In Brief
The case involved a dispute over whether an Oversight Committee, constituted by an earlier Constitution Bench to address deficiencies in the Medical Council of India, should continue or be discontinued. The Government of India sought to unilaterally end the Committee, claiming an alternative mechanism was being developed. The Court held that questions concerning a Constitution Bench order cannot be decided by a lower Bench and cannot be unilaterally altered by the executive. The matter was remanded to the Chief Justice of India for consideration by a Constitution Bench to properly examine the scope and continuation of the Committee.
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