December 2009

From the Editor-in-Chief	Dr. K. Shivaram
President’s Message	Bharat Ji Agrawal
March of the Professional Speech of Hon’ble Shri Justice F.I. Rebello on “India Advantages – Vision 2020”
Future of the Bar – Is younger Generation	Bharat Ji Agrawal
Tackling Global Warming with the help of “Green Taxes”	Dr. P. Sree Sudha
In Pursuit of Knowledge Direct Taxes Mergers and Acquisitions – U.S. Perspective — Morris Defeo
Indirect Taxes Significant cases under the Karnataka Value Added Tax (KVAT) Laws and Karnataka Sales Tax (KST) Laws	Sanjay Dhariwal
Goods and Service Tax (GST) Through Frequently Asked Questions	Timir Baran Chatterjee
Roadmap for Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Suggestions for model GST legislation and Input taxcredit”	V. R. Ghelani
Treasure Trove The Race
Heart & Humour The Hand
Billionaire Q Research	K. V. Ramaswamy, Vijay S. Choksi & C.S. Gourinadh
Nut crackers Indirect Taxes Questions & Answers	C. B. Thakar
Quest Opinion – Stamp duty and Part IX of Companies Act where mortgaged property located in a different state	Pradip Kapasi
Tax World Reassessment — Important Case Laws