We have audited the accompanying standalone financiaStatements of FiLatex India Limited (‘the Company’),which comprise the BaLance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including othercomprehensive income), the Cash FLow Statement,the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year endedon that date and notes to the StandaLone FinanciaLStatements incLuding the summary of the materiaLaccounting poLicies and other expLanatory information(hereinafter referred to as the standaLone financiaLstatements).
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the expLanations given to us, the aforesaidstandaLone financiaL statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) inthe manner so required and give a true and fair viewin conformity with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) RuLes, 2015, as amended, (“IND AS”) andother accounting principLes generaLLy accepted in India,of the state of affairs of the Company as at March
31, 2025, and its profit, totaL comprehensive Income,changes in equity and its cash flows for the year endedon that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibiLitiesunder those Standards are further described in theAuditor’s ResponsibiLities for the Audit of the StandaLoneFinanciaL Statements section of our report. We areindependent of the Company in accordance with theCode of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethicaLrequirements that are reLevant to our audit of thestandaLone financiaL statements under the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and the RuLes thereunder,and we have fuLfiLLed our other ethicaL responsibiLities inaccordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Codeof Ethics. We beLieve that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion on the standaLone financiaL statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaL judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandaLone financiaL statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe standaLone financiaL statements as a whoLe, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described beLow to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report.
Sr. No. Key Audit Matters
Auditors Response
1 Litigation, claims and other
Principal Audit Procedures
contingencies
• Gained an understanding of the process of identification
(As described in note No. 42(i) A &
C of the Ind AS standaLone financiaLstatements) as of March 31, 2025, theCompany has discLosed contingentLiabiLities of ' 55,995.03 Lakhs reLatingto tax and LegaL cLaims. Taxation andLitigation exposures have been identifiedas a key audit matter due to the Largenumber of compLex tax and LegaL cLaimsacross the Company. Due to compLexityof cases, time scaLes for resoLution andneed to negotiate with various authorities,there is significant judgement required bymanagement in assessing the exposureof each case and thus a risk that suchcases may not be adequateLy providedfor or discLosed in the Ind AS standaLonefinanciaL statements. AccordingLy, cLaims,
of cLaims, Litigations, and contingent LiabiLities,and evaLuated the design and tested the operatingeffectiveness of key controLs.
• Obtained the Company’s LegaL and tax cases summaryand criticaLLy assessed management’s position throughdiscussions with the LegaL head, tax head and Companymanagement, on both the probabiLity of success insignificant cases, and the magnitude of any potentiaL Loss.
• Obtained opinion, where appropriate, from reLevantthird-party LegaL counseL and conducted discussions withthem regarding materiaL cases. EvaLuated the objectivity,independence, competence, and reLevant experience ofthird-party LegaL counseL.
• Inspected externaL LegaL opinions, where appropriate andother evidence to corroborate management’s assessmentof the risk profiLe in respect of LegaL cLaims.
Litigations, and contingent LiabiLities was
• Checked the adequacy of the discLosures with regard
determined to be a key audit matter
to facts and circumstances of the LegaL and Litigation
in our audit of the Ind AS standaLonefinanciaL statement.
matters.
2 Allowance for Inventories
The Company hoLds significant inventoriesand records aLLowance for identifiedobsoLete inventories. As at 31st March2025, the Company’s inventoriesamounted to ' 46207.60 Lakhsrepresenting 20.30% of the Company’stotaL assets.
Refer Note No. 11 of standaLone financiaLstatements.
At the end of each reporting period,management assesses whether thereis any objective evidence that certaininventories, which are stated at cost,are above their net reaLizabLe vaLue. Ifso, these inventories are written downto their net reaLizabLe vaLue. Assessingthe net reaLizabLe vaLue is an areaof significant judgment with specificconsideration to sLow moving andobsoLete inventory and hence consideredto be a Key Audit Matter.
Our audit procedures to assess aLLowance for inventories
incLuded the foLLowing:
• We checked the management process for identificationof sLow moving, non-moving or obsoLete inventories andensured that the same is reasonabLe and consistencyappLied.
• We checked that the aLLowance for sLow-moving,non-moving, and obsoLete inventories is appropriateLycomputed basis the underLying working/supporting.
• We compared the actuaL utiLization/Liquidation ofinventories to the status of inventories previousLyassessed as per specific identification method.
• We aLso checked inventory aging and inquiries for non¬moving inventories which are not considered for inventoryprovisioning.
Management undertakes the foLLowingprocedures for determining the LeveL ofwrite down required.
• Specific identification proceduresare performed periodicaLLy by themanagement to ascertain the sLowmoving, non-moving or obsoLeteinventories.
• Adequate aLLowance is createdfor non-moving and sLow-movinginventories basis market reaLizabLevaLue and need of incrementaL re¬processing cost.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprises theinformation incLuded in the Management Discussion andAnalysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’sReport, Business Responsibility Report, CorporateGovernance and Shareholder’s Information, but doesnot incLude the standaLone financial statements and ourauditor’s report thereon. The above-mentioned reportis expected to be made avaiLabLe to us after the date ofthis auditor's report.
Our opinion on the standaLone financiaL statements doesnot cover the other information and we wiLL not expressany form of assurance concLusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standaLone financiaLstatements, our responsibiLity is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomes avaiLabLeand, in doing so, consider whether the other informationis materiaLLy inconsistent with the standaLone financiaLstatements or our knowLedge obtained in the audit, orotherwise appears to be materiaLLy misstated.
When we read the AnnuaL Report, if we concLude thatthere is a materiaL misstatement therein, we are requiredto communicate the matter to those charged withgovernance.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsibLe for thematters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act,2013 (‘the Act’) with respect to the preparation of thesestandaLone financiaL statements to give a true and fairview of the financiaL position, financiaL performance(incLuding other comprehensive income), cash flows andchanges in equity of the Company in accordance withthe accounting principLes generaLLy accepted in India,incLuding the Indian Accounting Standards specifiedin the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
RuLes, 2015 (as amended) under Section 133 of theAct. This responsibiLity aLso incLudes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irreguLarities; seLection and appLication of
appropriate accounting poLicies; makingjudgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequateinternaL financial controLs, that were operating effectivelyfor ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, reLevant to the preparation andpresentation of the standaLone financiaL statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from materiaLmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standaLone financiaL statements,management is responsibLe for assessing the Company’sabiLity to continue as a going concern, discLosing,as appLicabLe, matters reLated to going concern andusing the going concern basis of accounting unLessmanagement either intends to Liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no reaListic aLternative but todo so.
The Board of Directors is responsibLe for overseeing theCompany’s financiaL reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonabLe assurance aboutwhether the standaLone financiaL statements as a whoLeare free from materiaL misstatement, whether due tofraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report thatincLudes our opinion. ReasonabLe assurance is a highLeveL of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs wiLL aLways detect amateriaL misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered materialif, individuaLLy or in the aggregate, they couLd reasonabLybe expected to influence the economic decisions ofusers taken on the basis of these standaLone financiaLstatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessionaL judgment and maintain professionaLskepticism throughout the audit. We aLso:
• Identify and assess the risks of materiaLmisstatement of the standaLone financiaLstatements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to thoserisks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.The risk of not detecting a materiaL misstatementresuLting from fraud is higher than for one resuLtingfrom error, as fraud may invoLve coLLusion, forgery,intentionaL omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internaL controL.
• Obtain an understanding of internaL financiaLcontroLs reLevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act,we are aLso responsibLe for expressing our opinionon whether the Company has adequate internaLfinanciaL controLs system in pLace and the operatingeffectiveness of such controLs.
• EvaLuate the appropriateness of accounting poLiciesused and the reasonabLeness of accountingestimates and reLated discLosures made bymanagement.
• ConcLude on the appropriateness of management’suse of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether
a materiaL uncertainty exists reLated to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany’s abiLity to continue as a going concern.
If we concLude that a materiaL uncertainty exists,we are required to draw attention in our auditor’sreport to the reLated discLosures in the standaLonefinanciaL statements or, if such discLosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our concLusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor’s report. However, future eventsor conditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
• 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 manner thatachieves fair presentation.
• MateriaLity is the magnitude of misstatements inthe financiaL statements that, individuaLLy or inaggregate, makes it probabLe that the economicdecisions of a reasonabLy knowLedgeabLe user ofthe financiaL statements may be influenced. Weconsider quantitative materiaLity and quaLitativefactors in (i) pLanning the scope of our audit workand in evaLuating the resuLts of our work; and (ii) toevaLuate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the financiaL statements.
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 those charged with governance witha statement that we have compLied with reLevantethicaL requirements regarding independence, and tocommunicate with them aLL reLationships and othermatters that may reasonabLy be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where appLicabLe, reLated safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those chargedwith governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the standaLonefinanciaL statements of the current period and aretherefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditor’s report unLess Law or reguLationprecLudes pubLic discLosure about the matter or when,in extremeLy rare circumstances, we determine thata matter shouLd not be communicated in our reportbecause the adverse consequences of doing so wouLdreasonabLy be expected to outweigh the pubLic interestbenefits of such communication.
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on
our audit 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 accountas required by Law have been kept by theCompany so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books.
c) The StandaLone BaLance Sheet, the StandaLoneStatement of Profit and Loss incLuding OtherComprehensive Income, StandaLone Statementof Changes in Equity and the StandaLoneStatement of Cash FLow deaLt with by thisReport are in agreement with the reLevantbooks of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid StandaLonefinanciaL statements compLy with the Ind ASspecified under Section 133 of the Act, readwith RuLe 7 of the Companies (Accounts) RuLes,2014.
e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on March 31,2025 and taken on record by the Board ofDirectors, none of the directors is disquaLifiedas on March 31, 2025 from being appointed asa director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internaLfinanciaL controLs over financiaL reporting ofthe Company and the operating effectivenessof such controLs, refer to our separate Reportin “Annexure A”. Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company’sinternaL financiaL controLs over financiaLreporting with reference to StandaLoneFinanciaL Statements.
g) In our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the expLanationsgiven to us, the manageriaL remuneration forthe year ended 31st March 2025 has been paid/provided by the Company to its directors is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197read with ScheduLe V to the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters to beincLuded in the Auditor’s Report in accordancewith RuLe 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) RuLes, 2014, as amended in ouropinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the expLanations given to us:
i. The Company has discLosed the impact ofpending Litigations on its financiaL positionin its standaLone financiaL statements-Refer Note-42(i) A & C to the standaLonefinanciaL statements.
ii. The Company has made provision,as required under the appLicabLe Lawor accounting standards, for materiaLforeseeabLe Losses, if any, on Long-termcontracts incLuding derivative contracts.
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 knowLedgeand beLief, no funds (which aremateriaL either individuaLLy or inthe aggregate) have been advancedor Loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any otherperson or entity, incLuding foreignentity (“Intermediaries”), with theunderstanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shaLL, whether, directLyor indirectLy Lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified inany 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 knowLedgeand beLief, no funds (which aremateriaL either individuaLLy or in theaggregate) have been received by theCompany from any person or entity,incLuding foreign entity (“FundingParties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shaLL,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;
(c) Based on the audit procedures thathave been considered reasonabLe andappropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to beLieve that therepresentations under sub-cLause
(i) and (ii) of RuLe 11(e), as providedunder (a) and (b) above, contain anymateriaL misstatement.
v. (a) The dividend proposed in the
previous year, decLared and paid bythe Company during the year is inaccordance with Section 123 of theAct, as appLicabLe.
the same has operated throughout theyear for aLL reLevant transactions recordedin the software. 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 perthe Statutory requirements for recordretention.
(b) The Board of Directors of the
Company have proposed dividendfor the year which is subject to theapproval, of the members at theensuing Annual. General. Meeting. Theamount of dividend proposed is inaccordance with Section 123 of theAct, as appLicabLe.
vi. Based on our examination, which incLudedtest checks, the Company has usedaccounting software for maintaining itsbooks of accounts for the financial yearended March 31, 2025 which has a featureof recording audit traiL (edit Log) facility and
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report)Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the CentraLGovernment in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act,we give in “Annexure B” a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For R N MARWAH & Co LLP For ARUN K GUPTA & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.:001211N/N500019 Firm Registration No.: 000605N
SUNIL NARWAL GIREESH KUMAR GOENKA
Partner Partner
Membership No.:511190 Membership No.: 096655
UDIN: 25511190BMLXZE8015 UDIN: 25096655BMOWJW8197
Place: New DeLhi Place: New DeLhi
Date: 23/04/2025 Date: 23/04/2025