INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Members of Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd ("the
Company"), which comprises the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, the Standalone
Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Cash
Flows and the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended March 31,2023, and a
summary of significant 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 ("the Act") in the
manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards
prescribed under section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,
as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of
the Company as at March 31,2023, the profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash
flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). 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 independence requirements that are relevant to our
audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under,
and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's
Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit
of the standalone financial statements of the current period. 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. We have determined the matters described below to be the key
audit matters to be communicated in our report:
Other Information
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other
information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report
including Annexure to Board's Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not
include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the
standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise
appears to be materially misstated.
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.
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 Act with
respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs, profit/loss (includingother comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company
in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility
also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for
safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial
controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting
records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, 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.
The Board of Directors are 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 financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are
also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal
financial controls 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 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.
• 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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in
aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the
financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i)
planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of
any identified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope
and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control
that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters
that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were
of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore
the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes
public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter
should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably
be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. 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) 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, Statement of Profit and Loss including 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 Indian 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 31,2023 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) 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 reporting
"Annexure A". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors' Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid
by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of
Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down
under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details
under Section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
(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, 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 Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 31 to the standalone Ind AS 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts and equity shares, required to be transferred,
to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds
(which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds)
by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"),
with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,
whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner
whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
v. The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds
(which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company
from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties”), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly,
lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of
the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on
behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
vi. Based on the audit procedures 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e).
vii. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year in contravention of the
provisions of section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order”) issued by the Central
Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure B” a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For JAIN & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
(Regd No.: 001361N)
Krishan Mangawa
Partner
Date: Ma.y 26: 2023 (Membership No.: 513236)
place: Chandigarh UDIN: 23513236BGUPTV4544
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