I have audited the accompanying financial statements of AUTORIDERS INTERNATIONALLIMITED (“the Company”), which comprises Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024, theStatement of Profit and Loss ( including Other Comprehensive Income) , Statement of changesin Equity and Cash Flow statement for the year ended 31st March 2024, including summary ofsignificant accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after referred to asfinancial statements.
In my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the explanations given tome, the financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013 ('Act”)in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the company as at 31st March2022, and Loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for theyear ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
I have conducted my audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified undersection 143(10) of the Act. My responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the'Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements' Section of my Report. I amindependent 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 arerelevant to my audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rulesthere under, and I have fulfilled my other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion on the financial statements
Emphasis of Matters
a) The company had granted unsecured loan of Rs. 300 lacs to a group company which hasceased to be going concern. However in the opinion of management the same is good forrecovery being a loan given to company within group.
( Refer Note No. 33 of Notes forming part of accounts)
b) Balances of Income Tax Refunds receivable are subject to confirmation.
( Refer Note No 34 of Notes forming part of accounts)
Information other than the financial statements and Auditors report thereon ('Otherinformation')
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information.The other information comprises the information included in the Company's annual report,but does not include the financial statements and auditor's report thereon.
My Opinion on the financial statements does not cover the information and I do not expressany form of assurance or conclusions thereon.
In connection with my audit of the financial statements, my responsibility is to read the otherinformation and in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistentwith the financial statements or my knowledge obtained in the audit or other wise appears tobe materially misstated. If, based on the work I have performed, I conclude that there is amaterial misstatement of the other information, I am required to report that fact. I havenothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those charged with Governance for the StandaloneFinancial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) ofthe Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs ( financial position), profit or loss (financialperformance) changes in equity and cash flows of the company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind As specified under section133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand 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 forensuring the accuracy and completeness of accounting records, relevant to the preparationand presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management and the Board of Directors are responsiblefor assessing the Company's ability to continue as going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
Auditor's Responsibility for the audit of the financial statements
My objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue anauditor's report that include my opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but it is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatement can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decision of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, I exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. I also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, andobtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion.The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company'sability to continue as a going concern. If I conclude that a material uncertainty exists, I amrequired to draw attention in my auditors report to the related disclosures conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of my auditor's report. However,future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• 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.
I 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 I identify during an audit.
1 also provide those charged with governance with a statement that I have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on my independence,and where applicable, related safeguards.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies ( Auditor's Report) Order,2016 issued by the CentralGovernment in terms of the Section 143(11) of the Act, I give in the “Annexure A” astatement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extentapplicable.
2 As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, I report that:
a. I have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best myknowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of my audit.
b. In my opinion proper books of accounts as required by law have been kept by the Companyso far as appears from my examination of those books.
c. The standalone financial statements dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of accounts.
d. In my opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian accountingstandards referred to in the Section 133 of the Companies Act,2013 and read with Rule No7 of the Companies Accounting Rules 2014.
e. On the basis of representations received from the directors as on Mar 31, 2022 and taken on
record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on Mar 31,2024from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f. As referred in Para (b) of the main report the company could not carry out review of Internal
Financial Controls due to Covid 19 lockdown situations at the year end, and hence separatereport on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) is not given.
g. With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance withRule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, in my opinion and to the bestof my information and according to the explanations given to me:
i. As per the information and explanations given to me there are no pending litigationsother than those disclosed in the financial statements.
ii. As per the information and explanations given to me the company has not entered intoany long-term derivative contracts during the year and hence there exists no such lossesfrom such contracts which requires provision in the accounts.
iii. There are no amounts to be transferred to Investor Education & Protection Fund duringthe year.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, asdisclosed no funds 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 persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:dire ctly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Company, or provide anyguarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.b)The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no fundshave been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreignentities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall:
directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Funding Party or provideany guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has caused us to believe that the representations under clauseiv (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
h. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor's Report under Section 197 (16):
In my opinion and according to the information and explanations given to me, theremuneration paid by the company to its directors during the current year is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to thedirectors is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministryof Corporate affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) which arerequired to be commented upon by us.
For VANDHANA V.DODHIA & CO.
Chartered Accountants(Firm Regn No. 117812W)
_Sd/-_
Vandana V. DodhiaPartner
Membership No.104000
Mumbai.
Date : 30th May, 2024