We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Jagatjit Industries Limited [“the Company"], which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss [including Other Comprehensive Income], the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of the material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 [“the Act"] in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies [Indian Accounting Standards] Rules, 2015, as amended, [“Ind AS"] and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, its loss and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing [SAs] specified under section 143[10] of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India [ICAI] together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
1. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31,2025. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
2. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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The Key Audit Matter
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How the matter was addressed in our audit
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1) Provision and contingent liabilities relating to taxation, litigation and claims [as described in note, 31 of the financial statements.)
The company operates in various states within India, exposing it to a variety of different Central and State Laws, Regulations and different interpretations thereof. In this regulatory environment, there is an inherent risk of litigation and claims.
Consequently, provisions and contingent liability disclosures may arise from direct and indirect tax proceeding, legal proceedings including regulatory and other government/department proceedings, as well as investigations by authorities and commercial claims.
The level of management judgement associated with determining the need for, and the quantum of, provisions for any liabilities and disclosures of any contingent liabilities arising from these litigations is considered to be high. This judgement is dependent on a number of significant assumptions and assessments which involves interpreting the various applicable rules, regulations, practices and considering precedents in the various jurisdictions, for which the management uses various subject matter experts.
In view of the uncertainty relating to the outcome of these litigations, the significance of the amounts involved, and the subjectivity involved in management's judgement, this matter has been considered as a key audit matter for the current year audit.
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Our procedures included the following:
Assessed the appropriateness of the Company's accounting policies relating to provisions and contingent liabilities, in accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
Obtained an understanding of the process, and evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the key internal controls around the recording and assessment ol provisions and contingent liabilities.
On a sample basis, obtained and assessed the Company's assumptions and estimates in respect of litigations, including the liabilities or provisions recognised or contingent liabilities disclosed in the standalone financial statements, by reviewing the appropriateness of the probability assessment ol unfavourable outcomes of various litigations, with the help of auditor's subject matter specialists, wherever required.
Perused the orders of Assessing officer Appellate authorities and the related Jurisdictional High Court judgment/other courts on the matter.
On a sample basis, performed substantive procedures on the underlying calculations supporting the amount involved recorded as provisions or disclosed as contingent liability; and
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The Key Audit Matter
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evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy of related disclosures in the standalone financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
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2) Revenue recognition from sale of products/ Royalty and Franchise agreements
(Note no 20 of the standalone financial statements)
Revenue from sale of products is recognised when control of products has been transferred to the customer and there is no unfulfilled obligation that could affect the customer's acceptance of the products. Revenue from sale of products is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns and allowances, discounts and incentives. Revenue generated on account of Royalty as per commercial agreements is subject to waiver in respect of Minimum Guarantee Quantum based on the premise of commercial expediency.
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Our procedures included the following:
• Assessed the Company's revenue recognition accounting policy for sale of products/ royalty and franchise business including those relating to discounts and incentives as per Ind As -115.
• Understood, evaluated and tested on sample basis the design and operating effectiveness of key internal controls over recognition and measurement of revenue, discounts, and incentives.
• Performed test of details on a sample basis and inspected the underlying accounting documents relating to sales and accrual of discounts and incentives.
• Tested on a sample basis, sales transactions during the year.
• Performed analytical procedures on revenue on all streams.
• Assessed the disclosures in the standalone financial statements in respect of revenue, discounts and incentives for compliance with disclosure requirements.
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Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Corporate Governance Report etc. included in Annual Report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. In connection with the information included in the Annual report i.e. Directors Report, Management Discussion and Analysis, Corporate Governance Report, if based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report this fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 1 34(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation and presentation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair
view of the financial position, financial performance including other total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no 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 the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's
report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs specified under Section 143(10) of the Act, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting 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 are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone 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 standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may 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 of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe
these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1) Further to our comments in Annexure B, as required by Section
143(3) of the Act based on our audit, we report, to the extent
applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements;
(b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books read with our remarks for certain matters in respect of audit trail as required under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amend as stated in paragraph (i)(vi) below.
(c) The standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind As as specified under Section 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The modifications relating to the maintenance and other matters connected therewith in respect of audit trail as stated in the paragraph 1(b) above on reporting under section 143 (3) (b) of the Act and paragraph (i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended);
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure A” wherein we have expressed an unmodified opinion; and
(h) As required by Section 197(16) of the Act based on our audit, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down under Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(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 Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Company, as detailed in Note 31 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending
litigations on its financial position as at 31st March, 2025;
[ii] The Company did not have any long term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at 31st March, 2025.
[iii] There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended 31st March, 2025;
[iv] [a] The Management has represented that, to the best
of its knowledge and belief, no funds [which are material either individually or in the aggregate] have been advanced or loaned or invested [either from borrowed funds or securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds] by the Company to or in any other person[s] or entity[ies], including foreign entities [“Intermediaries"], with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company [“Ultimate Beneficiaries"] or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
[b] The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief as disclosed in Note 50 to the standalone financial statements,, no funds [which are material either individually or in the aggregate] have been received by the Company from any person [s] or entity [ies], including foreign entity [“Funding Parties"], with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party [“Ultimate Beneficiaries"] or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries and
[c] Based on such audit procedures performed as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the the management
representations , as provided under sub-clauses [a] and [b] above, contain any material misstatement.
[v] The Company has neither declared/ paid any dividend during the year, nor has proposed any final dividend for the year and therefore the requirement of compliance of Sec 123 of the Act are not applicable.
[vi] Based on our examination which included test checks and in accordance with requirements of the Implementation Guide on Reporting on Audit Trail under Rule 11 [g] of the Companies [Audit and Auditors] Rules, 2014, the Company in respect of financial year commencing on 1st April, 2024, has used accounting software's for maintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail [edit log] facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with for the period where audit trail is enabled and operated and for this we also relied upon the certificate of the management. Furthermore, the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention where the audit trail feature was enabled. Further, the daily back-up of audit trail [edit log] in respect of its accounting software for maintenance of all accounting records, an accounting software for journal entries has been maintained on the servers physically located in India as certified by the management.
2] As required by the Companies [Auditor's Report] Order, 2020 [the “Order"] issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143[11] of the Act, we give in “Annexure B” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order to the extent applicable
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