Key Event Details

  • Regulatory Reference: SEBI Master Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026

Resignation Particulars

  • Resigning Auditor: M/s Mahesh Udhwani & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 129738W)
  • Resignation Date: May 14, 2026 (letter dated May 14, 2026)
  • Effective Date: May 14, 2026
  • Reason for Resignation: Non-receipt of required information, records, and supporting documents in timely manner despite repeated requests, constraining their ability to discharge professional responsibilities satisfactorily

Auditor Details and History

  • Address: 3rd Floor, Satyam Building, Opp. Old Vuda Office, Fatehgunj, Vadodara - 390 002, Gujarat, India
  • Contact: +91 8758756360, mahesh@maheshudhwani.com
  • Initial Appointment: August 1, 2022 to conclusion of AGM held in 2022
  • Reappointment: Approved at AGM held on September 27, 2022, spanning from conclusion of AGM to be held for FY2027
  • Scheduled Term Expiry: March 31, 2027
  • Latest Audit Report: Dated May 30, 2026 on company's standalone financial statements and financial results for year ended March 31, 2026

Disclosure Delay and Compliance

  • The disclosure was submitted with a delay beyond prescribed timeline
  • Company attributes delay to inadvertent and unintentional administrative oversight
  • Company requests BSE to condone the delay and take their clarification on record
  • Disclosure includes Annexure-I with required details under Regulation 30 read with Para A(7) of Part A of Schedule III of SEBI Regulations

Next Steps

  • Company shall take necessary steps to appoint new statutory auditor to fill the casual vacancy
  • The appointment will be intimated to Stock Exchange in due course
  • Resigning auditor will file Form ADT-3 as required under Companies Act, 2013
  • Company requests necessary forms be filed with Registrar of Companies within prescribed timelines

Additional Information

  • The information will be made available on company's website: https://www.wardwizardfoods.com/
  • The resignation letter confirms no other material reasons for resignation beyond those stated
  • No financial impact quantified in the disclosure