We have audited the accompanying financial statementsof M/s. RAJ TELEVISION NETWORK LIMITED (“theCompany”), which comprise the balance sheet as atMarch 31, 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss,the Statement of Changes in Equity, the Statement ofCash Flows for the year ended, and Notes to the FinancialStatements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidfinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity withthe Indian Accounting Standards prescribed underSection 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“IndAS”) and other accounting principles generally acceptedin India, of the state of affairs of the Company as atMarch 31, 2025; and its profit, total comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and its cash flows for the yearended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the Auditor’sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the Companyin accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe financial statements under the provisions of the Actand the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance in ouraudit of the financial statements of the current period.These matters were addressed in the context of our auditof the financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters.
We have determined the matters described below to bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matter:
1. Recoverability of long overdue receivables fromcustomers and matter of litigation of receivables.
The Company has receivables of ? 12.96 crores, which arelong overdue, as on 31 March 2025. We considered thisas key audit matter on account of risk associated with
long outstanding receivables, the Company’s assessmentof the recoverability of these receivables and consequentdetermination of provision for expected credit loss whichrequires significant Management estimates andjudgments.
Principal audit procedures performed:
Company has filed a petition to collect the longoutstanding amount of Rs.5.12 crores and it is undersubject matter of Hon’ble Supreme Court. The company isalso in the process of collecting the balance amount of?7.83 crores.
Attention is invited to following ‘Note 2.18’w of the Ind ASfinancial statements regarding the matter of litigationrelating to M/s Thaicom Public Company Limited(A Thailand based Company). M/s. Thaicom PublicCompany Limited has received an award from ForeignArbitration for US$ 11,34,885.21, including interestaccrued thereon and has a filed petition under section 8of Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016. The matter hassince been settled through an out-of-court settlement,and the case has been withdrawn. Our opinion is notmodified in respect of this matter.
The Company’s board of directors is responsible for thepreparation of the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in theBoard’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report,Business Responsibility Report but does not include thefinancial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not coverthe other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon. In connection with ouraudit of the financial statements, our responsibility is toread the other information and, in doing so, considerwhether the other information is materially inconsistentwith the financial statements, or our knowledge obtainedduring the course of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we concludethat there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSECHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the accounting Standardsspecified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility
also includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, thatwere operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the financial statementthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management isresponsible for assessing the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations,or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those Board ofDirectors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany’s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, andto issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but isnot a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement whenit exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error andare considered material if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professionalscepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the financial statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform auditprocedures responsive to those risks, and obtainaudit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, or the override ofinternal control.
• With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in “Annexure B”. Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacyand operating effectiveness of the Company’sinternal financial controls over financial reporting.
• 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
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material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ifwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists, weare required to draw attention in our auditor’s reportto the related disclosures in the financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the auditevidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’sreport. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events ina manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate,makes it probable that the economic decisions of areasonably knowledgeable user of the financialstatements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in
(i) planning the scope of our audit work and inevaluating the results of our work; and
(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming 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 with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements 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 charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor’sreport unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rarecircumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expectedto outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
1. 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 the “Annexure A” a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we reportthat:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account asrequired by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination of thosebooks.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit andLoss including Statement of Changes in Equity,and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books ofaccount.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statementscomply with the Accounting Standards specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on 31st March2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors,none of the directors is disqualified as on 31stMarch 2025 from being appointed as a director interms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls over financial reporting of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure B”. Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company’s internalfinancial controls over financial reporting.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor’s Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, asamended:
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 of the Act read withSchedule V to the Act.
With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company financial statements hasdisclosed the impact of pending litigationson the financial position of the Company.
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses; and
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
iv. a) The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, other than as disclosed in thenotes to the accounts, no funds havebeen advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind offunds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (“Intermediaries”), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directly or
indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
b) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,no funds have been received by theCompany from any person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities(“Funding Parties”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly,lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries and;
c) Based on such audit procedures that weconsidered reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothing has cometo our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations undersub-clause (a) and (b) contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The company has not declared dividend orpaid any dividend during the year and hasnot proposed final dividend for the year.
vi. Based on our examination, which includedtest checks, the Company has usedaccounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility,except that the audit trail (edit log) facilityfor direct database changes for theaccounting software has been enabled andoperated for only part of the year for allrelevant transactions and with anexception for modification of values in caseof certain users with specific access, bothat the database level and the applicationlevel. During the course of performing ourprocedures, except for the aforesaidinstances of audit trail not maintained atdatabase level and application level, wherethe question of our commenting on whetherthe audit trail has been tampered with doesnot arise, we did not notice any instance ofaudit trail feature being tampered with.
Chartered Accountants,Firm Regn No. 011293S
Partner
217549
UDIN: 25217549BMIMAY9690
Date: May 20, 2025Place: Chennai