.
In pursuant to the provision of Section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company hasformulated a Whistle Blower Policy to establish a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees ofthe Company to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation ofthe company's code of conduct or ethics policy. The Whistle Blower Policy is available on the websiteof the Company i.e. www.uniworth.com
The Company has complied with all the applicable environmental law and labour laws. The Companyhas been complying with the relevant laws and has been taking all necessary measures to protectthe environment and maximize worker protection and safety.
The Company is committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to its employee andhas formulated "Policy for Prevention of Sexual Harassment".
During the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 the Company has not received any complaintspertaining to Sexual Harassment.
Industrial Relations continued to remain cordial throughout the year. Your Directors wish to place onrecord their appreciation for dedicated and sincere services rendered by the executives, staff andworkmen at all levels.
There was no fraud reported by the Auditors of the Company under Section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013, to the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors during the year underreview.
During the period under review, no employee of the Company drew remuneration in excess of thelimits specified under the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, read with Rules 5(2)and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014and hence no disclosure is required to be made in the Annual Report.
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the co-operation and assistance received from theCentral and State Government, Financial Institutions, Banks, Shareholders and others during theyear under review.
Vasavan Padhamanabhan Kishor Jyunjhunwala
DIN: 08396593 DIN: 00035091
Place: Kolkata
Date: 3rd September, 2024