The gemara 33b brachot says:
אֲמַר לֵיהּ לָאו הֲלָכָה אִתְּמַר אֵלָּא מַטִּין אִתְּמַר
Rabbi Zeira then said to him: It wasn't stated in public that the halachah follows Rabbi Eliezer, but that we lean to his opinion, [We advise individuals to follow his opinion if they ask, but we don't publicize the halachah.] So then what do we do? What do we tell the public to do if the Gemara says that we shouldn't tell people the halacha?
So then what do we do? What do we tell the public to do if the Gemara says that we shouldn't tell people the halacha?