We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of BEST EASTERN HOTELS LIMITED (“the Company”) which
comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive
Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to
financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind AS financial
statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true
and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally
accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and the profit and total comprehensive
income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our
responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Ind AS
financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we
have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the Ind AS financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Ind AS
financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Ind AS financial
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Other information

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Management
Discussion and Analysis, Directors’ Report including Annexures to Directors’ Report and Corporate Governance, but does
not include the Ind AS financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of
assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Ind AS financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in
doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Ind AS financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have

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

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

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the
preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance,
total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other
accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial
controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to
the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Ind AS Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Ind AS financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always
detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,
individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these Ind AS financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:

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

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

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

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the
audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant
doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are
required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements or, if such
disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the
date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a
going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures,
and whether the Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves
fair presentation.

Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Ind AS financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it
probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Ind AS financial statements may be
influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in
evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Ind AS financial
statements.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the
audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements
regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought
to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most
significance in the audit of the Ind AS 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

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of India

in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the “Annexure A” a statement on the

matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief
were necessary for the purposes of our audit of the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements.

b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law relating to preparation of the aforesaid Ind AS financial
statements have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books except for the
matters stated in paragraph 2(j)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014.

c) The company does not have any branches. Hence, the provisions of section 143(3)(c) is not applicable.

d) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of
Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account.

e) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified
under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

f) In our opinion, there are no financial transactions or matters which have any adverse effect on the functioning of the
company.

g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2024 taken on record by the
Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2024 from being appointed as a director in
terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

h) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in
the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2(j)(vi) below on reporting under
Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

i) With respect to adequacy of internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B”

j) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, we report as under
with respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us:

(i) The Company does not have any pending litigation which would impact its financial position.

(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts; as such the question of
commenting on any material foreseeable losses thereon does not arise.

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

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

material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from
borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any
other person or entity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded
in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other
persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate
Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are
material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or
entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or
otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities
identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or
provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,

nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i)
and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.

(v) As stated in Note 14(1)(B) to the Ind AS financial statements, during the year the Company has declared and
paid the dividend on cumulative preference shares (including arrears) is in compliance with Section 123 of the
Act.

The Board of Directors of the Company has proposed dividend on cumulative preference shares for the year
ended March 31, 2024 which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to
declaration of dividend.

(vi) Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of account using
accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the Company
with effect from April 1, 2023, and accordingly, the reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rule, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023.

Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting software for
maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the
feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled throughout the year for all relevant transactions
recorded in the software or at the database level to log any direct data changes for the accounting softwares
used for maintaining the books of account.

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

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration and
sitting fees paid by the company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the
Act.

For GMJ & Co
Chartered Accountants
(FRN: 103429W)

CA Amit Maheshwari
Partner
M. No.: 428706
UDIN : 244287 06BKFN KQ4523

Place : Mumbai

Date : May 29, 2024