Auditor Report of Kuantum Papers Ltd.

Mar 31, 2025

We have audited the Standalone Financial Statements of Kuantum
Papers Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet
as at March 31, 2025, the statement of Profit and Loss, including the
statement of other Comprehensive Income, Cash Flow Statement
and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended,
and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information
(hereinafter referred to as the "standalone financial statements").

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 (the "Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS")
prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies
(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended and other
accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state
of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, the profit, total
comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for
the year ended on that date.

Basis of Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on
Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies

Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent
of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the
ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Financial
Statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and
the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the
Code of Ethics.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone
financial statements of the current period. These matters were
addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and
we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have
determined the matters described below to be the key audit
matters to be communicated in our report.

Description of Key Audit Matters

Key Audit Matters	How our Audit addressed the matter
Revenue Recognition- The Company''s revenue primarily arises from the sale of products and is recognized upon the transfer of control of the goods to the customer, provided there are no remaining performance obligations. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is presented net of trade discounts and rebates. Revenue is a key driver of the Company''s profitability and is therefore inherently susceptible to the risk of material misstatement. This risk is elevated by the potential for premature recognition, inaccurate cut-off procedures, and improper estimation of discounts, rebates, and other variable consideration. The estimation of such elements, assessment of performance obligations, and determination of the transfer of control involve significant management judgment. These complexities increase the risk of revenue misstatement, making revenue recognition a key focus area during the audit.	Our procedures included and were not limited to the following: 1. Evaluated appropriateness and consistency of revenue recognition policies with Ind AS 115. 2. Verified recognition of revenue only upon transfer of control and fulfilment of performance obligations. 3. Tested design and operating effectiveness of controls over timing of revenue recognition, including period-end cut-off and computation and accrual of discounts and volume rebates. 4. Performed Test of Details and Substantive Testing: • Cut-off Procedures: Verified a sample of sales transactions around year-end using dispatch/shipping documents and goods acceptance receipts to ensure proper cut-off. • Transaction Testing: Selected statistical samples of revenue transactions and matched them to sales invoices, delivery notes, and customer confirmations. • Conducted variance/trend analysis of revenue, discounts, and rebates across periods.
		• Assessed manual adjustments and journal entries posted to revenue accounts to identify unusual or unsupported entries.

Key Audit Matters

How our Audit addressed the matter

Procurement and physical verification of agriculture based raw materials- The Company incurs significant costs on procurement of agriculture based raw material in bulk from various aggregators. The raw materials are susceptible to risk of incorrect weighing or measurement. Sound procurement processes involving critical attributes of raw material are required to mitigate this risk. Further, the Company follows volume-based method for physical verification of raw material which involves a wide range of attributes such as the height of stockpiles, area of spread, etc. making the measurement of raw material inventory complex and sensitive to the attributes. In view of the above, we have identified the confirmation of physical inventories of raw material as a key audit matter.

Our procedures included and were not limited to the following: 1. We evaluated the design and implementation of key internal controls relating to acceptance of goods. We also tested the operating effectiveness of such controls through a combination of procedures involving observation, re-performance and inspection of evidence of samples selected. 2. We performed substantive testing by selecting samples (using statistical sampling) of purchase transactions recorded during the year by examining the underlying documents such as supplier invoices, goods receipt notes, e-way bill etc. 3. Assessed the appropriateness of the underlying data and estimates used for calculation of the yield ratio and compared the same with the previous years. 4. Tested the manual journal entries to identify unusual items. 5. Observed physical verification of raw materials selected using statistical sampling. We also assessed the appropriateness of the Company''s standard operating procedures for conducting, recording and reconciling physical verification of raw materials. On a sample basis, we verified reconciliation of raw material as per physical verification with the corresponding book records.

Other Information

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

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged
with Governance for the Financial Statements

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters
stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with
respect to the preparation of these Financial Statements that give
a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance
including 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 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
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 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 the Board of Directors 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 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:

1. 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.

2. Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls
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 system in place and the operating effectiveness
of such controls.

3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related
disclosures made by management.

4. 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 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.

5. 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.

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 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.

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 auditors'' 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 section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations
which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were
necessary for the purpose of our audit;

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by
law have been kept by the Company so far as 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 written representations received from
the directors as on March 31, 2025 and taken on record
by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is
disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed
as a director in terms of sub-section (2) of section
164 of the Act.

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial
controls over financial reporting of the Company and
the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer
to our separate Report in "Annexure I". Our report
expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy
and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal
financial controls over financial reporting

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the
Auditor''s Report in accordance with the requirements
of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:

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.

(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, 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 Financial Statements. Refer Note 36 to the
financial statements.

ii. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts for which
there were any material foreseeable losses,
requiring provision in the financial statements.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,
required to be transferred during the year, to
the Investor Protection and Education Fund
by the Company.

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;

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 representations under sub-clause (i) and
(ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b)
above, contain any material misstatement.

v. The final dividend proposed in the previous year,
declared and paid by the Company during the year
is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act, as
applicable. As stated in Note 41 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.

vi. Based on our examination which included test
checks, the Company, in respect of financial
year commencing on 01 April 2024, 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, during the
course of our audit we did not come across any
instance of audit trail feature being tampered with
in respect of the accounting software where such
feature is enabled.

Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by
the company as per the statutory requirements for
record retention.

2. As required by The Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020'',

issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub¬
section (11) of section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as
the "Order"), and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we
give in "Annexure II" a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.

For O P BAGLA & CO LLP

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Regn No. 000018N/N500091

(ATUL BAGLA)

PARTNER

PLACE : CHANDIGARH M No. 91885

DATED : 20th May 2025 UDIN : 25091885BMLCNO8511

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Mar 31, 2024

Description of Key Audit Matter

Key Audit Matters	How our Audit Addressed the matter
Procurement and physical verification of agriculture based raw	Our procedures included and were not limited to the following:
materials-	•	We evaluated the design and implementation of key internal
The Company incurs significant costs on procurement of		controls relating to acceptance of goods. We also tested
agriculture based raw material in bulk from various aggregators.		the operating effectiveness of such controls through a
The raw materials are susceptible to risk of incorrect weighing or		combination of procedures involving observation, re-
measurement. Sound procurement processes involving critical		performance and inspection of evidence of samples selected.
attributes of raw material are required to mitigate this risk.	•	We performed substantive testing by selecting samples
Further, the Company follows volume-based method for physical		(using statistical sampling) of purchase transactions
verification of raw material which involves a wide range of attributes		recorded during the year by examining the underlying
such as the height of stockpiles, area of spread, etc. making the		documents such as supplier invoices, goods receipt notes,
measurement of raw material inventory complex and sensitive to		e-way bill etc.
the attributes.	•	Assessed the appropriateness of the underlying data
In view of the above, we have identified the confirmation of physical		and estimates used for calculation of the yield ratio and
inventories of raw material as a key audit matter.	•	compared the same with the previous years. Tested the manual journal entries to identify unusual items.
	•	Observed physical verification of raw materials selected using statistical sampling. We also assessed the appropriateness of the Company''s standard operating procedures for conducting, recording and reconciling physical verification of raw materials. On a sample basis, we verified reconciliation of raw material as per physical verification with the corresponding book records.

We have audited the Standalone financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31, 2024, the statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of other Comprehensive Income, Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "standalone financial statements").

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 (the "Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS") prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, the profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis of Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Other Information

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

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these Financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including 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 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 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 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 the Board of Directors 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 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:

1. 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.

2. Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls 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 system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

4. 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 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.

5. 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.

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 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.

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 auditors'' 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 section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as 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 written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of sub-section (2) of section 164 of the Act.

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure I". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:

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.

(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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company does not have any pending litigation which would impact its financial position in its Standalone Financial statements. Refer Note 37 to the financial statements.

ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses, requiring provision in the financial statements.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred during the year, to the Investor Protection and Education Fund by the Company.

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;

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 representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.

v. The final dividend proposed in the previous year, declared and paid by the Company during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act, as applicable. As stated in Note 42 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.

vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company, in respect of financial year commencing on 01 April 2023, 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, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with in respect of the accounting software where such feature is enabled.

As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 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 March 31, 2024.

2. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020'',

issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in "Annexure II" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.

For O P BAGLA & CO LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm Registration. No. 000018N/N500091

ATULBAGLA

PARTNER

PLACE: Chandigarh Membership No. 091885

DATE: May 29, 2024 UDIN: 24091885BKBNDB2228

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Mar 31, 2023

Kuantum Papers Limited

Report on the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the Standalone financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited ("the Company”), which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31, 2023, the statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of other Comprehensive Income, Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "standalone financial statements”).

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 (the "Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS”) prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, the profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis of Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further

described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Decription of Key Audit Matters

Key Audit Matters

How our Audit Addressed the matter

Evaluation of Tax Position The Government of India vide Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 dated 20 September 2019, inserted Section 115BAA in the Income Tax Act, 1961, which provided domestic companies an option to pay Income tax at reduced tax rate effective April 1, 2019 subject to certain conditions. The company had opted to continue with the existing tax structure until utilisation of accumulated minimum alternative tax (MAT) credit. However, during the current year, the company had re-evaluated the new provision, assessed it''s impact and decided to opt for the new tax regime wef April 1, 2021. Consequently, tax expenses for the period have been considered at reduced tax rate. Further, the Company has used the new tax rates to re-measure its deferred tax liabilities and has written off the accumulated minimum alternative tax (MAT) credit in the quarter ended 30 June 2022. The impact of this change on the tax assets and liabilities as on 31 March, 2022 has been recognised in profit and loss as an Exceptional Tax Item in the current year. Given the significant level of judgement involved and the quantitative significance, we have determined this to be a key audit matter

Our procedures included and were not limited to the following: • Examined the implications of the new provisions on the tax position of the company keeping in view the various interpretations to assess the impact of adopting the new tax regime. • Verified the revised calculations for depreciation and WDV of fixed assets as per income tax. • Examined the appropriateness of the Company''s revised calculation of deferred tax assets (DTA) and deferred tax liabilities (DTL) as on the balance sheet date. • Assessed the adequacy of related disclosures in the financial statements.

Key Audit Matters	How our Audit Addressed the matter
Procurement and physical verification of agriculture based raw materials- The Company incurs significant costs on procurement of agriculture based raw material in bulk from various aggregators. The raw materials are susceptible to risk of incorrect weighing or measurement. Sound procurement processes involving critical attributes of raw material are required to mitigate this risk.	Our procedures included and were not limited to the following: We evaluated the design and implementation of key internal controls relating to acceptance of goods. We also tested the operating effectiveness of such controls through a combination of procedures involving observation, reperformance and inspection of evidence of samples selected.
Further, the Company follows volume-based method for physical verification of raw material which involves a wide range of attributes such as the height of stockpiles, area of spread, etc. making the measurement of raw material inventory complex and sensitive to the attributes.	• We performed substantive testing by selecting samples (using statistical sampling) of purchase transactions recorded during the year by examining the underlying documents such as supplier invoices, goods receipt notes, e-way bill etc.
In view of the above, we have identified the confirmation of physical inventories of raw material as a key audit matter.	• Assessed the appropriateness of the underlying data and estimates used for calculation of the yield ratio and compared the same with the previous years.
	• Tested the manual journal entries to identify unusual items.
	• Observed physical verification of raw materials selected using statistical sampling. We also assessed the appropriateness of the Company''s standard operating procedures for conducting, recording and reconciling physical verification of raw materials. On a sample basis, we verified reconciliation of raw material as per physical verification with the corresponding book records.

Other Information

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 the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our

knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed,

we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these Financial statements

that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial

performance including 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 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 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 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 the Board of Directors 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 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:

1. 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.

2. Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls

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 system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

4. 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 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.

5. 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.

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 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.

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 auditors'' 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 section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by

law have been kept by the Company so far as 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 written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2023 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 from being

appointed as a director in terms of sub-section (2) of section 164 of the Act.

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure I” Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:

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.

(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, in

our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company does not have any pending litigation which would impact its financial position in its Standalone Financial statements. Refer Note 37 to the financial statements.

ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on longterm contracts including derivative contracts-Refer Note 35 B(iv)© to the financial statements.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred during the year, to the Investor Protection and Education Fund by the Company.

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

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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;

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 representations 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 paid any dividend during the year. As stated in Note 42 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.

2. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,

2020'', issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order”), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in "Annexure II” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.

For O P BAGLA & CO LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm Registration. No. 000018N/N500091

ATULBAGLA

Partner

Membership No. 091885 UDIN: 23091885BGWJIB4965

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Mar 31, 2022

Report on the Audit of the Ind AS Financial Statements Opinion

We have audited the Standalone Ind AS financial statements of Kuantum Papers 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, Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information(hereinafter referred to as the “standalone financial statements”).

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Ind AS financial statements, give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (“Ind AS”) prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2022, the profit, total 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 Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Description of Key Audit Matter
Key Audit Matters	How our Audit Addressed the matter
Evaluation of Tax Position- With effect from financial year 2019-2020, the Income Tax Act provides an option of paying income taxes at a lower rate subject to complying with certain prescribed conditions (''new tax regime''). The Company had opted to shift to the new tax regime from a specified financial year in the future. Accordingly, in the previous year, the deferred tax liabilities which were expected to reverse subsequent to the Company shifting to the new tax regime in the specified future year were remeasured and the consequential amount was recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss of the current year. The determination of the point in time at which the aforesaid Company would shift to the new tax regime involves significant judgement and estimation regarding forecasting future taxable profits and realization of MAT credit entitlement (an item of deferred tax assets). Since the impact of remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities as stated above is sensitive to these judgements and estimates, it affects the amount of deferred tax liabilities that are reversed in the Statement of Profit and Loss of the current year. Given the significant level of judgement involved and the quantitative significance, we have determined this to be a key audit matter	Our procedures included and were not limited to the following: • Examined the implications of the new provisions on the tax position of the company keeping in view the various interpretations to assess the impact of adopting the new tax regime and determination of the specified future financial year for shifting to the new tax regime. • Evaluated the design and implementation effectiveness of key internal controls regarding budgeting procedures upon which the forecasts are based and those on estimation of amount of deferred tax assets to be carried forward, including MAT credit entitlement. We also tested the operating effectiveness of such controls. • Tested appropriateness of forecasts of future taxable profits including revenue growth rates, EBITDA growth rates and other tax positions, based on our knowledge of the business and the observable market data of the industry. • Also compared actual results of current year with forecasts made in previous year. Ascertained reasons for any material variance. • Reassessed the recoverability of MAT credit entitlement (an item of deferred tax assets) against the forecast future taxable profits. • Assessed the adequacy of related disclosures in the financial statements.
Procurement and physical verification of agriculture based raw materials- The Company incurs significant costs on procurement of agriculture based raw material in bulk from various aggregators. The raw materials are susceptible to risk of incorrect weighing or measurement. Sound procurement processes involving critical attributes of raw material are required to mitigate this risk. Further, the Company follows volume-based method for physical verification of raw material which involves a wide range of attributes such as the height of stockpiles, area of spread, etc. making the measurement of raw material inventory complex and sensitive to the attributes.	Our procedures included and were not limited to the following: • We evaluated the design and implementation of key internal controls relating to acceptance of goods. We also tested the operating effectiveness of such controls through a combination of procedures involving observation, re-performance and inspection of evidence of samples selected. • We performed substantive testing by selecting samples (using statistical sampling) of purchase transactions recorded during the year by examining the underlying documents such as supplier invoices, goods receipt notes, e-way bill etc.

In view of the above, we have identified the confirmation	•	Assessed the appropriateness of the underlying data
of physical inventories of raw material as a key audit		and estimates used for calculation of the yield ratio
matter.		and compared the same with the previous years.
	•	Tested the manual journal entries to identify unusual items.
	•	Observed physical verification of raw materials selected using statistical sampling. We also assessed the appropriateness of the Company''s standard operating procedures for conducting, recording and reconciling physical verification of raw materials. On a sample basis, we verified reconciliation of raw material as per physical verification with the corresponding book records.

Other Information

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 Ind AS financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.

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

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these IND AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including 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 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 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements, the 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 the Board of Directors 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 Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

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.

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 auditors'' 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 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 Ind AS 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 over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure I". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:

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.

(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, 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 Ind AS financial statements. Refer Note 33 to the financial statements.

ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts- Refer Note 35 B(iv)(c) to the financial statements;

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

iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (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;

(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 representations 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 neither declared dividend nor paid any dividend during the year.

2. 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, and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in “Annexure II” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.

For O P Bagla & Co LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No.: 000018N/N500091

Atul Bagla

Place : Chandigarh Partner

Date : May 21, 2022 Membership No: 91885

UDIN No. 22091885AJIXDI1287

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Mar 31, 2018

Report on theAudit ofthe Ind AS Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, (hereinafter referred to as “the Ind AS financial statements”).

Management''s Responsibility forthe Ind AS Financial Statements

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matter stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss (including 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(lndAS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act.

This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safe guarding the as sets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial 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, 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.

Auditor''s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Ind AS financial statements.

We are also responsible to 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 entity''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in the auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date ofthe auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause an entity to cease to continue as a going concern.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Ind AS financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements give the information required by 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 31 March 2018, its profit (including other comprehensive income),changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in “Annexure A” 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, 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 Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act.

e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of theAct.

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) 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:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements; - Refer Note 39 Ato the Ind AS financial statements.

ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts; - Refer Note 37 B(iv)(c) to the Ind AS financial statements.

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

iv. The disclosures in the financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made since they donot pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2018. However amounts as appearing in the audited Ind AS financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2017 have been disclosed.

''Annexure A'' referred to the Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Kuantum Papers Limited on the Ind AS financial statements forthe year ended 31 March 2018, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets (including investment property) by which all the fixed assets (including investment property) are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In accordance with this programme, plant and equipment were verified during the year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. As explained to us, the discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have been properly adjusted in the books of account.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of the immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) The inventories, except goods-in-transit, have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.The discrepancies noticed on such verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(iii) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act. Thus, paragraphs 3 (iii) of the Order is not applicable.

(iv) The Company has not given any loans, or made any investments, or provided any guarantee, or security as specified under Section 185 and 186 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable.

(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provision of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder where applicable, the directives issued by the Reserve bank of India as applicable with regard to deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal and Reserve Bank of India or any court or any other tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities in this regard.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of the product covered where, pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under section 148 (1) of the Act, in respect of products covered and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to ensuring whether they are accurate or complete.

(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax, Value added tax, Service tax, Duty of customs, Duty of excise, cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax, Value added tax, Service tax, Duty of customs, Duty of excise, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Duty of custom, Duty of excise, Value added tax, Sales tax, cess and Service tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute, except as mentioned below:

Name of the statute	Nature of the Dues	Amount Disputed* Rs. lacs	Amount Deposited Rs. lacs	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where the dispute is pending
Income tax Act, 1961	Income tax	7.57	-	2005-06 (Assessment year)	Commissioner of Income tax (Appeals;)
Income tax Act, 1961	Income tax	81.43	-	2015 to 2016 (Assessment year)	Commissioner of Income tax (Appeals)
Central Excise Act, 1944	Excise duty	447.36	-	2000-01 to 2007-08	Punjab and Haryana High Court
Central Excise Act, 1944	Excise duty	65.06	-	2008-09	Commissioner (Appeals), Central Excise and Service
Central Excise Act, 1944	Service tax	58.77	2.20	2008-09	Commissioner (Appeals), Central Excise and Service
Central Excise Act, 1944	Service tax	54.90	2.05	July 2008 -December 2015	Commissioner (Appeals), Central Excise and Service Tax, Ludhiana
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977	Water Cess	49.150	28.82	2011-12 to 2013-14	Chairman, Appellate Committee, Punjab Pollution Control Board

*Amount are as per demand order and include Interest and penalty, whichever Indicated In the said orders.

(viii) According to the Information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and the financial institution. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any government or debenture holders during the year.

(Ix) According to the Information and explanations given to us, the term loan taken by the Company have been applied forthe purposes for which they were raised. However, loan amounting to Rs. 1,443.92 lakhs, which has been disbursed during the year, remained unutilized as at 31 March 2018 and Is Included In fixed deposits. Also refer to note 13 to the Ind AS financial statements. As informed to us, the Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer (including debt instruments) orfurther public offer.

(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company, by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit for the year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the managerial remuneration has been paid or provided by the Company in accordance with the provision of section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company and thus paragraph 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with the directors or persons connected with them during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IAof the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

''Annexure B'' referred to the Independent Auditor''s report to the Members of Kuantum Papers Limited being report on the internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)

We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited (“the Company”) as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with ouraudit of the Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company''s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditors'' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Financial Statements

Acompany''s internal financial control with reference to financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial statements and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control with reference to financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Financial Statements

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls with reference to Financial Statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control with reference to financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in ail material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system with reference to the Ind AS financial statements and such internal financial controls with reference to the Ind AS financial statements were operating effectively as at 31 March 2018, based on the internal control with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

ForBSR&Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No.101248W/W-100022

Pravin Tulsyan

Place : Chandigarh Partner

Date : 25 May 2018 Membership No.: 108044

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Mar 31, 2015

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited ('the Company'), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding 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.

Auditor's Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company's preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

Opinion

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 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 2015 and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ("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 statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

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, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 ;

e. on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2015 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act; and

f. 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:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer to Note 4 (1)(a), 4 (1) (c) and 4 (1) (d) of the financial statements;

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

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

Annexure to the Independent Auditor's report

The Annexure referred to in our Independent Auditor's Report to the members of the Company on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015, we report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years . In accordance with the policy, physical verification of fixed assets was carried out for some assets in the current year. In our opinion, the frequency of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No Material discrepancies were noticed on such verification and have been properly dealt with in the accounts.

(ii) (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. There were no stocks lying with third parties at the year-end.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. No material discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records.

(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register required under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable.

(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories and fixed assets are for the Company's specialised requirements and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods. The Company did not have any sale of services during the year. Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any major weakness in the aforesaid internal control systems during the year.

(v) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act, and the rules framed thereunder where applicable/the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or Tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities in this regard.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of the products covered where, pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under section 148(1) of the Act, in respect of products covered and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of these records with a view to ensuring whether they are accurate or complete.

(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, Cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2015 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of wealth tax, duty of customs, value added tax and sales tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. Further, according to the information and explanations given to us, except as stated below, there are no dues of income tax, service tax, cess and duty of excise which have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of the Amount Amount statute Dues Disputed * Deposited Rs. Lakhs Rs. Lakhs

Income tax Act, Income tax 7.57 - 1961

Income tax Act, Income tax 522.33 - 1961

Central Excise Excise duty 447.36 - Act, 1944

Central Excise Excise duty 65.06 - Act, 1944

The Water Water Cess 117.00 62.40 (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977

Name of the Statute Period to which Forum where the the amount dispute is relates pending

Income tax Act, 1961 2005-06 Commissioner of (Assessment Income tax year) (Appeals)

Income tax Act, 1961 2006 - 07 to Income tax 2012-13 Appellate (Assessment Tribunal year)

Central Excise Act 1944 2000-01 Commissioner of to Central Excise 2007-08

Central Excise Act 1944 2008 - 09 Commissioner of Central Excise

The Water Prevention 2012 -13 to Chairman, and Control of 2014 -15 Appellate Pollution Cess Act 1977 Committee, Punjab Pollution Control Board

*an amount as per demand order including interest and penalty, whichever indicated in order

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us the amounts which were required to be transferred to the investor education and protection fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules there under has been transferred to such fund within time.

(viii) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the current year and immediately preceding financial year.

(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding dues to any debenture holders during the year.

(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were obtained. However, Loan amounting to Rs. 1,768.93 lacs, which has been disbursed at the last quarter of the year, remained unutilized as at 31 March 2015.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit for the year.

For B S R & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.:101248W/W-100022

Pravin Tulsyan Place : Chandigarh Partner Date : 26 May 2015 Membership No. 108044

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Mar 31, 2014

1 Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2014 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

2 Management Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal controls 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.

3 Auditors'' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal controls relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

4 Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2014;

(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and

(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

5 Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(i) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.

(ii) As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

a. we have 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 appears from our examination of those books;

c. the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report, are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013; and

e. on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2014 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Annexure referred to in paragraph 5 of the Independent Auditors'' report to the members of Kuantum Papers Limited on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2014

(i) a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has physically verified its fixed assets during the year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. The discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(c) The Company did not dispose off substantial part of its fixed assets during the year and, therefore, clause (c) of paragraph 4 (i) is not applicable.

(ii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the procedures for physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clauses (b) to (d) of paragraph 4(iii) of the Order are not applicable.

(e) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company, has during the year taken unsecured loans from six parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The aggregated maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 4,329.50 lacs and the year-end balance (excluding interest thereon) of such loans was Rs. 1,284 lacs.

(f) According to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions in respect of unsecured loans taken by the Company from parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act, are not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(g) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is regular in repaying the principal and interest amounts as stipulated.

(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories and fixed assets are for the Company''s specialised requirements and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods. The Company did not have any sale of services during the year. Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any major weakness in the aforesaid internal control systems during the year.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in para (v) (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakhs with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market price at the relevant time except for certain transactions which are for the specialized requirements of the respective parties and for which suitable alternate sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However on basis of information and explanation provided, the same appear reasonable.

(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder/the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or Tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities in this regard.

(vii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has an internal audit system which is commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of the products covered where, pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of products covered and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of these records with a view to ensuring whether they are accurate or complete.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, service tax, excise duty, employees state insurance, customs duty, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues, to the extent applicable, have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues, to the extent applicable, were in arrears as at 31 March 2014 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any disputes, except as mentioned below:

Name of the Nature of Amount of Amount paid Statute the Dues dues under protest (Rs. in lacs) (Rs.in lacs)

7.57 -

Income tax Act, Income tax 1961 387.16 -

447.36 -

181.90 -

Central Excise Excise duty Act, 1944

55.44 -

65.06 -

Name of the Period to which the Forum where dispute is Statute amount s relate pending 2005-06 Commissioner of Income (Assessment year) tax (Appeals)

Income tax Act, 1961 2008-09 Income tax Appellate (Assessment year) Tribunal

2000-01 Commissioner of Central to Excise 2007-08

2005-06 Customs Excise and to Service Tax Appellate 2006-07 Tribunal Central Excise Act, 1944

2007-08

2008-09 Commissioner of Central Excise

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any debenture holders during the year.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantees during the year for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the year to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit for the year.

For B S R & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No. 101248W

Kaushal Kishore Place : Chandigarh Partner Date : 15 May 2014 Membership No. 090075

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Mar 31, 2013

1 Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Kuantum Papers Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2013 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

2 Management Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act" ). This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal controls 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.

3 Auditors'' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal controls relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

4 Basis for Qualified Opinion

Managerial remuneration to the extent of Rs. 48.00 lacs for the year ended 31 March 2012 is subject to approval of the members by a special resolution in the general meeting in terms of the provisions of Schedule XIII applicable in the case of inadequate profits. Our audit report for the year ended 31 March 2012 also was modified in respect of the above matter. Further, managerial remuneration to the extent of Rs. 10.09 lacs for the year ended 31 March 2013 to a director is subject to approval of the members in the general meeting. Pending such approvals, the impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

5 Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matters described in paragraph 4 above, "Basis for Qualified Opinion" , the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2013;

(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and

(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

6 Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(i) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order" ), issued by the Central Government of India

in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.

(ii) As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

a. we have 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 appears from our examination of those books;

c. the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report, are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956; and

e. on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2013 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Annexure referred to in paragraph 6 of the Independent Auditors'' report to the members of Kuantum Papers Limited (formerly known as ABC Paper Limited) on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2013

(i) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has physically verified its fixed assets during the year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. The discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(c) The Company did not dispose off substantial part of its fixed assets during the year and, therefore, clause (c) of paragraph 4 (i) is not applicable.

(ii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the procedures for physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clauses (b) to (d) of paragraph 4(iii) of the Order are not applicable.

(e) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company, has during the year taken unsecured loans from six parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The aggregated maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 1,971.72 lacs and the year-end balance (excluding interest thereon) of such loans was Rs. 1,524.50 lacs.

(f) According to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions in respect of unsecured loans taken by the Company from parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act, are not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(g) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is regular in repaying the principal and interest amounts as per stipulated.

(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories and fixed assets are for the Company''s specialised requirements and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods. The Company did not have any sale of services during the year. Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any major weakness in the aforesaid internal control systems during the year.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in para (v) (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakhs with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market price at the relevant time except for certain transactions which are for the specialized requirements of the respective parties and for which suitable alternate sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations.

vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder/the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or Tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities in this regard.

(vii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has an internal audit system which is commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of the products covered where, pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of products covered and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of these records with a view to ensuring whether they are accurate or complete.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, service tax, excise duty, employees state insurance, customs duty, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues, to the extent applicable, have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues, to the extent applicable, were in arrears as at 31 March 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any disputes, except as mentioned below:

Name of the Nature of Amount of dues Amount paid Statute the Dues (Rs in lacs) under protest (Rs in lacs)

- Income Tax Income tax 7.57 - Act, 1961

Central Excise Excise duty 447.36 - Act, 1944

181.90 -

55.44 -

65.06 -

Period to which the amount Forum where dispute is relates pending

2005-2006 Commissioner of (Assessment year) Income tax (Appeals)

2000-2001 Commissioner of to Central Excise 2007-2008

2005-2006 Customs Excise and to Service tax Appellate 2006-2007 Tribunal 2007-08

2008-09 Commissioner of Central Excise

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any debenture holders during the year.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantees during the year for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the year to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit for the year.



For B S R & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Registration No. 101248W



Kaushal Kishore

Place : Chandigarh Partner

Date : 18 May 2013 Membership No. 090075

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Mar 31, 2012

1) We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Kuantum Papers Limited (formerly known as ABC Paper Limited) ("the Company") as at 31 March 2012 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2) We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 ('the Order') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4) As stated in note 4.11 of the financial statements, the managerial remuneration to directors exceeded the limits specified in the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 by Rs. 29.06 lacs. As informed to us, the Company has taken necessary steps to seek approval from the Central Government and expects to receive such approval shortly. Pending such approval, the impact thereof on the financial statements has not been determined.

5) Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in para 3 above, we report that:

(i) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

(ii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

(iii) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

(iv) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable;

(v) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors are disqualified as on 31 March 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and

(vi) subject to our comments in paragraph (4) above, the effect of which has not been ascertained, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a. in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2012;

b. in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

c. in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors' report to the members of Kuautum Papers Limited (formerly known as ABC Paper Limited) on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2012

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has physically verified its fixed assets during the year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. The discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(c) The Company did not dispose off substantial part of its fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, inventories, have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the procedures for physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clauses (b) to (d) of paragraph 4(iii) of the Order are not applicable.

(e) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has during the year taken unsecured loans from six parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount outstanding during the year and the year end balance (excluding interest thereon) was Rs. 2297 lacs.

(f) According to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions in respect of unsecured loans taken by the Company, are not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(g) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is regular in repaying the principal and interest amounts as per this arrangement.

(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories are for the Company's specialised requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialised requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods. The company did not have any sale of services during the year. Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any major weakness in the aforesaid internal control system during the year.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in para (v) (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 5 lacs with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market price at the relevant time except for certain transactions which are for the specialized requirements of the respective parties and for which suitable alternate sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations.

(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder/the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or Tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities in this regard.

(vii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has an internal audit system which is commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of products covered where, pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of products covered and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of these records with a view to ensuring whether they are accurate or complete.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income tax, sales tax, service tax, excise duty, employee state insurance, customs duty, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues, to the extent applicable, have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2012 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited with appropriate authorities on account of any dispute, except as mentioned below:

Name of the Nature of Amount of dues Amount paid Period to which the amount Forum where dispute is Statute the Dues (Rs in lacs) under protest relates pending (Rs)

Income Tax Income tax 7.57 - 2005-2006 Commissioner of Act, 1961 (Assessment year) Income tax (Appeals)

Central Excise Excise duty 447.36 - 2000-2001 Commissioner of Act, 1944 to Customs and excise 2007-2008

181.90 - 2005-2006 Customs Excise and to Service tax Appellate 2006-2007 Tribunal

55.44 - April 2007

65.06 - 2008-09 Commissioner of Customs and excise

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financials institution. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any debenture holders during the year.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefit fund/ society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) As explained to us, the Company in the previous year had given a corporate guarantee of Rs. 720.00 lacs for loans taken from a bank by a company, which was a joint venture company. The same has been released during the current year. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee during the year for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the year to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.



For B S R & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Registration No. 101248W

Kaushal Kishore

Place : Chandigarh Partner

Date: 26 May 2011 Membership No. 090075

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Mar 31, 2011

1) We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ABC Paper Limited ("the Company") as at 31 March 2011 and the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2) We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 ('the Order') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4) Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in para 3 above, we report that:

(i) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

(ii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

(iii) the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

(iv) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable;

(v) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and

(vi) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a. in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2011;

b. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

c. in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors' report to the members of ABC Paper Limited on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2011

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has physically verified its fixed assets during the year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. The discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(c) The Company did not dispose off substantial part of its fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, inventories, except goods-in-transit, have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the procedures for physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clauses (b) to (d) of paragraph 4 (iii) of the order are not applicable.

(e) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has during the year taken unsecured loans from two companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount outstanding during the year was Rs. 16,669,315 (including interest of Rs. 169,315) and the year end balance was Rs. 11,500,000 (including interest of Rs. Nil).

(f) According to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions in respect of unsecured loans taken by the Company, are not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(g) According to the information and explanations given to us, the loans taken by the Company from the two companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act, are repayable on demand and the Company is regular in repaying the principal and interest amounts as per this arrangement.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories are for the Company's specialised requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialised requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods. The company did not have any sale of services during the year. Further, on the basis of our examination and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any major weakness in the aforesaid internal control system during the year.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in para (v) (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 5 lakhs with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market price at the relevant time except for certain transactions which are for the specialized requirements of the respective parties and for which suitable alternate sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations.

(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder/the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted from the public. As informed to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or Tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities in this regard.

(vii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has an internal audit system which is commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of products covered where, pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of products covered and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of these records with a view to ensuring whether they are accurate or complete.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Income-tax, Sales-tax, Service tax, Excise duty, Employee State Insurance, Customs duty, Wealth tax, Cess and other material statutory dues, to the extent applicable, have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor education and protection fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income- tax, Sales- tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty, Wealth tax, Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Sales tax, wealth tax, Service tax, Custom duty, Excise duty and cess which have not been deposited with appropriate authorities on account of any dispute, except as mentioned below:

Name of Nature Amount of Amount Period to the Statute of the dues paid under which the Dues (Rs) protest amout relates

Income-tax Income- 7,57,000 - 2005-2006 Act, 1961 tax (Assessment year)

3,87,15,648 52,06,854 2008-2009 (Assessment year)

Central Excise 4,47,35,506 - 2000-2001 Excise Act, duty to 1944 2007-2008

1,81,89,683 - 2005-2006 to 2006-2007

55,43,646 - April 2007

65,06,088 - 2008-09

Name of Forum where the Statute dispute is pending

Income-tax Commissioner of Act, 1961 Income tax (Appeals)

Central Commissioner of Excise Act, Customs and 1944 excise

Customs Excise and Service –tax Appellate Tribunal

Commissioner of Customs and excise

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institutions or debentureholders during the year.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) As explained to us, the Company had given a corporate guarantee of Rs. 72,000,000 for loans taken from a bank by a company, which was a joint venture company [refer to note 3(c) of schedule 15] . According to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the above guarantee are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company, considering that the Company had a significant investment in the joint venture.

(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made preferential allotment of shares during the year to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Co. Chartered Accountants Registration No. 101248W

Kaushal Kishore Partner Membership No. 090075

Place : Chandigarh Date : 24 May 2011

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Mar 31, 2010

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ABC Paper Limited as at 31st March, 2010, the Profit and Loss Account and also Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Management of Company. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We have conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statements presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 and on the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanation given to us, we set out in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the said order.

4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 above, we report that:

i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

ii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

iii) The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of accounts;

iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account dealt with by this report have been prepared in compliance with theapplicable accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable.

v) Based on representations received from all the Directors of the company as on 31st March, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the Directors of the Company are disqualified as on 31" March, 2010 from being appointed as a Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) to section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and

vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account, read together with the significant accounting policies and other notes to accounts appearing in Schedule O and foot-notes appearing under other schedules, give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India :-

a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2010;

b) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year ending March 31st2010;

c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date

Annexure referred to in paragraph (3) of Auditors Report to the members of ABC Paper Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31,2010

1.(a) The company has maintained proper records showing full parti -culars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The company has a phased programme of physical verification of its fixed assets which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with such programme, the management has physically verified its fixed assets during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed by them.

(c) During the year, there was no substantial disposal of fixed assets.

2. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, physical verification of inventories is conducted by the management at periodic intervals. These intervals are reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its inventories.

(b) The procedures followed by the company for physical verification of inventories are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the company and the nature of its business.

(c) The company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification as compared to book records.

3. (a) The Company has not granted any loan secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, clauses (a) to (b) are not applicable and have therefore not been commented upon. (c) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us the Company has received/obtained unsecured loan & advances from six Parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year of such advances aggregates to Rs. 500 Lacs & amount outstanding as on 31st March 2010 is Rs. 95 lacs.

Besides, an unsecured loan of Rs. 392.73 lacs was granted to the erstwhile Amrit Banaspati Company Ltd. (ABCL) by the then Amrit Enterprises Limited (now known as Amrit Banaspati Co. Ltd.1), a company covered under the register maintained u/s 301 of the Act under the Modified Rehabilitation Scheme (MRS) of ABCL sanctioned by the Honble Board of Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR). Out of the said unsecured loan, a sum of Rs. 191.32 lacs has devolved on the company pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by the jurisdictional high Courts and becoming effective from 1st April, 2006.

(d) The rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the loans taken during the year are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company. The MRS provided that the said unsecured loan of Rs.191.32 lacs would be subordinated to institutions/banks term loans and would be repaid after payment to all financial institutions/banks. Accordingly, the interest on the said loan has been fixed at 10% on annual basis and the loan will be repaid after 31.3.2010 by which time all the loans of the financial institutions/banks will be repaid as per MRS. In view of this, we are of the opinion that the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the loan are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.

(e) In our opinion the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of the unsecured loan taken by the company are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the company.

(f) Payment of interest has been made regularly. The payment of the principal amount is payable on demand are as per the terms stipulated or as rescheduled from time to time.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. There was no continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal controls noticed by us during the course of our audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained underthat section. (b) In our opinion and according the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceeding the value of Rs. Five Lakhs in respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

6. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has complied with the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of sections 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the Rules framed there-under, wherever applicable with regard to the deposits accepted during the year. In accordance with the information and explanations given to us, there were no orders passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any court or any other "Tribunal" which have not been complied with.

7. In our opinion the company has an internal audit system which is commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. Maintenance of cost records has been prescribed by the Central Govt, under clause (d) of sub section (1) of section 209 of the Act in respect of the present manufacturing activities of the company. We have broadly reviewed the accounts and records of the Company in this connection and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained by the Company.

9. (a) According to the information and explanations

given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of account, in our opinion the company is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education & protection fund, employees state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and any other material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate authorities. According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the above dues which were outstanding as at 31st March, 2010 for a period of more than six months from the date of becoming payable. (b) According to the records of the company examined by us, the particulars of the dues outstanding of income tax, sale tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty and cess as at 31st March, 2010 which have not been deposited on account of disputes, are as under:

Name of the Nature of Amount Forum where

statutes dues (Rs. Lacs) dispute is pending

Central Excise - Classification 447.36 Commissioner

Act, 1944 of products

Central Excise -Classification 181.90 CESTAT

Act, 1944 of products

Income Tax, - Disallowance 7.57 CIT (Appeals)

1961 of expenses

10. The company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2010 and has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.

11. The company during the year has not defaulted in the re-payment of dues to the bank. The company has no loans from financial institutions nor has it issued any debentures.

12. The company has not granted any loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

13. The company is not a chit fund, nidhi, mutual benefit fund or a society. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the order are not applicable.

15. The Company has given a corporate guarantee of Rs 720 Lacs in favour of the State Bank of India (SBI) in consideration of their granting a term loan & working capital facilities of Rs 720 Lacs to M/s Greencone Environs Private Limited for setting up of a "Lignin Precipitation Systems (LPS) Project" at the Paper unit, for which the Company is contingently liable.

Besides no other guarantee has been given by the Company for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions during the year which is outstanding at the end of the year.

16. Company has obtained term loan from banks during the year ending 31st March, 2010. According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loan has been applied for the purpose for which it was obtained.

17. There were no funds raised on a short term basis which has been used on a long term basis during the year ended March 31, 2010, except the unsecured loans of Rs 235 Lacs received from promoters / associate companies during the previous year which have been used for part funding of the Mill Expansion Plan.

18. During the year, the company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clause 4(xviii) of the order is not applicable.

19. The company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, clause 4(xix) of the order is not applicable.

20. The company has not raised any money by way of public issue during the year. Accordingly, clause 4(xx) of the order is not applicable.

21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the company, noticed or reported during the year, nor we have been informed of such case by the management.

For & on behalf of

V Sahai Tripathi & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No. 000262N

Place: Chandigarh Mahesh Sahai

Date: August 13,2010 Partner

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