To, The Members Mini Diamonds (India) Limited.
Your Directors hereby present the Thirty Seventh (37th) Annual Report on the
Business and Operations together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for
the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024 ("FY 2023-24").
Financial Highlights:
The Company's financial performance for the year under review is summarized below:
(Amount in Rupees)
Particulars |
For the financial year ended on 31st March
2024 |
For the financial yearended on 31st
March 2023 |
Revenue from operations |
2,45,57,78,780 |
1,69,51,59,306 |
Other Income |
10,95,889 |
34,148 |
Total Income |
2,45,68,74,669 |
1,69,51,93,454 |
Expenses |
2,43,55,97,201 |
1,68,97,46,762 |
Net Profit before Exceptional items & Taxes |
2,12,77,468 |
54,46,692 |
Less: Exceptional items |
- |
- |
Net Profit for the year before Taxes |
2,12,77,468 |
54,46,692 |
Less: Provision for Taxes |
|
|
Current Tax |
- |
- |
Deferred Tax Assets |
(1,91,560) |
(1,92,165) |
(Excess)/ Short Provision for tax of earlier years |
- |
- |
Profit for the year |
2,14,69,028 |
56,38,857 |
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STATE OF THE COMPANY AFFAIRS:
During the financial year under review, the Company has reported a total income of INR
2,45,68,74,669/- as against
INR 1,69,51,93,454/- in the previous year. The total income has increased by INR
76,16,81,215/- as compared to the previous financial year. The Profit before tax was INR
2,12,77,468/- as against Profit before tax of INR 54,46,692/- in the previous financial
year. The Profit after tax was INR 2,14,69,028/- as against Profit after tax INR
56,38,857/- in the previous financial year.
The Company operates in a single segment viz. cutting and polishing of diamonds and
trading of the same. An analysis of performance for the financial year including the major
developments, if any, has been included in the
Management Discussion & Analysis Report, which forms a part of the Annual Report.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company during the financial
year under review.
DIVIDEND:
In order to preserve the resources and for undertaking future expansion plan, your
Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year 2023-24.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
During the financial year 2023-24, the Company has not transferred any amount to
reserves.
SHARE CAPITAL: Authorised Share Capital:
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company at the beginning of the financial year was
INR 13,50,00,000/- consisting of 1,35,00,000 Equity Shares of face value of INR 10/-.
During the financial year under review, the Authorised Share Capital of the Company has
increased from INR
13,50,00,000/- consisting of 1,35,00,000/- Equity Shares of face value of INR 10/- to
INR 24,00,00,000/- divided into 2,40,00,000 equity shares of face value of INR 10/- each.
Paid up Share Capital:
The paid-up share capital of the Company at the beginning of the financial year was INR
3,45,00,000 consisting of 34,50,000 equity shares of face value of INR 10/- each.
During the financial year under review, the Company has allotted 1,19,116 equity shares
of face value of INR 10/- each at an issue price of INR 17.69/- (including a premium of
INR 7.69/-) per equity share by way of preferential issue on private placement basis as a
result of this allotment the paid-up share capital of the Company was increased to INR
3,56,91,160 divided into 35,69,116 equity shares of face value of INR 10/-.
PREFERENTIAL ISSUE:
During the financial year under review, the Board at its meeting held on 23 rd
June, 2023 has approved the allotment of 1,19,116 fully paid-up equity shares of face
value of INR 10/- each at an issue price of INR 17.69/- (including a premium of INR
7.69/-) per equity share by way of preferential issue on private placement basis to an
entity belonging to the promoter group of the Company.
The details of utilization of funds raised during the financial year 2023-24 against
equity shares are given hereunder:
Particulars |
Amount (In Rupees) |
Funds raised through allotment of 1,19,116 fully paid-up equity shares during
financial year 2023-24 |
21,07,162 |
Funds utilized as on 31st March 2024 |
21,07,162 |
There is no deviation or variation in the use of proceeds from the allotment of
1,19,116 fully paid-up equity shares during financial year under review from the objects
as stated in the Explanatory Statement to the Notice of the EGM dated 05th
October, 2022.
Further, the Board at its meeting held on 29th February, 2024 has approved
the Issuance of 2,00,00,000 warrants convertible into 1 (one) fully paid up equity share
of the Company having face value of INR 10/- each ("Warrants") within a period
of 18 months (eighteen months) in accordance with the applicable laws at a price of INR
25.33/- each payable in cash on preferential basis to the Non-Promoter persons/entity
subject to the approval of the Members and such other regulatory or statutory approvals as
may be required.
The Members of the Company at their Extra-Ordinary General Meeting ("EGM")
held on 29th March, 2024 has approved the issuance of the 2,00,00,000 warrants
and upon receipt of statutory approval and atleast 25% of the issue price per Convertible
Equity Warrants (i.e. INR 6.33/- per warrant) as upfront payment, the Board on 22nd
April, 2024 has allotted 2,00,00,000 warrants, on preferential basis to the Non-Promoter
persons/entity, at a price of INR 25.33/- each payable in cash.
ALTERATION IN MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION:
Pursuant to the approval of the Board at its meeting held on 29th February,
2024 and approval of the Members of the Company at their Extra-Ordinary General Meeting
("EGM") held on 29th March, 2024, the Capital Clause of Memorandum of
Association ("MOA'') was altered where the authorised share capital of the Company
was increased from INR 13,50,00,000/- to INR 24,00,00,000/-.
ALTERATION IN ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION:
During the financial year under review, the members of the Company has approved at
their Extra-Ordinary General
Meeting ("EGM") held on 29th March, 2024, alteration of Articles
of Association ("AOA") of the Company to enable the Company to issue convertible
warrants.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
During the financial year under review, the Company has not accepted or invited any
deposits from the public falling within the ambit of Section 73 & Section 74 of the
Companies Act, 2013, therefore the disclosure pursuant to Rule 8 (5)(v) & (vi) of
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is not applicable to the Company.
ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 a copy of the
Annual Return of the Company in e-Form MGT-7 for the financial year 2023-24 is available
on the website of the Company and can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.minidiamonds.net/investors-types/annual-return.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
The Board of Directors ("the Board") as on 31st March, 2024
comprises of 6 (Six) Directors. The composition of the Board of Directors is as follows:
Name of Director |
Designation |
1 Mr. Upendra Shah |
Chairman & Managing Director |
2 Mr. Ronish Shah |
Executive Director |
3 Mr. Dilip Shah Jaswant |
Non-Executive Director |
4 Mr. Narayanbhai Kevadia |
Non-Executive Director |
5 Mr. Chintan Shah |
Independent Director |
6 Ms. Niharika Roongta |
Independent Director |
During the financial year under review, there was no change in the composition of Board
of Directors of the Company, except for the re-appointment of Mr. Chintan Shah as
Independent Director.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL ("KMP"):
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(51) and Section 203 of the Act, the following
are KMPs of the Company as on 31st March, 2024:
Name of KMP |
Designation |
1 Mr. Upendra Shah |
Chairman & Managing Director |
2 Mr. Prashant Chauhan |
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
3 Ms. Ayushi Bathiya |
Company Secretary (CS) |
During the financial year under review, there were no changes in the KMP of the
Company.
RETIREMENT BY ROTATION:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and in accordance with the
Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Upendra Narottamdas Shah (DIN: 00748451)
,Managing Director, retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for
reappointment at the ensuing 37th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
APPOINTMENT AND RE- APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS:
1. Based on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of
Directors at its meeting held on 04th September, 2024 has approved the
appointment of Mr. Ashutosh Tiwari (DIN: 10743984) as an Additional Director
(Non-Executive, Independent) and recommended to the Members his appointment as an
Independent Director for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years commencing from 04th
September, 2024 to 03rd September, 2029.
2. Based on the performance of Mr. Chintan Shah (DIN: 08335669) and taking into
consideration extensive knowledge, vast experience and understanding of the business, the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee in their meeting held on 08th November,
2023 recommended to the Board the re-appointment of Mr. Chintan Shah (DIN: 08335669) for
second term as Independent Director whose tenure expired on 15th January, 2024.
Consequently, the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 08th November,
2023 has approved and recommended to the Members the re-appointment of Mr. Chintan Shah
(DIN: 08335669) as an Independent Director for the second term of 5 (five ) consecutive
years commencing from 16th January, 2024 to 15th January, 2029.
The Company has received the requisite Notices from a Member in writing proposing their
appointment as Independent Directors.
Brief profile of the Directors proposed to be appointed/re-appointed as stipulated
under of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
("Listing Regulations") and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2)
issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India ("ICSI") is given in the
Notice forming part of this Annual Report.
DECLARATION GIVEN BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
All the Independent Directors have given their declaration to the Company stating their
independence pursuant to Section 149(6) & (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Regulation 16(1)(b) of Listing Regulations. They have further declared that they are not
debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as directors of companies by
the SEBI /Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority.
Further, in terms of Section 150 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of the
Companies (Appointment
& Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended, and as per the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs Notification dated 22nd October, 2019 the Independent
Directors of the Company have included their names in the databank of Independent
Directors maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
In the opinion of the Board, all the Independent Directors of the Company possess the
highest standard of integrity, relevant expertise and experience, including the
proficiency required to best serve the interest of the Company.
REMUNERATION TO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS:
During the financial year under review, the Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) of the
Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting
fees, commission and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose of
attending meetings of the Board/Committee of the Company.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to sub-section (5) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the
Act") and to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations obtained /received from the operating management, your Directors make the
following statement and confirm that-
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had
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 and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of
the profit of the Company for that
(c) the directors had taken proper and 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 and detecting fraud and 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 that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
effectively; and
(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.
ANNUAL EVALUATION BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES AND
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:
During the financial year, the Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating its
performance as well as that of its\ Committees and individual Directors, including the
Chairman of the Board. The exercise was carried out through a structured evaluation
process covering various aspects of the Boards functioning such as composition of the
Board & committees, experience & competencies, performance of specific duties
& obligations, governance issues etc.
Separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors
including the Board Chairman who were evaluated on parameters such as attendance,
contribution at the meetings and otherwise, independent judgment, safeguarding of minority
shareholders interest etc.
The evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board and
that of the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors were carried out by the Independent
Directors.
The Directors were satisfied with the evaluation results, which reflected the overall
engagement of the Board and its Committees with the Company.
Having regard to the industry, size and nature of business your company is engaged in,
the evaluation methodology adopted is, in the opinion of the Board, sufficient,
appropriate and is found to be serving the purpose
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
The Board met at regular interval to discuss and decide on affairs, operations of the
Company and to supervise and control the activities of the Company.
During the financial year under review, 9 (Nine) Board Meetings were held i.e. on 30th
May, 2023, 21st June, 2023, 23rd June, 2023, 14th August,
2023, 28th August, 2023, 08th November, 2023, 14th
February, 2024, 20th February, 2024 and 29th February, 2024.
The intervening gap between the two consecutive Board meetings did not exceed the
period prescribed by the Act, Listing Regulations, Secretarial Standard on Board Meetings
(SS-1) issued by ICSI.
The details of attendance of the Directors at the meetings held during the financial
year under review is stated herewith:
Name of Director |
Designation |
No. of Board Meetings attended |
1 Mr. Upendra Shah |
Chairman & Managing Director |
9 |
2 Mr. Ronish Shah |
Executive Director |
9 |
3 Mr. Chintan Shah |
Independent Director |
9 |
4 Ms. Niharika Roongta |
Independent Director |
9 |
5 Mr. Dilip Shah Jaswant |
Non-Executive Director |
9 |
6 Mr. Narayanbhai Kevadia |
Non-Executive Director |
9 |
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:
As required under the applicable provisions of the Act, the Company has constituted
following Committees of the Board viz.:
1. Audit Committee;
2. Nomination & Remuneration Committee; and
3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee.
AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ITS COMPOSITION:
The Audit Committee is duly constituted as per the provisions of Section 177 of the
Act.
During the financial year under review, the committee met 6 (Six) times i.e. 30 th
May, 2023, 14th August, 2023, 28th August, 2023, 08th
November, 2023, 14th February, 2024 and 20th February 20, 2024.
The composition of the committee and attendance details for the meetings held during
financial year 2023-24 are as follows:
Name of Director |
Category |
No. of Meetings attended |
1 Mr. Chintan Shah |
Chairman |
6 |
2 Ms. Niharika Roongta |
Member |
6 |
3 Mr. Upendra Shah |
Member |
6 |
in the fields of finance, accounting, development, strategy Allmembersarefinancially
and management.
During the financial year under review, all the recommendations made by the Committee
were accepted by the Board.
Mr. Chintan Shah, Chairman of the Audit Committee was present at the last AGM of the
Company held on 30th September, 2023.
Ms. Ayushi Bathiya, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company acts as
the Secretary to the Committee.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND ITS COMPOSITION:
The Composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in compliance with the
provisions of Section 178 of the Act.
During the financial year under review, the Committee met 3 (Three) times i.e. on 30 th
May, 2023, 28th August, 2023 and 08th November, 2023.
The composition of the Committee and attendance details of the meeting held during
financial year 2023-24, are as follows:
Name of Director |
Category |
No. of Meetings attended |
1 Mr. Chintan Shah |
Chairman |
3 |
2 Ms. Niharika Roongta |
Member |
3 |
3 Mr. Dilip Jaswant Shah |
Member |
3 |
Mr. Chintan Shah, Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee was present at
the last AGM of the Company held on 30th September, 2023.
Ms. Ayushi Bathiya, the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company acts
as the Secretary to the
Committee.
STAKEHOLDERS' RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE AND ITS COMPOSITION:
The Composition of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee is in compliance with the
provisions of Section 178 of the Act.
The Committee is primarily responsible to review all matters connected with the
Company's transfer of securities and redressal of shareholders'/investors'/security
holders' complaints.
During the financial year under review, the Committee met 1 (One) time i.e. on 14 th
February, 2024.
The composition of the Committee and Attendance details of the meeting held during
financial year 2023-24, are as follows:
Name of Director |
Category |
No. of Meetings attended |
1 Mr. Chintan Shah |
Chairman |
1 |
2 Ms. Niharika Roongta |
Member |
1 |
3 Mr. Upendra Shah |
Member |
1 |
Mr. Chintan Shah, Chairman of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee was present at
the last AGM of the Company held on 30th September, 2023.
Ms. Ayushi Bathiya, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company acts as
the Secretary to the Committee.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS' MEETING:
The Meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on 14th
February, 2024 to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors and Board as a
whole, to assess the quality, quantity and flow of information between the management and
the Board. The said meeting was attended by all the Independent Directors of the Company.
COMPANY'S POLICY ON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION:
The Company's policy on Directors' appointment including criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a Director as well as policy
relating to Remuneration of Key Managerial Personnel and other employees and other matters
as provided in Section 178(3) of the Act is appended as an 'Annexure I"
to this Report and the same is uploaded on the website of the Company and can be accessed
at the web-link:
https://www.minidiamonds.net/uploads/investor-relations/nomination--remuneration-policy-8C4E76DD-3C92-4AA0-934A-D5128C750215.pdf
VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWERS POLICY:
The Company has a vigil mechanism to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual/
suspected frauds and violation of Company's Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy. Protected
disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through several channels. The Audit Committee
of the Board oversees the functioning of Vigil Mechanism in accordance with the provisions
of the Act and the Listing Regulations. The said Mechanism is established for directors
and employees to report their concerns. The procedure and other details required to be
known for the purpose of reporting such grievances or concerns are uploaded on the website
of the Company. The Policy is available on the Company's website and can be accessed at:
https://www.minidiamonds.net/uploads/investor-relations/vigil-mechanism--whistle-blower-policy-AEC43F85-20F9-43E6-BA42-8AF620F2C946.pdf
We affirm that no employee/director has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit
Committee and that no complaints were received during the financial year under review.
RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Board of Directors of your Company have identifiedindustry specific risk and other
external, internal, political and technological risk which in opinion of the board are
threat to the Company and Board has taken adequate measures and actions which are required
to take for diminishing the adverse effect of the risk.
The Risk Management Policy of the Company is available on the website and can be
accessed at:
https://www.minidiamonds.net/uploads/investor-relations/risk-management-8D8FF40E-2F97-48DD-AF7A-85260C246D98.pdf
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
There were no significant orders passed by any of the Regulators or Courts or
Tribunals, which has an impact on the operations of the Company or affecting the Going
Concern status of the Company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
The provisions related to Corporate Social Responsibility under Section 135 of the Act
and the Rules made thereunder are not applicable to the Company.
STATUTORY AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT:
At the 36th Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on
30th September, 2023, the members of the Company had approved the appointment
of M/s. Mittal & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.
106456W) astheStatutoryAuditorsofyourCompanyfor (five)years commencing from the
conclusion periodof5 of 36th AGM till the conclusion of 41st AGM to
be held for the financial year ending 31 st March, 2027.
The Companyhasobtainedwrittenconsentand certificatefrom M/s. Mittal &
Associates confirmingtheir compliance with the criteria specified under Section 141 of the
Act for the appointment of auditors. Additionally, the Certificate also verifies that
their appointment as auditors falls within the limits prescribed under Section 139 of
theAct. During the financial year under review, the Statutory Auditors have confirmed that
no instance of fraud was reported to the Audit Committee, in accordance with Section
143(12) of Act. As a result, there are no detail to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(ca)
of the Act.
The Auditor's Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The notes on the financial statement
referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further
comments.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND THEIR REPORT:
The Company has appointed M/s. Manish Ghia & Associates, Practicing Company
Secretaries as Secretarial Auditor, for the financial year 2023-24 at the Meeting of Board
of Directors heldon28 th May, 2024 according to the provisions of section 204
of the Act for conducting secretarial audit of the Company.
The report issued by the Secretarial Auditor in Form MR-3 is annexed to Board's Report
as Annexure II. The qualifications given by the Secretarial Auditors in their Audit
Report for the Financial Year 2023-24 alongwith the management's reply are as under:
Qualification |
Management's reply |
Pursuant to provisions of Section 149(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 an independent
director shall be eligible for re-appointment on passing of a special resolution by the
company, however re- appointment of Mr. Chintan Shah (DIN: 08335669) was approved by the
Board of Directors on November 8, 2023 to hold office with effect from January 16, 2024 to
January 15, 2029 and the approval of shareholders is yet to be obtained; Further
Mr.ChintanShah,isyettopasstheonlineproficiencyself- assessment test while the prescribed
timeline within which the same needs to be completed has expired; self- |
The Board, on recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, in its
meeting held on 08th November, 2023, has recommended the re-appointment of Mr.
Chintan Shah (DIN: 08335669) to the shareholders in general meeting. The resolution for
re-appointment of Mr. Chintan Shah will be placed at the ensuing 37th |
The Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2023 (i.e., the audited
financial statements, the reports of board of directors and auditors thereon) submitted to
BSE Limited and also sent to the shareholders, the annexure to Auditors Report under
Companies |
Annual General Meeting of the Company for the approval of the shareholders. Further,
Mr. Chintan Shah is in the process of appearing the online proficiency assessment test. |
(Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 and the report on the Internal Financial Controls
pursuant to provisions of Section 143 r/w rule 10A of Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, has not been attached; |
These disclosures were missed out while designing and finalizing layout of the Annual |
In the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023, submitted to
BSE Limited and also sent to the shareholders the mandatory disclosures relating to - (a)
ratios along with explanation on the items included in numerator and denominator for
computing the ratios and further explanation to be provided for any change in the ratio by
more than 25% as compared to the preceding year have not been made; and |
Report for the financial year 2022-23. It was an inadvertent error. |
(b) shareholding of promoters have not been made.
Further notes to accounts forming part of the financial statements were also not
attached;
Board of Director's Report for the financial year ended 31st March The same
was an inadvertent error. 2023, the number of permanent employees on the rolls of the
Necessary disclosures are being given in Company have been disclosed as not applicable
while the company the Board's Report for FY 2023-24. has employees on its rolls.
In the Structured Digital Database (SDD) maintained pursuant to Utmost care was taken
to prevent the leakage provisions of Regulation 3(5) and 3(6) of PIT Regulations no
entries of UPSI and the designated persons were were found even though there were events
which would require duly informed to restrict themselves from sharing of Unpublished Price
Sensitive Information (approval of trading in securities of the Company based quarterly
results). on such UPSI. The Board shall ensure that the necessary entries are made in the
SDD.
INTERNAL AUDITOR:
The Company has appointed M/s. ADK & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm
Registration No. 145179W) as Internal Auditor, for the Financial Year 2023-24 at the
Meeting of Board of Directors held on 28th August, 2023 according to the
provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 for conducting Internal Audit of the
Company.
The Internal Auditor monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal
control system, including compliances with operating systems, accounting procedures, and
policies and report the same to the Audit Committee periodically. The management examines
the internal auditors' report and promptly implements corrective actions within their
respective areas to reinforce and enhance internal controls.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ITS ADEQUACY:
The Company has in place well defined and adequate internal financial controls and the
effectively throughout the year.
The Company has timely statutory audit and procedural checks in place. The Board
evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system, its compliance with
operating systems and policies of the Company and accounting procedures at all locations
of the Company. Based on the process owners undertake corrective action in their
respective areasandtherebystrengthenthecontrols.Significantaudit observations and
corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING (ICFR):
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls commensurate with the
size, scale and complexity of its operations. During the financial year such controls were
tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operations were observed. The
Company has policies and procedures 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.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section of section 148(1) of the Act, maintenance of Cost
Records or Cost Audit was not applicable to the Company during the financial year under
review.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments made by the Company, if any and
falling under the purview of Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes to the
Financial Statements, as included in this Annual Report.
PARTIULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
The Company has not entered into any related party transaction(s) pursuant to the
provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the financial year under
review, hence reporting of transaction(s) in Form No. AOC-2 in terms of Section 134(3)(h)
read with Section 188 of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is
not applicable for the financial year under review. The details of related party
transactions entered between the
Company and related parties in accordance with the applicable Accounting Standards are
disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements, as included in this Annual Report.
Further, a statement of all Related Party Transactions are placed on a quarterly basis
before the Audit Committee and also before the Board for review.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS ACCEPTED FROM DIRECTORS OR RELATIVES OF DIRECTORS:
During the financial year under review, the Company has borrowed unsecured loans from
the Director(s) or their relative, details of such unsecured loans and outstanding are
given in the notes to the Financial Statements, as included in this Annual Report.
The Director(s) have confirmed that money given by them is not being given out of funds
acquired by them by borrowing or accepting loans or deposits from others or the Company.
DISCLOSURE OF REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTOR AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEES:
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required pursuant to
Section 197 (12) of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided as Annexure III to
this report.
PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign
exchange earnings and outgo are given below:
(A) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY-i the steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
Nil ii. the steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of energy: Nil iii.
the capital investment on energy conservation equipment's: Nil
(B) TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, ADAPTATIONS & INNOVATION:
The Company has not carried out any specific research and development activities. The
Company uses indigenous technology for its operations. Accordingly, the information
related to technology absorption, adaptation and innovation is reported to be Nil.
(C) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The Foreign Exchange earned inflowsduring the financial year and the Foreign
Exchange termsofactual outgo during the financial year in terms of actual outflows.
Particulars |
Financial Year 2023-24 |
Financial Year 2022-23 |
Earnings in Foreign Currency |
1,06,01,836 |
19,41,49,666 |
Expenses in Foreign Currency |
41,26,84,689 |
29,05,32,892 |
LISTING ON STOCK EXCHANGE:
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited. The Company has paid the
Annual listing fees for the financial year 2024-25 to the said Stock Exchange.
SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:
The Company did not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture and Associate Companies of the
Company during the financial year under review.
No Company ceased to be a Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture of the Company during
the financial year under. Furthermore, the Company has incorporated 2 (two) Subsidiary
Companies after the closure of the financial year and as on the date of signing of this
report, details of those subsidiary company are as follows:
1. M/s Namra Jewels Private Limited (CIN: U32112MH2024PTC429207), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company incorporated on 22nd July, 2024.
2. M/s Pyramid Gold Assaying & Hallmarking Centre Private Limited (CIN:
U24205MH2024PTC430214), a subsidiary of the Company incorporated on 06th
August, 2024.
Since, the Company does not have any Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture Company as
on 31st March, 2024, the preparation of consolidated financial statements and
the statement containing salient features of the Subsidiary,
Associate and Joint Venture companies in Form AOC-1, as required under Section 129 of
the Act is not applicable to the Company.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY 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: A. PREFERENTIAL ISSUE OF
CONVERTIBLE WARRANTS INTO EQUITY:
After the end of financial year 2023-24 and as on the date of signing of this report,
the Company has obtained in-principle approval from BSE Limited for issue of 2,00,00,000
(Two Crores) warrants convertible into 2,00,00,000 (Two Crores) equity shares of INR 10/-
each at a price of INR 25.33/- to Non-promoter on a preferential basis upon receipt of
atleast 25% of the issue price per Convertible Equity Warrants (i.e. INR 6.33/- per
warrant) as upfront payment, the Company on 22nd April, 2024 has allotted
2,00,00,000 warrants, on preferential basis to the Non-Promoter persons/entity, at a price
of INR 25.33/- each payable in cash.
B. ALLOTMENT OF EQUITY SHARES UPON CONVERSION OF WARRANTS:
After the end of financial year 2023-24 and as on the date of signing of this report,
and upon receipt of balance 75% of the issue price i.e. INR 18.99/- per warrant for
2,00,00,000 warrants, the Board in their meeting held on
14th August, 2024 has allotted equal number of fully paid-up equity shares
against conversion of said warrants exercised by the warrant holders. As a result of such
allotment, the paid-up equity share capital of the Company has increased by 2,00,00,000
equity shares of face value of INR 10/- each and stood at INR 23,56,91,160/- as on the
date of signing of this report.
COMPANY'S POLICY ON PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
Pursuant to the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 ("PIT
Regulations"), as amended from time to time, the Company has formulated a Code of
Conduct for Insiders ("Code of Conduct") and the "Code of Practices and
Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information"
("Code of Fair Disclosure") in line with the provisions of PIT Regulations.
The aforementioned Codes can be accessed on the website of the Company at:
https://www.minidiamonds.net/investors-types/policies
Further, the Compliance Officer has received requisite disclosure from the Directors
and Designated Persons in compliance with the Code.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT:
As per the Regulation 15(2) of Listing Regulations, the provisions related to Corporate
Governance, as specified in Regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) and (t) of
sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V, shall not apply to
a listed entity having Paid Up Share Capital not exceeding Rupees Ten Crores and
Net-worth not exceeding Rupees Twenty-Five Crores, as on the last day of the previous
financial year. Paid Up Asonthe lastdayofthepreviousfinancial Share Capital and Net-Worth
of the Company were below the threshold limits stated above. Therefore, the Company is
currently not required to comply with the above provisions of Corporate Governance.
Accordingly, your Company has not annexed the Corporate Governance Report.
However, after the end of financial year 2023-24 and as on the date of signing of this
report and upon conversion of
2,00,00,000 warrants into 2,00,00,000 equity shares of face value of INR 10/- each on
14th August, 2024, the Paid Up Capital of the Company exceeded the threshold
limit of Rupees Ten Crores, therefore the compliance with respect
Regulation 15(2) of Listing Regulations becomes applicable to toCorporate
Governanceprovisionsasspecified the Company.
The Board of Directors of your company is taking necessary steps to comply with respect
to the provisions of Corporate Governance within prescribed timeline as per the provisions
of Listing Regulations.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
In terms of Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report on your Company's
performance, industry trends and other material changes with respect to your Company and
its subsidiaries, wherever applicable, are presented in a separate section forming a part
of this Annual Report.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
The Company has complied with all the clauses of Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and
SS-2, relating to Meetings of the Board of Directors' and General Meetings'
issued and notified by Institute of Company Secretaries of India. ("ICSI")
during the financial year under review.
OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 ("POSH Act") every Company workspace, establishment, or
organisation that employs ten or more individuals is required to constitute an Internal
Complaints Committee to look into the complaints relating to sexual harassment at work
place for every woman employee. Since the number of employees in the Company were less
than ten during the financial year under review, therefore the provisions related to POSH
Act and the Rules made thereunder is not applicable. Your Company has always believed in
providing a safe and harassment free workplace for every individual through various
interventions and practices. The Company always endeavors to create and provide an
environment that is free from discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment.
GENERAL DISCLOSURES:
During the year under review, the Board of Directors confirm that no disclosure or
reporting is necessary for the following, as there were no transactions/events of such
nature: a. No application has been made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, as
amended, hence, the requirement to disclose the details of application made or any
proceeding pending under the said Code along with their status as at the end of the
Financial Year is not applicable. b. The requirement to disclose the details of difference
between amount of the valuation done at the time of onetime settlement and the valuation
done, while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons
thereof, is not applicable as there was no such valuation done. c. There was no revision
of financial statements and Board's Report of the Company. d. The Company has not failed
to implement any corporate action. e. There were no agreements entered by the Company
which comes within the purview of Regulation 30A of Listing Regulations. f. The trading of
securities of the Company were not suspended by the stock exchange.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors place on record their sincere gratitude for the assistance, guidance and
co- operation the Company has received from all stakeholders. The Board further places on
record its appreciation for the dedicated services rendered by the employees of the
Company.
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For and on behalf of the Board of |
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Mini Diamonds (India) Limited |
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Sd/- |
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Upendra Shah |
Place: Mumbai |
Chairman and Managing Director |
Date: 04th September, 2024 |
DIN: 00748451 |