We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Manaksia Aluminium Company Limited (“theCompany”), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss, includingthe statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes inEquity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accountingpolicies and other explanatory information
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidfinancial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“the Act”) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally acceptedin India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, its profit including other comprehensive loss,its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) ofthe Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Auditof the Financial Statements Section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with theCode of Ethics issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with theethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code ofEthics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion on the financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 45(i) to the financial statements in relation to outstanding balances of trade receivables,trade payables and loans and advances which are subject to confirmation and subsequent adjustments, if any.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit ofthe financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thefinancial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matters to be communicatedin our report.
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Key Audit Matter
Our Response
1.
Defined Benefit Obligation
The valuation of the retirement benefitschemes in the Company is determined withreference to various actuarial assumptionsincluding discount rate, future salaryincreases, rate of inflation, mortality rates andattrition rates.
Due to the size of these schemes, smallchanges in these assumptions can have amaterial impact on the estimated definedbenefit obligation.
We have examined the key controls over the processinvolving member data, formulation of assumptions andthe financial reporting process in arriving at the provisionfor retirement benefits. We tested the controls fordetermining the actuarial assumptions and the approvalof those assumptions by senior management. We foundthese key controls were designed, implemented andoperated effectively, and therefore determined that wecould place reliance on these key controls for the purposesof our audit.
We tested the employee data used in calculating theobligation and where material, we also considered thetreatment of curtailments, settlements, past servicecosts, remeasurements, benefits paid, and any otheramendments made to obligations during the year. Fromthe evidence obtained, we found the data and assumptionsused by management in the actuarial valuations forretirement benefit obligations to be appropriate.
2.
Litigation, Claims and ContingentLiabilities
(Refer Note35, to be read along with Emphasisof matter in Independent Auditor's Report)
The Company is exposed to variety of differentlaws, regulations and interpretations thereof.Consequently, in the normal course ofbusiness, Provisions and ContingentLiabilities may arise from legal proceedings,constructive obligations and commercialclaims.
• Management applies significantjudgement when considering whether andhow much to provide for the potentialexposure of each matter.
• These estimates could changesubstantially over time as new factsemerge as each legal case or mattersprogresses.
• Given the different views possible, basisthe interpretations, complexity and themagnitude of potential exposures and thejudgement necessary to estimate theamount of provision required or determinerequired disclosures.
• We understood the processes, evaluated the designand implementation of controls and tested theoperating effectiveness of the Company's controls overthe recording and re-assessment of uncertain legalpositions, claims and contingent liabilities.
• We held discussions with senior managementincluding the person responsible for legal andcompliance to obtain an understanding of the factorsconsidered by management in classification of thematter as ‘probable', ‘possible' and ‘remote'.
• Examined the Company's legal expenses on samplebasis and read the minutes of the board meetings inorder to ensure completeness.
• With respect to tax matters, involving our taxspecialists, and discussing with the Company's taxofficers, their views and strategies on significant cases,as well as the related technical grounds relating totheir conclusions based on applicable tax laws.
• Assessing the decisions and rationale for provisionsheld or for decisions not to record provisions or makedisclosures.
• For those matters where management concluded thatno provisions should be recorded, considering theadequacy and completeness of the Company'sdisclosures.
3.
Property, Plant & Equipment (Including
Capex)
• Tracking and monitoring capex requiresmore attention to ensure reasonableaccurateness and completeness offinancial reporting in respect of Property,plant and equipment.
• Further, technical complexities requiremanagement to assess and makeestimates/ judgements aboutcapitalization, estimated useful life,impairment etc. which has materialimpact on Balance sheet and operatingresults.
Principal Audit ProceduresOur audit approachconsisted testing of the design and operating effectivenessof the internal controls and substantive testing as follows:
• We assessed company's process regardingmaintenance of records and accounting oftransactions pertaining to Property, plant andequipment including capital work-in-progress withreference to Indian Accounting Standard 16.
• We have carried out substantive audit proceduresat financial and assertion level to verify thecapitalization of assets as Property, plant &equipment.
•• We have reviewed management judgementpertaining to estimation of useful life and depreciationof the Property, plant and equipment in accordancewith Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013.-We have relied on physical verification conductedby management and management representations.
4.
Revenue Recognition
We have identified this as an area ofimportance because the company's revenueis a material item in view of adoption of IndAS 115 “Revenue from Contracts withCustomers”. The application of the newrevenue accounting standard involves certainkey judgements relating to identification ofdistinct performance obligations,determination of transaction price of theidentified performance obligations, theappropriateness of the basis used to measurerevenue recognised over a period anddisclosures thereof.
Our audit procedures included but were not limited to:
• Evaluation of the company's accounting principlesin relation to implementation of the new revenueaccounting standard
• Created an understanding of the company's routinesand internal controls associated with revenuerecognition;
• Examination of a selection of transactions to ensurethat they have been reported correctly according toagreements and in the correct periods;
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Company's annual report, but does not includethe financial statementsand our auditors' report thereon. The Company's annual report is expectedto be made available to us after thedate of thisauditor's report.
Our opinion on the financial statementsdoes not cover the other information and we will notexpress any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, indoing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we haveperformed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to reportthat fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respectto the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that gives a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance, Changes in Equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate implementation and maintenance of accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that gives atrue and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or hasno realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company's financial reporting process.Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Ind AS financial statements as a whole arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Ind AS financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalscepticism throughoutthe audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due tofraud or 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. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3) (i) of the Companies Act, 2013 we are also responsiblefor expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial control system in placeand the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. If we concludethat a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the Ind AS financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However,future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Ind AS financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and eventsin a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate,makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statementsmay be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of ouraudit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters thatmay reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicatedin our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh thepublic interest benefits of such communication.
I. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-Section (11) of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 and according to theinformation and explanations given to us and also on the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate,we give in the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to theextent applicable.
II. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report to the extend applicable, that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand 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 the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, theStatement of Changes in Equity and the Statements of Cash Flows dealt with by this report are inagreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended;
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2025, from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Companyand the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B”.
g. In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31,2025 has been paid / providedby the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule Vto the Act.
h. The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are asstated in the paragraph (b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph (vi) below onreporting under Rule 11(g).
i. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of
the Companies (Audit and Auditor's) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financialstatements (Refer Note no. 34 of the Ind AS financial statements).
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
(iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds havebeen advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) during the year by the Company to or in any other persons or entities,including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
• Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of Company or
• Provide any guarantee, 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 funds havebeen received by the company from any persons or entities (“Funding Parties”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall:
• Directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the funding party or
• Provide any guarantee, security or the like form or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that representationsunder sub clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
(v) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for theprevious year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment ofdividend. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent itapplies to declaration of dividend.
(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 31 March 2025 whichhas a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in the software's. Further, during the course of our auditwe did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with and the audittrail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
Chartered AccountantsFirm Registration Number: 308108E
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date : 20th May 2025 Membership No: 304486
UDIN: 25304486BMUJQE9067