risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control; · Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls; · Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management; · Conclude on the appropriateness of Board of Directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor ’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor ’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern; and · Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation; 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor ’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements 15. As required by section 197(16) of the Act based on our audit, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down under section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act. 16. As required by the Companies (Auditor ’s Report) Order, 2020 (‘the Order ’) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act we give in the Annexure-A a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable. 17. Further to our comments in Annexure A, as required by section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit,we report, to the extent applicable, 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 purpose of our audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements; b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books; c) the standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account; d) in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act; e) on the basis of the written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) of the Act; f ) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company as on 31 March 2023and the operating effectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate Report in Annexure-B wherein we have expressed an unmodified opinion; and 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 (as amended), in our Heritage Foods Limited | 31st Annual report 2022-23 180
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