The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operationsof your Company together with the audited financial statements for the financialyear ended March 31, 2024.
Your Company’s financial performance for the year under review as comparedwith that during the previous year is summarized below:
(Amt. in lakhs
Particulars
Financial Year ended
March 31, 2024
March 31, 2023
Revenue from Operations
0.00
71.99
Other Income
274.20
208.30
Total Income
280.29
Profit/ loss before Depreciation, FinanceCosts, Exceptional items and Tax Expense
235.55
184.09
Less: Depreciation/ Amortisation/Impairment
23.41
Profit/ loss before Finance Costs,Exceptional items and Tax Expense
160.68
Less: Finance Costs
1.23
Profit/ loss before Exceptional items andTax Expense
159.45
Add/ (less): Exceptional items
835.85
Profit/ loss before Tax Expense
995.30
Less: Tax Expense
62.06
145.05
Profit/ loss for the year (1)
173.49
850.25
Total Comprehensive Income/ loss (2)
(1.76)
Total (1 2)
848.49
a) The Company is engaged in the business as property developers andallied services. There has been no change in the business of theCompany during the year ended March 31, 2024.
b) The highlights of the Company’s performance are as under:
Total Income and Operating Profit (Loss) for the year under reviewamounted to Rs. 274.20 Lakh and Rs. 235.55 Lakh respectively as
compared to Rs. 280.29 Lakh and Rs. 184.09 Lakh, in the previousfinancial year.
The Profit (Loss) before Tax and Profit (Loss) after Tax for the year underreview amounted to Rs. 235.55 Lakh and Rs. 173.49 Lakh respectively ascompared to Rs. 995.30 Lakh and Rs. 850.25 Lakh, in the previousfinancial year.
A Share Purchase Agreement was executed between the erstwhile promoters ofthe Company i.e Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Mr. Gurupreet Sangla, Mr. Harvinder Singhand Mr. Sanjay Arora and the Mr. Sunil Hukumat Rajdev on in respect of theshares held by the erstwhile promoters.
Subsequently, open offer of 26,95,852 equity shares was made by the acquireragainst which 1,40,000 equity shares were tendered by the public.
During the year under review, the Open Offer under SEBI (SAST) Regulations,2011 by the new Promoter - Mr. Sunil Hukumat Rajdev was completed and heacquired the equity shares held by the promoters of the Company.
Post completion of the Open Offer under SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011, thePromoter and Promoter Group Shareholders were reclassified as PublicShareholders under the provisions of Regulation 31A of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 (hereinafter referred to as Listing Regulations), the Management’sdiscussion and analysis report is set out in this Annual Report.
The Company has not issued any equity share with differential rightsduring the year under review.
The Company has not bought back any equity shares during the yearunder review.
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the yearunder review.
No bonus shares were issued during the year under review.
The Company has not provided any stock option scheme to theemployees.
There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Company during the year under review.
As per the Articles of Association of the Company and the relevant provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Narendra Kumarchitosia (DIN 09487160) is liableto retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) and beingeligible, offer himself for re-appointment. Keeping in view his expertise,experience and knowledge, the Board considers it desirable to continue to availhis services and recommends his re-appointment.
During the year under review, Ms. Sanjana Rani, Company Secretary of theCompany was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effectfrom July 12, 2023 in recognition of her performance and dedication towardsthe Company.
Further, Mr. Sandeep Sethi and Mr. Gurupreet Sangla, Managing Directors ofthe Company have tendered their resignations post completion of the Open Offerunder SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011, by the new Promoter - Mr. SunilHukumat Rajdev. Their resignations were effective from the closing of thebusiness hours of February 14, 2024.
Ms. Afsana Mirose Kherani (DIN: 09604693), Mr. Narendra Kumar Chitosia(DIN: 09487160) and Mr. Nitin Ashokkumar Khanna (DIN: 09816597) wereappointed as an Additional Non-Executive Directors on the board of theCompany in the Board meeting held on March 20, 2024.
Mr. Harvinder Singh and Mr. Sanjay Arora, Executive Directors of the Companyhave also tendered their resignations post completion of the Open Offer underSEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011, by the new Promoter - Mr. Sunil HukumatRajdev. Their resignations were effective from the closing of the business hoursof March 20, 2024.
After the closure of the financial year under review, the Independent Directors ofthe Company i.e Mr. Ratinder Pal Singh Bhatia, Mr. Sanjay Sharma and Ms,Roopal Sharma, also gave their resignation pursuant to the completion of theOpen Offer under SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011, by the new Promoter - Mr.Sunil Hukumat Rajdev effective from the April 1, 2024.
Subsequently, Mr. Lovish Kataria (DIN: 06925922) and Ms. Namrata Sharma(DIN: 10204473) were appointed as an Additional Non-Executive IndependentDirector for a term of 5 years with effect from May 01, 2024, subject to theapproval of members in the ensuing General Meeting.
Loans, guarantees and investments covered under Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 form part of the notes to the financial statements providedin this Annual Report.
In line with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and ListingRegulations, a Policy on Related Party Transactions is in place. The policyintends to ensure that proper reporting, approval and disclosure processes arein place for all transactions between the Company and Related Parties.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial yearwere on arm’s length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. Thereare no materially significant related party transactions made by the Companywhich may have potential conflict with interest of the Company at large.Accordingly, particulars of contracts or arrangements with related partiesreferred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC-2 do notform part of the report. The details of the related party transactions are set outin Note 32 to the financial statements forming part of this Annual Report.
The closing balance of the retained earnings of the Company for the financialyear 2024, after all appropriation and adjustments was Rs. 1405.64 Lakh. Noretained earnings have been transferred to General Reserve, during the yearunder review.
To retain funds for future projects, your Directors do not recommend anydividend for the year ended March 31, 2024.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the yearunder review.
The policy of the Company on directors’ appointment and remuneration,including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,independence of a director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) ofSection 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, is in place. We affirm that theremuneration paid to the directors is as per the terms laid out in the nominationand remuneration policy of the Company. The disclosure pertaining to themanagerial remuneration is mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report.
The particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, isappended as Annexure 1 to the Board’s report. The information required underRule 5 (2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided in the Annexure forming part ofthe Report.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and theListing Regulations, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its ownperformance, performance of the Directors as well as the evaluation of theworking of its Committees. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee hasdefined the evaluation criteria, procedure and time schedule for the performanceevaluation process for the Board, its Committees and Directors. The detailedmanner in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board hasbeen mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report which is part of this report.
The Board of Directors met 10 (Ten) times during the year endedMarch 31, 2024 i.e. in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 and rules made there under. For further details, please refer report onCorporate Governance which forms part of this Annual Report.
The Company has received necessary declaration from each IndependentDirector under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he/ she meetsthe criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,2013 and Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations.
All Independent Directors have registered themselves with the Indian Institute ofCorporate Affairs for the inclusion of their name in the data bank ofindependent directors, pursuant to the provision of Rule 6(1) of Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Further, they haveconfirmed that they shall comply with other requirements, as applicable underthe said rule.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, none of theIndependent Directors are liable to retire by rotation.
The details of familiarization program for Independent Directors are in place.The Company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/ her role,function, duties and responsibilities, at the time of appointment of anindependent director.
During the financial year ended March 31, 2024, separate meeting of theIndependent Directors was held on March 25, 2024 without the attendance ofnon-independent directors and members of the management. IndependentDirectors Meeting considered the performance of Non-Independent Directorsand Board as whole and assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow ofinformation between the Company Management and the Board.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference tofinancial statements. During the year, such controls were tested and noreportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed.
In terms of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, Members of the Company in the 29th AnnualGeneral Meeting held on September 29, 2022 approved the appointment of M/sVSD & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 008726N), as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company for a term of 5 years i.e. from the conclusion of 29thAnnual General Meeting till the conclusion of 34th Annual General Meeting ofthe Company.
However, after the closure of the financial year under review, M/s VSD &Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 008726N), had tendered theirresignation, due to their pre-occupation in other assignments, effective fromMay 11, 2024.
In order to fill the casual vacancy so created by the resignation of M/s VSD &Associates, Chartered Accountants, M/s GSA & Associates LLP, CharteredAccountants, were appointed in a Board Meeting held on June 14, 2024, as theStatutory Auditors of the Company, subject to the approval of the shareholdersin the general meeting, to hold the office up to the conclusion of the ensuingAnnual General Meeting of the Company.
Further, M/s GSA & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, submitted theirresignation as Statutory Auditors of the Company effective from July 23, 2024.
Therefore, M/s S D P M & Co. Chartered Accountants, (ICAI Firm RegistrationNo. 126741W) were appointed as a Statutory Auditors in the Board meetingHeld on 07th August 2024 in a casual vacancy caused due to the resignation ofM/s GSA & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, to hold the office for theperiod up to the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of theCompany.
The Report given by M/s VSD & Associates, Chartered Accountants on thefinancial statement of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024 is part ofthe Annual Report. The observation of the Auditors along with comments of theBoard of Directors thereon is as follows:
“In our opinion and according to the information and explanations provided tous, the provisions of Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of1934) is applicable to the Company, because the company’s financial assetsconstitute more than 50 per cent of the total assets and income from financialassets constitute more than 50 per cent of the gross income. However, thecompany does not obtained registration under the provision of Section 45-IA ofthe Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, because as per the management thetransaction entered are temporary in nature and it has breached the limitspecified under the provision Section 45-IA due to certain specific transactions.”
Auditor Comment
Management Response
In our opinion and according to theinformation and explanationsprovided to us, the provisions ofSection 45-IA of the Reserve Bank ofIndia Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) isapplicable to the Company, becausethe company’s financial assetsconstitute more than 50 per cent ofthe total assets and income fromfinancial assets constitute more than50 per cent of the gross income.However, the company does notobtained registration under the
There was no business in previousyear, hence the company has takenloan for the utilization in thebusiness and the same will be repaidin future times.
provision of Section 45-IA of theReserve Bank of India Act, 1934,because as per the management thetransaction entered are temporary innature and it has breached the limitspecified under the provision Section45-IA due to certain specifictransactions (refer note no 48).
Accounts along with notes and Independent Auditors’ Report (except asaforesaid) are self-explanatory and do not require further explanation andclarification.
Accounts along with notes and Independent Auditors’ Report (except asaforesaid) are self explanatory and do not require further explanation andclarification.
As required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rulesthereunder, the Board has appointed CS Megha Samdani Proprietor ofMK Samdani & Co., as secretarial auditor of the Company for the financial year2023-24. The secretarial audit report for the financial year 2023-24 forms partof this report as Annexure 2. The secretarial audit report does not contain anyqualification, reservation or adverse remark.
The Corporate Governance Report, as stipulated under the Listing Regulations,forms part of this Report. Your Company has in place all the statutoryCommittees required under the law. Details of Board Committees along withtheir terms of reference, composition and meetings of the Board and BoardCommittees held during the year, are provided in the Corporate GovernanceReport. The Company has adopted the policies in accordance with theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations.
The requisite Certificate issued by Megha Samdani, Company Secretaries, inline with the Listing Regulations is annexed and forms part of the CorporateGovernance Report.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or AssociateCompany.
During the year, the registered office of the Company was shifted to 8/18/,Basement, Kalkaji Extension, New Delhi - 110019, with effect from
March 20, 2024.
The Annual return as required under Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a)of the Companies Act, 2013 is available on the Company’s website athttps://ettgroup.in/
The applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards, i.e., SS-1: Secretarial Standardon Meetings of the Board of Directors and SS-2: Secretarial Standard on GeneralMeetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, have beenfollowed by the Company.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate SocialResponsibility initiatives as the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act,2013 are not applicable to the Company.
The details pertaining to the composition of the audit committee are included inthe Corporate Governance Report, which is a part of this report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013the Board hereby submits its responsibility statement:-
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed and there are no material departurestherefrom;
(b) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany at the end of the financial year and of the loss of the Companyfor that period;
(c) the proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the annual accounts are prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) the internal financial controls are laid to be followed by the Company andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively; and
(f) The proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequate andoperating effectively.
A Vigil Mechanism Policy is constituted for Directors and employees to provideappropriate avenues to report to the management instances of unethicalbehavior, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of the Company’s code ofconduct. The Company has provided dedicated e-mail idettsecretarial@gmail.com for reporting such concerns to Vigilance Officer or tothe Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. Alternatively,employees can also send written communications to the Company. Theemployees are encouraged to voice their concerns by way of whistle blowing andall the employees have been given access to the Audit Committee. The WhistleBlower Policy is in place with the Company.
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the secretarialauditor has reported to the audit committee, under Section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013, any instances of fraud committed against the Companyby its officers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned inthe Directors Report.
The equity shares of your Company are listed on BSE Limited. The AnnualListing fee for the financial year 2023-24 has been paid to BSE Limited.
The Company has in place the Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment atWorkplace in line with the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of Women atthe workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. There were nocomplaint(s) received from any employee during the financial year 2023-2024.
In today’s economic environment, Risk Management is very important part of thebusiness. The main aim of risk management is to identify, monitor and takeprecautionary measures in respect of the events that may pose risks for thebusiness. Your Company recognizes risk management as an integral componentof good corporate governance. The Company has developed and adopted a riskmanagement policy. Risks are assessed encompasses, Operational risks,Internal Control risks, External risks, information technology risks etc.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courtsor tribunals impacting the going concern status and the company’s operations infuture.
The following information is given in accordance with the provisions of sub¬section 3(m) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014:
(a) Conservation of Energy & Technology Absorption: Since the Companyis not engaged in any manufacturing activity, issues relating toconservation of energy and technology absorption are not quite relevantto its functioning.
(b) Export Activities: There was no export activity in the Company duringthe year under review.
(c) Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo: There was no foreign exchangeearning and expenditure of the Company during the year under review.
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed underthe provisions of Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicableon the Company.
The Board of Directors wishes to express its gratitude and record its sincereappreciation for the commitment and dedicated efforts put in by all theemployees. Your Directors take this opportunity to express their gratefulappreciation for the encouragement, cooperation and support received by theCompany from the local authorities, bankers, tenants, suppliers and businessassociates. The directors are thankful to the esteemed shareholders for theircontinued support and the confidence reposed in the Company and itsmanagement.
ETT LIMITED
(CIN: L22122DL1993PLC123728)
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS
REGISTERED OFFICE: 8/18BASEMENT, KALKAJI EXTENSION,KALKAJI, SOUTH DELHI, NEW DELHI,DELHI, INDIA, 110019
Sd/-
NITIN ASHOKKUMAR KHANNAADDITIONAL DIRECTOR(DIN: 09816597)
DATE: 07/09/2024PLACE: Delhi
AFSANA MIROSE KHERANIAdditional Director(DIN: 09604693)