Dr. Surun Bunyibchai, NBTC chair, challenged a royal decree removing him by presenting new evidence: a letter from Mahidol University confirming he resigned as employee on 8 January 2565, with post-resignation income classified as professional practice fees (tax code 40(6)) rather than salary. He questioned why the selection committee rushed through 4 meetings in 37 days without waiting for this critical documentation, and argued the committee's decision to retroactively disqualify him conflicts with legal procedure requiring disqualification before the PM's petition to the King. The dispute highlights procedural and evidentiary gaps in Thailand's regulatory governance.