Q. With reference to removal of Governor of a state, consider the following statements:
1. The President can remove a Governor even without granting him an opportunity to be heard.
2. As per the Constitution, the Governor of a state can only be removed on the grounds of violation of the Constitution.
3. President must remove the Governor if the state legislature passes a resolution to that effect with special majority.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct: The President, in effect the central government, has the power to remove a Governor at any time without giving him or her any reason, and without granting an opportunity to be heard.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Constitution does not lay down any grounds upon which a governor may be removed by the President.
Statement 3 is incorrect: There is no such provision in the Constitution. The state government is not involved in the removal process as per the provisions of the Constitution. However, this has been recommended by the Punchhi Commission (2010) that he or she should be removed only by a resolution of the state legislature.
