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Q36 (IAS/1995) Polity & Governance › State Executive & Legislature › Governor appointment and tenure Answer Verified

Article 156 of the Constitution of India provides that a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. Which of the following can be deduced from this ? I. No Governor can be removed from office till completion of his term. II. No Governor can continue in office beyond a period of five years. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

Neither statement follows. Statement I is incorrect because Article 156 makes the Governor hold office “during the pleasure of the President,” so the President may remove a Governor before the completion of five years; the Governor thus has no absolute security of tenure and may be removed earlier or may resign [1]. Statement II is also incorrect: Article 156 contains a proviso that a Governor, notwithstanding the expiration of the five-year term, shall continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office, so a Governor can continue beyond five years in that interim period [2]. Therefore both I and II are not deducible simultaneously or separately.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 30: Governor > TERM OF GOVERNOR'S OFFICE > p. 315
  2. [2] https://governoruk.gov.in/constitutional-role/
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