We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of City Union Bank Limited,
Kumbakonam as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement of the Bank for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto, in which are incorporated returns of 6 branches and Central
Office, audited by us and 242 branches / offices audited by the Branch
Auditors. The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account have been drawn
up in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 read with Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956
in form ''A'' & ''B'' respectively of Third Schedule to the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Bank''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements based on our audit.
We have conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
On the basis of our audit and having regard to the report on the
accounts of branches/offices audited by the other auditors, which have
been considered by us, we report that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit and have found them to be satisfactory.
(b) In our opinion, the Bank has maintained proper books of accounts as
required by law in so far as it appears from our examination of those
books.
(c) The returns received from the offices and branches of the Bank have
been found adequate for the purpose of our audit.
(d) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account and the branch returns.
(e) The transactions of the Bank, which have come to our notice, have
been, in our opinion, within the powers of the Bank.
(f) In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements dealt with by
this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section 3(c) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, to the
extent they are not inconsistent with the accounting policies
prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India.
(g) The reports on the accounts of the branches audited by branch
auditors have been dealt with in preparing our report in the manner
considered necessary by us.
(h) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has, till date, not prescribed any cess payable under
Section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956.
(i) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of the written representations, received from the Directors
of the Bank and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report
that none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2011 from
being appointed as a Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
(j) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement together with the notes thereon
give the information required by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, as
well as the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required for banking
companies and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India.
(i) in case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Bank as at
31st March, 2011.
(ii) in case of the Profit and Loss account, of the profit of the Bank
for the year ended 31st March, 2011 and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Bank for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
For Jagannathan & Sarabeswaran
Chartered Accountants
(Firm No. 001204 S)
P.S. Narasimhan
Place: Chennai Partner
Date : 27th May, 2011 M.No. : 020936
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