Satya Pal Malik appointed Meghalaya Governor

• Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik has been appointed as the new Governor of Meghalaya, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Satya Pal Malik

• Malik served as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir in 2018-19. It was during his tenure that the constitutional decision to abrogate Article 370 was implemented.
• He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1974.
• He was elected as Rajya Sabha representative in 1980-86. He served as Governor of Bihar in 2017-18.
• In 2018, he was given the additional charge to serve as Governor of Odisha.

Governor

• The governor appointment, powers and his office holdings are discussed in Article 153 to Article 162 in Indian constitution. Governor is the constitutional head of the state.
• He has “Dual Capacity”, that is, as the constitutional head of the state and also the representative of the centre.

For a person to become governor, he should be

• A citizen of India
• He should not be a member of parliament or state legislature
• He should not hold office of profit
• He should have attained the age of 35 years

Termination of the Governor

• The term of a Governor is for five years. However, he shall be terminated for following reasons
• He shall be dismissed by the president on advice of the council of ministers
• He shall be dismissed by the President if his acts are upheld as unconstitutional or malafide
• His term terminates if he resigns addressing to the President.

Appointment