We have audited the accompanying financial Statements of Harish Textile Engineers Limited ("the Company") which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2025 and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effect of the matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the aforesaid financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2025, the profit and total comprehensive income, the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
The company has ascertained the particulars of dues to Micro, Small and Medium enterprises, under MSMED Act, 2006. The interest liability arising out of delayed payment to undertakings registered under the MSMED Act, has not been quantified and provided for.
Our audit opinion on the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025 is qualified in respect of the said matter.
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. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 Companies Act, 2013 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 qualified opinion on the Financial Statements.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 19 to the financial statements, regarding extensions of timelines/defaults in repayment of debenture obligations arising out of liquidity crunch faced by the Company. We further
draw your attention to the fact that the net working capital of the Company is negative at the year end. The current liabilities (including short term borrowings) amounted to INR 6465 Lakhs. The current assets amounted to INR 4325 Lakhs. The net negative working capital amounted to INR 2140 Lakhs.
In view of the above, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its ability to raise additional funds as required and successful negotiations with lenders/debenture holders and vendors for continued support and generation of cash flow from its operations that it needs to settle its liabilities as they fall due. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Emphasis of matter
We draw attention to the following matters. Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters:
a. Note 42 A (1) of notes to the financial statement year ended March 31, 2025 which states that "the Company has received notice on 14th May 2022 from Shree Nikhil H Gandhi, Smt. Chhaya N. Gandhi and Smt. Kumudben H. Gandhi, claiming to be Shareholders of Pacific Haish Industries Limited ("PHIL"), that they have filed a company petition with Hon. NCLT, Mumbai Bench, inter-alia contending that the business of Non-Woven and PSF transferred to the Company by PHIL by way of Slump-sale w.e.f. April 01, 2019 was without obtaining the approval of Shareholders of PHIL and hence such transfer is invalid. The Company is taking appropriate legal recourse to protect its interest. Vide order dated 09th June, 2023 Hon. Bombay High Court has instructed parties to maintain Status quo and subsequently, Hon. NCLT as well vide its order dated 14th June, 2023 has stayed the further proceedings till the pendency of the Hon. High Court order."
b. Note 42 A (2) of notes to the financial statement year ended March 31, 2025 which states that "the Term Loan and other Credit facilities from Bank of India are, inter-alia secured by Corporate Guarantee and mortgage of properties of Kasha Textile Private Limited (KTPL). One of the Shareholders of KTPL has claimed that the said corporate guarantee and security were given by KTPL without obtaining consent of Shareholders as is required in terms of section 186 of Companies Act, 2013. The company is taking appropriate legal recourse to protect its interest."
c. Note 19 of notes to the financial statement year ended March 31, 2025 which states that "the Company has availed working capital loans from various banks, which are repayable on demand or subject to annual renewal. As at the reporting date, working capital facilities aggregating to ? 1755.75 Lakhs are due for renewal. The Company has applied for the renewal of these facilities and is in discussions with the respective banks. Management expects the renewal process to be completed in the normal course of business without any significant modification to the terms."
Our conclusions are not modified in respect of these matters.
Report on 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.
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Key Audit Matter
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Response To Key Audit Matter
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The Company has significant borrowings from various financial institutions and banks, including both short-term and long-term facilities. The accounting for borrowings requires careful evaluation of the classification between current and non-current portions, compliance with covenants, and accuracy in interest expense recognition.
Given the materiality of the borrowings in the financial statements and the complexities involved in their accounting, disclosure, and compliance aspects, we considered this as a key audit matter.
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Our audit procedures included, among others:
- Reviewing loan sanction letter and other supporting documents to assess the classification and measurement of borrowings;
- Evaluating management's assessment of compliance with debt covenants and verifying supporting calculations;
- Testing the arithmetical accuracy and appropriateness of interest expense recognition;
- Verifying disclosures made in the financial statements as per the applicable accounting standards (e.g., Ind AS 107 and Ind AS 109, where applicable);
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- Obtaining direct confirmations from lenders and reconciling them with the books of accounts;
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- Assessing the adequacy of related disclosures in the financial statements.
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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 auditor's 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.
Responsibilities of Management and those charged with governance for the financial Statements
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are 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, including total 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, including Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act. 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 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 Ind AS financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Ind AS 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 also responsible for overseeing the company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of financial statement
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.
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 paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
2.A
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 Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2025, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, except as stated below:
Mr. Ritesh Harshad Patel, Independent Director of the Company, did not submit the declaration as required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and hence, was disqualified. We draw attention to Clause 9 - "Declaration by Independent Directors" of the Board's Report, which describes the matter in detail.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the Internal Financial Control over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure "B". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) 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.
2.B With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors' Report in accordance with Rules 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 and as represented by the management:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements as referred to in Note 42 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or Ind AS, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on 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.
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a. Management has represented to us that, to the best of it's knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts no funds (which are material either individually or in 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 persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall whether directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate beneficiaries;
b. Management has represented to us that, to the best of it's knowledge and belief other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts no funds (which are material either individually or in aggregate) have been received by the company from any persons or entities, 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 our audit procedure conducted that are considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our attention that cause us to believe that the representation 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 divided during the current year.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has maintained its books of
account using accounting software that has the feature of recording an audit trail (edit log) facility.
However, the said feature was not enabled during the year by the Company.
For K. M. Swadia and Company
Chartered Accountants
(Firm’s Registration No. 110740W)
Pravin Panchiwala
Partner
Place: Vadodara (Membership No. 127406)
Date: June 25, 2025 UDIN: 25127406BNFXEU4140
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