High Court rules that vague penalty notices u/s 274 are invalid; specificity required for Section 271(1)(c) penalties.

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....Levy of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) - validity of notice issued u/s 274 - mere failure to tick mark the applicable grounds - These proceedings culminate under a different statutory scheme that remains distinct from the assessment proceedings. Therefore, the assessee must be informed of the grounds of the penalty proceedings only through statutory notice. An omnibus notice suffers from the vice of vagueness. - Larger bench decision - HC....