Article 153: Governors of States

In plain words

There shall be a Governor for each State. The same person can be appointed Governor of two or more States.

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Official text

There shall be a Governor for each State: [Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States.]

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 153

In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution v. .
2023 INSC 105811 December 2023Disposed of
Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of
2023 INSC 51611 May 2023Disposed of
Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
2019 INSC 19414 February 2019Disposed of
Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
2016 INSC 52613 July 2016Appeal(s) allowed
B.P. Singhal v. Union of India and Anr.
2010 INSC 2867 May 2010Disposed of
Rameshwar Prasad and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr.
2006 INSC 4224 January 2006Disposed of
Special Reference No. I of 2002 v. .
2002 INSC 44528 October 2002Reference answered