PART VI THE STATES · CHAPTER II.— THE EXECUTIVE · The Governor
(1) The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.
(2) The Governor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article, a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
Provided that a Governor shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.
6 questions in 14 of our papers cite Article 156. Try these from the free papers:
1. After a change of government at the Centre, the President, on the advice of the new Union Council of Ministers, removes the Governor of State X before the end of his five-year term. The only reason recorded in the file is that the Governor's political views are not in tune with the policies of the new Union Government. Applying B.P. Singhal v. Union of India (2010), which of the following is correct?