We have audited the Financial Statements of MODIPON LIMITED ('the Company'), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended and notes to the Financial Statements, including material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "Financial Statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the State of Affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, the Loss and Total Comprehensive Loss, Changes in Equity and its Cash Flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
I. Balance confirmation certificates were not obtained by the Company from creditors, loans and advances given/received, house/shop security depositors, in-operative current accounts with banks and loan account with Punjab National Bank (PNB). Consequent adjustments required, if any, has not been carried out in the financial results.
II. (a) The Company has not provided interest of R 1000.54
Lakhs up to March 31, 2008 on overdue amounts payable to a supplier resulting in understatement of liabilities and debit balance of reserve and surplus by R 1000.54 Lakhs each; and
(b) The amount of interest to be provided for in the books of account for the period April 1, 2008 to March 31st, 2025 has not been ascertained.
III. The amount of interest to be provided for in the books of account, if any, for the period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2025 to Small and Micro Enterprise has not been ascertained.
IV. During the year ended March 31, 2009, the Company has sold 65,743 sq.yds of its vacant land at Modi Nagar for R 1021.15 Lakhs (original cost R 1.95 Lakhs) for which the approval of bank is pending.
V. During the year 2011-12, the Company has given physical possession of its vacant 59 (46 as on March 31, 2015) houses located at Modi Nagar, Uttar Pradesh to a lender i.e., Ashoka Mercantile Limited (AML), a related party, (balance outstanding of loan taken from AML as on March 31, 2015 as per books of account: secured loan R 882.29 Lakhs and unsecured loan R 1125.57 Lakhs) for use without any charges/rent/security deposit and no lease rent agreement has been entered into with AML. The Company contends that the temporary possession of houses for use without charges was given to AML as security only as the Company was unable to repay the loans taken from AML.
VI. The Punjab National Bank (PNB) had approved one time settlement of its outstanding dues of R 1900 lakhs vide its approval letters dated April 02, 2014 and April 12, 2014 respectively. In terms of the settlement, OTS amount of R 1710 lakhs (Net of upfront payment of R 190 lakhs) was to be paid by the company in four quarterly installments with interest during financial year 2014-15. However, the company was able to manage the payment of R 630 lakhs up
to March 31, 2015 and at the request of the Company, PNB condone the delay and revived the OTS vide its letter dated July 02, 2015 requiring the Company to make payment of residual OTS amount of R 1270 lakhs by March 31, 2016 and total interest on OTS payment @ 10.25% (simple) by June 30, 2016. The Company has paid R 1270 lakhs up to December 31st, 2018 along with interest of Rs 2,59,62,100/. The company has already made provision of interest on account of delayed payment of OTS of Rs 94,43,358/- in their books up to 30th September 2018 and booked balance amount of interest in the quarter ending 31 December 2018.
VII. (a) The Punjab National Bank has initiated the proceeding against the company under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before the NCLT, Allahabad Bench and other Proceeding before DRT-II and recovery Officer, DRT- II, New Delhi due to non-fulfillment of oTs Terms/ conditions vide OTS letter dated July 02, 2015 issued by PNB.
Further as per Debts Recovery Tribunal-II, Delhi an order dated 30 July, 2018, has been passed in favor of the company and directed PNB to accept R 65 lakhs as outstanding principal of OTS plus R 2,59,62,100/- as interest @10.25% as per revived OTS vide its letter dated July 02, 2015 on delayed payment up to 15 March, 2018 which was later on accepted and paid by the company in terms of the DRAT order.
During the pendency of the appeal, PNB has encashed the said amount of R 65 Lacs towards principal OTS and R 2,59,62,100/- towards interest in term of the order of Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), New Delhi. Further, the DRAT has reserved the order on 27.12.2018 in the said matter and not pronounced till the date of our reporting, as a result the company has not considered any liability in its books in addition to the dues already settled as per DRT order dated 30 July, 2018.
During the pendency of order before DRAT, the PNB has revived OTS vide letter dated 25.03.2019 against payment of R 459.62 lacs on the following terms & conditions:
Terms & conditions:
1. The proceeds of FDRs amounting to R 65 lacs and R 259.62 lacs kept with us will be appropriated simultaneously on conveying approval of revival of OTS.
2. R 135 lacs will be deposited within one week of receipt of this sanction letter.
3. The party to undertake to pay commercial tax liability as demanded by the Commercial Tax Authority.
4. No Dues Certificate will be issued, Bank's charge on the security/tittle deeds will be released only after receipt of OTS amount in full and on clearance of commercial tax liability as stated above. (Satisfactory proof/letter from the competent authority in this regard to be submitted).
The company has already deposited balance of OTS amount of R 65 lacs plus delayed period interest of R 259.62 lacs with the bank in terms of DRT & DRAT orders and further R 135 lacs over and above original OTS amount deposited by the company in terms of revived OTS vide letter dated 25.03.2019 within one week of receipt of letter.
In respect of commercial tax liability the company has filed an appeal against the order of Commissioner of Commercial Tax before Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad through Punjab National Bank and the Court has directed vide order dated 26.11.2018 that the operation and effect of the impugned order dated 08.08.2018 passed by the Commercial Tax Tribunal, Ghaziabad in Appeal no 1353 of 2013, shall remain stayed subject to the applicant depositing 50% of the commercial tax liability imposed on it and furnish security for the balance amount other than cash or bank guarantee to the satisfaction of the tribunal within a period of three weeks from the date of direction.
The company deposited Commercial Tax of Rs 54.94 lacs out of Commercial Tax liability of Rs 183.90 lacs along with interest of Rs 3.07 lacs for the period starting from 18.12.2018 to 02.05.2019 as on 03.05.2019 in compliance with order dated 26.11.2018 of the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad and communicated the same to PNB vide letter dated 03.05.19.
Further, PNB vide letter dated 04.05.2019 requested the company to submit No Dues Certificate from tax authorities after paying the commercial tax liability to bank for compliance of OTS Sanction within 3 days else OTS will be declared as failed. Since the company failed to reply to the same, PNB vide letter dated 04.07.2019 informed that the tax authorities have declared OTS revival as failed and PNB is resuming all recoveries as usual. Further, DRAT allowed appeal of PNB on 20.08.2019. The Company filed Writ Petition in the Delhi High Court against order of the DRAT. The Hon'ble Delhi High Court vide its order dated 24.10.2019, stayed the DRAT and NCLT proceedings filed by the PNB till the next date of hearing which was listed on 19th February, 2020. On 19th February, 2020 interim order dated 24th October, 2019 was made absolute during the pendency of the Writ Petition. The next date of hearing in the matter is 20.08.2025. Further, NCLT matter has been dismissed on 22.09.2023 due to non-appearance on behalf of financial creditor (PNB), the matter has been dismissed for non -prosecution.
(b) The outstanding liability in the books of the company is higher than the OTS amount by R 183.90 lakhs and in the absence of any documentary evidences from the management as well as PNB, we are unable to quantify the amount of interest on the amount of R183.90 lakhs; the amount of R183.90 lakhs is over and above the loan amount on account of the sales tax liability on PNB on account of the auction held by the bank for old plant and machinery of the company.
The above matter is subjudice before Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad for further hearing.
VIII. The Commissioner Central Excise & Service Tax, Kamla Nehru Nagar CGO, Complex 2 Ghaziabad vide its memorandum order No.31/COMM/CX/GZB/2017-18 dated 31.01.2018 had ordered for payment of
a. Amount of central excise duty of R 44,92,663/-
b. Amount of interest of R 6,56,116/-
c. Amount of penalty of R 6,56,116/- for the period from 1994 to 1997.
The company has not made provision of the said amount & further interest thereon in its books till 31st March,2025, due to which profit is understated by R 66,16,146.19 plus interest.
Further the company has filed appeal against the order of Commissioner Central Excise & Service Tax, Kamla Nehru Nagar CGO, Complex 2 Ghaziabad before custom excise & service tax appellate tribunal, Allahabad.
IX. (a). The amounts paid by the Ashoka Mercantile Limited
(AML), a related party, to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) on account of One Time Settlement (OTS) of dues of the bank was accounted for in the books of the Company to the extent of OTS amount paid to the ADCB by AML and the balance amount of R 153.92 Lakhs is still lying unallocated under unsecured loans in view of pending successful implementation of OTS of the dues of PNB as the settlement of assigned dues with AML is linked to the OTS of dues with PNB.
(b) The amount paid to Karnataka Bank by Ashoka Mercantile Limited (AML), a related party, during the year ended March 31, 2012, on account of OTS of dues of the bank was accounted for in the books of the Company to the extent of OTS amount paid to the Karnataka Bank by AML and the balance amount of R 339.20 Lakhs is still lying unallocated under unsecured loans in view of pending successful implementation o OTS of the dues of PNB as the settlement of dues with AML is linked to the OTS of dues with PNB.
(c) The part payment made to Bank of Baroda by Ashoka Mercantile Limited (AML), a related party, during the yea ended March 31,2013 on account of OTS of dues of the bank was accounted for in the books of the company to the extent of OTS amount paid to the Bank of Baroda by AML and the Company and the balance amount of R 232.04 Lakhs is still lying unallocated under unsecurec loans in view of pending successful implementation o OTS of the dues of PNB as the settlement of dues with AML is linked to the OTS of dues with PNB.
The effect if any, on the income/expenditure of the company on final OTS with PNB cannot be ascertained.
X. The company has 1 5% redeemable cumulative preference shares of Rs 100 each. Preference shares due for redemption since 31st March 1996.
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Ou responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financia 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) togethei with the independence requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities ir accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code o Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audi opinion on the financial statements.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 35 in the financial statements, which indicates that the financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31,2025 have not been prepared on a going concern basis since the Company has closed its manufacturing operations since May 19, 2007 (closure of factory w.e.f September 8, 2007) on account of huge losses incurred and sale of entire plant & machinery during the year ended March 31 2010. Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professiona judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financia statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do nol provide a separate opinion on these matters. In addition to the matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section anc Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern section, we have determined the matters described below to be the key audi matters to be communicated in our report:
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The key audit matters
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Evaluation of uncertain tax positions
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The Company has material uncertain tax positions including matters under dispute which involves significant judgment to determine the possible outcome of these disputes.
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Our audit procedures include the
following substantive procedures:
• Obtained understanding of key uncertain tax positions;
• Obtained details of completed tax assessments and demands for the year ended March 31, 2025 from management; and
• We along with our internal tax
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The key audit matters
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Refer Notes 2(i), 2(o)(ii) and 33 to the Financial Statements
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o Discussed with appropriate senior Wmanagement and evaluated management's underlying key assumptions in estimating the tax provisions; and
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o Assessed management's estimate of the possible outcome of the disputed cases.
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Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company's annual report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditors' report thereon.
Our opinion on the 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 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.
Management's Responsibilities for the 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the 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 Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 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 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 Companies Act, 2013, 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 financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the 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 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 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 A, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the order.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d. In our opinion the aforesaid financial statements comply with the IND AS section 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of 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. 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".
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.
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 financial statements - Refer Note 33 to the financial statements;
ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material 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 (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.
B) 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.
C) 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), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v) The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year in contravention of the provision of Section 123 of Companies Act, 2013.
vi) Based on our examination, which include test checks, the company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended 31st March 2025 which do not has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility.
For B. M. Chatrath & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants, FRN: E300025
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CA. Sunil Kumar Jha
Place : New Delhi Partner
Date : May 30, 2025 Membership No.543805
UDIN: 25543805BMJRGE6341
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