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Revision note: The Governor: Appointment, Powers and Discretion

  • Arts 153–162; appointed by President (Canadian model); Hargovind Pant – independent office
  • 35 years; oath by HC Chief Justice; pleasure of President – B.P. Singhal 2010 limits
  • Appoints CM, AG (state), SEC, SPSC; tribal welfare minister in CG, JH, MP, OD (94th Amdt)
  • Art 200: assent, withhold, return, reserve (obligatory if HC endangered); Punjab 2023; TN April 2025; reference opinion Nov 2025
  • Art 213 ordinances; Art 161 pardons; nominates 1/6 MLCs
  • Art 163 discretion; Shamsher Singh 1974; Nabam Rebia 2016
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