Tamil Nadu Medical Officers ... vs Union Of India

The Supreme Court referred the case concerning the interpretation of Regulations 9(IV) and 9(VII) of the Medical Council of India Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2000 to a larger bench, noting that the previous decision in State of Uttar Pradesh v Dinesh Singh Chauhan did not adequately address legislative entries in the Seventh Schedule, particularly regarding the powers of the State under Entry 25 of the Concurrent List. The Court highlighted that the issues raised in the current petitions were not considered in the earlier judgment and that there are conflicting decisions from equal benches. The interim relief sought includes a stay on Regulation 9 to allow states to create separate entry sources for in-service candidates, which may violate Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution and the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.