Auditor Report of Baazar Style Retail Ltd.

Mar 31, 2025

1. We have audited the accompanying standalone
financial statements of Baazar Style Retail
Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the
standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, 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, and notes to the standalone financial
statements, including a summary of material
accounting policies and other explanatory
information (hereinafter referred to as the
"standalone financial statements").

2. I n 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,
as amended ("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 Standard) 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, its profit and
total comprehensive income, changes in equity
and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

3. We conducted our audit of the standalone financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on
Auditing (SAs) 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 ("ICAI") together with the ethical 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
Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone
financial statements.

Emphasis of Matter

4. We draw attention to Note 32 of the accompanying
standalone financial statements, which describes
the loss of inventory and property, plant and
equipment due to a fire incident that occurred on
May 20, 2024, at the Company''s warehouse located
in Serampore, Hooghly, West Bengal. The Company
is adequately insured against such losses and has
filed a claim with the insurer, which is currently
under assessment and not disputed. Based on
the opinion of an independent insurance expert,
and other available information, management is
confident that the estimated loss will be recovered.
Accordingly, the Company has recognised the
anticipated insurance claim as a receivable. The
value of the loss of inventory and property, plant
and equipment, along with the related GST input
credits, has been charged off and netted against
the insurance claim receivable, which has been
disclosed under "Exceptional Items".

Our opinion on the standalone financial statements
is not modified in respect of the above matter.

Key Audit Matters

5. 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. For each matter below,
our description of how our audit addressed the
matter is provided in that context:

Key Audit Matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
1) Accounting of Right of Use (ROU) Assets and Leases Under Ind AS 116:
Refer note 3A, 18 and 43 of the standalone financial	Our audit included, but was not limited to, the following
statements relating to accounting for ROU assets and	audit procedures:
leases in accordance with Ind AS 116.	• Obtained an understanding of management''s
The Company has recognised the ROU assets	process for identifying and accounting for leasing
amounting to g 76,468.01 lakhs and corresponding	arrangements, including the application of relevant
lease liability amounting to g 82,966.61 lakhs as at	practical expedients as permitted under Ind AS 116.
March 31, 2025.	• Evaluated the design and tested the operating
Owing to the volume of the lease contracts, the	effectiveness of controls implemented around
judgements required in the assumptions and the	above mentioned process throughout the year.
estimates involved, we have considered this matter to be a key audit matter in our audit.	• Reviewed the overall impact analysis prepared by the management including completeness of lease
	contracts and application of practical expedients.
	• Performed tests of details to examine the inputs
	used for determining the ROU assets and lease liabilities for contracts involving lease agreements and performed re-computation on the amount of lease liability and the right to use on sample basis.
	• Assessed the inputs used by the management for
	determination of the incremental borrowing rate.
	• Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of
	disclosures related to lease liabilities, ROU assets, and the use of practical expedients in the financial statements, in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Ind AS 116.
	Based on the audit procedures performed, we conclude that the accounting of ROU assets and leases liabilities is compliant with the requirements of Ind AS 116.
2) Existence and valuation of Inventories under Ind AS 2:
Refer note 12 of the standalone financial statements	Our procedures included, but were not limited to the
relating to the carrying value of inventories.	following audit procedures:
As at March 31, 2025, the carrying value of inventories	• Obtained an understanding, evaluated the design,
amounted to g 52,136.62 lakhs after considering	and tested the operating effectiveness of controls
diminution on inventory of g 647.99 Lakhs for valuation	that the Company has in relation to existence of
in accordance with Indian accounting standard and	inventory and allowance for provision for diminution
provision for shrinkage of g 228.72 Lakhs respectively.	and shrinkage.
These inventories are held at the stores and the warehouse of the Company.	• Understood Management''s control over physical inventory counts at various stores and warehouse
Existence of inventory has been identified as a key audit	locations and control over inventory valuation.
matter due to the high level of audit risk associated with it, given the nature of the retail industry, which is characterised by low unit values but large volumes of inventory spread across multiple stores and the warehouse.	• Tested the ageing report including assessing its completeness and the underlying management judgements and estimates made. Further, assessed on a sample basis whether the calculation of
	provision for obsolescence is in accordance with Company''s policy.

Key Audit Matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Allowance for inventory obsolescence and shrinkage were an audit focus area since inventory cycle counts were carried out during the year at periodic intervals and further significant judgment is involved in identifying the amount of provision for shrinkages. In addition, the Company also makes specific provisions for diminution as per its policy.	• Inspected management''s inventory count records and observed the inventory cycle count process on a sample basis, inspected the results of the inventory cycle count and confirmed that the variances were approved and appropriately accounted for. • Tested the adjustment made in the books of accounts basis the results of the physical counts performed by the management.
	• We have also performed roll-forward on sample basis for establishing the existence of inventory as at year end by validating purchases, sales, stock movement of inventory during the intervening period i.e. from the date physical verification was done till the year end date.
	• We assessed the Company''s disclosures regarding this in note 12 to the standalone financial statements as well as the estimates regarding this.
	Based on the above procedures performed, we did not identify any material exceptions in the accounting of inventory and the judgements and estimates used by the management.

Information other than the standalone
financial statements and Auditor''s Report
thereon

6. 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. The annual report is expected to be made
available to us after the date of this auditor''s report.

Our opinion on the standalone financial statements
does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

I n 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 in the audit or otherwise
appears to be materially misstated. When we
read the other information, as mentioned above,
that would be included in the annual report, if we
conclude that there is a material misstatement

therein, we are required to communicate the
matter to those charged with governance and
take appropriate action as applicable under the
relevant laws and regulations.

Responsibilities of the Management and
Board of Directors for the standalone financial
statements

7. The Company''s Management and 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, total
comprehensive income, changes in equity and
cash flows 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.

8. In preparing the standalone financial statements,
the Management and Board of Directors 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.

9. The Company''s Board of Directors is also
responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial
reporting process.

Auditors'' Responsibility for the Audit of the
standalone financial statements

10. 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 auditors'' 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.

11. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we
exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism 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
Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible
for expressing our opinion on whether the
Company has adequate internal financial
controls with reference to standalone 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 and Board of Directors;

• conclude on the appropriateness of
management and Board of Director''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.
However, future events or conditions may cause
the Company to cease to continue as a going
concern; and

• 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.

12. 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 standalone 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 standalone financial statements.

13. 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 financial control that we
identify during our audit.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report)
Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central
Government of India in terms of sub-section (ll) 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.

17. 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 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 the paragraph 17(i)(vi) below
on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended).

c. The standalone balance sheet, the standalone
statement of profit and loss (including other
comprehensive income), the standalone
statement of changes in equity and the
standalone statement of cash flows dealt with
by this Report are in agreement with the books
of account;

d. I n our opinion, the aforesaid standalone
financial statements comply with the Indian
Accounting Standards (ind AS) specified under
section 133 of the Act read with Companies
(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as
amended from time to time;

e. On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors, taken on record by
the Board of Directors, none of the directors are
disqualified as on March 31, 2025, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164
(2) of the Act;

f. The modifications relating to the maintenance
of accounts and other matters connected
therewith are as stated in the paragraph
17(b) above on reporting under section 143(3)
(b) of the Act and paragraph 17(i)(vi) below on
reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 (as amended);

g. With respect to the adequacy of the internal
financial controls with reference to standalone

financial statements of the Company and the
operating effectiveness of such controls, refer
to our separate Report in "Annexure B".

h. 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 by the Company 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) of the Act
which are required to be commented upon by
us; and

i. 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 (as amended) 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 as on March 31, 2025,
on its financial position in its standalone
financial statements - Refer Note 36(a) to
the standalone financial statements;

ii) The Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts
as at March 31, 2025 for which there were
any material foreseeable losses;

iii) There were no amounts which were
required to be transferred to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund by the
Company during the year ended March
31, 2025;

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; and

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 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/paid
any dividend during the year therefore
reporting regarding compliance of
Section 123 of the Act is not applicable.

vi) Based on our examination, which included
test checks, the Company has used
accounting softwares including interfaces
across accounting softwares for inventory
records and supply chain management,
for maintaining its books of accounts for

the financial year ended March 31, 2025,
which have a feature of recording audit
trail (edit log) facility and the same has
operated throughout the year for all the
relevant transactions recorded in the
accounting softwares, except in respect
of accounting softwares, softwares for
property, plant equipment and payroll
master records, and other interfaces
across accounting softwares for inventory
records and supply chain management,
where the audit trail feature was not
enabled at the database level, as
described in note no. 52 to the standalone
financial statements.

Further, during the course of our audit,
we did not come across any instance of
audit trail feature being tampered with,

where such functionality was enabled
and logs were maintained. Additionally,
the audit trail has been preserved
by the Company as per the statutory
requirements for record retention to the
extent it was enabled and recorded in the
respective years.

For Singhi & Co.

Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.302049E

(Shrenik Mehta)

Partner

Place: Kolkata Membership No. 063769

Dated: May 14, 2025 UDIN: 25063769BMMIQQ9634

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Mar 31, 2024

To the Members of Baazar Style Retail LimitedReport on the Audit of Standalone Financial StatementsOpinion

1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of Baazar Style Retail Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows 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 (hereinafter referred to as the “Standalone financial statement”).

2. 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, as amended (“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 Standard) 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, 2024 and its profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then ended.

Basis for Opinion

3. We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) 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 (ICAI) together with the ethical 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 Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.

Emphasis of Matter

4. We draw attention to Note 51 to the Standalone Financial Statements in relation to fire broke out on May 20, 2024 at the Company’s warehouse leading to a loss of the inventory stored and Property, Plant & Equipment of the Company within the said facility. The Company has already intimated to the Insurance Company about the said incident. The estimated loss is yet to be determined.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key Audit Matters

5. 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.

Key Audit Matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Provision on inventory (as described in Note 12 and 41 of the Standalone financial statements.)
As at 31 March 2024, the carrying amount of inventories amounted to Rs. 43,272.10 lakhs after considering diminution on inventory of Rs. 600.34 Lakhs for valuation in accordance with Indian accounting standard and provision for shrinkage of Rs. 187.19 Lakhs respectively. These inventories are held at the stores and warehouses of the Company. Allowance for Inventory obsolescence and shrinkage was an audit focus area since inventory cycle counts were carried out during the year at periodic intervals during the year and further significant judgment is involved in identifying the amount of provision for shrinkages. In addition, the Company also makes specific provisions for diminution as per its policy.	Our procedures included, but were not limited to the following: • We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls that the Company has in relation to allowance for inventory diminution and shrinkage. • We compared the methodology used to calculate the inventory provision and its consistency with prior periods and obtained an understanding of management basis for changes. • We tested on sample basis, the calculation of the provision as per the Company’s policy. • For specific provisions made, on a sample basis, assessed the basis and tested with management approvals. • We assessed the Company’s disclosures concerning this in Note 2.21(b)(v) of Key accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions and Note 12 to the standalone financial statements.

Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report thereon

6. 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 identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. Based on the work we have performed, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management and those charged with governance for the Standalone Financial Statements

7. 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, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows 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.

8. In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, management and Board of Directors 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.

Auditors’ Responsibility for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

9. 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 auditors’ 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

10. 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 Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to Standalone 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 and Board of Directors;

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management and Board of Director’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. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern; and

• 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.

11. 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 Standalone 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 Standalone Financial Statements.

12. 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 financial control that we identify during our audit.

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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 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 the paragraph 16(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), 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 standalone financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended from time to time;

e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31, 2024, 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 with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B”.

g. According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2024 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; and

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, as amended 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 as on March 31, 2024, 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 as at March 31, 2024 for which there were any material foreseeable losses;

iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2024;

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; and

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 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 any dividend in previous financial year which has been paid in current year. Further, no dividend has been declared in current year. Accordingly, the provision of section 123 of the Act is not applicable to the Company.

vi) Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account including interfaces across accounting softwares for Inventory records and Supply chain management for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all the relevant transactions recorded in the accounting softwares, except in respect of accounting softwares, Property, plant equipment records, Payroll master records, and other interfaces across accounting softwares for Inventory records and Supply chain management, where the audit trail feature was not enabled at the database level, as described in Note 52 to the standalone financial statements.

Further, during our audit, we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with in respect of accounting softwares including interfaces across accounting softwares.

As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 1st April, 2023, reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024

For Singhi & Co.

Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No.302049E

(SHRENIK MEHTA) Partner

Membership No. 063769 UDIN:

24063769BKFYLQ9371

Place: Kolkata Dated: June 24, 2024