General information about company | ||
| Scrip code | 543657 | |
| NSE Symbol | ACI | |
| MSEI Symbol | NOTLISTED | |
| ISIN | INE128X01021 | |
| Name of the entity | Archean Chemical Industries Limited | |
| Date of start of financial year | 01-04-2025 | |
| Date of end of financial year | 31-03-2026 | |
| Reporting Quarter Type | Quarterly | |
| Date of Quarter Ending | 30-06-2025 | |
| Type of company | Equity | |
| Whether Annexure I (Part A) of the SEBI Circular dated December 31, 2024 related to Compliance Report on Corporate Governance is applicable to the entity? | Yes | |
| Whether Annexure I (Part B) of the SEBI Circular dated December 31, 2024 related to Investor Grievance Redressal Report is Applicable to the entity? | Yes | |
| Whether Annexure I (Part C) of the SEBI Circular dated December 31, 2024 related to Disclosure of Acquisition of Shares or Voting Rights in Unlisted Companies is Applicable to the entity? | No | Not Applicable |
| Whether Annexure I (Part D) of the SEBI Circular dated December 31, 2024 related to Disclosure of Imposition of Fine or Penalty is Applicable to the entity? | Yes | |
| Whether Annexure I (Part E) of the SEBI Circular dated December 31, 2024 related to Disclosure of Updates to Ongoing Tax Litigations or Disputes is Applicable to the entity? | Yes | |
| Risk management committee | Applicable | |
| Market Capitalisation as per immediate previous Financial Year | Top 1000 listed entities | |
| Is SCORE ID Available ? | Yes | |
| SCORE Registration ID | COMZ00474 | |
| Reason For No SCORE ID | ||
| Type of Submission | Original | |
| Remarks (website dissemination) | ||
| Remarks for Exchange (not for Website Dissemination) | ||
Annexure I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annexure I to be submitted by listed entity on quarterly basis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Composition of Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disclosure of notes on composition of board of directors explanatory | Textual Information(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whether the listed entity has a Regular Chairperson | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whether Chairperson is related to MD or CEO | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sr | Title (Mr / Ms) | Name of the Director | PAN | DIN | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Category 3 of directors | Date of Birth | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mr | PENDURTHI RANJIT | ADKPR1327C | 01952929 | Executive Director | Chairperson | MD | 11-02-1974 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mr | SUBRAHMANYAM MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | AAFPM3019G | 01176085 | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Not Applicable | 26-03-1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ms | PADMA CHANDRASEKARAN | AACPC2174K | 06609477 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 15-03-1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mr | KANDHERI MUNASWAMY MOHANDASS | AADPM1704A | 00707839 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 10-07-1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mr | CHITTOOR GHATAMBU SETHURAM | AALPS5433Q | 01081951 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 10-05-1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mr | PENDURTHI RAVI | AEHPR7148M | 02334379 | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Not Applicable | 05-12-1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
I. Composition of Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disqualification of Directors under section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sr | Whether the director is disqualified? | Start Date of disqualification | End Date of disqualification | Details of disqualification | Current status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Composition of Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sr | Whether special resolution passed? [Refer Reg. 17(1A) of Listing Regulations] | Date of passing special resolution | Initial Date of appointment | Date of Re-appointment | Date of cessation | Tenure of director (in months) | No of Directorship in listed entities including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 17A of Listing Regulations) | No of Independent Directorship in listed entities including this listed entity [with reference to proviso to regulation 17A(1) & reg. 17A(2)] | Number of memberships in Audit/ Stakeholder Committee(s) including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regulations) | No of post of Chairperson in Audit/ Stakeholder Committee held in listed entities including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regulations) | Reason for Cessation | Notes for not providing PAN | Notes for not providing DIN | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | NA | 27-11-2018 | 27-11-2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NA | 24-03-2010 | 02-06-2025 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | NA | 13-11-2019 | 13-11-2024 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NA | 06-12-2021 | 06-12-2021 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NA | 06-12-2021 | 06-12-2021 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | NA | 29-01-2022 | 28-06-2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Textual Information(1) | Our company is having Six (6) directors, out of which three (3) are independent directors. Mr. P Ranjit is elected as chairman for the Board Meetings. |
Annexure 1 | |||||||
II. Composition of Committees | |||||||
| Disclosure of notes on composition of committees explanatory | Textual Information(1) | ||||||
Annexure 1 Text Block | |
| Textual Information(1) | Mr. Natarajan Ramamurthy is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company having PAN No-AFWPR5986D. Mr. Natarajan Ramamurthy is not a Director, hence, his DIN is mentioned as 99999999 for XBRL validation. |
Audit Committee Details | |||||||
| Whether the Audit Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 00707839 | KANDHERI MUNASWAMY MOHANDASS | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Chairperson | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 2 | 01176085 | SUBRAHMANYAM MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Member | 14-02-2019 | ||
| 3 | 06609477 | PADMA CHANDRASEKARAN | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 29-01-2022 | ||
Nomination and remuneration committee | |||||||
| Whether the Nomination and remuneration committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 06609477 | PADMA CHANDRASEKARAN | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Chairperson | 10-08-2022 | ||
| 2 | 00707839 | KANDHERI MUNASWAMY MOHANDASS | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 3 | 01176085 | SUBRAHMANYAM MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Member | 14-02-2019 | ||
Stakeholders Relationship Committee | |||||||
| Whether the Stakeholders Relationship Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 01176085 | SUBRAHMANYAM MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Chairperson | 14-02-2019 | ||
| 2 | 01081951 | CHITTOOR GHATAMBU SETHURAM | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 3 | 01952929 | PENDURTHI RANJIT | Executive Director | Member | 29-01-2022 | ||
Risk Management Committee | |||||||
| Whether the Risk Management Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 01176085 | SUBRAHMANYAM MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Chairperson | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 2 | 01081951 | CHITTOOR GHATAMBU SETHURAM | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 3 | 01952929 | PENDURTHI RANJIT | Executive Director | Member | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 4 | 99999999 | NATARAJANA RAMAMURTHY | Chief Financial Officer | Member | 07-02-2025 | Textual Information(1) | |
Sr Text Block | |
| Textual Information(1) | Mr. Natarajan Ramamurthy is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company having PAN No-AFWPR5986D. Mr. Natarajan Ramamurthy is not a Director, hence, his DIN is mentioned as 99999999 for XBRL validation. |
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee | |||||||
| Whether the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 01176085 | SUBRAHMANYAM MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Chairperson | 16-06-2014 | ||
| 2 | 06609477 | PADMA CHANDRASEKARAN | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 06-12-2021 | ||
| 3 | 02334379 | PENDURTHI RAVI | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Member | 29-01-2022 | ||
Other Committee | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Name of other committee | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Remarks |
Annexure 1 | ||||||||
Annexure 1 | ||||||||
III. Meeting of Board of Directors | ||||||||
| Disclosure of notes on meeting of board of directors explanatory | ||||||||
| Sr. No. | Date(s) of meeting (if any) in the previous quarter | Date(s) of meeting (if any) in the current quarter | Maximum gap between any two consecutive (in number of days) | Notes for not providing Date | Whether requirement of Quorum met (Yes/No) | Total Number of Directors as on date of the meeting | Number of Directors present* (All directors including Independent Director) | No. of Independent Directors attending the meeting* |
| 1 | 07-02-2025 | Yes | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 02-05-2025 | 83 | Yes | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
Annexure 1 | ||||||||||
IV. Meeting of Committees | ||||||||||
| Disclosure of notes on meeting of committees explanatory | ||||||||||
| Sr | Name of Committee | Date(s) of meeting (Enter dates of Previous quarter and Current quarter in chronological order) | Maximum gap between any two consecutive (in number of days) | Name of other committee | Reason for not providing date | Whether requirement of Quorum met (Yes/No) | Total Number of Directors in the Committee as on date of the meeting | Number of Directors Present (All Directors including Independent Director) | No. of Independent Directors attending the meeting* | No. of members attending the meeting (other than Board of Directors) |
| 1 | Audit Committee | 06-02-2025 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Audit Committee | 02-05-2025 | 84 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Nomination and remuneration committee | 07-02-2025 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Nomination and remuneration committee | 02-05-2025 | 83 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Corporate Social Responsibility Committee | 14-03-2025 | Yes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Corporate Social Responsibility Committee | 02-05-2025 | 48 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
Annexure 1 | ||||||||||
IV. Meeting of Committees | ||||||||||
| Sr | Name of Committee | Date(s) of meeting (Enter dates of Previous quarter and Current quarter in chronological order) | Maximum gap between any two consecutive (in number of days) | Name of other committee | Reason for not providing date | Whether requirement of Quorum met (Yes/No) | Total Number of Directors in the Committee as on date of the meeting | Number of Directors Present (All Directors including Independent Director) | No. of Independent Directors attending the meeting* | No. of members attending the meeting (other than Board of Directors) |
| 7 | Stakeholders Relationship Committee | 19-03-2025 | Yes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Risk Management Committee | 19-03-2025 | Yes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Annexure 1 | ||
V. Affirmations | ||
| Sr | Subject | Compliance status (Yes/No) |
| 1 | The composition of Board of Directors is in terms of SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015 | Yes |
| 2 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015 a. Audit Committee | Yes |
| 3 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. b. Nomination & remuneration committee | Yes |
| 4 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. c. Stakeholders relationship committee | Yes |
| 5 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. d. Risk management committee (applicable to the top 1000 listed entities) | Yes |
| 6 | The committee members have been made aware of their powers, role and responsibilities as specified in SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. | Yes |
| 7 | The meetings of the board of directors and the above committees have been conducted in the manner as specified in SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. | Yes |
| 8 | This report and/or the report submitted in the previous quarter has been placed before Board of Directors. | Yes |
Annexure 1 | ||
| Sr | Subject | Compliance status |
| 1 | Name of signatory | VIJAYARAGHAVAN NE |
| 2 | Designation | Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
Details of Cyber security incidence | ||
| Whether as per Regulation 27(2)(ba) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 there has been cyber security incidents or breaches or loss of data or documents during the quarter | No | |
| Number of cyber security incidence or breaches or loss of data event occurred during the quarter | ||
| Sr. | Date of the event | Brief details of the event |
Signatory Details | |
| Name of signatory | VIJAYARAGHAVAN NE |
| Designation of person | Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
| Place | Chennai |
| Date | 22-07-2025 |
Investor Grievance Details | |
| No. of investor complaints pending at the beginning of Quarter | 0 |
| No. of investor complaints received during the Quarter | 0 |
| No. of investor complaints disposed off during the Quarter | 0 |
| No. of investor complaints those remaining unresolved at the end of the Quarter | 0 |
Disclosure of Imposition of Fine or Penalty The details of imposition of fine or penalty during the quarter in terms of sub-para 20 of para A of Part A of Schedule III are given below: | |||||
| Any Other Information for Disclosure of Imposition of Fine or Penalty | |||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the authority | Nature and details of the action(s) taken or order(s) passed | Date of receipt of direction or order, including any ad interim or interim orders, or any other communication from the authority | Details of the violation(s)/ contravention(s) committed or alleged to be committed | Impact on financial, operation or other activities of the listed entity, quantifiable in monetary terms to the extent possible |
| 1 | NSE and BSE | Pursuant to Regulation 6 sub regulation 1 of the SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015, the Company had delayed the appointment of a qualified Company Secretary as Compliance Officer and received a notice from NSE in this regard. | 23-04-2025 | Delayed the appointment of a qualified Company Secretary as Compliance Officer by 92 days. | The Company filed an application seeking waiver reduction of the fine. After considering the representation, NSE granted partial relief, and the Company paid a reduced fine of Rs. 35,000 plus applicable GST to settle the matter. There are no financial impacts. |
Disclosure of Updates to Ongoing Tax Litigations or Disputes The updates on tax litigations or disputes in terms of sub-para 8 of para B of Part A of Schedule III read with corresponding provisions of Annexure 18 of the Master Circular are given below: | ||||
| Any Other Information for Disclosure of Updates to Ongoing Tax Litigations or Disputes | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the opposing party | Date of initiation of the litigation / dispute | Status of the litigation / dispute as per last disclosure | Current status of the litigation / dispute |
| 1 | Sales Tax and Gujarat VAT Jaint Commissioner Rajkot FY 2015-16 | 27-04-2022 | Appeal is under progress | Appeal is under progress |
| 2 | Sales Tax and Gujarat VAT Jaint Commissioner Rajkot FY 2016-17 | 23-08-2021 | Appeal is under progress | Appeal is under progress |
| 3 | Sales Tax and Gujarat VAT Jaint Commissioner Rajkot FY 2017-18 | 23-08-2021 | Appeal is under progress | Appeal is under progress |
| 4 | Income Tax appeal (National Faceless Assessment Centre) FY 2021-22 | 16-04-2024 | Appeal is under progress | Appeal is under progress Post end of the quarter, on 7th July 2025, we received the appellate order in our favour vide order Ref No. ITBA/NFAC/S/250/2025-26/1078245176(1) dated 07/07/2025. National Faceless Appeal Centre(NFAC) has deleted all the additions made by the AO and allowed our appeal. |
| 5 | Goods and Service tax (GST) Tamilnadu FY2019-20 | 18-03-2024 | Appeal is under progress | Appeal is under progress |