Resignation of Governor

Subject – Polity

Context – T.R. Baalu demands resignation of T.N. Governor

Concept –

A governor holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. However, this term of five years is subject to the pleasure of the President. Further, he can resign at any time by addressing a resignation letter to the President.
The President may transfer a Governor appointed to one state to another state for the rest of the term.
The Supreme Court held that the pleasure of the President is not justifiable.
The governor has no security of tenure and no fixed term of office. He may be removed by the President at any time.
The Constitution does not lay down any grounds upon which a governor may be removed by the President.
A governor can hold office beyond his term of five years until his successor assumes charge. The underlying idea is that there must be a governor in the state and there cannot be an interregnum.

Governor –

The Constitution of India envisages the same pattern of government in the states as that for the Centre, that is, a parliamentary system.
Articles 153 to 167 in Part VI of the Constitution deal with the state executive. The state executive consists of the governor, the chief minister, the council of ministers and the advocate general of the state.
Thus, there is no office of vice-governor (in the state) like that of Vice-President at the Centre.
The governor is the chief executive head of the state. But, like the president, he is a nominal executive head (titular or constitutional head).
The governor also acts as an agent of the central government. Therefore, the office of governor has a dual role.
Usually, there is a governor for each state, but the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states.