Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 9th Annual Report together with Audited Financial Statements of Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
1. Financial summary or hiahliahts/Performance of the Company Financial Result:
(In Rupees- In '000s)
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S No.
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Particulars
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2023-2024
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2022-2023
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1.
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Gross Revenue
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6,56,101.19
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6,94,893.08
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2.
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Profit /loss Before Finance Costs and Depreciation
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71,222.99
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42,433.13
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3.
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Finance Costs
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17,899.09
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11,719.71
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4.
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Profit/loss after Finance Charges before depreciation
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53,323.90
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30,713.42
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5.
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Provision for Depreciation
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15,810.67
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317.06
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6.
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Net Profit/(loss) Before Tax
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37,513.23
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30,396.36
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7.
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Provision for Tax/(Deferred tax)
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9557.63
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7,985.49
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8.
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Net Profit/(loss) After Tax
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27,955.60
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22,410.87
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2. Details Of Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Companies
The details of subsidiary, joint venture or associate companies are as follows:
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SI.
No.
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Name of the Company
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CIN
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Subsidiary/JV/
Associate
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Date of becoming
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1.
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Shipwaves Online LLC
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-
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Subsidiary
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02-01-2024
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The company had subscribed vide board resolution for 25,500 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each i.e., 51% of the paid up capital of the Shipwaves Container Lines Private Limited bearing CIN: U51900MH2022PTC384743 resulting in Shipwaves Container Lines Private Limited being the subsidiary company of the company. However since Shipwaves Container Lines Private Limited has failed to commence its business within one year of
its incorporation due to some unavoidable circumstances (including but not limited to supply chain and logistics issues) the subscribers to the memorandum had not paid the subscription amount. Accordingly, Shipwaves Container Lines Private Limited had filed for striking off the name of the Company from the Register of Companies, Mumbai which was duly approved on 30-12-2023.
Further, the brief note on the performance of the Subsidiaries Company is as follows: Performance of Subsidiary Company- Shipwaves Online LLC
(in Rupees)
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SI. No.
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Particulars
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2023-24
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1.
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Gross Revenue
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38,92,07,192.90
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2.
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Profit Before Finance Costs and Depreciation
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4,48,37,856.03
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3.
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Finance Costs
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54,70,063.97
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4.
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Profit after Finance Costs before depreciation
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3,93,67,792.05
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5.
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Provision for Depreciation
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44,10,768.12
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6.
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Net Profit Before Extraordinary Items and Tax
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3,49,57,023.93
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7.
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Less: Extraordinary Items
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Nil
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8.
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Net Profit Before Tax
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3,49,57,023.93
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9.
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Provision for Tax
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Nil
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10.
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Net Profit After Tax
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3,49,57,023.93
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3. Dividend
To strengthen the financial position of the Company and to augment working capital, your directors do not recommend any dividend.
4. Reserves
For the financial year ended 31st March 2024, the Company has not transferred any sum to Reserves.
5. Brief description of the Company's working during the vear/State of Company's affair
The Company has earned total Revenue including other income of Rs. 6,56,101.19/- (In Thousands) during the current year as against Rs. 6,94,893.08/- (In Thousands) during
the previous year. The Net profit of the Company for the current year is Rs. 27,955.60/-
(In Thousands) as against the Net profit of Rs. 22,410.87/- (In Thousands) for the previous year.
6. Change in the nature of business, if any
No Change in the nature of business of the company during the period under review. However the shareholders vide special resolution in the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting dated 16th June 2023 have adopted Memorandum of Association as per Schedule I (Table A) of the Companies Act, 2013 and have also amended the Clause 3A being the main object clause of the Memorandum of Association by inserting the following Sub-clause 5 and 6:
5. To establish, manage, carry on the business of operation and maintenance of warehouses, cold storage units, refrigerated vehicles, integrated cold chain facilities, and other necessary infrastructures for the storage, handling, and transportation, import, export of temperature-sensitive goods, perishable items, pharmaceuticals, agro, animal, floriculture, forestry, food and seafood products and other related products.
6. To offer customized solutions for the preservation and transportation of goods at controlled temperatures, catering to the specific requirements of various industries, including agriculture, horticulture, food processing, healthcare, and logistics and to set up integrated cold chain facility’s operations in association with similar service providers operating globally.
7. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year and the date of the report
No material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the company has occurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
8. Share capital:
There were no changes in the Share Capital of the company during the year under review.
The Board of directors in their meeting held on 30th September 2023 and the shareholders of the Company in their meeting held on 10th November 2023 have approved the reclassifications of Mr. Kalandan Mohammad Arif & Mr. Abid AM as the promoters of the company.
9. Details of significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.
10. Deposits
During the period under review the company has not accepted any deposit pursuant to section 73 of the Companies Act 2013.
11. Statutory Auditors
The Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting dated 22.07.2024 appointed Shah & Taparia, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Firm Registration No.: 109463W), as statutory auditors of the company to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Vijayakumar Shetty, Chartered Accountant, Mangalore (Membership No: 203935), statutory auditors of the company. The Board recommends to appoint Shah & Taparia, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Firm Registration No.: 109463W), as the statutory auditors of the company who shall hold office from the ensuing Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2029.
12. Auditors' Report
The observations of the auditors in their report are self-explanatory and therefore, in the opinion of the Directors, do not call for further comments. There is no major Qualified Opinion in the Auditor's Report, except Standalone Financial Statement:
• The company has sanctioned working capital limits excess of five crores, in aggregate from banks on the basis of Security of current asset. The company has Filed quarterly returns or statements with such bank and the variation in the amount reported and balances as per books is as under:
Balance of Debtors
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Month
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Balance as per books
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Balance reported to bank
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Difference
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June-23
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1572.05
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2273.00
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(700.95)
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Sept-23
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1459.92
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1928.00
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(468.08)
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Dec-23
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1373.20
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2602.00
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(1,228.80)
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Mar-24
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2156.49
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2857.00
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(700.51)
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Balance of Creditors
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Month
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Balance as per books
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Balance reported to bank
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Difference
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|
June-23
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134.58
|
645
|
(510.42)
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|
Sept-23
|
165.51
|
293
|
(127.49)
|
|
Dec-23
|
362.54
|
331
|
31.54
|
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Mar-24
|
480.15
|
518
|
(37.85)
|
The board would like to clarify that the difference in statements submitted with banks and the balance as per books is mainly on account of - a)The Stock statement was prepared on the basis of provisional numbers. B)The Debtors reported in the Stock Statement are inclusive of Income Tax refund and other current assets.
• There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Goods and Service tax, Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, duty of Custom, duty of Excise, Value Added Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2024 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable except:
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Name of statute
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Nature of dues
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Amount (Rs. In Lakhs)
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Period which the amount relates
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Due date
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Date of payment
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Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings, and Employments Act, 1976
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Professional
Tax
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0.02
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April 2023 to
September
2023
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Multiple
dates
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07th August, 2024
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The board would like to clarify that the statutory dues have been paid by the Company with a delay.
13. Annual return
The draft Annual Return of the Company can be viewed on the Company's website https://www.shipwaves.com/
14. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are as follows:
(i) (A) Conservation of Energy -
The Company is continuously reviewing its energy saving systems and implemented energy saving mechanism by adopting latest energy saving devices. Further the company is considering various options in order to reduce the wastages involved in usage of energy resources.
(B) Technology absorption
(i) Efforts made towards technology absorption. : The Company has in house technology updation system and no technology absorption from external sources.
(ii) Benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction,
product development, import substitution, etc., : — Nil
(iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last 3 years reckoned from
the beginning of the financial year): — NA
(a) Details of technology imported:
(b) Year of import.
(c) Whether the technology been fully absorbed?
(d) If not fully absorbed, areas where this has not taken place, reasons there for and future plans of action.
(iv) The expenditure incurred on Research and Development: — Nil
(Ii) Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo:
There has been Foreign Exchange Earnings and Expenditure in the current year as detailed below:
Earnings - Rs. 9,62,31,224/- Expenditure-Rs. 7,03,00,134/-
15. Board of Directors: a) Composition of the Board
As on 31st March 2024, the strength of the Board of Directors was 3. The composition of the Board as on 31st March 2024 is as under:
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Name of the Director
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Designation
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Date of appointment
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Kalandan Mohammed Haris
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Director
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27/02/2015
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Kalandan Mohammed Althaf
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Director
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27/02/2015
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Bibi Hajira
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Director
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27/02/2015
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b) Proposed reappointment of Director by rotation
Mr. Kalandan Mohammed Haris (DIN: 03020471) Director, retiring by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. Your Board recommends his re-appointment.
cl Changes in the Board of Directors during 2023-24
There were no changes in the composition of the Board of directors during the year.
16. Number of meetings of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors met 11 times in the financial year 2023-2024 which is on
21.04.2023, 13.06.2023, 26.06.2023, 01.08.2023, 02.09.2023, 30.09.2023,
31.10.2023, 16.11.2023, 18.12.2023, 04.03.2024 and 23.03.2024. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days as specified under sub¬ section (1) of section 173 of the Companies Act, 2013.
17. Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under section 186
There are no loans given, guarantees provided or investments made by the Company as per sub-section (2) of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. However the company had invested Rs. 2,01,40,500 in Shipwaves Online LLC and Rs. 13,000 in Fiza Global Agroventures Private Limited.
18. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties:
During the period under review, there are contracts or arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. All related party transactions entered during the year were in ordinary course of the business and at an arm's length basis. No Material Related Party Transaction was entered during the year by your Company. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required under Section 134(3) (h) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
19. Risk management policy
Company is regularly reviewing the overall business conditions as well as industrial scenario to cover the risk pertaining to the current business of the company.
20. Directors' Responsibility Statement
The Directors' Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, shall state that—
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
21. Compliance under Secretarial Standard
The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
22. Cost Records
The company was not required to maintain the cost records as required under sub¬ section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013
23. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Your Company has always believed in providing a safe and harassment free workplace for every individual working in the Company's premises through various interventions and practices. The Company endeavors to create and provide an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment.
The Company has in place a robust policy on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace. The policy aims at prevention of harassment of employees as well as contract/indirect employees and lays down the guidelines for identification, reporting and prevention of sexual harassment. There is an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) which is responsible for redressal of complaints related to sexual harassment and follows the guidelines provided in the policy.
During the year ended 31st March 2024 the Internal Complaints Committee has not received any complaints pertaining to sexual harassment.
24. Internal Financial Control over financial statements (IFCFR)
The company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements (IFCFR) that commensurate with the size and operations of the company.
25. The details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year.
There are no application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year under review.
26. The details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof.
There was no one time settlement made during the year under review hence, no valuation was done.
27. Acknowledgements
The Directors wish to place on record their appreciation to the wholehearted help, co¬ operation and hard work, the Company has received from the stakeholders of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
PLACE: MANGALORE DATE: 30.09.2024
DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
KALANDAN MOHAMMED HARIS KALANDAN MOHAMMED ALTHAF
DIN: 03020471 DIN:03051103
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