Specific statutory charge in undisclosed-income penalty notices is essential; an unspecified penalty limb invalidates the proceedings.

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....A penalty notice for undisclosed income must specify the precise statutory limb or category of penalty invoked under section 271AAB. The note explains that failure to identify the applicable charge prevents the assessee from addressing the exact allegation and undermines a reasonable opportunity of defence. It states that a notice issued under section 274 read with section 271AAB without this specification is invalid, and that a penalty founded on such defective initiation is liable to be deleted.....