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As per the case facts, the Assam Legislature enacted the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004, to regulate Diploma holders in Medicine and Rural Health Care for practice in
...rural areas. The Indian Medical Association challenged this Act, and the Gauhati High Court struck it down. Subsequently, the Assam Act of 2015 was enacted to remove the basis of the High Court's judgment. The question arose whether the Assam Act of 2015 is a valid piece of legislation that removed the basis of the Gauhati High Court's judgment and whether it conflicts with the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. Finally, the Supreme Court found that the Assam Act of 2015 is a valid piece of legislation because it removed the basis of the impugned judgment passed by the Gauhati High Court. It also concluded that the 2015 Act is not in conflict with the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, as the Central Act does not deal with Community Health Professionals practicing allopathic medicine in the specific manner permitted under the Assam Act in rural areas. Therefore, the 2015 Act is not affected by Entry 66 of List I and falls within the State Legislature's competence under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
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