The SCILAL auditor appointment for financial year 2026-27 was disclosed by Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets Ltd in a BSE filing dated September 9, 2026. The government enterprise said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had appointed B D Jokhakar & Co as its statutory auditor through a letter issued the same day.

The appointment covers financial year 2026-2027 and was made under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013. SCILAL recorded the date and time of the event as September 9, 2026, at 3:05 pm IST. The BSE announcement was timestamped 7:17 pm that evening.

The company submitted the disclosure to BSE and the National Stock Exchange under Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations. Its BSE security code is 544142, while its NSE trading symbol is SCILAL.

Audit mandate and remuneration terms

The CAG communication asked the company to contact the appointed auditor and inform its office. It also stated that statutory auditors of a holding company would audit its consolidated financial statements under Section 139 read with Section 129(4) of the Companies Act.

  • The supplementary or test audit under Sections 143(6) and 143(7) was entrusted to the Principal Director of Audit, Shipping, in Chennai.
  • Auditor remuneration and allowances are to be regulated under Section 142 and the government guidelines cited in the letter.
  • The CAG sought details of any revision in audit fees for 2026-27, including consolidation fees, along with remuneration for other services and travel and daily allowances paid for 2025-26.

The letter requested this information after finalisation of the 2025-26 accounts to enable a review of auditor appointment or reappointment. It did not specify an audit fee amount.

About the appointed audit firm

According to the profile attached to the filing, B D Jokhakar & Co was founded in 1932 in south Mumbai. The firm provides assurance, tax, compliance and advisory services to domestic and international clients.

The profile lists firm registration number 104345W and confirms a peer review certificate. SCILAL enclosed both the CAG appointment communication and the firm's profile with its exchange submission, signed by Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Mohammad Firoz.

Source: BSE corporate announcement.