B. SHANKARANAND vs COMMON CAUSE

The Supreme Court held that under Section 4(e) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956, the nomination of members must include one non-medical scientist representing the Indian Science Congress Association, but does not require all five members to be scientists. The Court clarified that the intention of the Act was to allow for representation from non-scientists as well, thus affirming the interpretation that only one member needs to be a non-medical scientist. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the appellant's nomination was invalid as he did not meet the criteria specified in the Act.