What is term of Governor’s office?
Q. What is/are true regarding term of Governor’s office?
1) Governor has no security of tenure.
2) Governor holds office for a term of five years.- Published on 06 Mar 17a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
- A Governor holds office for a term of five years from the date he enters upon his office.
- But, this term is subject to the pleasure of the President.
- Governor can resign at any time.
- He needs to address a resignation letter to the President.
- The Supreme Court said that the pleasure of the President cannot be questioned in court of law.
- The Governor has no security of tenure as such and no fixed term of office.
- He can be removed by the President at any time.
- There are no grounds of removal of the Governor in the Constitution.
- In previous years, this has led to removal of Governors as soon as the governments changed.
- The President may transfer a Governor appointed to one state to another state.
- This transfer is for the rest of the term of the Governor.
- A Governor whose term has expired may be re-appointed in the same state or any other state any number of times.
- A Governor can hold office beyond his term of five years until his successor assumes charge.
- The basis of this is that there must be a governor in the state and there cannot be an interregnum.
- The President can make provisions as he thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the Governor in any emergency situations not provided for in the Constitution.
- The Chief Justice of the concerned State High Court may be appointed tentatively to discharge the functions of the Governor of that state.
