As on: Oct 02, 2023 02:18 PM
To
The Members of Radhika Jeweltech Limited
Rajkot
Dear Members,
The Directors of your company present the 5th Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company along with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2021.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The revenue from operations of the company for the year ended March 31,2020 was Rs 137.47 Crore as compared to Rs 171.84 Crore and Net profit after tax was Rs 25.51 Crore as compared to Rs 12.81 Crore during the year under report.
RESERVE:
No amount is appropriated from Profit & Loss Account and transferred to any reserve account.
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS:
There is no change in the nature of the business of the Company during the year.
MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
DIVIDEND:
With a view to conserve financial resources, The board of directors has not recommended any Dividend for the year ended on March 31,2021.
DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE OR ASSOCIATES:
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to sub-section 3(a) of Section 134 and sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 the extracts of the Annual Return as at March 31, 2020 forms part of this report as "Annexure-A"
DEPOSITS:
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the public within the meaning of chapter V of the Companies Act 2013, and rules framed there under.
DIRECTORS AND KMP:
Re-appointment/Appointment
As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Hareshbhai Mathurbhai Zinzuwadia Whole-time Director (DIN: 07505968) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. The
Board recommends the reappointment of Hareshbhai Mathurbhai Zinzuwadia as Whole-time Director of the company.
On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ('NRC'), Rasiklal Prabhudas Bhanani (DIN: 09217522) who was appointed as an Additional - Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from June 26, 2021. In accordance with Section 161 of the Act, Rasiklal Prabhudas Bhanani (DIN: 09217522) holds office upto the date of the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offer their candidature for appointment as Directors.
Natwarlal Vachhraj Dholakia (DIN: 00470090) and Pravinaben Anantrai Geria (DIN: 07580390) Independent Director of the Company whose tenure as an Independent Directors expired on 23rd July 2021 on recommendation the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 22nd July 2021 subject to approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting had been re-appointed for a further period of five (5) years with effect from 23rd July 2021.
Ashokkumar Mathurdas Zinzuwadia (DIN: 07505964) has been re-appointed as Managing Director of the Company in the Board meeting held on 31st July 2021 subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Hareshbhai Mathurbhai Zinzuwadia (DIN: 07505968) and Darshit Zinzuwadia (DIN: 07506087) have been re-appointed as Whole time Directors of the Company in the Board meeting held on 31st July 2021 subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Declaration by Independent Director
Independent Director have given necessary declaration under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per the said declarations, they meet the criteria of Independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Key Managerial Personnel
The Board of Directors on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the reappointment of Mr. Ashokkumar Mathurdas Zinzuwadia as Managing Director for a period of 3 years with effect from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024 subject to approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The following have been designated as the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company pursuant to sections 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:
(a) Ashokkumar Mathurdas Zinzuwadia - Managing Director
(b) Vipulkumar Dhirendralal Parmar- CFO
(c) Aditi Prafulbhai Gorasia - Company Secretary
There has been no change in the KMPs during the year under review.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:
The Company has constituted various committees. Following committees has been established as a part of the best corporate governance practices and are in compliance with the requirements of the relevant provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015:
1) Audit Committee
2) Stakeholders Relationship Committee
3) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
4) Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
A detailed note on the board and its committees is provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
BOARD EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the section 134 (p) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 (4) of Companies Accounts Rules, 2014 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually, as well as the Board Committees.
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of the criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning.
REMUNERATION POLICY:
The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remunerations provided in Section 178(3) of the Companies Act 2013, The Remuneration Policy is stated in the Corporate Governance Report.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
In today's economic environment, Risk management is a very important part of business. The main aim of risk management is to identify, monitor and take precautionary measures in respect of the events that may pose risk for the business. Company's risk management is embedded in the business processes and thereby reduces the risk to its possible extent.
The Board periodically reviews the operations of the Company and identifies the risk / potential risk, if any to the Company and implement the necessary course of action(s) which the Board deems fit in the best interest of the Company.
Further almost all the business operations are being carried out directly under the supervision and control of the Managing Director leaving no scope of any fraud or irregularities.
MEETINGS:
During the year under review eight Board Meetings and There were four meeting of Audit Committee were convened and held. The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this Annual Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual Report.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has proper and adequate system of internal control to ensure that all assets are safeguarded and protected against loss from unauthorized use or disposition and that transaction are authorized, recorded and reported correctly. The Company has effective system in place for achieving efficiency in operations, optimum and effective utilization of resources, monitoring thereof and compliance with applicable laws.
AUDITORS:
(A) Statutory Auditors
Hersh S. Jani, Proprietor of M/s. H. S. Jani And Associates, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad (Firm Reg. No. 127515W) was appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 at Annual General Meeting held on 29/09/2017 to hold office upto the conclusion of 6th AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2022, subject to ratification by the Members at every AGM held thereafter. The Company has received a certificate from the said Auditors to the effect that if they are reappointed, it would be in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 notified on May 7, 2018 amended Section 139 of the Act which had done away with the requirement of seeking ratification of Members for appointment of Auditors at every AGM. Accordingly, no Resolution is being proposed for ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors at the ensuing AGM.
Further, the report of the Statutory Auditors along with the notes on the Financial Statements is enclosed to this Report. The Auditors' Reports do not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remarks or disclaimer. The observations made in the Auditors' Report are self explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments.
There was no instance of fraud during the year under review, which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the Audit Committee and/or Board under Section 143(12) of the Act and Rules framed there under.
Statutory Auditors' Observations in their Report and Directors' explanation thereto :
Dues of income tax or sales tax or service tax or duty of custom or duty of excise or value added tax or goods or service tax have been deposited on time. There is no pending dispute on the part of company except Demand payable under section 156 of the Income Tax, 1961 of Rs.57,09,18,672/- pertaining to financial year 2016-17.
The Board of directors is to state that the above claim is subject to legal proceeding at various appellate authorities. The company is contesting the above demand and the management including its tax advisors believes that its position will likely be upheld in the appellate process. The management believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position and results of operation.
(B) Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Audit Report
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013, The Board has appointed Sandip V. Naidyapara of S. V. Nadiyapara and Co., Practising Company Secretary, Rajkot to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2020-21. The Company provided all assistance and facilities to the Secretarial Auditor for conducting their audit. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31,2021 is annexed herewith marked as Annexure B to this Report.
COST AUDIT:
As per the Cost Audit Orders, Cost Audit is not applicable to the Company.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186:
The company has not made any transactions, as stated in Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and hence the details are not applicable to the company.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and adhere to the corporate governance requirements set out by Companies Act, 2013. The report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Companies Act, 2013 forms part of this Annual Report.
CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis. The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board and Audit committee.
The particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm's length transactions under third proviso thereto is disclosed in Form No. AOC -2 annexed as Annexure C with this report. Your Company's Policy on related Party Transactions, as adopted by the Board, can be accessed on the company's website.
PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
DECLARATION OF THE DIRECTORS ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT:
This is to inform that the Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for its employees including the Directors. We confirm that the Company has in respect of the financial year ended 31st March, 2021 received from the senior management team of the Company and the Members of the Board, a declaration of compliance with the Code of Conduct.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has adopted a vigil mechanism under Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board And Its Powers) Rule, 2014 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy to provide a mechanism to its directors, employees and other stakeholders to raise concerns, violation of legal or regulatory requirements, misrepresentation of any financial statement and to report actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Code of Conduct of the Company.
DISCLOSURE UNDER WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.
During the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY:
The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean & safe operations. The Company's policy requires conduct of operation in such a manner, so as to ensure safety of all concerned, compliances environmental regulations and preservation of natural resources.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
Relations with the Company's employees continue to be cordial. The Company has a good track record of harmonious relations with employees and all stake holders
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The information pertaining to Section 197(12) read with Rule 5(1) of the companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure D
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (CSR Committee) of the Company has been formulated and recommended to the Board, a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (CSR Policy) indicating the activities to be undertaken by the Company, which has been approved by the Board.
The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy of the Company and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year are set out in Annexure-E of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014.
Further, to comply with the requirements of the Corporate Social Responsibility CSR) as per section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has also spent towards Corporate Social Responsibility activities and contributed an amount of Rs. 61,04,939/- to the Charitable Institutions which are for the purpose of accomplishment of its objects. The Company was required to spend an amount of Rs. 37,67,955/- being 2% of the average net profit of the immediately preceding three financial year towards CSR activities as per the provisions of section 135 of the Act. The Company has spent Rs 61,04,939 which is more than required to be spent as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The company considers social responsibility as an integral part of its business activities and endeavors to utilize allocable CSR budget for the benefit of society. The CSR initiatives of company are on the focus areas approved by the Board benefitting the community. However, the company has just embarked on the journey of ascertained CSR programs. The CSR activities are scalable with few new initiatives that may be considered in future and moving forward the Company will endeavor to spend the complete amount on CSR activities in accordance with the statutory requirements.
The Board of Directors assures that they would initiate all necessary actions for spending CSR amount as stipulated by the Companies Act, 2013 on qualifying activities.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
Due to spread of Covid-19 and in accordance with the various initiatives and direction issued by Central and State Government from time to time have posed challenges to business of the Company. The operations of the company were hit substantially as the Company is in business of retail jewelry. After the end of second lockdown i.e, on May 18, 2020, the company partially started its business operation. The profitability of the company was affected during the first half of the year. The company will continue to monitor the situation and update stock exchange in case of any material development or change.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are as follows:
Part (A) & (B) pertaining to conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable to your Company.
(C) Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo:
The company has neither earned nor outgo of foreign exchange.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS:
There are no material changes and commitments which has occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS:
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
TRANSFER OF UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 ("IEPF Rules"), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to
be transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority ("IEPF Authority") established by the Central Government, after completion of seven years. Further, according to the IEPF Rules, the underlying shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the Members for seven consecutive years or more, shall also be transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority. The Company has Rs.7200/- lying unclaimed for a period of Less than seven years. Therefore there were no requirement to any fund to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby confirmed that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2021, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2021 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the 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 fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going concern' basis;
e) The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from the financial institutions, banks, Government authorities, customers, vendors and members during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by the Company's executives, staff and workers.