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    <description>The ITAT, with the Third Member concurring with the Judicial Member, held that payments by the assessee for use of IT infrastructure facilities do not constitute &quot;plant&quot; and therefore do not fall within the scope of Article 12(3)(a) of the Indo-Belgium DTAA; absent the specific phrase &quot;for the use of, or right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment,&quot; such payments are not taxable as royalties under section 9(1)(vi) of the Act for the year in question. Consequently, no TDS liability arises on those payments and the assessee&#039;s appeal is allowed.</description>
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