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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

494568

Report Date :

01.03.2018

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NCH TECHNOSOFT PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

225, 2nd Floor, Rishabh Complex, M.G. Road, Raipur – 492001, Chhattisgarh

Tel. No.:

91-771-2227765

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2017

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18.03.2010

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

33 -021669

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

INR 0.100 Million

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72200CT2010PTC021669

 

 

IEC No.:

[Import-Export Code No.]

Not Divulged

 

 

GSTN :

[Goods & Service Tax Registration No.]

22AADCN2276K1ZH

 

 

TIN No:

22351205160

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

Not Available

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AADCN2276K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of Trading of Computer Parts Software and Services. [Registered Activity]

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd January 2017)

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

C

Medium High Risk

Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject was incorporated in the year 2010 and it is having moderate track.

 

For the financial year 2017, the company has registered decrease in its revenue from operations and reported losses.

 

However, rating takes into consideration moderate financial profile of the company marked by very low networth base.

 

Further, rating constrained on account of losses registered by the company which can be steep to erosion of its networth, working capital intensive nature of operations along with high debt recorded during the year and intense competition from industry.

 

Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments terms are seems to be slow.

 

In view of aforesaid, the company can be considered for business dealings with safe and secured trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES:

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2017)

Current Rating

(31.12.2017)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

Not Available

Rating

Not Available

Rating Explanation

Not Available

Date

Not Available

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2016.

 

 

BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) LISTING STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not listed as a Sick Unit in the publicly available BIFR (Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction) list as of 01.03.2018

 

 

IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) LISTING STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not listed in the publicly available IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) list as of report date.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Rajeshwar Agarwal

Designation :

Director

Contact No.:

91-9329116196

Date :

26.02.2018

 

91-771-2227765 – continuously ringing

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

225, 2nd Floor, Rishabh Complex, M.G. Road, Raipur – 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

Tel. No.:

91-771-2227765

Mobile No.:

91-9329116196 (Mr. Rajeshwar Agarwal)

Fax No.:

Not Available

E-Mail :

rajeshwar@nch.co.in

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 31.03.2017

 

Name :

Mr. Rajeshwar Agarwal

Designation :

Director

Address :

225, Rishabh Complex, M.G. Road, Raipur - 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

Date of Appointment :

18.03.2010

DIN No.:

02302032

Other Directorship:

CIN/FCRN

Company Name

Begin Date

End Date

U72900CT2008PTC020960

HRM TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

02/12/2008

-

 

 

Name :

Mr. Manish Agrawal

Designation :

Director

Address :

22,5 Rishabh Complex, M.G. Road, Raipur - 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

Date of Appointment :

18.03.2010

DIN No.:

02918490

Other Directorship:

CIN/FCRN

Company Name

Begin Date

End Date

U72900CT2008PTC020960

HRM TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

02/12/2008

-

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Jyoti Agrawal

Designation :

Director

Address :

Shop No.326, 3rd Floor, Risabh Complex M.G Road, Raipur - 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

Date of Appointment :

01.11.2011

DIN No.:

05110473

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

AS ON 31.03.2017

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

% of Holding

Rajeshwar Agarwal

5000

50.00

Manish Agrawal

5000

50.00

Total

10000

100.00

 

 

 

Equity Share Break up (Percentage of Total Equity)

 

AS ON 30.09.2017

 

Category

Percentage

Promoters- Individual/Hindu Undivided Family- Indian

100.00

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the business of Trading of Computer Parts Software and Services. [Registered Activity]

 

 

Products / Services :

Item Code No.

Products/Services Description

99622840

Computer and Package Software

 

 

Brand Names :

Not Available

 

 

Agencies Held :

Not Available

 

 

Exports :

Not Divulged 

 

 

Imports :

Not Divulged 

 

 

Terms :

Not Divulged 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS – (NOT AVAILABLE)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

 

Reference :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

--

Contact No.:

--

Since How Long Known :

--

Maximum Limit Dealt :

--

Experience :

--

Remark:

--

 

 

Customers :

 

Reference :

Not Divulged

Name of the Person :

--

Contact No.:

--

Since How Long Known :

--

Maximum Limit Dealt :

--

Experience :

--

Remark:

--

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged

 

 

Bankers :

Banker Name :

Oriental Bank of Commerce

Branch :

Raipur (Main), Raj Tower, Tatyapara Chowk, G.E Road, Raipur - 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

Person Name (With Designation) :

--

Contact Number :

--

Name of Account Holder :

--

Account Number :

--

Account Since (Date/Year of Account Opening) :

--

Average Balance Maintained :

--

Credit Facilities Enjoyed (CC/OD/Term Loan) :

--

Account Operation :

--

Remark :

--

 

 

 

Facilities :

(INR In Million)

SECURED LOAN

As on

31.03.2017

As on

31.03.2016

SHORT TERM BORROWING

 

 

Working capital loan from OBC

2.690

4.938

Total

2.690

4.938

Note:

 

Working capital loan is secured against hypothecation of current asset.

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Agrawal and Pansari

Chartered Accountants

Address :

245, 2nd Floor, Rishabh Complex, M G Road, Raipur – 492001, Chhattisgarh, India

Tel. No.:

91-771-2227065/2227765

E-Mail :

pansari_ca@yahoo.com

PAN N Income-tax PAN of auditor or auditor's firm :

AAEFA4245R

 

 

Memberships :

Not Available

 

 

Collaborators :

Not Available

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

--

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 30.09.2017

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

100000

Equity Shares

INR 10/- each

INR 1.000 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

10000

Equity Shares

INR 10/- each

INR 0.100 Million

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are INR Million]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

I.              EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

(1)Shareholders' Funds

 

 

 

(a) Share Capital

0.100

0.100

0.100

(b) Reserves & Surplus

0.218

1.376

1.303

(c) Money received against share warrants

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

(2) Share Application money pending allotment

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Shareholders’ Funds (1) + (2)

0.318

1.476

1.403

 

 

 

 

(3) Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) long-term borrowings

11.839

8.532

7.239

(b) Deferred tax liabilities (Net)

(0.013)

(0.011)

0.020

(c) Other long term liabilities

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d) long-term provisions

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-current Liabilities (3)

11.826

8.521

7.259

 

 

 

 

(4) Current Liabilities

 

 

 

(a) Short term borrowings

2.690

4.938

3.398

(b) Trade payables

2.223

2.219

3.311

(c) Other current liabilities

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d) Short-term provisions

0.443

1.878

0.152

Total Current Liabilities (4)

5.356

9.035

6.861

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

17.500

19.032

15.523

 

 

 

 

II.            ASSETS

 

 

 

(1) Non-current assets

 

 

 

(a) Fixed Assets

 

 

 

(i) Tangible assets

0.453

0.585

0.778

(ii) Intangible Assets

0.053

0.000

0.000

(iii) Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

(iv) Intangible assets under development

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Non-current Investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(c) Deferred tax assets (net)

0.000

0.000

0.000

(d)  Long-term Loan and Advances

0.005

0.006

0.005

(e) Other Non-current assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total Non-Current Assets

0.511

0.591

0.783

 

 

 

 

(2) Current assets

 

 

 

(a) Current investments

0.000

0.000

0.000

(b) Inventories

3.201

5.265

5.877

(c) Trade receivables

13.234

12.676

8.121

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

0.103

0.125

0.325

(e) Short-term loans and advances

0.000

0.000

0.094

(f) Other current assets

0.451

0.375

0.323

Total Current Assets

16.989

18.441

14.740

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

17.500

19.032

15.523

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

Income

22.437

31.535

19.467

 

Other Income

0.083

0.014

0.006

 

TOTAL

22.520

31.549

19.473

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Purchases of Stock-in-Trade

15.719

25.128

18.362

 

Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and Stock-in-Trade

2.062

0.612

(3.522)

 

Employees benefits expense

2.756

2.512

2.343

 

Other expenses

1.304

1.523

0.957

 

TOTAL

21.841

29.775

18.140

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

0.679

1.774

1.333

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES

1.623

1.468

0.901

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION

(0.944)

0.306

0.432

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION

0.216

0.201

0.372

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  BEFORE TAX

(1.160)

0.105

0.060

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX

(0.002)

0.032

(0.015)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT/ (LOSS)  AFTER TAX 

(1.158)

0.073

0.075

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

1.376

1.303

1.228

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Carried to the B/S

0.218

1.376

1.303

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (Loss) Per Share (INR)

(115.77)

7.27

7.51

 

 

CURRENT MATURITIES OF LONG TERM DEBT DETAILS

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

Current Maturities of Long term debt

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

Cash generated from operations

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows from (used in) operations

NA

NA

NA

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

EFFICIENCY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

Average Collection Days

(Sundry Debtors / Income * 365 Days)

215.29

146.72

152.27

 

 

 

 

Account Receivables Turnover

(Income / Sundry Debtors)

1.70

2.49

2.40

 

 

 

 

Average Payment Days

(Sundry Creditors / Purchases * 365 Days)

51.62

32.23

65.82

 

 

 

 

Inventory Turnover

(Operating Income / Inventories)

0.21

0.34

0.23

 

 

 

 

Asset Turnover

(Operating Income / Net Fixed Assets)

1.34

3.03

1.71

 

LEVERAGE RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

Debt Ratio

((Borrowing + Current Liabilities) / Total Assets)

0.98

0.92

0.91

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability / Networth)

45.69

9.13

7.58

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities to Networth

(Current Liabilities / Net Worth)

16.84

6.12

4.89

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets to Networth

(Net Fixed Assets / Networth)

1.59

0.40

0.55

 

 

 

 

Interest Coverage Ratio

(PBIT / Financial Charges)

0.42

1.21

1.48

 

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

Net Profit Margin

((PAT / Sales) * 100)

%

(5.16)

0.23

0.39

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

((PAT / Total Assets) * 100)

%

(6.62)

0.38

0.48

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

((PAT / Networth) * 100)

%

(364.15)

4.95

5.35

 

SOLVENCY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

Current Ratio

(Current Assets / Current Liabilities)

3.17

2.04

2.15

 

 

 

 

Quick Ratio

((Current Assets – Inventories) / Current Liabilities)

2.57

1.46

1.29

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Financial

(Networth / Total Assets)

0.02

0.08

0.09

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Debt

(Debts / Equity Capital)

145.29

134.70

106.37

 

 

 

 

G-Score Ratio Liquidity

(Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities)

3.17

2.04

2.15

 

Total Liability = Short-term Debt + Long-term Debt + Current Maturities of Long-term debts

 


 

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

[all figures are in INR Million]

 

DEBT EQUITY RATIO

 

Particular

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

31.03.2017

 

INR In Million

INR In Million

INR In Million

Share Capital

0.100

0.100

0.100

Reserves & Surplus

1.303

1.376

0.218

Net worth

1.403

1.476

0.318

 

 

 

 

long-term borrowings

7.239

8.532

11.839

Short term borrowings

3.398

4.938

2.690

Total borrowings

10.637

13.470

14.529

Debt/Equity ratio

7.582

9.126

45.689

 

 

 

YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH

 

Year on Year Growth

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

31.03.2017

 

INR In Million

INR In Million

INR In Million

Sales

19.467

31.535

22.437

 

 

61.992

(28.850)

 

 

 

NET PROFIT MARGIN

 

Net Profit Margin

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

31.03.2017

 

INR In Million

INR In Million

INR In Million

Sales

19.467

31.535

22.437

Profit (Loss)

0.075

0.073

(1.158)

 

0.39%

0.23%

(5.16%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check list by info agents

Available in Report (Yes/No)

1

Year of establishment

Yes

2

Constitution of the entity -Incorporation details

Yes

3

Locality of the entity

Yes

4

Premises details

No

5

Buyer visit details

--

6

Contact numbers

Yes

7

Name of the person contacted

Yes

8

Designation of contact person

Yes

9

Promoter’s background

Yes

10

Date of Birth of Proprietor / Partners / Directors

No

11

Pan Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

No

12

Voter Id Card No. of Proprietor / Partners

No

13

Type of business

Yes

14

Line of Business

Yes

15

Export/import details (if applicable)

No

16

No. of employees

Yes

17

Details of sister concerns

No

18

Major suppliers

No

19

Major customers

No

20

Banking Details

Yes

21

Banking facility details

Yes

22

Conduct of the banking account

--

23

Financials, if provided

Yes

24

Capital in the business

Yes

25

Last accounts filed at ROC, if applicable

Yes

26

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

27

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

28

Estimation for coming financial year

No

29

Profitability for last three years

Yes

30

Major shareholders, if available

Yes

31

External Agency Rating, if available

No

32

Litigations that the firm/promoter involved in

--

33

Market information

--

34

Payments terms

No

35

Negative Reporting by Auditors in the Annual Report

No

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATION INFORMATION:

 

The Company a Private Company domiciled in India and incorporate under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company is engaged in the business of Trading of Computer Parts Software and Services.

 

 

UNSECURED LOAN

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2017

(INR in Million)

31.03.2016

(INR in Million)

Long-term Borrowings

 

 

Loan from Director and relatives parties

11.839

8.532

Total

11.839

8.532

 

INDEX OF CHARGE:

 

SNO

SRN

CHARGE ID

CHARGE HOLDER NAME:

DATE OF CREATION

DATE OF MODIFICATION

AMOUNT

ADDRESS

1

B77147239

10272472

Oriented Bank of Commerce

26/02/2011

05/06/2013

5000000.0

RAJ TOWER, TATYAPARA CHOWK, G.E. ROAD, RAIPUR-492001, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                           None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

 

Unit

INR

US Dollar

1

INR 65.10

UK Pound

1

INR 90.45

Euro

1

INR 79.59

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

AKS

 

 

Analysis Done by :

PSD

 

 

Report Prepared by :

MTN

 


 

SCORE FACTORS

 

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

A++

Minimum Risk

Business dealings permissible with minimum risk of default

A+

Low Risk

Business dealings permissible with low risk of default

A

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

B

Medium Risk

Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis

C

Medium High Risk

Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis

D

High Risk

Business dealing not recommended or on secured terms only

NB

New Business

No recommendation can be done due to business in infancy stage

NT

No Trace

No recommendation can be done as the business is not traceable

 

NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors are as follows:

 

·         Financial condition covering various ratios

·         Company background and operations size

·         Promoters / Management background

·         Payment record

·         Litigation against the subject

·         Industry scenario / competitor analysis

·         Supplier / Customer / Banker review (wherever available)

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions

This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.