To
The Shareholders,
PARAS PETROFILS LIMITED
Your Directors present this 33rd Annual Report together with the Audited
Annual Financial Statements of Paras Petrofils Limited ("Paras" or "the
Company") for the year ended March 31st, 2024.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS- AT A GLANCE
Overall Performance of your Company
The Financial Year 2023-24 had been very challenging for the Company and your
Company has made necessary efforts to eliminate potential losses suffered due to the
Covid-19 related challenges. The Company has suffered net loss of Rs. 37.38 Lacs in the
Financial Year 2023-24 as compared to Net Profit of Rs. 33.97 Lacs in the Financial Year
2022-23.
S The financial summary, performance highlights operations/state of affair of your
Company for the year are summarized below:
Amount (In Lakhs)
Particulars |
Standalone |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Income from Business Operations |
- |
- |
Other Income |
129.63 |
121.37 |
Total Income |
129.63 |
121.37 |
Less: Expenditure |
167.01 |
87.40 |
Profit/Loss before Tax& Exceptional Items |
(37.38) |
33.97 |
Less: Exceptional Items |
- |
- |
Profit/Loss before Tax |
(37.38) |
33.97 |
Less: Tax Expense |
- |
- |
Add: Deferred Tax Asset |
- |
- |
Net Profit/Loss after Tax |
(37.38) |
33.97 |
Earnings per share: |
|
|
Basic |
(0.01) |
0.01 |
Diluted |
- |
- |
DIVIDEND
No Dividend was declared for the current financial year due to carry forward of
previous losses in the Company.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
Since there was no unpaid/unclaimed Dividend declared or paid by the Company, the
provisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
The Board proposes no amount to transfer to the reserves and no amount is proposed to
be retained in surplus.
SHARE CAPITAL
There was no change under the Share Capital during the year under review as the Company
has not issued any shares including Equity Shares, Shares with Differential Voting Rights,
Stock Options, Sweat Equity, etc. The Company has not bought back any equity shares during
the year 2023-24.
As on 31st March, 2024, paid-up share capital of the Company stood at
36,78,43,000 consisting of 33,42,21,000 Equity Share of Rs. 1/- each and 33,62,200 11%
Non-cumulative Preference Shares of Rs.10/- each.
Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit
In terms of Regulation 76 of the SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations,
2018, the Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit is undertaken by a firm of Practicing
Company Secretaries on quarterly basis. The audit is aimed at reconciliation of total
shares held in CDSL, NSDL and in physical form with the admitted, issued and listed
capital of the Company. The Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Report(s) as submitted
by the Auditor on quarterly basis was filed with respective stock exchanges where original
shares of the Company are listed.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND CHANGES THEREON DURING THE YEAR Board &
KMP
Mr. Deepak Kishorchandra Vaidya |
Whole-time Director |
Ms. Madhuben Shankarbhai Rathod |
Non-Executive Director |
Mr. Kailashdan Charan (Ceased to be Director of the company w.e.f. 15.04.2024) |
Non-Executive Director |
Mr. Sanjay Jayant Bhatt |
Non-Executive Director |
Mr. Harikishan Chunilal Panpaliya (Ceased to be Director of the company w.e.f.
10.02.2024) |
Non-Executive Independent Director |
Mr. Anil Kumar Ghanshyamdas Bansal (Ceased to be Director of the company w.e.f.
10.02.2024) |
Non-Executive Independent Director |
Mr. Rupesh Pachori |
Non-Executive Independent Director |
Mr. Piyush Khatod |
Non-Executive Independent Director |
Mr. Deepak Kishorchandra Vaidya |
Chief Financial Officer |
Ms. Shalu Ramesh Sarraf |
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer |
Directors liable to retire by rotation:
Ms. Madhuben Rathod (DIN: 08861595), Director will be retiring by rotation at this
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers her for re-appointment. The Board
recommends her re-appointment to the Company at this Annual General Meeting.
Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
There are no any other changes in Directors or Key Managerial Personnel by way of
Appointment, Redesignation, Resignation, Death, Dis-qualification, variation made or
withdrawn etc. except:
During the year under review:
Mr. Deepak K Vaidya has been reappointed as whole time director of the Company,
with effect from September 30, 2023 for period of 5 years.
Mr. Harikishan Chunilal Panpaliya and Mr. Anil Kumar Ghanshyamdas Bansal has
resigned from the post of Non-Executive Independent Director with effect from the closing
business hours of February 10, 2024.
Mr. Rupesh Pachori and Mr. Piyush Khatod were appointed as Non-Executive
Independent Director of the Company with effect from February 10, 2024.
After the closure of the year:
Mr. Kailashdan Charan has ceased to be the part of board of director of the
company w.e.f. 15.04.2024
Mr. Jayprakashan Padmanabhan Nair was appointed as Non-Executive Non Independent
Director of the company w.e.f. 08.07.2024
STATEMENT ON DECLARATION GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS UNDER SECTION 149(6) OF
COMPANIES ACT, 2013
All Independent Directors have given declarations under section 149(7) that they meet
the criteria of Independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013
and Rules made thereunder to be read with SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure
Requirement) Regulation, 2015.
BOARD ANNUAL EVALUATION
The provisions of section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with SEBI (Listing
Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandate that a Formal Annual
Evaluation is to be made by Board of its own performance and that of its Committee and
individual Directors. Schedule-IV of the Companies Act, 2013 states that performance
evaluation of the Independent Director shall be done by Directors excluding the Director
being evaluated. The Board carried out a formal annual performance evaluation as per the
criteria/framework laid down by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the company
and adopted by the Board. The evaluation was carried out through a structured evaluation
process to judge the performance of individual Directors including the Chairman of the
Board. They were evaluated on parameters such as their education, knowledge, experience,
expertise, skills, behavior, leadership qualities, level of engagement & contribution,
independence of judgment, decision making ability for safeguarding the interest of the
Company, stakeholders and its shareholders.
The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire
Board except the participation of concerned Independent Director whose evaluation was to
be done. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the Non Independent Directors was
carried out by the Independent Directors. The Board was satisfied with the evaluation
process and approved the evaluation results thereof.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors has laid down the code of conduct for all Board Members and
members of the Senior Management of the Company. Additionally, all Independent Directors
of the company shall be bound by duties of Independent Directors as set out in Companies
Act, 2013 to be read with SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015.
All Board Members, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel have
affirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct.
COMPANY'S POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The appointment, removal and remuneration of the directors are subject to the
recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC") and in
accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. The Company has a
policy on the appointment and remuneration of the directors, which, inter alia, provides
the criteria for determination of the qualifications, attributes, independence of a
director, diversity, and other matters.
The 'Nomination and Remuneration Policy' has been formulated/revised under the
provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations and covers remuneration to the
directors, key managerial personnel and the senior management personnel, identification
and criteria for selection of appropriate candidates for appointment as directors, key
managerial personnel and senior management personnel.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In terms of Section 134(3) of the Companies Act 2013, the Directors, would like to
state as follows:
(a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgments & estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true
& fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year
and of the profit & loss of the Company for that period;
(c) the Directors had taken proper & sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this act for safeguarding
the assets of the company and for preventing & detecting fraud & other
irregularities;
(d) the Directors had prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) the Directors had laid down Internal Financial Controls to be followed by the
Company and such controls are adequate and are operating effectively;
(f) the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD& COMMITTEES
The details of Board Meetings convened during the year along with other details of
Board Meetings held are given in Corporate Governance Report, which forms the integral
part of this Annual Report. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed
120 days, as prescribed in the Companies Act, 2013.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of
section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 to be read with Regulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing
Obligation & Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015. The Composition of Audit
Committee is given in the Corporate Governance Report which forms the integral part of
this Annual Report.
NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company is constituted in line with
the provisions of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 to be read with Regulation 19 of
the SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015. The
Composition of the Committee is given in the Corporate Governance Report which forms the
integral part of this Annual Report.
STAKEHOLDERS' RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the
provisions of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 to be read with Regulation 20 of the
SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015.The Composition of
the Committee is given in the Corporate Governance Report which forms the integral part of
this Annual Report.
VIGIL MECHANISM COMMITTEE
The Vigil Mechanism Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions
of section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 to be read with Regulation 22 of the SEBI
(Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015.The Composition of the
Committee is given in the Corporate Governance report which forms the integral part of
this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
As per Reg. 34 of SEBI Regulation, 2015 to be read with Part A of Schedule V of the
said regulations, a separate section on corporate governance practices followed by the
company, together with the certificate from the Practicing Company Secretary confirming
compliance forms an integral part of this Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated
under Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015, is presented in a separate section of this Annual Report.
STATUTORY AUDITOR & SECRETARIAL AUDITOR WITH THEIR QUALIFICATION. RESERVATION OR
ADVERSE REMARKS ALONG WITH THE EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE DIRECTORS
A. STATUTORY AUDITOR
The members at the Annual General Meeting held on 30th September, 2022
re-appointed M/s RMR & Co., Chartered Accountant(FRN:106467W), as Statutory Auditors
of the Company for a period of five years to hold office from the conclusion of that
meeting till the conclusion of 36th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Qualifications! and Directors' comments on the report of Statutory Auditor:
The Notes on Accounts and observations of the Auditors in their Report on the Accounts
of the Company are self-explanatory and in the opinion of the Directors, do not call for
any further clarification(s). Also, the report submitted by the Auditor is unqualified.
B. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to provision of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rule, 2014, the Company
has appointed M/s. M.D. Baid & Associates, Company Secretaries to undertake
Secretarial Audit of the Company for FY 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit was conducted by Mr. Shreyansh Jain, Practicing Company
Secretary, and the report thereon is annexed herewith as "Annexure- A".
Qualifications! and Directors' comments on the report of Secretarial Auditor:
There are qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by Secretarial Auditors
in their Report and the same is self-explanatory.
Annual Secretarial Compliance Report
The provisions of Regulation 24A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure)
Regulations, 2015 are applicable on the Company. Therefore, the Company has obtained a
certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary and has been attached with this Annual
Report. The report thereon is annexed herewith as "Annexure-B".
C. INTERNAL AUDITOR
The Company had appointed Internal Auditor to carry out the Internal Audit Functions.
The Internal Auditor has to submit a "Quarterly Report" to the Audit Committee
for its review.
REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the secretarial
auditor has reported to the Audit Committee, under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act,
2013, any instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees,
the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board's report.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORD:
As per sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, maintenance of Cost
Records has not been prescribed by the Central Government for the products/services
manufactured/provided by the company.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The Annual Return in terms of section 92(3) of the Act for the financial year 2023-24
is available on the Company's website and can be accessed at
https://www.paraspetrofils.in/
SUBSIDIARY / ASSOCIATE/ IOINT VENTURES COMPANIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company is not having any Subsidiary Company/ Joint Venture/ Associate Company
during the financial year 2023-24. A statement about Subsidiary / Joint Ventures /
Associate Company in the form AOC-1 is not applicable.
PARTICULAR OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT,
2013
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section
186 of the Act are given in the notes to Financial Statements forming part of the Annual
Report.
The company has not made any investment during the year
DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits in terms of
section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013.There were no unclaimed deposits at the end of
Financial Year i.e. 31st March, 2024.
PARTICULAR OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES UNDER SECTION 188 OF THE
COMPAIES ACT, 2013
In the financial year 2023-24, The Company has not entered into any material related
party transaction with the related parties within the purview of section 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013. Thus form AOC-2 is not required.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND
OUT-GO
The requisite information with regard to conservation of energy, technology absorption
and foreign exchange earnings and outgo, in terms of the Section 134(3)(m) of the
Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is given below:
Conservation of energy |
|
1. the steps taken or impact on conservation of energy |
Nil |
2. the steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of
energy |
Nil |
3. the capital investment on energy conservation equipment |
Nil |
Technology absorption
1. the efforts made towards technology absorption |
Nil |
2. the benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product
development or import substitution |
Nil |
3. in case of imported technology (imported during the last three years
reckoned from the beginning of the financial year) |
Nil |
4. the details of technology imported |
Nil |
5. the year of import |
Nil |
6. whether the technology been fully absorbed |
Nil |
7. if not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place, and
the reasons thereof; and |
Nil |
8. the expenditure incurred on Research and Development |
Nil |
Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo
1. The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflows during the year |
Nil |
2. The Foreign Exchange outgo during the year in terms of actual outflows |
Nil |
Further, there were no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under
review.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
The Company has complied with the requirements prescribed under the Secretarial
Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) read
with the MCA Circulars granting exemptions in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
INDIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARD (IND AS)
Your Company follows Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs in the preparation of its financial statements. Your Company has
consistently applied applicable accounting policies during the year under review.
Management evaluates all recently issued or revised accounting standards on an ongoing
basis. The Company discloses its financial results on a quarterly basis which are
subjected to limited review and publishes audited financial results on an annual basis.
The financial statements for the year ended 31 March, 2024 have been prepared in
accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS") as required under the
provisions of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made there under, as
amended.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The provisions of SEBI Regulations for formation of Risk Management Committee are not
applicable to the Company. However, as per section 134 (3) (n) of Companies Act 2013, the
company regularly maintains a proper check in normal course of its business regarding risk
management. Currently, the company does not identify any element of risk which may
threaten the existence of the company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES
The company does not fall under the criteria of net worth, turnover or profit for
applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions as per Section 135 of
the Companies Act, 2013, hence the same are not applicable to the company for the period
under review.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
As per Regulation 22 of the SEBI Regulations, 2015, in order to ensure that the
activities of the Company & its employees are conducted in a fair & transparent
manner by adoption of highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical
behavior, the company has adopted a vigil mechanism policy. This policy is explained in
"Corporate Governance Report" and is also posted on website of the company.
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE
As per the requirement of "The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013" and Rules made thereunder, your
Company has constituted Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at its workplaces. During the
year, no complaints were filed with the Company
PERSONNEL RELATIONS
Your Directors hereby place on record their appreciation for the services rendered by
executives, staff and other workers of the Company for their hard work, dedication and
commitment. During the year under review, relations between the Employees and the
Management continued to remain cordial.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of your Company is in receipt of remuneration requiring
disclosure pursuant to the provisions of Section 197, read with the Companies (Appointment
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014; hence no such particulars are
annexed.
FAMILIARIZATION POLICY
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 25(7) of Listing Regulations, 2015, the Board
has framed a policy to familiarize Independent Directors about the Company.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the
Company occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which this
financial statement relates and on the date of this report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING
THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
To the best of the Management's knowledge, no significant and material order(s) were
passed by any regulator(s) or courts or tribunals which could impact the going concern
status and company's operation in future.
CHANGE IN KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
In accordance with the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2018, the Company is required to give details of changes in key
sector-specific financial ratios.
Sr. No. Particulars |
FY 2023-24 |
FY 2022-23 |
1. Current Ratio (times) |
769.35 |
101.15 |
2. Return on Equity Ratio |
-0.02 |
0.01 |
3. Return on Investment |
0.08 |
0.09 |
4. Current Liability (times) |
0.00 |
0.01 |
5. Net Profit Margin (%) |
-0.29 |
0.28 |
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has a comprehensive Internal Financial Control system commensurate with the
size, scale and complexity of its operation. The system encompasses the major processes to
ensure reliability of financial reporting, compliance with policies, procedures, laws, and
regulations, safeguarding of assets and economical and efficient use of resources.
The Company has performed an evaluation and made an assessment of the adequacy and the
effectiveness of the Company's Internal Financial Control System. The Statutory Auditors
of the Company have also reviewed the Internal Financial Control system implemented by the
Company on the financial reporting and in their opinion, the Company has, in all material
respects, adequate Internal Financial Control system over Financial Reporting and such
Controls over Financial Reporting were operating effectively as on 31st March,
2024 based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the
Company.
The policies and procedures adopted by the Company ensures he orderly and efficient
conduct of its business and adherence to the company's policies, prevention and detection
of frauds and errors, accuracy & completeness of the records and the timely
preparation of reliable financial information.
The Internal auditors continuously monitor the efficacy of internal controls with the
objective of providing to the Audit Committee and the Board, an independent, objective and
reasonable assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of the organization's risk
management with regard to the internal control framework.
Audit committee meets regularly to review reports submitted by the Internal Auditors.
The Audit Committee also meet the Company's Statutory Auditors to ascertain their views on
the financial statements, including the financial reporting system and compliance to
accounting policies and procedures followed by the Company.
CODE FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by
designated persons and their immediate relatives as per the requirements under the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.
This Code of Conduct also includes code for practices and procedures for fair disclosure
of unpublished price sensitive information which has been made available on the Company's
website.
DISCLOSURE OF STATEMENT OF DEVIATION(S) OR VARIATIONS UNDER REGULATION 32 OF SEBI
(LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS), REGULATIONS, 2015
With reference to Regulation 32 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the disclosure of Statement of Deviation(s) or
Variation(s) as per the said regulation is not applicable to the Company.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors hereby acknowledge the dedication, loyalty, hard work, solidarity and
commitment rendered by the employees of the Company during the year. They would also like
to place on record their appreciation for the continued patronage, assistance and guidance
received by the Company during the year from bankers, government authorities, shareholders
and other stakeholders and Stock Exchange authorities without whom the overall
satisfactory performance would not have been possible.
For and on behalf of the Board For Paras Petrofils Limited |
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Sd/- |
Sd/- |
Deepak Vaidya |
Sanjay Jayant Bhatt |
Whole-time Director |
Director |
DIN:08201304 |
DIN:09075125 |
Place: Surat |
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Date: 06.09.2024 |
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