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Q36 (NDA-II/2010) Polity & Governance › State Executive & Legislature › Governor appointment and tenure Answer Verified

Statement I: Sarkaria Commission recom- mended that Governor of a state should be a non- political person appointed after consultation with the Chief Minister of the state. Statement II: This could be achieved through amending Article 165 of the Constitution of India.

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Statement I is true as the Sarkaria Commission (1983) recommended that the Governor should be an eminent person from outside the state, a detached figure not too intimately connected with local politics, and should be appointed in consultation with the Chief Minister [t1][t3]. Statement II is false because Article 165 of the Constitution of India pertains to the appointment and duties of the Advocate-General for the State [c2][t5][t6]. The appointment of the Governor is governed by Article 155, which states the Governor is appointed by the President [t5][t7]. The Sarkaria Commission suggested that the consultation process with the Chief Minister could be incorporated by amending Article 155, not Article 165 [t1]. Therefore, while the recommendation exists, the constitutional article cited for amendment in Statement II is incorrect.

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  1. [1] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/consultation-with-chief-minister-for-appointment-of-governor-may-be-followed-as-a-matter-of-convention-centre-tells-rajya-sabha/article66623106.ece
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 30: Governor > ISSUES IN THE GOVERNOR'S FUNCTIONING > p. 324
  3. [3] https://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/constitutional-role/
  4. [4] https://governor.bih.nic.in/role-of-governor/
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