Auditor Report of Vedant Fashions Ltd.

Mar 31, 2025

We have audited the financial statements of Vedant
Fashions Limited (the “Company”) which comprise the
balance sheet as at 31 March 2025, and the statement of
profit and loss (including other comprehensive income),
statement of changes in equity and statement of cash
flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial
statements, including 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, the aforesaid
financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) in the manner so required and
give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting
principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31 March 2025, and its profit and
other comprehensive loss, changes in equity and its cash
flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards
on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the
Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs 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 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 opinion on the
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
financial statements of the current period. These matters
were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,
and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Revenue recognition

See Note 30 and 54(i) to financial statements

Key Audit Matter

How our audit address the key audit matter

Revenue is recognised when the Company satisfies performance obligations under the terms of contract with customers by transferring control of the products being sold to customers. The terms of contracts with customers, including the timing of transfer of control and nature of revenue arrangements creates complexities which requires judgement in determining revenues. The refund liability is estimated considering historical trend of actual returns and expected period over which such products could be returned which is inherently complex and judgemental. Accordingly, we have identified revenue recognition as a key audit matter.

Our audit procedures included the following: • Evaluated design and implementation and tested operating effectiveness of the Company’s key controls over recording of revenue, revenue cut-off and accrual of refund liability. • Performed substantive testing (including year-end cut off testing). We selected samples of revenue transactions recorded during the year and verified the underlying sales invoices and shipping documents to evidence the transfer of control. • Performed procedures to test actual sales returns recorded during the year on a test basis and verified the relevant source documents. • Performed a retrospective analysis of the Company’s estimate of refund liabilities.

Goodwill and Brand: Impairment Assessment

See Note 5(2) to financial statements

The key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

The Company tests goodwill and brand for impairment annually or more frequently when there is an indication of impairment of the cash generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated. The annual impairment testing of these intangible assets involves significant estimates and judgment due to the inherent uncertainty involved in forecasting and discounting future cash flows. Accordingly, impairment assessment of intangible assets is considered to be a key audit matter.

Our audit procedures included the following: • Evaluated design and implementation and tested operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s process of impairment assessment. • Assessed the valuation methodology used and challenged the assumptions used, in particular, those relating to forecast revenue growth and earnings and discount rate with the assistance of our valuation specialists. • Performed retrospective analysis of financial projections prepared by the Company by comparing projections for previous financial years with actuals. • Performed sensitivity analysis of key assumptions. • Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures in respect of impairment evaluation of intangible assets in the financial statements.

Other Information

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 reports thereon.

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

In connection with our audit of the financial statements,
our responsibility is to read the other information and,
in doing so, consider whether the other information is
materially inconsistent with the financial statements
or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise
appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work
we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to
report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Management’s and Board of Directors
Responsibilities for the Financial Statements

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are
responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of
the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs, profit/ loss and other 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.
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 financial statements that give a true
and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Management
and Board of Directors are 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 the
Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company
or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to
do so.

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

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,
and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is
not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with
SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial
statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise

professional judgment and maintain professional

skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

O 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.

O 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.

O Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by the Management and
Board of Directors.

O Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management
and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis
of accounting in preparation of financial statements
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.

O 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 Section 143(11) 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 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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
matter stated in the paragraph 2B(f) 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),
the statement of changes in equity and the
statement of cash flows dealt with by this
Report are in agreement with the books of
account.

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial
statements comply with the Ind AS specified
under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors as on various dates
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none
of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March
2025 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 the paragraph 2A(b)
above on reporting under Section 143(3)
(b) of the Act and paragraph 2B(f) below on
reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

g. 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”.

B. With respect to the other matters to be included in
the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of
the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,
in our opinion and to the best of our information
and according to the explanations given to us:

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of
pending litigations as at 31 March 2025 on its
financial position in its financial statements -
Refer Note 43 to the financial statements.

b. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable
losses.

c. There were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.

d (i) The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, as disclosed in the Note 53 to
the financial statements, 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 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.

(ii) The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, as disclosed in the Note 53 to
the financial statements, 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 directly or indirectly, lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the
Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)
or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the audit procedures that
have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing
has come to our notice that has caused us
to believe that the representations under
sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as
provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain
any material misstatement.

e. 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 17 to the financial statements,
the Board of Directors of the Company have
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.

f. Based on our examination which included
test checks, the Company has used an
accounting software for maintaining its books

of account which has a feature of recording
audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has
operated throughout the year for all relevant
transactions recorded in the software. Further,
due to absence of relevant evidence, we are
unable to comment whether there were
any instances of the Audit trail feature been
tampered at log storage level during the audit
period. Additionally, where audit trail (edit log)
facility was enabled and operated in previous
year, the audit trail has been preserved by the
Company as per the statutory requirements
for record retention.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the
Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the remuneration
paid by the Company to its directors during the

current year is in accordance with the provisions
of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid
to any director 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.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants
Firm’s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022

Seema Mohnot

Partner

Place: Kolkata Membership No.: 060715

Date: 06 May 2025 ICAI UDIN:25060715BMNVMX5193

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Mar 31, 2024

We have audited the standalone financial statements of Vedant Fashions Limited (the “Company”) which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31 March 2024, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including 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, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2024, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs 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 standalone 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 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 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.

Revenue recognition

See Note 30 and 54(i) to standalone financial statements

Key Audit Matter

How our audit address the key audit matter

Revenue is recognised when the Company satisfies performance obligations under the terms of contract with customers by transferring control of the products being sold to customers. The terms of contracts with customers, including the timing of transfer of control and nature of revenue arrangements creates complexities which requires judgement in determining revenues. The refund liability is estimated considering historical trend of actual returns and expected period over which such products could be returned which is inherently complex and judgemental. Accordingly, we have identified revenue recognition as a key audit matter.

Our audit procedures included the following: • Evaluated design and implementation and tested operating effectiveness of the Company’s key controls over recording of revenue, revenue cut-off and accrual of refund liability. • Performed substantive testing (including year-end cut off testing). We selected samples of revenue transactions recorded during the year and verified the underlying sales invoices and shipping documents to evidence the transfer of control. • Performed procedures to test actual sales returns recorded during the year on a test basis and verified the relevant source documents. • Performed a retrospective analysis of the Company’s estimate of refund liabilities.

Goodwill and Brand: Impairment Assessment

See Note 5(2) to standalone financial statements

The key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

The Company tests goodwill and brand for impairment annually or more frequently when there is an indication of impairment of the cash generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated. The annual impairment testing of these intangible assets involves significant estimates and judgment due to the inherent uncertainty involved in forecasting and discounting future cash flows. Accordingly, impairment assessment of intangible assets is considered to be a key audit matter.

Our audit procedures included the following: • Evaluated design and implementation and tested operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s process of impairment assessment. • Assessed the valuation methodology used and challenged the assumptions used, in particular, those relating to forecast revenue growth and earnings and discount rate with the assistance of our valuation specialists. • Performed retrospective analysis of financial projections prepared by the Company by comparing projections for previous financial years with actuals. • Performed sensitivity analysis of key assumptions. • Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures in respect of impairment evaluation of intangible assets in the standalone financial statements.

Other Information

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(s) 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 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. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Management’s and Board of Directors Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are 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 state of affairs, profit/ loss and other 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. 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 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, the Management and Board of Directors are 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors is 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:

O 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.

O 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.

O Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.

O Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements 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.

O 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.

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 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

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) 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 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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 2B(f) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

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. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2024 and 01 April 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2024 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 the paragraph 2A(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3) (b) and paragraph 2B(f) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

g. 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”.

B. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2024 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 43 to the standalone financial statements.

b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.

c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

d (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 53 to the standalone financial statements, 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 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.

(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 53 to the standalone financial statements, 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 directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.

e. 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 17 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have 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.

f. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility except that the audit trail feature was not enabled for few modules for the period 1 April 2023 to 24 September 2023.

Further, for the period where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled the audit trail

facility has been operating throughout the period for all relevant transactions recorded in the accounting software. Due to absence of relevant evidence, we are unable to comment whether there were any instances of the Audit trail feature been tampered at log storage level during the audit period.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director 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.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm’s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022

Seema Mohnot

Partner

Place: Kolkata Membership No.: 060715

Date: 30 April 2024 ICAI UDIN:24060715BKFMHM9861

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Mar 31, 2023

The Members of Vedant Fashions Limited

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs 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 standalone 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 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 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.

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the standalone financial statements of Vedant Fashions Limited (the “Company”) which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31 March 2023, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

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 (“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 31 March 2023, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Revenue recognition See Note 30 and 54(i) to standalone financial statements
Key audit matter	How our audit address the key audit matter
Revenue is recognised when the Company satisfies performance obligations under the terms of contract with customers by transferring control of the products being sold to customers. The terms of contracts with customers, including the timing of transfer of control and nature of revenue arrangements creates complexities which requires judgment in determining revenues. The refund liability is estimated considering historical trend of actual returns and expected period over which such products could be returned which is inherently complex and judgmental. Accordingly, we have identified revenue recognition as a key audit matter.	Our audit procedures included the following: • Evaluated design and implementation and tested operating effectiveness of the Company’s key controls over recording of revenue, revenue cut-off and accrual of refund liability. • Performed substantive testing (including year- end cut off testing). We selected samples of revenue transactions recorded during the year and verified the underlying sales invoices and shipping documents to evidence the transfer of control. • Performed procedures to test actual sales returns recorded during the year on a test basis and verified the relevant source documents. • Performed a retrospective analysis of the Company’s estimate of refund liabilities by comparing actual returns in current financial year with provisions recorded in prior period.

Goodwill and Brand: Impairment Assessment See Note 5(2) to standalone financial statements
Key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
The Company tests goodwill and brand for impairment annually or more frequently when there is an indication of impairment of the cash generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated. The annual impairment testing of these intangible assets involves significant estimates and judgment due to the inherent uncertainty involved in forecasting and discounting future cash flows. Accordingly, impairment assessment of intangible assets is considered to be a key audit matter.	Our audit procedures included the following: • Evaluated design and implementation and tested operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s process of impairment assessment. • Assessed the valuation methodology used and challenged the assumptions used, in particular, those relating to forecast revenue growth and earnings and discount rate with the assistance of our valuation specialists. • Performed retrospective analysis of financial projections prepared by the Company by comparing projections for previous financial years with actuals. • Performed sensitivity analysis of key assumptions. • Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures in respect of impairment evaluation of intangible assets in the standalone financial statements.

Other Information

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 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, the Management and Board of Directors are 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors is 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,

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(s) 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 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. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Management’s and Board of Directors Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are 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 state of affairs, profit/ loss and other 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. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions

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.

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.

Other Matter

a. The standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022 were audited by the predecessor auditor who had expressed an unmodified opinion on 9 May 2022.

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 Section 143(11) 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 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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.

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. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2023 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”.

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 the Management and Board of Directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements 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.

• 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.

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.

notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.

B. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2023 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 43 to the standalone financial statements.

b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.

c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

d (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 53 to the standalone financial statements, 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 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.

(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 53 to the standalone financial statements, 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 directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our

e. 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 17 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have 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.

f. As proviso to rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only with effect from 1 April 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director 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.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm’s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022

Seema Mohnot

Partner

Place: Kolkata Membership No.: 060715

Date: 28 April 2023 ICAI UDIN:23060715BGPZZX7366

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Mar 31, 2022

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Vedant Fashions Limited ("the Company”), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2022, 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 significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2022, its profit/loss including other comprehensive income, 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, 2022. 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.

We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters 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 these matters. 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 matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.

Key audit matters	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Recognition of revenue (as described in Note 30 of the standalone financial statements)
The Company recognizes revenues when the control of goods are transferred to the customer and when there are no unfulfilled obligations under the terms of contracts with customers. Revenue reflects aggregate consideration that the Company is entitled to in exchange of products in accordance with the terms of contracts with customers. The terms of sales arrangements, including the timing of transfer of control, based on the terms of relevant contract and nature of revenue arrangements and management''s assessment of expected returns based on experience and best judgement, creates complexities that require judgment in determining revenues.	Our audit procedures included the following: • Assessed the Company''s accounting policy for revenue recognition and measurement of provision for sales return to ensure they are in accordance with requirements of Ind AS 115 ''Revenue from Contracts with Customers''. • Assessed the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls assisted by IT specialists, of the revenue recognition processes and calculation of sale returns. • Performed test for a sample of individual sales transaction by comparing the underlying sales invoices, sales orders and other related documents to assess that revenue is recognized on transfer of control to the customer in accordance with the terms of the contract.

Key audit matters	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Accordingly, considering the above factors and the risk associated with timing of revenue recognition and estimates/ judgements involved around provision for sales return, the same is determined to be a key audit matter in our audit of the standalone financial statements.	• Tested on a sample basis, that revenue has been recognized in the proper period with reference to the supporting documents including confirmations from customers. Tested, on sample basis, credit notes issued to customers for returns as per approved norms. • Tested the estimate of expected returns with underlying documentation such as management approved norms, operational procedures, sales data and customer reconciliations, as applicable. Obtained an understanding of management''s estimate of business impact of COVID 19 pandemic on estimates of sales returns. • Performed analytical procedures on returns and held discussions with management to understand changes in provisioning norms made based on management''s assessment of market conditions and Company''s operational procedures. • Assessed the adequacy of Company''s disclosures in Note 53 on significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions.
Ind-AS 116 -Leases Accounting (as described in Note 44 of the standalone financial statements)
As at March 31, 2022, the Company has INR 2,519.07 million of Right of Use (RoU) assets and INR 2,628.67 million of Lease liabilities recognized under Ind AS 116 pertaining to the premises leased by the Company. Accounting under Ind AS 116, requires significant judgement and estimate in identification of lease arrangement and lease period, determining the RoU assets and lease liabilities using the appropriate discount rate, appropriate recognition of rent concession and modification to terms of the underlying agreements. Accordingly, the same is considered a key audit matter in our audit of the standalone financial statements.	Our audit procedures included the following: • Assessed the Company''s accounting policy with respect to recognition of leases to ensure they are in accordance with requirements of Ind AS 116, including accounting for rent concession arrangements. • Obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls that the Company has in relation to accounting of leases and rent concession arrangements under Ind AS 116. • Tested the accuracy and completeness of the underlying lease master by agreeing the underlying data pertaining to lease rentals, term, escalation and other relevant terms and conditions to lease agreements and performed recomputation on a sample basis. Assessed the recognition of rent concession and modification on a sample basis in accordance with Ind AS 116 and respective amendments. • Assessed the underlying assumptions and estimates including the applicable discount rates. • Assessed the adequacy of Company''s disclosures made in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 116.
Goodwill and Brand: Impairment Assessment (as described in Note 5 of the standalone financial statements)
The Company has an acquired goodwill and brand (intangible asset) as at March 31, 2022 assessed to be with an indefinite life. As required by Ind AS 36 "Impairment of Assets”, such brand and goodwill is tested for impairment every year as stated in the accounting policy note no 3 (c) of the standalone financial statements. For this assessment, the Company determines the recoverable value of the goodwill and brand based on value in use method using cash flow projections from financial budgets, which is sensitive to changes in inputs used in valuation and involves judgment due to inherent uncertainty in the assumptions related to discount rate, future growth rate and terminal growth rate. Accordingly, goodwill and brand impairment assessment is a key audit matter considering future estimates and judgment involved in such assessment and considering the significant carrying value of goodwill and brand.	Our audit procedures included the following: • Assessed the Company''s accounting policies with respect to impairment testing to ensure they are in accordance with requirements of Ind AS 36. • Obtained an understanding of the process followed by the management to determine the recoverable amounts of brand and goodwill. • Assessed the impairment testing model for brand and goodwill prepared by the management. • Assessed the consistency of data used in the recoverable amount calculation with the financial budgets approved by the board of directors of the Company and basis of projections followed by the Company. • Evaluated the objectivity, competency and independence of the management expert engaged by the Company and evaluated the valuation reports issued by such expert.

Key audit matters	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
	• Assessed management''s sensitivity analysis around the key assumptions. • Assessed the adequacy of disclosures provided by the Company in relation to its annual impairment test in Note 53 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.

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.

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 standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 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 1” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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;

(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, 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2022 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 these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2” to this report;

(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2022 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;

(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 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 43 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;

There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

iii. a) The management has represented to us

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 to us 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/Parties ["Ultimate Beneficiaries”] or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

c) Based on such audit procedures that were considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the

representations provided to us, as set out in sub-clause (a) and (b) above contain any material misstatement.

iv. As stated in note 17 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company, incorporated in India have 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.

For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005

per Bhaswar Sarkar

Partner

Place of Signature: Kolkata Membership Number: 055596 Date: May 09, 2022 UDIN: 22055596AIQWGP6208