ఆడిటర్ నివేదిక Cigniti Technologies Ltd.
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited (the
âCompanyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including
the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of material
accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the âStandalone Financial
Statementsâ).
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, as amended (âthe
Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its profit including other
comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the âAuditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our
report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India (âICAI'') together with the ethical requirements that 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 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
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. For each matter below, our description of how our
audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone
Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included
the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of
the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to
address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Financial
Statements.
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Impairment assessment of non-current investment in subsidiaries carried at cost (as described in note 4 of |
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the Standalone Financial Statements) |
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As at March 31, 2025, the Company has investments |
Our audit procedures included the following: ⢠We tested the design, implementation and |
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internal controls over investment impairment |
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compared to the carrying value. The determination of |
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in the subsidiaries relies on management''s estimates |
⢠We assessed the methodology applied by the |
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of forecast of future cash flows and their judgment |
Company in its impairment analysis. In making this |
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with respect to the forecast of the subsidiaries'' future |
assessment, we also evaluated the competence, |
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performance. |
professional qualification, objectivity and |
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The inputs to the impairment testing model include: |
independence of Company''s specialists involved in |
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⢠Projected revenue growth, operating margins and |
⢠With the assistance of a specialist, we assessed |
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operating cash-flows in the years 1-5; |
the assumptions around the key drivers of the cash |
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⢠Stable long-term growth rates beyond five years |
flow forecasts including discount rates, expected |
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and in perpetuity; and |
growth rates and terminal growth rates used, in |
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⢠Discount rates that represent the current market |
consideration of the current and estimated future |
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assessment of the risks specific to the subsidiary, |
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taking into consideration the time value of money. |
⢠We assessed the recoverable value headroom by |
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The impairment testing includes sensitivity testing of |
performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions |
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margin and discount rate. |
⢠We discussed potential changes in key drivers as |
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The impairment testing is considered a key audit |
compared to previous year/ actual performance |
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the balance to the Standalone Financial Statements as |
⢠We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the |
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a whole. |
impairment model; and |
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⢠We assessed the adequacy of the related |
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disclosures as described in note 4 to the Standalone |
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Other Information
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the
information included in the 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 such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial
statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to
the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company
in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting
Standards (ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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, 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 management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditorâs 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, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional
skepticism 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 control 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 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 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 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 for the financial year ended March 31,
2025, 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. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government
of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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;
(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, except that the back-up of books of account and other
books and papers maintained in electronic mode was not kept in servers physically located in India on a
daily basis from April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 in respect of legacy accounting software as stated in
Note 46 to the Standalone Financial Statements and for the matters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) below
on reporting under Rule 11(g);
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive
Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as
amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025, taken on
record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are
as stated in paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on
reporting under Rule 11(g);
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these Standalone Financial
Statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â
to this report;
(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2025, has been paid / provided
by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of 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 has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Standalone
Financial Statements - Refer note 41(b) to the Standalone Financial Statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other
sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign
entities (âIntermediariesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) 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, no funds have
been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities (âFunding
Partiesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe
that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
vi. The Company has migrated to a new accounting software from legacy accounting software with
effect from October 1, 2024. Based on our examination which included test checks, the new accounting
software used by the Company for maintaining its books of account has a feature of recording audit
trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the period for all relevant transactions
recorded in the new accounting software except that, the audit trail feature is not enabled for direct
changes to data when using certain access rights, as described in note 47 to the Standalone Financial
Statements. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit
trail feature being tampered with in respect of the new accounting software. The legacy accounting
software used by the Company is operated by a third-party software service provider. In the absence
of controls on audit trail in Service Organization Controls report, we are unable to comment on whether
audit trail feature of the said legacy software was enabled and operated throughout the period for
all relevant transactions recorded in the legacy software or whether there were any instances of the
audit trail feature being tampered with. Additionally, we are unable to comment whether the audit
trail has been preserved by the Company for the legacy accounting software as per the statutory
requirements for record retention.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Harish Khemnani
Partner
Membership Number: 218576
UDIN: 25218576BMIEND4000
Place of Signature: Hyderabad
Date: May 5, 2025
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "Standalone Financial Statements").
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, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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), as 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 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 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
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 year ended March 31, 2024. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
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Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Impairment assessment of non-current investment in subsidiaries carried at cost (as described in note 4 of the Standalone Financial Statements) |
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As at March 31, 2024, the Company has investments |
Our audit procedures included the following: |
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of Rs. 8,783.50 lakhs in subsidiaries which is tested |
⢠We tested the design, implementation and operative effectiveness of management''s key internal controls |
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for impairment annually, using discounted cash- |
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flow models of subsidiaries'' recoverable value compared to the carrying value. The determination of |
over investment impairment assessment; |
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recoverable amounts of the Company''s investments |
⢠We assessed the methodology applied by the |
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in the subsidiaries relies on management''s estimates |
Company in its impairment analysis. In making this |
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of forecast of future cash flows and their judgment |
assessment, we also evaluated the competence, |
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with respect to the forecast of the subsidiaries future |
professional qualification, objectivity and |
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performance. |
independence of Company''s specialists involved in |
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The inputs to the impairment testing model include: |
the process; ⢠With the assistance of a specialist, we assessed |
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⢠Projected revenue growth, operating margins |
the assumptions around the key drivers of the cash |
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and operating cash-flows in the years 1-5; |
flow forecasts including discount rates, expected |
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⢠Stable long-term growth rates beyond five years |
growth rates and terminal growth rates used, in |
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and in perpetuity; and |
consideration of the current and estimated future economic conditions; |
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⢠Discount rates that represent the current market |
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assessment of the risks specific to the subsidiary, |
⢠We assessed the recoverable value headroom by |
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taking into consideration the time value of money. |
performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions used; |
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The impairment testing includes sensitivity testing of |
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key assumptions, including revenue growth, operating |
⢠We discussed potential changes in key drivers as |
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margin and discount rate. |
compared to previous year/ actual performance with |
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The impairment testing is considered a key audit |
management in order to evaluate whether the inputs |
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matter because the assumptions on which the tests |
and assumptions like projected revenue growth, EBIDTA, etc. used in the cash flow forecasts were |
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are based are highly judgmental and are affected by |
suitable; |
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future market and economic conditions which are |
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inherently uncertain, and because of the materiality of |
⢠We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the |
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the balance to the Standalone Financial Statements |
impairment model; and |
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as a whole. |
⢠We assessed the adequacy of the related disclosures as described in note 4 to the Standalone Financial Statements. |
Other Information
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the 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 such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in I.ndia, including the Indian Accounting
Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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, 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 management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those 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, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 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 control 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 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 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 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 for the year ended March 31, 2024, 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. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report 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;
(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 except that daily backups are maintained in servers located outside India as explained in note 45 to the Standalone Financial Statements and for the matters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g);
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The observation relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g);
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these Standalone Financial Statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2024 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of 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 has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements - Refer note 41(b) to the Standalone Financial Statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, , no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediaries 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, , no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities ("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 that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. a) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the
previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
b) The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this audit report is in accordance with section 123 of the Act.
c) As stated in note 13 to the Standalone Financial Statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, and as explained in note 46 to the Standalone Financial Statements, the Company, has used an accounting software, which is operated by a third-party software service provider, for maintaining its books of account. In the absence of controls on audit trail in Service Organization Controls report, we are unable to comment on whether audit trail feature of the said software was enabled and operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software or whether there were any instances of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Harish Khemnani
Partner
Membership Number: 218576 UDIN: 24218576BKGENJ3365
Place of Signature: Hyderabad Date: May 1, 2024
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âICAI'') together with the ethical requirements that 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 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
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 year ended March 31, 2023. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
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As at March 31, 2023, the Company has investments of Rs. 8,783.94 lakhs in subsidiaries which is tested for impairment annually, using discounted cashflow models of subsidiaries'' recoverable value compared to the carrying value. The determination of recoverable amounts of the Company''s investments in the subsidiaries relies on management''s estimates of forecast of future cash flows and their judgment with respect to the forecast of the subsidiaries future performance. The inputs to the impairment testing model include: ⢠Projected revenue growth, operating margins and operating cash-flows in the years 1-5; ⢠Stable long-term growth rates beyond five years and in perpetuity; and ⢠Discount rates that represent the current market assessment of the risks specific to the subsidiary, taking into consideration the time value of money. |
Our audit procedures included the following: ⢠We tested the design, implementation and operative effectiveness of management''s key internal controls over investment impairment assessment; ⢠We assessed the methodology applied by the Company in its impairment analysis. In making this assessment, we also evaluated the competence, professional qualification, objectivity and independence of Company''s specialists involved in the process; ⢠With the assistance of a specialist, we assessed the assumptions around the key drivers of the cash flow forecasts including discount rates, expected growth rates and terminal growth rates used, in consideration of the current and estimated future economic conditions; |
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Other Information
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the 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 such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting
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As at March 31, 2023, the Company has investments of Rs. 8,783.94 lakhs in subsidiaries which is tested for impairment annually, using discounted cashflow models of subsidiaries'' recoverable value compared to the carrying value. The determination of recoverable amounts of the Company''s investments in the subsidiaries relies on management''s estimates of forecast of future cash flows and their judgment with respect to the forecast of the subsidiaries future performance. The inputs to the impairment testing model include: ⢠Projected revenue growth, operating margins and operating cash-flows in the years 1-5; ⢠Stable long-term growth rates beyond five years and in perpetuity; and ⢠Discount rates that represent the current market assessment of the risks specific to the subsidiary, taking into consideration the time value of money. |
Our audit procedures included the following: ⢠We tested the design, implementation and operative effectiveness of management''s key internal controls over investment impairment assessment; ⢠We assessed the methodology applied by the Company in its impairment analysis. In making this assessment, we also evaluated the competence, professional qualification, objectivity and independence of Company''s specialists involved in the process; ⢠With the assistance of a specialist, we assessed the assumptions around the key drivers of the cash flow forecasts including discount rates, expected growth rates and terminal growth rates used, in consideration of the current and estimated future economic conditions; |
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Other Information
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the 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 such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting
Standards (ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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, 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 management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those 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, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 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 control 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 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 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 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 for the year ended March 31, 2023 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. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report 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;
(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 except that daily backups are maintained in servers located outside India as explained in note 45 to the Standalone Financial Statements.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The qualification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph (b) above;
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these Standalone Financial Statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2023 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of 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 has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements - Refer note 41(c) to the Standalone Financial Statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediaries 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) 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, no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), 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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. a) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the
previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
b) As stated in note 13 to the Standalone Financial Statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only w.e.f. April 1, 2023, reporting under this clause is not applicable.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Shankar Srinivasan
Partner
Place of Signature: Hyderabad Membership Number: 213271
Date: May 2, 2023 UDIN: 23213271BGSEIA5373
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31 2022, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2022, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements'' section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethics'' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âICAI'') together with the ethical requirements that 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 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
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, 2022. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
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Rs. 5,549.49 lakhs in Cigniti Technologies Inc., USA which is tested for impairment annually, using discounted cash-flow models of subsidiary''s recoverable value compared to the carrying value. The determination of |
⢠We tested the design, implementation and operative effectiveness of managementâs key internal controls over investment impairment assessment; |
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⢠We assessed the methodology applied by the Company |
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management in order to evaluate whether the inputs and assumptions like projected revenue growth, EBIDTA, etc. used in the cash flow forecasts were suitable; |
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As at March 31, 2022 the Company has outstanding trade receivables and unbilled revenue of Rs. 9,637. 99 lakhs. The Company has determined the allowance for credit losses based on the ageing status and historical loss experience adjusted to reflect current and estimated future economic conditions. We considered this as key audit matter due to the materiality of the amounts and significant estimate and judgements as stated above. |
Our audit procedures included the following: ⢠We tested the design, implementation and operative effectiveness of management''s key internal controls over allowance for credit losses; |
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The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the 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 such other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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, Board of Directors 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 management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process. Auditorâs 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, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 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 control 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 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 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 for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 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. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report 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;
(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;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2022 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2022 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) 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 has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Standalone Financial Statements - Refer Note to the Standalone Financial Statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts during the year ended March 31, 2022;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediaries shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other person or entity identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) 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, no funds have been received by the company from any person or entity, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other person or entity identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on the audit procedures that were considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. a) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the
previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
b) As stated in note 13 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
Partner
Place of Signature: Hyderabad Membership Number: 213271
Date: May 4, 2022 UDIN: 22213271AIJRCL3525
INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT
To the Members of Cigniti Technologies Limited
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited (the "Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31 2019, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "Standalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 "Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2019, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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) as 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 together with the ethical requirements that 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 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
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, 2019. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
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Impairment assessment of investment in subsidiary (as described in note 4 of the Standalone Financial Statements) |
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As at March 31, 2019, the Company has investment of Rs. 5,549.49 lakhs in Cigniti Technologies Inc. |
Our audit procedures included the following: |
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The determination of recoverable amounts of the Company''s investments in the subsidiary relies on management''s estimates of forecast of future cash |
- Assessing the design, implementation and operative effectiveness of management''s key internal controls over investment impairment assessment; |
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flows and their judgment with respect to the forecast |
- We assessed the methodology applied by the |
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of the subsidiary''s future performance. The carrying amount of the investment is tested annually for impairment using discounted cash-flow |
Company in its impairment analysis. In making this assessment, we also evaluated the competence, professional qualification, objectivity and |
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models of subsidiary''s recoverable value compared to |
independence of Company''s specialists involved in |
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the carrying value. A deficit between the recoverable |
the process; |
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value and the carrying value of investment would result |
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in impairment. The inputs to the impairment testing |
assumptions around the key drivers of the cash flow |
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model which have the most significant impact on |
forecasts including discount rates, expected growth |
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recoverable value include: |
rates and terminal growth rates used; |
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- Projected revenue growth, operating margins and |
- We also assessed the recoverable value headroom |
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operating cash-flows in the years 1-5; - Stable long-term growth rates beyond five years and |
by performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions used; |
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in perpetuity; and |
- We discussed potential changes in key drivers as |
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- Discount rates that represent the current market |
compared to previous year/ actual performance |
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assessment of the risks specific to the subsidiary, taking |
with management in order to evaluate whether |
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into consideration the time value of money. The impairment test model includes sensitivity testing of key assumptions, including revenue growth, operating margin and discount rate. The impairment testing is considered a significant accounting judgment and estimate and a key audit matter because the assumptions on which the tests are based are highly judgmental and are affected by future market and economic conditions which are inherently uncertain, and because of the materiality of the balance to the financial statements as a whole. |
the inputs and assumptions used in the cash flow forecasts were suitable; - We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the models; and - We assessed the related disclosures as described in note 4 to the Standalone Financial Statements. |
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Income taxes - Current and Deferred Tax (as described in note 29 of the Standalone Financial Statements) |
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Estimates with respect to the valuation of deferred tax |
With the assistance of a tax specialist, our procedures |
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primarily relating to tax losses available for utilization in |
effectiveness of management''s key internal controls |
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future periods, as disclosed in note 29 to the Standalone Financial Statements. There is inherent uncertainty |
over income tax including deferred tax recognition; |
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involved in forecasting future taxable profits, which |
- Evaluating the management''s assumptions and |
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determines the extent to which deferred tax assets are or |
estimates like projected revenue growth, EBIDTA |
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are not recognized. There are cross-border transactions |
etc. in relation to the probability of generating |
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also, which give rise to transfer pricing related risks |
future taxable income to support the recognition |
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that require significant judgments by management to |
of deferred income tax asset with reference to |
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adequately determine the appropriate tax charge and any associated provisions. Changes in the company''s |
forecast taxable income; |
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business, its operating structure, its investments and |
- Assessing the historical accuracy of management''s |
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regulations may impact these projections. We deemed |
estimation of forecast taxable income; assessing |
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this subject to be a key audit matter because the |
the extent to which projected profits were taxable, |
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assessment process of recognition and recoverability of |
in particular, the Company''s assumptions about |
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the deferred tax assets is complex and judgmental and |
how accumulated tax losses and other associated |
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tax attributes can be utilized against taxable profits; |
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future market or economic conditions. |
- Involving transfer pricing specialists to consider the Company''s assessment of its exposure to transfer pricing related risks and related corporate tax provisions; and - Assessing the related disclosures in respect of the assumptions supporting the deferred tax asset valuation and recognition as described in note 29 to the Standalone Financial Statements. |
Other Information
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the board''s reports included in the 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 financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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, 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 management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Charged with Governance are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process. Auditorâs 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, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 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 control 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 system 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 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 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 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 for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 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. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report 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;
(b) I n 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.;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2019 from being appointed 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 Company with reference to these Standalone Financial Statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2019 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) 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 does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position;
i. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
ii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date on the Standalone Financial Statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited
Re: Cigniti Technologies Limited (''the Company'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of property, plant and equipment.
(b) Property, plant and equipment have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and, accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3(ii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted an unsecured loan to a Company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are not prejudicial to the company''s interest.
(b) The Company has granted loan that is re-payable on demand, to a Company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. The loan has been fully repaid during the year along with interest and there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the money has been lent.
(c) There are no amounts of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013 which are overdue for more than ninety days.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not advanced loans to directors / to a company in which the Directors are interested to which provisions of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 apply. Provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act 2013 in respect of loans and advances given, investments guarantee and securities given have been complied with by the Company
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable and hence not commented upon.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, for the services of the Company and hence not commented upon.
(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, goods and service tax and other statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases. The provisions relating to sales tax, duty of custom, duty of excise and cess are not applicable to the Company
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, goods and service tax and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, goods and service tax and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
(viii)In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution or bank. The Company did not have any dues to government or debenture holders during the year
(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has utilized the monies raised by way of term loans for the purposes for which they were raised. The Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments during the year.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii)According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv)According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi)According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
Annexure 2 to the Independent auditorâs report of even date on the Standalone Financial Statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Cigniti Technologies Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31, 2019, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm registration number: 101049W/E300004
per Shankar
Srinivasan
Place: Hyderabad Partner
Date: May 2, 2019 Membership No.: 213271
INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT:
To the Members of Cigniti Technologies Limited Report on the standalone Ind As Financial statements
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited ("the Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs responsibility for the standalone Ind As Financial statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act., read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial control that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made hereunder. We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Other Matter
The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2017 and the transition date opening balance sheet as at April 01, 2016 prepared in accordance with Ind AS, included in these standalone Ind AS financial statements, have been audited by the predecessor auditor who had audited the standalone financial statements for the relevant periods. The report of the predecessor auditor on the comparative financial information and the opening balance sheet dated May 18, 2018 expressed an unmodified opinion.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s report) Order, 2016 ("the Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order
2. As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, we report 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 purpose of our audit;
(b) I n 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;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2018, from being appointed 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 Company with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in ''Annexure 2â to this report;
(g) 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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditorsâ Report
Re: Cigniti Technologies Limited (âthe Companyâ)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Company''s business does not involve inventories and, accordingly, the requirements under paragraph 3(ii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted an unsecured loan to a Company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are not prejudicial to the company''s interest.
(b) The Company has granted loan that is re-payable on demand, to a Company covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. We are informed that the Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan or the interest during the year, and thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the money has been lent.
(c) There are no amounts of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013 which are overdue for more than ninety days.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not advanced loans to directors / to a company in which the Director is interested to which provisions of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 apply and hence not commented upon. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act 2013 in respect of loans and advances given, investments made and, guarantees, and securities given have been complied with by the Company.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable and hence not commented upon.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, for the products/services of the Company and hence not commented upon.
(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, service tax, value added tax, goods and service tax and other statutory dues have not been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities and there have been delays in large number of cases of income tax, provident fund and service tax. The provisions relating to sales tax, duty of custom, duty of excise and cess are not applicable to the Company.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, service tax, value added tax, goods and service tax and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, service tax, value added tax and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution or bank. The Company did not have any dues to government or debenture holders during the year
(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has utilized the monies raised by way of term loans for the purposes for which they were raised. The Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments during the year
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi Company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
Annexure 2 to the Independent auditorâs report of even date on the standalone Ind As Financial statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of sub-section 3 of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Cigniti Technologies Limited ("the Companyâ) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements.
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S.R. BATLIBOI & ASSOCIATES LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm registration number: 101049W/E300004
per Shankar Srinivasan
Place: Hyderabad Partner
Date: May 21, 2018 Membership No.: 213271
To the Members of Cigniti Technologies Limited Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Cigniti Technologies Limited ("the Company"), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (''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 and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with rule 7 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility 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; design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that are operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements:
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2017, its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters Specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we further report 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 purpose of our audit;
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement 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 applicable Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, from being appointed 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 Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure B''; and
g) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
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 March 31, 2016.
iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in its Standalone Financial Statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from November 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016 and these are in accordance with the books maintained by the Company
Annexure A to the Auditors Report
Annexure referred to in Independent Auditors Report to the Members of M/s. Cigniti Technologies Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017, we report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details
and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, fixed assets have been physically verified by the management at regular intervals; as informed to us no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of records of the Company, the title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
ii. The Company is a service company, primarily rendering software services. Accordingly, it does not hold any physical inventories. Hence this clause is not applicable to the Company
iii. The Company has not granted unsecured Loans & Advances, to companies covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013; the same has been disclosed in its notes to Financial Statements.
iv. The Company has not granted any loans or made any Investments, or provided any guarantee or security to the parties covered under Section 185 and 186 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(iv) of the said order are not applicable to the Company
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public covered under Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under to the extent notified.
vi. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act, for any of the services rendered by the Company
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the records of the Company examined by us, the Company is generally regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Income-tax, Service Tax and other material statutory dues, as applicable, except few delays in payment with the appropriate authorities in India.
(b) There are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income-tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2017 for a period of more than 6 months for the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty and Excise Duty which have not been deposited on account of any disputes.
viii. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution or banks or Government or dues to debenture holders as at the balance sheet date.
ix. The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public officer, further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans. Accordingly, the provisions of this clause are not applicable to the Company
x. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material fraud by the company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the course of our Audit.
xi. The Company has paid/provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandate by the provisions of Section 197 read with schedule V to the Act.
xii. As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it; the Provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company
xiii. The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Section 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Accounting Standard (AS) 18, related party disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
xiv. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company
xv. The Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of The Reserve Bank of India Act 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the order are not applicable to the Company
Annexure B to the Independent Auditor''s Report
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under clause (i) of the Sub-section 3 of the Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (''The Act'')
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of M/s. Cigniti Technologies Limited (''the company'') as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of standalone financial statements of the company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our Audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the standards on Auditing deed to be prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an Audit of Internal Financial Controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and both issued by the ICAI. These standards and guidance note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our Audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control-based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the Auditor''s Judgment, including the assessment of the risk of martial misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion and the company''s internal financial control system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
A Company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes these policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detailed, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitation of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitation of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud my occur and not be deducted. Also, Projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become in adequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2017, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For P. Murali & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 007257S
P. Murali Mohana Rao
Place: Hyderabad Partner
Date: May 17, 2017 M.No. 023412
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the act') with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with rule 7 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility 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; design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that are operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company's preparation of the financial statements, that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufcient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2015, its Profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub- section (11) of section143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters Specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we further report 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 purpose of our audit;
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the applicable Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
f) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the company.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 of Our Report of even date to the members of Cigniti Technologies Limited on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2015 Under "Report on other Legal & Regulatory Requirements"
On the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us during the course of our audit, we report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, fixed assets have been physically verifed by the management at regular intervals; as informed to us no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
ii. The Company is a service company, primarily rendering software services. Accordingly, it does not hold any physical inventories. Thus, paragraph 3(ii) of the Order is not applicable.
iii. The company has not granted loans to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act 2013.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of fixed assets and for the sale of services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company and according to the information and explanations given to us, no major weakness has been noticed or reported.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public covered under Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
vi. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act, for any of the services rendered by the company.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the records of the company examined by us, the company is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income-tax, Service Tax and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities in India;
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income-tax, Service Tax and other material statutory dues in arrears as at 31st March 2015 for a period of more than 6 months for the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the records of the company examined by us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Service Tax, Sales Tax which have not been deposited on account of any disputes.
(d) There are no amounts that are due to be transferred to the Investors Education and protection Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there under.
viii. The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and the company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
ix. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution/banks. The company has not issued any debentures.
x. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others.
xi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for the purposes for which they were obtained.
xii. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For P. Murali & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No 007257S
P. Murali Mohana Rao
Place: Hyderabad Partner
Date: 30.05.2015 M.No. 023412
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements:
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the companies Act 2013. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility:
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014;
(b) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and
(c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash Flows for the year ended on that date
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explana- tions which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956
("the Act") read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September 2013 of the Ministry of Cor- porate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the com- panies Act 2013.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31 st 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, st 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure to Auditor''s Report
I. (a) The company has maintained proper records show- ing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us, fixed assets have been physi- cally verified by the management at reasonable in- tervals; no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) During the year the company has not disposed of any major fixed assets.
II. The company has no inventory. Hence this clause is not applicable.
III. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to Companies, Firms or other Parties covered in the register maintained U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) As the Company has not granted any loans, the clause of whether the rate of interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to parties listed in the register main- tained under section 301 is prejudicial to the inter- est of company, is not applicable.
(c) As no loans are granted by company, the clause of receipt of interest & principal amount from parties is not applicable to the company.
(d) No loans have been granted to Companies, Firms & other parties listed in the register U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956 , hence overdue amount of more than rupees one lakh does not arise and the clause is not applicable.
(e) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from Companies, Firms or other Parties covered in the register maintained U/s.301 of the Companies Act. 1956.
(f) As the Company has not taken any loans, the clause of whether the rate of interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from parties listed in the register main- tained under section 301 is prejudicial to the inter- est of company, is not applicable.
(g) As no loans are taken by the company, the clause of repayment of interest & principal amount to par- ties is not applicable to the company.
IV. In our opinion and according to the information and ex- planations given to us, there is generally an adequate internal control procedure commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of fixed assets and payment for expenses and sale of services. During the course of our audit, no major instance of continuing failure to correct any weaknesses in the internal controls has been noticed.
V. a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us , since no contracts or arrange- ments referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been made by the company in respect of any party in the financial year, the entry in the register U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise.
b) As per information & explanations given to us, apart from above there is no other contracts or arrangments made by the company, the applicability of the clause of charging the reasonable price having regard to the pre- vailing market prices at the relevant time does not arise.
VI. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public covered under section 58A and 58AA of the Com- panies Act, 1956.
VII. As per information & explanations given by the manage- ment, the Company has an internal audit system com- mensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
VIII. In respect of the company, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956.
IX. (a) The company is regular in depositing statutory dues including PF, ESI, Income Tax and any other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities and at the last of financial year there were no amounts outstanding which were due for more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information given to us, no undis- puted amounts are payable in respect of PF, ESI, Income Tax and any other statutory dues as at the end of the period, for a period more than six months from the date they are disputed.
X. The Company has been registered for a period of not lessthan 5 years, and the Company does not have any accumulated loss at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash loss during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
XI. Based on our audit procedures and on the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that, the Company has not defaulted in re- payment of dues to a financial institution.
XII. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, deben- tures and other securities.
XIII. The Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /mutual ben- efit fund/society. Therefore, the provision of this clause of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) is not applicable to the Company.
XIV. According to information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securi- ties, debentures and other investments and hence the provisions of clause 4(XIV) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) order 2003, are not applicable to the Company.
XV. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantees for loan taken by others from a bank or financial institution.
XVI. According to the information and explanations given to us, Term Loans obtained by the company were applied for the purpose for which such loans were obtained by the company.
XVII. Based on the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company as at 31st March, 2014, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment by the Company.
XVIII. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allot- ment of Shares to parties and Companies covered in the Register maintained under section 301 of the Compa- nies Act, 1956 and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the price at which shares have been issued and whether the same is prejudicial to the interest of the Company does not arise.
XIX. According the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not issued debentures and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the creation of se- curity are charge in respect of debentures issued does not arise.
XX. According the information and explanations given to us,The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the year, hence the clause regarding the disclosure by the management on the end use of money raised by public issue is not applicable.
XXI. Based on the audit procedures performed and the in- formation and explanations given to us, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.
For P.Murali & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Frn:007257S
P. Murali Mohana Rao
Place : Hyderabad Partner.
Date : 30th May, 2014 Membership No. 23412
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of CIGNITI TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements:
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,
Auditor''s Responsibility:
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2013;
(b) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and
(c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order,
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit have been received from branches not visited by us.
c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account and with the returns received from branches not visited by us.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
I. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of Fixed Assets.
(b) As explained to us, the fixed assets have been physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals and no material discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off substantial part of the Fixed Assets during the year,
II. (a) The company has no Inventory. Hence this clause is not applicable.
III. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to Companies, Firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) As the Company has not granted any loans, the Clause of whether the rate of interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to parties listed in the register maintained under Section 301 prejudicial to the interest of company, is not applicable.
(c) As no loans are granted by company, the clause of receipt of interest & principal amount from parties , is not applicable to the company.
(d) No loans have been granted to Companies, Firms and other parties listed in the register U/S 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence, overdue Amount of more than rupees one Lac does not arise and the clause is not Applicable.
(e) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from Companies, Firms or other Parties covered in the register maintained U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(f) As the Company has not taken any loans, the clause of whether the rate of interest and other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 is prejudicial to the interest of company, is not applicable.
(g) As no loans are taken by the company, the clause of repayment of interest & principal amount to parties is not applicable to the company.
IV. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are generally adequate internal control systems commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for sale of goods and services. There is no continuing failure by the company to correct any major weaknesses in internal control.
V. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, since no contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been made by the company in respect of any party in the financial year, the entry in the register U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, as no such contracts or arrangements made by the company, the applicability of the clause of charging the reasonable price having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time does not arise.
VI. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and hence the applicability of the clause of directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and provisions of section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed there under does not arise. As per information and explanations given to us the order from the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal has not been received by the Company.
VII. In our opinion, the company is having internal audit system, commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
VIII. In respect of the Company, the central government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956.
IX. (a) The Company is regular in depositing statutory dues including PF, ESI, Income Tax, Cess, and any other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities and at the end of last financial year there were no amounts outstanding which were due for more than 6 months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts are payable in respect of PF, ESI, Income Tax, Cess and any other statutory dues as at the end of the period, for a period more than six months from the date they became payable.
X. The Company has been registered for a period of not less than 5 years, and the company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and the company has not incurred cash losses in this financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year,
XI. According to information and explanations given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial Institutions or Banks.
XII. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities and hence the applicability of the clause regarding maintenance of adequate documents in respect of loans does not arise.
XIII. This clause is not applicable to this Company as the Company is not covered by the provisions of special statute applicable to Chit Fund in respect of Nidhi/ Mutual Benefit Fund/Societies.
XIV. According to the information and explanations given to us, the company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, Debentures and other investments and hence the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003, are not applicable to the Company,
XV. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from Banks or Financial Institutions, and hence the applicability of this clause regarding terms and conditions which are prejudicial to the interest of the company .
XVI. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Term Loans obtained by the company were applied for the purpose for which such loans were obtained by the Company.
XVII. According to the information and explanations given to us no funds are raised by the Company on short-term basis. Hence the Clause of Short term funds being used for Long term investment do not arise.
XVIII. The Company has made preferential allotment of share to the Promoters, Promoters Group and others on 08-02-2013. No Promoters are covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. The terms and conditions of the issue are in accordance with SEBI (Disclosure & Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000 and hence the price at which shares have been issued is not prejudicial to the interest of the Company,
XIX. According to the information and explanations given to us, the company does not have any debentures and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the creation of security or charge in respect of debentures issued does not arise.
XX. According to information and explanations given to us, the company has not raised money by way of public issues during the year, hence the clause regarding the disclosure by the management on the end use of money raised by public issue is not applicable.
XXI. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year under audit.
For P. Murali & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Frn:007257S
P. Murali Mohana Rao
Place : Hyderabad Partner
Date : 30/05/2013 Membership No. 23412
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 and as amended by the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order 2004, is sued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 , we enclose in the annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:
a) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit.
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet & Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet & Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in Sub Section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 956)
e) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said Accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so required give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India.
i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2012.
ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year ended on that date) and
iii) In the case of the Cash Flow, of the cash flows for the period ended on that date)
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITOR'S REPORT:
I. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of its Fixed Assets.
b) As explained to us, the fixed assets have been physically verified by the management reasonable intervals and no discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed on such verification.
c) During the year, the Company has not disposed off major fixed assets.
II. a) The company has no inventory. Hence this clause is not applicable.
III. a) The Company has not taken any unsecured loans from the related parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act,1956.
b) As the Company has not granted any loans to any parties to be listed in the register maintained U/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, hence e clause of whether the rate of interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 is prejudicial to the interest of Company, is not applicable.
c) As no loans are granted by Company to parties as per sec 301 , the clause of receipt of interest & principal amount from parties is not applicable.
d) No loans have been granted to Companies, Firms & other parties listed in the register U/s. 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, hence overdue amount of more than rupees one Lac does not arise and the clause is not applicable.
e) The company has not taken any Loans, Secured or Un secured from companies, firms or other Parties covered in the register maintained U/s. 301 of the Companies Act 1956.
f) As the has not taken any Loans, the Clause of whether the rate of interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from parties listed in the register maintained under section 301is prejudicial to the interest of the company is not applicable.
g) As no Loans are taken by the company the clause of repayment of the interest & Principal amount to parties, is not applicable to the company.
IV. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, there are generally adequate internal controls commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchases of fixed assets and for sale of goods and services. There is no continuing failure by the Company to correct any major weaknesses in internal control.
V. a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, since no contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been made by the Company in respect of any party in the financial year, the entry in the register U/s. 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, as no such contracts or arrangements made by the Company, the applicability of the clause of charging the reasonable price having regards to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time does not arise.
VI. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and hence the applicability of the clause of directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and provisions of section 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,1956 and the rules framed there under does not arise. As per information and explanations given to us the order from the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal Has not been received by the Company.
VII. In our opinion, the Company is having an internal audit system commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
VIII. In respect of the Company, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of Sub Section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956.
IX. a) The Company is regular in depositing statutory dues including Income Tax, and any other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities and at the last of the financial year there were no amounts outstanding which were due for more than 6 months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts are payable in respect of Income Tax and any other statutory dues as at the end of the period, for a period more than six months from the date they are disputed.
X. The Company has been registered for a period of not less than 5 years and the company has no accumulated losses at the of the financial year and the company has not incurred cash losses in this financial year and in the immediate preceding financial year.
XI. According to information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial Institutions or banks.
XII. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities and hence the applicability of the clause regarding maintenance of adequate documents in respect of loans does not arise.
XIII. This clause is not applicable to this Company as the Company is not covered by the provision of special statute applicable to Chit Fund in respect of Nidhi/Mutual Benefit Fund /Societies.
XIV. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares securities, Debentures and other investments and hence the provisions of clause 4 (xiv) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order 2003, are not applicable to the Company.
XV. According to the information explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from Banks or Financial Institutions, and hence the applicability of this clause regarding terms and conditions which are prejudicial to the interest of the Company does not arise. In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
XVI. According to the information and explanation given to us the Term Loans were applied by the Company for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
XVII. According to the information and explanations given to us, no funds are raised by the company on short term basis hence the clause of short term funds being used for long term investments does not arise.
XVIII. According to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not made preferential allotment to parties covered in the Register maintained Under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the price at which share have been issued and whether the same is prejudicial to the interest of the company does not arise.
XIX. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not issued debentures and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the creation of security or charge in respect of debentures issued does not arise.
XX. According to information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised any money by way of public issues during the year, hence the clause regarding the disclosure by the management on the end use of money raised by Public Issue is not applicable.
XXI. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year under audit.
For P. MURALI & CO..
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
PLACE : Hyderabad P. MURALI MOHANA RAO
DATE : 14-06-2012 PARTNER
M.No.23412
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis of our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003, and as amended by the companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order 2004, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of the sub-section(4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that :
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our Audit ;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of those books ;
(iii) The Balance Sheet & Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account ;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet & Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of Companies Act, 1956 ;
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors, as on 31st March, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2010 from being appointed Director in terms of clause(g) of sub-section(1) of section 274 of the Companies Act,1956
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India ;
a. In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2010;
b. In the case of the Profit & Loss Account, of the Profit for the period ended on that date;
And
c. In the case of the Cash Flow, of the cash flows for the period ended on that date ;
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
I.(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of Fixed Assets.
(b) As explained to us , the fixed assets have been physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals and no material discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off substantial part of the Fixed Assets during the year.
II. The Company has no Inventory. Hence this clause is not applicable.
III. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to Companies,
Firms or other Parties covered in the register maintained U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) As the Company has not granted any loans, the clause of Whether the rate of Interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 is prejudicial to the interest of company, is not applicable
(c) As no loans are granted by company, the clause of receipt of interest & principal amount from parties, is not applicable to the company.
(d) No loans have been granted to Companies, Firms & other parties listed in the register U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956 , hence overdue amount of more than rupees one lac does not arise and the clause is not applicable.
(e) The company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured form companies, Firms or other Parties covered in the register maintained U/s .301 of the companies Act 1956.
(f) As the company has not taken any loans, the clause of whether the rate of interest & other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 is prejudicial to the interest of company, is not applicable.
(g) As no loans are taken by the company, the clause of repayment of interest & principal amount to parties , is not applicable to the company.
IV. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are generally adequate internal control systems commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of fixed assets and for sale of goods. There is no continuing failure by the company to correct any major weaknesses in internal control.
V . (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, since no contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the companies act, 1956 have been made by the company in respect of any party in the financial year, the entry in the register U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956 does not arise.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, as no such contracts or arrangements made by the company, the applicability of the clause of charging the reasonable price having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time does not arise.
VI. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and hence the applicability of the clause of directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and provisions of section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the act and the rules framed there under does not arise. As per information and explanations given to us the order from the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other tribunal has not been received by the Company.
VII. In our opinion, the company is having internal audit system, commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
VIII. In respect of the Company, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section(1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956.
IX. a) The Company is regular in depositing statutory dues including PF, ESI Income Tax Cess and any other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities and at the last of the financial year there were no amounts outstanding which were due for more than 6 months from the date they became payable.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts are payable in respect of PF, ESI Income Tax, Cess and any other statutory dues as at the end of the period, for a period more than six months from the date they became payable.
X. The Company has been registered for a period of not less than 5 years, and the Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and the company has not incurred cash losses in this financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
XI. According to information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to Financial Institutions or Banks.
XII. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities and hence the applicability of the clause regarding maintenance of adequate documents in respect of loans does not arise.
XIII. This clause is not applicable to this Company as the Company is not covered by the provisions of special statute applicable to Chit Fund in respect of Nidhi Mutual Benefit Fund/Societies.
XIV.. According to the information and explanations given to us, the company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,Debentures and other investments and hence the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003, are not applicable to the Company.
XV. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from Banks or Financial Institutions, and hence the applicability of this clause regarding terms and conditions which are prejudicial to the interest of the company does not arise.
XVI. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Term Loans were applied by the company for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
XVII According to the information and explanations given to us, no funds are raised by the Company on short-term basis. Hence the clause of short term funds being used for long-term investment does not arise.
XVIII . According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of Shares to parties and Companies covered in the Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the price at which shares have been issued and whether the same is prejudicial to the interest of the Company does not arise.
XIX According to the information and explanations given to us, the company does not have any debentures and hence the applicability of the clause regarding the creation of securities or charge in respect of debentures issued does not arise.
XX. According to information and explanations given to us, the company has not raised money by way of public issues during the year, hence the clause regarding the disclosure by the management on the end use of money raised by Public Issue is not applicable.
XXI. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year under audit.
for P. MURALI & CO., CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS FRN : 007257S
P. MURALI MOHANA RAO
Place : Hyderabad PARTNER
Date : 02.09.2010 Membership No. 23412
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