We have audited the standalone financial statements of GHCL
Limited (“the Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as
at March 31 2026, 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 in which are included the financial
statement of GHCL Employees Stock Option Trust which has
been audited by other auditors for the year ended on that date.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us and based on the consideration
of report of other auditor on separate financial statements and
on the other financial information of the GHCL Employees Stock
Option Trust, 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, 2026,
its profit including other comprehensive (loss), 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, 2026.
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 the matter below, our description of how our
audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.

We have determined the matter described below to be the Key
Audit Matter 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 this matter. 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
matter below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the
accompanying standalone financial statements.

We have determined that there are no other key audit matters to
communicate in our report.

Information Other than the Financial Statements and
Auditor’s Report Thereon

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 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.

• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding
the financial statements/financial information of the
Company to express an opinion on the standalone financial
statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision
and performance of the audit of the financial statements/
financial information of the component which has been
audited by us. For GHCL Employees Stock Option Trust
included in the standalone financial statements, which have
been audited by other auditors, such other auditors remain
responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of
the audits carried out by them. We remain solely responsible
for our audit opinion.

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 compliedwith 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, 2026 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.

Other Matter

We did not audit the financial statements and other financial
information of GHCL Employees Stock Option Trust included in
the accompanying standalone financial statements of the Company
whose financial statements and other financial information reflect
total assets of H 6.93 crores as at March 31, 2026 and the total
revenues of H 0.58 crore, total net profit after tax of H 0.43 crores
and total comprehensive income of H 0.43 crore and net cash
(inflows) of H(0.00) crore for the year ended on that date. The
financial statements/information of GHCL Employees Stock Option
Trust have been audited by the other auditor whose report have
been furnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the
amounts and disclosures included in respect of GHCL Employees
Stock Option Trust, is based solely on the report of such auditor. Our
opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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. The Order is not applicable
to GHCL Employees Stock Option Trust.

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 for the
matters stated in paragraph (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, 2026 taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 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 (b) above on reporting under
Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph (i)(vi) below on
reporting under Rule 11(g);

(g) 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 “Annexure 2"
to this report;

(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the
year ended March 31, 2026 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 (AuditandAuditors)Rules,2014,asamended
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 35
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 has been no delay in transferring amounts,
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(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities (“Intermediaries"), with the
understanding, whether recorded in writing
or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,
whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest
in other persons or entities identified in
any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of
the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
provide any guarantee, security or the like
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

b) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, no
funds have been received by the Company
from any person(s) or entity(ies), 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. 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.

As stated in note 15H to the standalone
financial statements, the Board of Directors of

the Company has 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, the Company has used accounting
software for maintaining its books of account
which has a feature of recording audit trail facility
and the same has operated throughout the year
for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software except the audit trail is not enabled for
direct changes to database using certain access
rights till 6^th May 2025, as described in Note 48
to the financial statements.

Further, the Company has used third party
accounting software (Facto HR) for maintaining
its payroll related books of account which has a
feature of recording audit trail (edit log).

Wherever audit trail is enabled, during the course
of our audit, we did not come across any instance

of audit trail feature being tampered with in
respect of both the accounting software.

Additionally, the audit trail of relevant prior years
has been preserved by the Company as per the
statutory requirements for record retention,
to the extent it was enabled and recorded in
those respective years except that for audit trail
at database level for accounting software for
payroll related books of account is preserved
for last 6 months as stated in Note 48 to the
financial statements

For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005

per Sonika Loganey

Partner

Place of Signature: Noida Membership Number: 502220

Date: May 05, 2026 UDIN: 26502220OKHBPF2835