Wc have audited the accompanying financial statements of NIKITA PAPERS LIMITED (the"Company"). which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31. 202 l. the Statement of Profit and Lossand the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date and notes to the financial statements,including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafterreferred to as the ‘‘Financial Statements'*)
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us. theaforesaid Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act. 201» (the "Act") inthe manner so required and give n true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the stale of affairs of the Company as at March 31. 2024 and its profit andits cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the Fimmcinl Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditingt"SA"s) specified under section I43( 10) of the \ct Our responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of oui reportWe arc independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India flCAl") together with the ethical requirements that arc relevant to ouiaudit of the Financial Statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, arid wehave fulfilled oui other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the 1C Vi's(. ode of Lthics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate ft pros idea basis for our audit opinion on the Financial Statements
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
Ihe Company 's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. I lie other informationcomprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis. Board’s Reportincluding Anncxures to Board's Report. Business Responsibility and Sustainability Repon CorporateGovernance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the Financial Statements and ouiauditor's report thereon Our opinion on the Financial Statements does nut cover the other informationand we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon In connection with out audit of theFinancial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and. in doing so. considervvhelhei the other information is materially inconsistent with the Financial Statements or our know ledgeobtained during the course of oui audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated II. based on thework we have performed, we conclude tlml there i> a material misstatement of litis other in format ion. wcare required to report that fact. We hav e nothing In report in this regard.
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Responsibilities of Management and Ihose Charged with Governance for the Standalone FinancialStatements
I he Company 1> Board of Directors is responsible lor the mutters stated in section I 34(5> of the \ct w ithrespect to the preparation ol these financial Statements that give n true and lair view of the financialposition, financial performance and cash flows of the Comp tun in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including accounting standards specified under section 13? of the•\ct I his responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions ol the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud'and other irregularities: selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgment1and estimates that are reasonable and prudent: and design, implementation and maintenance of adequateinternal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness olthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements that give atrue and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error In preparing theFinancial Statements, management and Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company 'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related in going concern andusing the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors cither intends to liquidate theCompany or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so The Company's Board ofDirectors is also responsible for overseeing the (’ompnny s financial reporting prouvxs
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives an? to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements as a whole aretree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that anaudit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it existsMisstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if. individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably lie expected to influence the economic decisions ol users taken on thebasis of these Financial Statements. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs. we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence thatis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. I he risk of not detecting .1 materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error. n< fraud may involvecollusion, forgery intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 1 13(3 )ti) of the Act. wc are alsoresponsible for expressing out opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financialcontrols with reference to Financial Statements in place and the operating effectiveness ol suchcontrols.
• Kvahiate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ot accountingestimates and related disclosures made by the management.
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the l ompany > ability to continue as a going concern- Itwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists. \vc are required to draw attention in our auditor's reportto the related disclosures in the Financial Statements or. it such disclosures are inadequate, to modifyour opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’sreport. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• Hvaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Financial Statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the f inancial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in .1manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Financial Statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably know ledgeable user of theStandalone Financial Statements may be Influenced We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work;and liii to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the plannedscope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies ininternal financial controls that we identify during our audit.
We also pan ide those charged with governance w ith n statement that we have complied w ith relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships andother mailers that may reasonably be thought to hear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged w ith governance, we determine those mutters dimwere of most significance in the audit of the Financial Statements of the current period and aretherefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’^ report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adv erse consequences ofdoing so would reasonably he 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 ( cntnilGovernment in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act. we give in *Annexurc A” a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 1*13(3) of the Act. based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of amknow ledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
h) In our opinion, proper books of uccount as required bv law have been kepi In ihe ( ompany sofar as it appears from our examination ofihow hooks.
c) I he Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Statement of ('ash I lows deallwith by this Report are in agreement with the hooks of account
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid I*inancinl Statements comply with the accounting standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act. read with rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules.2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31. 2024taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31.2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section I64l2) of the Act
t'l With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to I inancialStatements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in "Annexurc 13“ Our report expresses an unmodi lied opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls with reference to I inancialStatements
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 1 ‘>7( 16) of the Act. as amended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations given to us. the remuneration paid by the Companyto it- directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act
Id With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor s Report in accordance withRule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules. 2014. as amended, in our opinion and tothe best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its llmtncial position inits Standalone Financial Statements. Refer Note 2.23 to the Financial Statements.
ii. TIk* Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. I here has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to he transferred, to theInvestor education and Protection I and by the Company
i\. (at The Management has represented that, to the l>est of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources orkind ol funds) by the Company to oi in any other person or entity, including foreignentity (“Intermediaries*’), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany ("Ultimate Beneficiaries’’) or provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) I he Management has represented, that, to the hest of its knowledge and belief, infunds (which are material cither individually or in the aggregate) have been received Inthe Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (“f unding Parties"),with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest iu other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the l anding Putty (“l ItimutcBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(ct Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has. caused ns to believe thatthe representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule I lie), as provtded under (a) and(b) above, contain any material misstatement
\ i. Based on our examination, which included test cheeks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account Ibr the financial year ended March 'I. 202 Iwhich has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility I he Company has upgradedsuch software with audit trail facility during the year and is in the process of establishingnecessary controls and documentations regarding audit trail. Consequently, we are unableto comment on audit trail feature of the said software.
Vs proviso tr Rule 3( i) of the Companies ( Accounts) Rules. 21114 is applicable from April1. 2023 reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit .mJ Auditors) Rules 2014on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is notapplicable for the financial year ended March 31.2024
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management s use of the going concern basis ol accounting and.based on the audit evidence obtained, whether n material uncertainty exists related to events or