We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute Limited("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profitand Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and theStatement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and notes to the financial statements including asummary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
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, 2013 ("theAct")in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conform it y with the IndianAccounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as am ended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, the profitincluding other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended onthat date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SA's are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant toour audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules there under andwe have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and theCode of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and informing our opinion there on andwe do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters describedbelow to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
Evaluation of uncertain tax positions
The Company operates in multiple jurisdictionsand is subject to periodic challenges by localtax authorities on arrange of tax matters duringthe normal course of business including direct& indirect tax matters and forum. These involvesignificant management judgment todetermine the possible out come of theuncertain tax positions, consequently having animpact on related accounting and disclosures inthe financial statements.
(Refer Note no .44 to the financial statements)
Our audit procedures include the followingsubstantive procedures:
• Obtained understanding of key uncertain taxpositions;
• Read and analyzed select keycorrespondences including responses tothe tax authorities;
• Discussed with appropriate seniormanagement and evaluated management'sunderlying key assumptions in estimatingthe tax provisions and the possible outcome of the disputed cases.
We agreed with the management's evaluation.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Annual report but does not include the financial statementsand our auditor's report there on.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion there on.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent withthe financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwiseappears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of thisother information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equityand cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safe guarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring theaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation ofthe financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for over seeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users takenon the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessionals kept icism throughout the audit. We also:
(a) Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtainaudit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk ofnot detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting fromerror, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theover ride of internal control.
(b) Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, weare also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequateinternal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
(c) Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
(d) Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we arerequired to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financialstatements or, if such disclosures are in adequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
(e) Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner 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 knowledgeable user ofthe financial statements maybe influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitativefactors in; (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the result so four work; and(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our in dependence,and where applicable, related safe guards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the currentperiod and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's reportunless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rarecircumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to out weigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by theCentral Government in terms of section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure A" astatement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the bestof our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by theCompany so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome),the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows deal twith by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the afore said financial statements comply with the Indian AccountingStandards specified 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 March31, 2025 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2)of the Act;
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financialstatements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in "Annexure B".
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordancewith the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remunerationpaid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions ofsection 197 of the Act.
h. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordancewith Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2021, in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
I. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on it's financial
position in it's financial statements [Refer Note no: 44 to the Financial Statements].
ii. The Company does not have any long-term contracts including derivative contractsfor which there were any material fore seeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief asdisclosed in Note No. 43(viii) to the financial statements no funds (which are materialeither individually or in aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other person or entity ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance withthe requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and to the best ofour information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 ofthe Act.
h. 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, 2021,in our opinion and to the best ofour information and according to the explanations given to us:
I. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in itsfinancial statements [Refer Note no: 44 to the Financial Statements].
ii. The Company does not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were any material fore see able losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief asdisclosed in Note No. 43(viii) to the financial statements no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person or entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief asdisclosed in Note No. 43(viii)to the financial statements no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity,including foreign entities ("Funding parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Fundingparties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on such audit procedures we have considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances; nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b)above, contain any material misstatement.
v. (a) The Company has not declared or paid any final dividend during the previous year.
(b) The Company has not declared or paid any interim dividend during the year.
(c) The Board of Directors have not recommended any final dividend for the financial yearended 31st March, 2025.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31,2025,which has the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, duringthe course of our audit, we did not come across any instance of audit trial feature beingtampered with and the audit trial has been preserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
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